VAR CF0870 HOW BAD/GOOD WAS ECONOMY IN PAST YEAR

VAR CF0870    HOW BAD/GOOD WAS ECONOMY IN PAST YEAR
              COLUMNS 670-670
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        How about (1996-later: Now thinking about) the economy (1990,1994-
        later: in the country as a whole)?

        ALL YEARS EXC. 2000 VERSION 2:  Would you say that over the past
        year the nation's economy has gotten better, stayed (all yrs. exc
        1984: about) the same or gotten worse?
        2000 VERSION 2: Would you say that over the past year the nation's
        economy has gotten worse, stayed about the same, or gotten better?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        2000: Respondents were randomly selected to be administered this
        question using either the standard format or and alternative version
        with the order of options read aloud reversed.

               1.  Better
               3.  Stayed same
               5.  Worse

               0.  INAP, DK; NA; question not used

        1980:  150              1982:  328              1984:  228
        1986:  373              1988:  244              1990:  423
        1992:  3532             1994:  909              1996:  960386
        1998:  980418           2000:  000488a,000488b


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