VAR CF0306 R FATHER PARTY ID
COLUMNS 234 - 234
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0 OR GE 9
(1970,1988,1990: When you were growing up) Did he/ your father
(1988,1992: or stepfather) think of himself mostly as a Democrat, as a
Republican, or what?
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
In 1956-1968,1972,1976, this question followed the question about R's
father's interest in politics (SEE VCF0308):
"Do you remember when you were growing up whether your father was very
much interested in politics, somewhat interested, or didn't he pay
much attention to it?"
In 1972, if R's response to the preceding question was DK or NA, then
this question was not asked and VCF0306 has been coded 0.
Prior to 1972, code 2 was a volunteered code only.
In 1988 only, DK was combined with "other" codes (code 4).
1. Democrat
2. Independent (some years also: shifted around)
3. Republican
4. Other; minor party; apolitical; never voted, didn't get
into politics; parents refused to say; DK (1988 only);
father not a U.S. citizen
9. DK (exc. 1988)
0. NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952); R had no father/father
substitute; no post IW (1988,1992); DK/NA father's interest
in politics (1972 only); question not used
1952: 68 1958: 69 1964: 151
1968: 124 1970: 192(type 0) 1972: 153
1976: 3202 1978: 439 1980: 355
1988: 1115 1992: 6243
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