VAR CF0988 AFFECT - MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CANDIDATES
COLUMNS 664 - 666
NUMERIC
MD EQ 999
NET AFFECT TOWARD MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CANDIDATES
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
The net affect toward major party House candidates is the difference
between two sums: the sum of Democratic House candidate 'likes' and
Republican House candidate 'dislikes' MINUS the sum of Democratic
House candidate 'dislikes' and Republican House candidate 'likes:'
[VCF0980+VCF0985] - [VCF0981+VCF0984], which is the same as:
VCF0982-VCF0986.
-8. maximum Republian
.
0. neutral
.
+8. maximum Democratic
1978: 160-179 1980: 892-911 1982: 148-167
1984: 908-927 1986: 184-203 1988: 674-697
1990: 198-221 1992: 5401-5424 1994: 401-424
1996: 961044-961067 1998: 980275-980298
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