VAR CF1016 INTERVIEW NO. DAYS AFTER ELECTION (POST)
COLUMNS 710 - 711
NUMERIC
MD EQ 99
NUMBER OF DAYS FROM DAY OF ELECTION UNTIL DAY OF POST IW
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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 (post-election
time period).
Election days are as follows:
1998 Nov 3
1996 Nov 5 1994 Nov 7 1992 Nov 3
1990 Nov 6 1988 Nov 8 1986 Nov 4
1984 Nov 6 1982 Nov 2 1980 Nov 4
1978 Nov 7 1976 Nov 2 1974 Nov 5
1972 Nov 7 1970 Nov 3 1968 Nov 5
1966 Nov 8 1964 Nov 3 1962 Nov 6
1960 Nov 8 1958 Nov 4 1956 Nov 6
Exact number of days is coded, except:
99. NA; INAP, no post IW (all presidential years exc. 1956);
question not used (1952,1954,1962)
1956: 193 1958: 11 1960: 271
1964: 275 1966: 17 1968: 272
1970: 36 1972: 440 1974: 2023
1976: 3525 1978: 30 1980: 33
1982: 39 1984: 50 1986: 9
1988: 63,64 1990: 52,53 1992: 5005,5006
1994: 36 1996: 960904 1998: 980005
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