VAR CF0411 RELATIVE SALIENCE -MAJOR PARTY HSE CANDS
COLUMNS 327 - 329
NUMERIC
MD EQ 999
MAJOR PARTY RELATIVE SALIENCE OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
Relative salience of major party presidential candidates is the sum of
'likes' and 'dislikes' about the Democratic presidential candidate
MINUS the sum of 'likes' and 'dislikes' about the Republican
presidential candidate: [VCF0401+VCF0402] - [VCF0405+VCF0406]
which is the same as: VCF0404-VCF0408
-10 Ten Republican mentions, no Democratic
.
.
0 No mentions
.
.
+10 Ten Democratic mentions, no Republican
999. INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); form II (1972); abbreviated IW
form (1980); question not used (non-presidential years)
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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