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VAR CF0707 PARTY OF VOTE FOR CONGRESSMAN

VAR CF0707    PARTY OF VOTE FOR CONGRESSMAN                                   
              COLUMNS 475  - 475                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0

        1952-1970:  How about the vote for Congressman.  Did you vote for a   
        candidate for Congress?  (IF YES:)  Who did you vote for?  Which party
        was that?                                                             
                                                                              
        1972:  How about the election for Congressman--that is, for the House 
        of Representatives in Washington?  Which party's candidate did you    
        vote for for Congressman?                                             
                                                                              
        1974,1976:  How about the election for Congressman--that is, for the  
        House of Representatives in Washington?  Did you vote for a candidate 
        for Congress?  Whom did you vote for?  Which party was that?          
                                                                              
        With Ballot Card (registered in county of IW):                        
        1978-1982, 1984 personal, 1986-1996, 1998 personal:  Here is a list of
        candidates for the major races in this district.  How about the       
        election for the House of Representatives in Washington?  Did you vote
        for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?  (IF YES:) Who 
        did you vote for? (BALLOT CARD SHOWN TO R)                            
                                                                              
        Without Ballot Card (outside county of IW):                           
        1980,1982, 1984 personal, 1986-1996, 1998 personal:  How about the    
        election for the House of Representatives in Washington?  Did you     
        vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?           
        (IF YES:) Who did you vote for?                                       
                                                                              
        1984 telephone interview:  I am going to read a list of candidates for
        the major races in your district.  In the election for the House of   
        Representatives, the ballot listed: [Names and party affiliations of  
        all House of Representatives candidates listed on the Ballot Card].   
        Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?   
                                                                              
        1998 telephone, registered in county of IW:  Please take out the      
        (color) sheet of paper that was folded inside your booklet.  There    
        you see a list of candidates for the major race(s) in this district.  
        How about the election for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in            
        Washington?  Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of       
        Representatives?                                                      
                                                                              
        1998 telephone, registered outside county of IW: [TELL RESPONDENT,    
        IF NECESSARY, "We won't need to use the ballot card in your booklet   
        since you are in a different city/town/county)."]    How about the    
        election for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Washington?  Did you     
        vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?           
                                                                              
        PARTY OF HOUSE VOTE                                                   
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        SEE ALSO VCF0735,VCF0736,VCF1011-VCF1013                              
                                                                              
        The Ballot Card was introduced in 1978.                               
                                                                              
        1952-1968 (no ballot card):  When an 'incorrect' name--i.e., not on   
        the list of candidates which the interviewer had for R's congressional
        district--was given with a party association, the party given was     
        coded and is represented here.  When a 'correct' name was given with  
        an incorrect party, however, then the actual party associated with the
        named candidate was coded in the original file and here: "Smith, a    
        Democrat" was coded as a Republican if, in fact (even contrary to R's 
        voiced perception) Smith was a Republican.  [In 1952-1968, party was  
        asked for only if R did not know the candidate name or gave an        
        'incorrect' name.  If R correctly named a candidate for his/her       
        district withtout volunteering party association, party was not asked 
        for, and factual party of candidate was coded.]  In 1958 ONLY, if the 
        respondent gave the correct name of a candidate from another race in  
        R's district, then R was informed of the named candidate's actual race
        and the question for R's House vote was repeated (his prompt may have 
        been repeated several times).                                         
                                                                              
        1970-1976 (no ballot card):  R's perception of candidate's party was  
        coded and appears here.  If not volunteered, party of candidate was   
        always asked for.  If party associated by R was not the actual party  
        of a correctly named candidate, party as mentioned was still coded.   
        Even if an 'incorrect' name (i.e., name not on the complete list of   
        candidate names--see VCF1006 for description of lists) was given,     
        party associated by R was coded.                                      
                                                                              
        1978-1982, 1984 personal, 1986 and later; cases with ballot card:     
        When R gave a name not on the ballot card/candidate list, the party of
        actual vote remained undeterminable (0 in VCF0707), unless R voted    
        outside district of interview and party of vote of major party        
        candidate from 'outside' district could be established (if a          
        recognizable name was given).                                         
                                                                              
        1980-later; cases without Ballot Card:  Respondents who had voted     
        outside the Congressional District of their sample selection location 
        could not use the Ballot Card for their sample location, and question 
        wording was altered somewhat for these interviews. 1980 was the first 
        year that 'outside' Congressional District voting was tracked and     
        documented.                                                           
                                                                              
        In 1984 Post telephone interviews:  If the interviewer had the correct
        Ballot Card at hand, then he or she attempted to read the names and   
        party affiliations of the House candidates [see question wording      
        above].  In 1992 and 1996 telephone interviews, names were not read by
        the interviewer, but attempt was made, in many cases, to leave ballot 
        cards with respondents if a telephone appointment was made.           
                                                                              
        Note that VCF0707 and VCF0736 differ slightly from VCF1011-VCF1013 for
        years prior to 1978:  see note accompanying VCF1011.                  
                                                                              
        In 1952, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1964 this question was coded as a      
        multiple response allowing, when applicable, for candidate-at-large   
        mentions (2nd response) as well as district choice of candidates (1st 
        response).  Second responses were excluded in coding VCF0707.         
                                                                              
        In 1994, a 'ballot card' experiment was conducted; see note at        
        VCF0012.                                                              
                                                                              
             1.  Democrat                                                     
             2.  Republican                                                   
                                                                              
             0.  DK; NA; did not vote; refused to say if voted; DK/NA if      
                 voted; refused to say who voted for; "other" (minor/3rd      
                 party) vote; name given by R not on candidate list (1978-    
                 1988); INAP, Washington D.C.; no post IW (1952, 1960, 1964,  
                 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996); voted, but  
                 not for House of Representatives; DK/NA if voted for House of
                 Representatives; forms III and IV (1972); special districts  
                 with no House race in 1978 (LA03, LA07, FL08, FL10); special 
                 districts with no House race in 1980 (LA03, LA07); special   
                 districts with no House race in 1982 (LA05, LA07); special   
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001