VAR CF0737 WAS R REGISTERED TO VOTE (POST)
COLUMNS 504 - 504
NUMERIC
MD EQ 9
1948: Were you registered (eligible) to vote?
All years exc. 1948: Were you registered to vote in this election?
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
This is a post var. For the pre version, see VCF0701. (See *note,
VCF0013,VCF0014 describing status of 1954 minor study).
This question was asked of non-voters and, except for 1982, was also
asked of Rs who did not know whether they voted. In all years, if it
was NA whether R voted, this question was not asked.
Because it was assumed that voters (or Rs who reported having voted)
were registered, they have been coded 1 here.
A few Rs declared they were not required to register and are coded 9
(1 case in 1978, 1 case in 1984, 2 cases in 1986, 2 cases in 1988, 2
cases in 1990), except for 1952.
In 1952, 22 cases were actually verified to be situated in localities
where registration was not necessary. These 1952 cases have been
coded 1.
1. No
2. Yes (includes Rs who reported voting)
9. NA; DK; INAP, no post IW (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992,
1996); Washington, D.C.; NA if R voted; DK if R voted (1982
only); abbrev. telephone IW (1984); question not used
1948: 26 1952: 181 1978: 484
1980: 1011 1982: 519 1984: 802
1986: 276 1988: 757 1990: 280
1992: 5602 1994: 602 1996: 961075
1998: 980304
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