VAR CF0307 R MOTHER PARTY ID
COLUMNS 235 - 235
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0 OR GE 9
(1970,1988,1990: When you were growing up) Did she/ your mother
(1988,1992: or stepmother) 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 mother's interest in politics (SEE VCF0309):
"Do you remember when you were growing up whether your mother was very
much interested in politics, somewhat interested, or didn't she 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
3. Republican
4. Other; minor party; apolitical; never voted, didn't get
into politics; parents refused to say; DK (1988 only);
mother not a U.S. citizen; no women's suffrage (prior to 1972
only)
9. DK (exc. 1988)
0. NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952); R had no mother/mother
substitute; no post IW (1988,1992); DK/NA mother's interest
in politics (1972 only); question not used
1952: 69 1958: 71 1964: 153
1968: 126 1970: 193(type 0) 1972: 155
1976: 3204 1978: 440 1980: 356
1988: 1116 1992: 6244
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