VAR CF0946 NO. CONTACTS FROM HOUSE RUNNING INCUM
COLUMNS 614 - 614
NUMERIC
MD EQ 8 OR GE 9
NUMBER OF SPECIFIED CONTACTS MADE WITH RUNNING INCUMBENT
CANDIDATE
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
DERIVED FROM VCF0911-917.
See notes VCF0902 describing "incumbent" and "challenger" for 1982
districts in which 2 incumbents ran.
This variable does not count contacts other than the 7 NES-specified
contacts (met personally/ attended meeting/ talked to staff/ received
Note that for 1992 redistricted LA06 (2 Republican 'incumbents'
neither of whom had previously represented the geographic area)
variables 946-947 have been coded INAP 8.
NOTE: 946-949 have not been altered as a result of corrections to
1978 data for type of House race (see notes VCF0902).
0. No contacts
1. One contact
2. Two contacts
3. Three contacts
4. Four contacts
5. Five contacts
6. Six contacts
7. Seven contacts
8. Incumbent not running
9. NA; DK; INAP, no post IW (1980,1984,1988,1992); Washington
D.C.; telephone IW (1984); short form IW (1992);
question not used
1978: 782013-782020 1980: 800918-800925
1982: 820176-820183,820213-820220,820223-820230 1984: 840936-840943
1986: 860220-860227 1988: 880715-880722
1990: 900238-900245
1992: 925502-925509,925513-925520
1994: 940503-940509,940514-940520
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