VAR CF0291 INDEX- MAJOR PARTY THERMOMETERS
COLUMNS 227 - 229
NUMERIC
MD GE 998
MAJOR PARTY THERMOMETER INDEX
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
Built from VCF0218 and VCF0224 as: (VCF0218-VCF0224 +100)/2.
Fractional results are rounded to the next highest integer.
Cases DK in either thermometer are coded DK; cases which are NA in one
thermometer are coded NA unless the other themometer is DK (in which
cases this var is coded DK).
2. Most Republican
.
50. Neutral
.
99. Most Democratic
998. DK in VCF0218 or VCF0224
999. NA; INAP
1978: 155-156 1980: 168-169 1982: 138-139
1984: 305-306 1986: 146-147 1988: 164-165
1990: 151-152 1992: 3317-3318 1994: 301-302
1996: 960292-960293 1998: 980260-980261
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