VAR CF0640 HOW WELL GOVT HANDLING MOST IMP PROBLEM

VAR CF0640    HOW WELL GOVT HANDLING MOST IMP PROBLEM
              COLUMNS 537-537
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9

        (IF R HAS MENTIONED A 'MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM' IN THE NATION:)
        How good a job is the government doing in dealing with this problem:
        a good job, only fair, or a poor job?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        THIS VAR IS A FOLLOWUP TO VCF0875/VCF0875a/VCF0875b.

        1996,2000:  A half-sample of respondents was randomly selected to
        be administered questions about "most important problem".

               1.   Good job
               3.   Only fair
               5.   Poor job
               8.   DK

               9.   NA; INAP, R not selected (1996,2000); no post IW (1976,
                    1980,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000); abbreviated post IW
                    (1984); short form questionnaire (1992);
                    question not used
               0.  INAP, R has not identified any problem

        1976:  763691         1978:  780316         1980: 800984
        1984:  840994         1986:  860307         1988: 880818
        1992:  925727         1996:  961142         2000: 000437


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