VAR CF0409 AFFECT TOWARD MAJOR PARTY HSE CANDIDATES
COLUMNS 322 - 324
NUMERIC
MD EQ 999
NET AFFECT TOWARD MAJOR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
The net affect toward major party presidential candidates is the
difference between two sums: the sum of Democratic presidential
candidate 'likes' and Republican presidential candidate 'dislikes'
MINUS the sum of Democratic presidential candidate 'dislikes' and
Republican presidential candidate 'likes:'
[VCF0401+VCF0406] - [VCF0402+VCF0405],
which is the same as: VCF0403-VCF0407.
-10 Maximum Republican
0 Neutral
+10 Maximum Democratic
999. INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); form II (1972);
1952: 27-30
1956: 19-22
1960: 24-27
1964: 25-28
1968: 32-35
1972: 39,41,43,45
1976: 3112-3116,3118-3122,3124-3128,3130-3134
1980: 78-82,84-88,102-106,108-112
1984: 82-86,88-92,94-98,100-104
1988: 104-108,110-114,116-120,122-126
1992: 3110-3114,3116-3120,3122-3126,3128-3132
1996: 960206-960210, 960212-960216, 960218-960222,960224-960228
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