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VAR CF0105 RESPONDENT RACE (1)

VAR CF0105    RESPONDENT RACE (1)
              COLUMNS 103-103
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        1948-1998: INTERVIEWER OBSERVATION OF RACE
        2000:      What racial or ethnic group or groups best describes you?

        1972 and later: In addition to being American, what do you consider
        your main ethnic group or nationality group?

        R'S RACE (1)
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        Collapsed from VCF0106a

               1.  White
               2.  Black

               0.  NA; "other"; no pre IW (1948,1952); short-form 'new' cross
                   section or Spanish language (1992)

       1948:  480046          1952:  520129           1954:  540027
       1956:  560172          1958:  580171           1960:  600119
       1962:  620097          1964:  640183           1966:  660237
       1968:  680264          1970:  700391(type 0)   1972:  720406,720425
       1974:  742528,742554   1976:  763489,763513    1978:  780608,780631-632
       1980:  800695,800721   1982:  820736,820763    1984:  840649,840708
       1986:  860739,860756   1988:  880412,880534    1990:  900549,900670
       1992:  924116,924202   1994:  941412,941435    1996:  960067,960703
       1998:  980654,980673   2000:  001006a,001008


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Walter Mebane 2003-02-17