VAR CF0871 DEGREE ECONOMY BAD/GOOD IN PAST YEAR

VAR CF0871    DEGREE ECONOMY BAD/GOOD IN PAST YEAR
              COLUMNS 671-671
              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)?

        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?

        (IF BETTER:) Would you say much better or somewhat better?
        (IF WORSE:)  Would you say much worse or somewhat worse?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

               1.  Much better
               2.  Somewhat better
               3.  Stayed same
               4.  Somewhat worse
               5.  Much worse

               8.  DK much or somewhat better/worse
               9.  NA much or somewhat better/worse
               0.  INAP, DK/NA if better or worse; question not used

        1980:  150      1982:  328     1984:  228
        1986:  373      1988:  244     1990:  423
        1992:  3532     1994:  909     1996:  960386
        1998:  980419   2000:  000491


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