VAR CF0450 APPROVE PRESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE

VAR CF0450    APPROVE PRESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE
              COLUMNS 464-464
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        Do you approve or disapprove of the way that <the president> is
        handling his job as President?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        This var appeared in both the pre and post in 1984 and 1988.  The pre
        versions are represented here.

               1.  Approve
               2.  Disapprove

               0.  DK; NA; INAP, form II (1972); question not used

        1972:  46        1974:  2157       1976:  3135
        1978:  441       1980:  62         1982:  65
        1984:  258       1986:  96         1988:  140
        1990:  98        1992:  3319       1994:  201
        1996:  960295    1998:  980216     2000:  000339


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