VAR CF1012 DID R VOTE FOR HOUSE INCUMBENT

VAR CF1012    DID R VOTE FOR HOUSE INCUMBENT                                  
              COLUMNS 705  - 705                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9                                                 

        DID R VOTE FOR INCUMBENT?                                             
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        SEE QUESTION TEXTS VCF1011.                                           
                                                                              
        The 1982 dataset included 2 sets of contact vars for 2 running        
        incumbents due to redistricting in two congressional districts (19    
        cases affected).  For this year, the incumbent who represented R's    
        sampling location BEFORE the 1982 redistricting has been considered   
        R's 'incumbent' for Cumulative Data File definition.  The other       
        candidate the incumbent previously representing another Congressional 
        district (i.e., not previously representing the district of R's sample
        location) has been considered the 'challenger' to the running         
        incumbent.  See notes VCF0902 describing congressional districts      
        affected and designation of candidates as "the incumbent" and "the    
        challenger" in these cases.                                           
                                                                              
        Note:  1974 California data for VCF1012 'Did R Vote for Incumbent' is 
        not recoverable because 'type of race' in California districts for the
        1974 election can not be determined.                                  
                                                                              
        Note that for 1992 redistricted LA06 (2 Republican 'incumbents'       
        neither of whom had previously represented the geographic area) this  
        variable has been coded INAP 9.  For 1992 also note that 1 case [case 
        2063] which was erroneously coded candidate code 34 for House vote in 
        the 1992 Study data was corrected to vote for candidate 32: this case 
        is coded 9 here.                                                      
                                                                              
        See notes VCF1011 describing process which establishes who R voted    
        for. This var was built using type of race var 902.                   
                                                                              
        Beginning in 1990, in original Study data coding, NES combined known  
        third party and independent candidates with unknown names coded in    
        'name not on candidate list' (code 97) whenever the non-major party   
        candidate was not on the Candidate List; only independent or 3rd party
        candidates who were on the Candidate List were given a separate code  
        (code 30).                                                            
        In 1970-1988, independent or 3rd party candidates could be coded      
        distinctly from 'name not on candidate list' even if their name was   
        NOT on the Candidate List.  For 1970-1988, if R voted for a third     
        party or independent candidate who was not the incumbent, then        
        Cumulative Data File VCF1012 has been coded 2 even if the candidate's 
        name was not on the Candidate List.                                   
        For 1990 and later, an independent or 3rd party candidate must have   
        been on the Candidate List to be recoded to code 2 here.              
                                                                              
        WARNING:  In years prior to 1978, no 'type of race' var was present in
        NES datasets.  Data were added, however, to 'type of race' Cumulative 
        File var 902 for 1970, 1974 and 1976 using a lengthy case-by-case     
        procedure.  Although the resultant 'type of race' data have been      
        checked to some extent, the possibility of some error must be         
        recognized:  the 'type of race' established for 1970, 1974 and 1976-- 
        and, as a further result, data in VCF1012 for 1970, 1974 and 1976     
        (which have been built using type-of-race data)-- should be used with 
        caution and at the user's risk.  If you find errors, please notify NES
        staff.                                                                
                                                                              
               1.  R'S VOTE: for incumbent candidate in race involving running
                            incumbent                                         
               2.  R'S VOTE: for candidate other than incumbent in race       
                            involving running incumbent (1970-1988:  incl. 3rd
                            party/ind. candidates)                            
                                                                              
               9.  INAP, R did not vote or DK/NA if voted; R voted but not (or
                    DK/NA if) in House race; DK/NA who voted for; no incumbent
                    running in congressional district; R voted for name not on
                    candidate list (1978-1990); R voted for third party/      
                    independent candidate who is not an incumbent (1990 and   
                    later); R voted out of district, NA if incumbent (91,92 in
                    VCF0735); Washington D.C.; no post IW (1976, 1980, 1984,  
                    1988, 1992, 1996); California (1974 only, due to          
                    redistricing type of race could not be determined)        
               0.   INAP, question not used                                   
                                                                              
       1970:  215          1974:  2322          1976:  3673                   
       1978:  474          1980:  998           1982:  507                    
       1984:  792          1986:  266           1988:  767                    
       1990:  58,288       1992:  5622          1994:  613                    
       1996:  961088       1998:  980312                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
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