VAR CF0880 PERSONAL FINANCIAL SITUATION IN PAST YR

VAR CF0880    PERSONAL FINANCIAL SITUATION IN PAST YR
              COLUMNS 689-689
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9


        We are interested in how people are getting along financially these
        days.

        Would you say that (1962,1966-1974: you [and your family]; 1976 and
        later : you [and your family living here]) are better off or worse off
        financially than you were a year ago.
        2000: Would you say that you (and your family) (FACE-TO-FACE ONLY:
        living here) are better off, worse off, or just about the same
        financially as you were a year ago?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0010/VCF0010A/VCF0010B

        Weight variable VCF0010/VCF0010A/VCF0010B must be used if
        distributions including 1970 data are desired:  see VCF0010.
        Note that use of VCF0010/VCF0010A/VCF0010B as a weight reduces the
        1970 total N for this variable:  form 2 whites who should appear as
        code 0 INAP cases are excluded from the 1970 total N.

        2000: Respondents were randomly assigned to be administered this
        question in either the Pre or Post.

               1.  Better Now
               2.  Same
               3.  Worse Now

               9.  DK; uncertain; depends
               0.  NA; INAP, no post IW (1968,1972); form II,III,IV (1972);
                   R assigned to Post administration and no post IW (2000);
                   question not used

        1962:  14             1966:  44            1968:  275
        1970:  48(type 1)     1972:  501           1974:  2313
        1976:  3137           1978:  321           1980:  147
        1982:  325            1984:  139           1986:  355
        1988:  206            1990:  416           1992:  3425
        1994:  902            1996:  960337        1998:  980414
        2000:  000398,001410


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