Harmonized Data

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Harmonized Data
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policy explorer
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  Public old-age benefits for workers and their families
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  Public laws affecting education since the early 1900s
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  Public laws pertaining to divorce, maternity leave, birth control, and COVID
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HARMONIZED DATA

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Description:	s12dimea:w12 s any diff-pick up a dime
Item type:	Constructed variable
Answer type:	Enumerated
Answer choices:	0.no ; 1.yes ; .d ; .r ; .s ; .u ; .v ; .x