VAR CF0149 RESPONDENT SOC. CLASS (3)

VAR CF0149    RESPONDENT SOC. CLASS (3)
              COLUMNS 189-189
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9


        There's been some talk these days about different social classes.
        Most people say they belong either to the middle class or the working
        class.

        Do you ever think of yourself as belonging in one of these classes?
        (IF YES:) Which one? /
        (IF NO:) Well, if you had to make a choice, would you call yourself
        middle class or working class?

        R's SOCIAL CLASS [2]
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        In 1958, if R did not know whether s/he thought of self as a member of
        the working or middle class, then s/he was not probed with "If you had
        to make a choice..."; only Rs who answered 'no' were probed.  In all
        other years, Rs answering DK to the lead-in were also probed with the
        "If you had to make a choice..." question.

               1. Yes, think of self as member of class and that class is
                          middle class
               2. No, don't think of self as member of class, but if had to
                        choose middle or working, would choose middle
               3. Yes, think of self as member of class and that class is
                        working class
               4.  No, don't think of self as member of class, but if had to
                        choose middle or working, would choose working
               5.  Refuses to accept idea of class (except 1964, 1966, 1968)
               6.  Other (in 1964, 1966 and 1968, also includes "Refuses to
                        accept idea of class.")

               9.  DK; NA; no pre IW (1960); short form (1992)
               0.  INAP, question not used

        1956:  224             1958:  219            1960:  155
        1964:  231             1966:  219            1968:  209
        1970:  356(type 0)     1972:  402            1974:  2523
        1976:  3484            1978:  601            1980:  689
        1982:  730             1984:  683            1986:  736
        1988:  525             1990:  665,666        1992:  4111-4112
        1994:  1406,1407       2000:  000999,001000


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