VAR CF0616 THOSE WHO DONT CARE SHOULDNT VOTE

VAR CF0616    THOSE WHO DONT CARE SHOULDNT VOTE
              COLUMNS 518-518
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        'If a person doesn't (1988: if people don't) care how an election
        comes out he (1980,1984: then that person; 1988,1992: they) shouldn't
        vote in it.'
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE INTRODUCTORY TEXT OF VCF0609.

        Prior to 1988, response options were read to R.  In 1988, 1990 and
        1992 only, the response options were shown to R in the Respondent
        Booklet.

        In 1988, the placement of this variable within Post question order
        varied according to questionnaire 'Form' (see VCF0012).

        Note:  In 1988, 1990 and 1992, this question was asked with the
        following response options shown to R:
           agree strongly
           agree somewhat
           neither agree nor disagree
           disagree somewhat
           disagree strongly

        Therefore, especially due to the large number of responses in category
        'neither agree nor disagree,' THE 1988, 1990 and 1992 DISTRIBUTIONS
        DIFFER DRAMATICALLY FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

        Code 1 includes: 'agree strongly' and 'agree somewhat' from the 1988
        data.
        Code 2 includes: 'disagree somewhat' and 'disagree strongly' from the
        1988 data.

               1.  Agree
               2.  Disagree
               3.  Neither agree nor disagree (1988, 1990, 1992 only)
               9.  DK; depends; not sure; can't say; refused to say

               0.  NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); no post (1988,1992);
                   question not used

        1952:  124   1956:  113   1960:  112
        1972:  289   1976:  3350  1978:  424
        1980:  145   1984:  311   1988:  936
        1992:  6101


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