VAR CF0875a MOST IMP PROBLEM FULL CODES 1960-1972

VAR CF0875a   MOST IMP PROBLEM FULL CODES 1960-1972
              COLUMNS 676-678
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 991

        1960:  What would you personally feel are the most important problems
        the government should try to take care of when the new President and
        Congress take office in January?

        1964:  As you well know, there are many serious problems in this
        country and in other parts of the world.  The question is, what should
        be done about them and who should do it.  We want to ask you about
        problems you think the government in Washington should do something
        about and any problems it should stay out of.  First, what would you
        personally feel are the most important problems the government should
        try to take care of when the new President and Congress take office in
        January?

        1966:  What do you personally feel are the most important problems
        which the government in Washington should try to take care of?

        1968,1980,1982:  As you well know, the government faces many serious
        problems in this country and in other parts of the world.  What do you
        personally feel are the most important problems which the government
        in Washington should try to take care of?

        1970:  As you well know, there are many serious problems in this
        country and in other parts of the world.  We'd like to start out by
        talking with you about some of them.  What do you personally feel are
        the most important problems which the government in Washington should
        try to take care of?

        1972:  What do you think are the most important problems facint this
        country?  (IF MORE THAN ONE PROBLEM:) Of all you've told me
        (1996-later: Of those you've mentioned), what would you say is the
        single most important problem the country faces?

        'MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM' 1960-1972
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE NOTE 7

        Because the Most Important Problem master code was significantly
        revised for the 1974 study, the full set of codes appear in 2
        variables, VCF0875a (1960-1972) and VCF0875b (1974 and later)

        In the original 1960, 1966, and 1970 NES datasets, one multiple-
        response variable was coded which included up to 3 mentions (1970:
        4).  In 1960 and 1970, responses were described as coded in order of
        importance in cases where R mentioned more than one problem:  the
        ranking of problems according to importance was determined elsewhere
        in the interview, in reply to questions not appearing in the dataset.
        Within the NES documentation for these two years, it was also stated
        that, in cases of more than one mentioned problem, if order of
        importance was 'not clear,' responses were then coded in order of
        mention.  From the 1966 documentation, it is not apparent if multiple
        responses were coded in order of importance or if they were coded in
        order of mention.  The first CODED response in 1960, 1966, and 1970
        have been used here.

        In the original 1964 and 1968 NES datasets, one single-response
        variable was coded.  The variable was described as including, in cases
        of more than one given response, the mention considered most important
        by R (as determined elsewhere in the interview, in reply to questions
        not appearing in the dataset).  Documentation in both years added that
        if order of importance was 'not clear,' responses were coded in order
        of mention:  in such event, the single variable appearing in the NES
        dataset represented the first mention.  The single variable from 1964
        and 1968 have been used here.

        1966 and 1970 note:  In 1966 and 1970, code was used as a valid code
        which in other years corresponded to code 1.  Cases coded 0 from
        1966 and 1970 have been recoded to 1 in this variable.

        In the 1972 study, variables appeared for each of three possible
        mentions, and a fourth variable, asking R to select the most important
        problem (if more than one was mentioned), was also present. If R
        gave only 1 mention in 1972, the 1st variable has been incorporated
        into VCF0875a for single-mention Rs while the 4th (ranking) variable
        has been used for multiple-mention Rs].

        Note that, in 1972, for cases where R mentioned two or three problems
        but MD (DK or NA) appeared in the fourth or  'choice' variable (i.e.,
        R did not rank the problems by importance), the first mention has
        not been included in VCF0, but MD has been coded.

        Codes 1-990 and:


        991. 1968: No problem mentioned; no second or third problem
             1970: No problem mentioned; no second, third or fourth problem
        996. 1960: No mentions, DK
             1964: No mentions, DK
        997. 1966: No problem mentioned, DK; no second or third problem
        998. 1968: DK
             1970: DK
             1972: DK
        999. 1960: NA
             1964: NA
             1966: NA
             1968: NA
             1970: NA
             1972: NA
        000. INAP, no post IW (1972); Form I,III or IV (1972);
             question not used

        1960:  600050B      1964:  640036           1966:  660019
        1968:  680048       1970:  700039(type 0)   1972:  720546,548


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