VAR CF0906 DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CANDIDATE THERMOMETER
COLUMNS 566 - 568
NUMERIC
MD EQ 990 OR GE 997
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - Feeling Thermometer
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE FULL TEXTS PRECEDING V.201.
Name of Democratic candidate from election held during year of IW was
given.
In one district in 1992, two Republican 'incumbents' ran against each
other (LA06) due to redistricting, but neither candidate had
previously represented the geographic area corresponding to the
reconfigured district. As a result, this race has been treated as
an open race. In House-level thermometers, likes/dislikes, contact
etc., one Republican candidate (always the same one) has been folded
into the data normally pertaining to the Democratic candidate. VCF0902
(type of race) code 45 can be used to filter out such 1992 Republican
cases.
Responses referring to an independent or 'other' candidate are not
recorded here for districts having only one major party candidate
(e.g. type race 23 in VCF0902).
NOTE: 906-909 have not been altered as a result of corrections to
1978 data for type of House race (see notes VCF0902).
In 1996, the order of thermometers for all individuals except
Presidential candidates was randomized. In 1998, the order of
thermometers for all individuals except President was randomized.
0-100. Degrees as given
990. No Democratic candidate
997. R doesn't recognize name
998. DK where to rate; can't judge
999. NA; refused; INAP, no post IW (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992,
1996); abbreviated telephone IW (1984); Washington D.C.;
short form IW (1992); question not used
1978: 782005 1980: 800855 1982: 820132
1984: 840753 1986: 860136 1988: 880601
1990: 900145 1992: 925311 1994: 940301
1996: 960278 1998: 980239
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