VAR CF9035 HOW MANY DAYS R WATCHED NATIONAL TV NEWS

VAR CF9035    HOW MANY DAYS R WATCHED NATIONAL TV NEWS
              COLUMNS 922-922
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 8 OR GE 9


        How many days in the past week did you watch national news (1986: a
        national news program) (1984,1990-1994: the news; 1996-2000: the
        national news) on TV?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        This was a post variable in 1986 only.

        Filter: in 1984 only, this variable was preceded by the question,
        "How often do you watch the national network news on TV...?"
        and if R replied that s/he watched national network news at all, then
        R was asked how many days in the past week s/he watched the news.
        NOTE:  distributions vary considerably when the filter is administered
        (1984).

        Actual number of days coded.

               0.   NONE
               1.   ONE DAY
               .
               .
               7.   EVERY DAY

               8.   DK
               9.   NA; DK/NA if watches national network TV news (1984 only);
                    INAP,  short form or Spanish language IW (1992); question
                    not used

        1984:  108,110     1986:  70        1988:  128
        1990:  72          1992:  3201      1994:  126
        1996:  960242      1998:  980204    2000:  000329


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