VAR CF0881 PERSONAL FINANCAIL SITUATION IN NEXT YR

VAR CF0881    PERSONAL FINANCAIL SITUATION IN NEXT YR
              COLUMNS 692-692
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9


        1956-1960,1964:  Now looking ahead and thinking about the next few
        years, do you expect your financial situation will stay about the way
        it is now, get better, or get worse.

        1962,1966 and later:  Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from
        now (1962,1966-1970: you people; 1972,1974: you [and your family];
        1976 and later: you [and your family; 2000 TELEPHONE: living here])
        will be better  off financially or worse off, or just about the same
        as now?
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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.

        In 1992, this question was asked in both the pre and post; the pre
        data have been incorporated here.

               1.  Better off (1956-1960,1964: get better)
               2.  Same (1956-1960,1964: stay the way it is)
               3.  Worse off (1956-1960,1964: get worse)

               9.  DK; both; uncertain
               0.  NA; INAP, form B (1986); no post IW (1968,1972); form II,
                   III,  IV (1972); no pre IW (1960); R assigned to Post
                   administration and no post IW (2000); question not used

        1956:  80            1958:  51              1960:  77
        1962:  17            1964:  131             1966:  47
        1968:  278           1970:  50(type 1)      1972:  504
        1974:  2314          1976:  3138            1978:  322
        1980:  148           1982:  326             1984:  151
        1986:  358           1988:  208             1990:  420
        1992:  3427          1994:  904             1996:  960339
        1998:  980416        2000:  000403,001414


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