VAR CF0615 DOES IT MATTER TO VOTE

VAR CF0615    DOES IT MATTER TO VOTE
              COLUMNS 517-517
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9


        'So many other people vote in the national elections that it doesn't
        matter much to me whether I vote or not.'

       2000:  So many other people vote in the national election that
       it doesn't matter much to me whether I vote or not.
       (Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, neither agree nor
       disagree, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with
       this statement?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE INTRODUCTORY TEXT OF VCF0609.

         The order in which questions VCF0609-VCF0618 appear may vary from
         year to year.

         In 2000, the response options changed.  This variable was added
         to the 2000 Post questionnaire after it had already been in the
         field several days.

               1.  Agree (2000: agree strongly/somewhat)
               2.  Disagree (2000: disagree strongly/somewhat)
               3.  Neither agree nor disagree (2000 only)

               9.  DK; depends; not sure; can't say; refused to say
               0.  NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); IW conducted prior
                   to addition of question (2000); question not used

        1952:  122   1956:  111   1960:  110
        1972:  288   1976:  3349  1978:  423
        1980:  144


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