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VAR CF0735 R VOTE FOR HOUSE CANDIDATE (1)

VAR CF0735    R VOTE FOR HOUSE CANDIDATE (1)                                  
              COLUMNS 501  - 502                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 98                                                

        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?           
                                                                              
        CANDIDATE CODE OF HOUSE VOTE                                          
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        SEE ALSO VCF1011-VCF1013.                                             
                                                                              
        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.                                                           
                                                                              
        Codes 81-92 first appeared in 1980 study data (not in 1978 data).     
                                                                              
        1992 and later:  Code 97 includes cases where R volunteered that      
        he/she voted "a straight ticket" but no candidate for R's party ran;  
        it also includes cases where R insists that he/she voted for a        
        specific party's candidate but no candidate from that party ran in R's
        district.  For Rs who voted outside district of interview location,   
        code 97 also includes candidates named by R but whose CD and party are
        not known.  It also includes cases where R names a candidate but the  
        name is not among names of candidates within a known 'outside' CD.    
                                                                              
             IF R VOTED IN DISTRICT OF INTERVIEW:                             
                  DISTRICTS W/NO INCUMBENT RUNNING:                           
                   31.  Democratic candidate                                  
                   32.  Republican candidate                                  
                  DISTRICTS W/ RUNNING INCUMBENT:                             
                   33.  Democratic incumbent                                  
                   34.  Republican incumbent                                  
                   35.  Democratic candidate                                  
                   36.  Republican candidate                                  
                                                                              
             IF R VOTED OUTSIDE DISTICT OF INTERVIEW:                         
                  DISTRICTS W/NO INCUMBENT RUNNING:                           
                   81.  Democratic candidate                                  
                   82.  Republican candidate                                  
                  DISTRICTS W/ RUNNING INCUMBENT:                             
                   83.  Democratic incumbent                                  
                   84.  Republican incumbent                                  
                   85.  Democratic challenger                                 
                   86.  Republican challenger                                 
                  ALL 'OUTSIDE' DISTRICTS:                                    
                   91.  DEMOCRAT -- no name given                             
                   92.  REPUBLICAN--no name given                             
                                                                              
             ALL DISTRICTS:                                                   
                 97.  Minor party candidate; minor independent candidate;     
                        name given not on candidate list for race             
                                                                              
                 98.  DK; refused to name candidate                           
                 99.  NA; INAP, District of Columbia (1982, 1986, 1996);      
                      write in candidate (1982); Louisiana (1978, 1980, 1982, 
                      1986); Florida (1978); no post IW  (1980, 1984, 1988,   
                      1996); question not used                                
                 00.  R did not vote; NA/DK if voted; refused to say if       
                      voted; voted but not for House of Representatives;      
                      DK/NA if voted for House of Representatives             
                                                                              
        1978:  474     1980:  998     1982:  507                              
        1984:  792     1986:  266     1988:  767                              
        1990:  288     1992:  5622    1994:  613                              
        1996:  961088  1998:  980312                                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001