VAR CF9029 WILL PRES ELCTION BE CLOSE IN STATE
COLUMNS 751 - 751
NUMERIC
MD EQ 9
How about here in <R's state>. Which candidate for President do you
think will carry this state? (1988,1984, IF NECESSARY: Which
candidate will win in this state?)
ALL YEARS: (IF NAME GIVEN) Do you think (1972: it) (1988,1996: the
Presidential race) will be close here in <R's state> or will <name
given> win by quite a bit?
1980,1984,1988,1992 ONLY: (IF DK) Do you think the Presidential race
will be close here in <R's state> or will one candidate win by quite a
bit?
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
The 1952 version of this question was not comparable.
In 1972 and 1976, if R replied DK to 'Which candidate do you think
will carry this state?' (VCF9028) then this question was not asked and
R has been coded 9 here. In other years, if R replied DK to the
preceding question, then this question was still asked.
1. Close race
3. Win by quite a bit
8. DK; depends
9. NA; NA who R thinks will carry R's state (9 in VCF9029)
(all years); DK who will win in R's state (8 in VCF9028)
(1972,1976 only); INAP, question not used
1972: 28 1976: 3029 1980: 58
1984: 79 1988: 101 1992: 3105
1996: 960384
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