VAR CF0050b POST - R LEVEL OF POLITICAL INFO

VAR CF0050b   POST - R LEVEL OF POLITICAL INFO
              COLUMNS 91-91
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9

        POST INTERVIEWER OBSERVATION:

        RESPONDENT'S GENERAL LEVEL OF INFORMATION ABOUT POLITICS AND
        PUBLIC AFFAIRS SEEMED:
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        In 1972,1976 and 1988, no Post version of this variable was available.

           1.  VERY HIGH
           2.  FAIRLY HIGH
           3.  AVERAGE
           4.  FAIRLY LOW
           5.  VERY LOW

           9.  NA
           0.  INAP, no Post IW; abbreviated post IW (1984); question not used

         1966:  660242       1968:  680531         1970:  700396
         1974:  742558       1978:  780636         1980:  801186
         1982:  820768       1984:  841112         1986:  860761
         1990:  900688       1992:  926250         1994:  941438
         1996:  960940       1998:  980676         2000:  001745

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