VAR CF9045 IS POSITION OF THE U.S. WEAKER/STRONGER

VAR CF9045    IS POSITION OF THE U.S. WEAKER/STRONGER
              COLUMNS 934-934
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 8 OR GE 9


        1984 and later:  During the past year, would you say that the United
        States' position in the world has grown weaker, stayed about the same,
        or has it grown stronger?

        1958,1960,1964,1968:  Would you say that in the past year or so our
        position in the world has become stronger, less strong, or has it
        stayed about the same?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

               1.   WEAKER (1958,1960,1964,1968: less strong)
               3.   SAME
               5.   STRONGER

               8.   DK
               9.   NA; INAP, question not used

        1958:  58       1960:  83       1964:  137
        1968:  114      1984:  246      1986:  523
        1988:  252      1990:  494      1992:  3601
        1994:  1015     1996:  960409   1998:  980484
        2000:  000507


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