VAR CF1015 INTERVIEW NO. DAYS BEFORE ELECTION (PRE)
COLUMNS 708 - 709
NUMERIC
MD EQ 99
NUMBER OF DAYS FROM PRE-ELECTION IW UNTIL DAY OF ELECTION
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
IMPORTANT NOTE: NES studes are note designed to produce
representative samples with respect to this variable (pre-election
time period).
SEE VCF1016 note.
In 1992, two cases of interviews mistakenly coded 11/2/1992 should
have been coded 11/3/1992 [election day but prior to voting]; the
correct date has been used in the calculation here.
Exact number of days is coded, except:
99. NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); abbreviated pre IW
(1980,see VCF0015); question not used (non-presidential
years)
1952: 10 1956: 9 1960: 12
1964: 14 1968: 22 1972: 22
1976: 3023 1980: 25 1984: 32
1988: 43,44 1990: 52,53 1992: 3026,3027
1996: 960013
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