VAR CF9060 (STATE W/RACE) SENATOR THERMOMETER
COLUMNS 795 - 797
NUMERIC
MD EQ 996 OR GE 997
SENATOR NOT UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN STATE WITH SENATE RACE - Feeling
Thermometer
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE TEXT NOTES VCF0201.
Name of the senator not up for re-election in states with a senate
race during year of IW was given.
The parties of the named senators with term not up are as follow:
1978 Dem: AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC,
NE, NJ, SC, TN, TX, WV
Rep: DE, KS, OK, OR, WY
Ind: A
1980 Dem: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, NY, OH, OK, WA, WI
Rep: CA, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, MO, NC, OR, PA, SC, UT
1982 Dem: CA, CT, MA, MI, MO, NE, NJ, WV
Rep: AZ, FL, IN, MD, ME, MN, MS, NY, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
1986 Dem: AL, AZ, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, LA, MD, NY, OH, WI
Rep: CA, CO, CT, IN, KS, MO, NC, NH, OR, PA, WA
1988 Dem: CA, CT, FL, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OH, TN, WA, WV
Rep: IN, MN, MO, PA, TX, VA, WI, WY
1990 Dem: AL, AR, CO, GA, IL, MA, MI, NC, NJ, TN, TX, VA, WV
Rep: IA, IN, KS, MN, NH, OR, WY
1992 Dem: AL, AZ, AR, CT, GA, IL, IA, LA, MD, NY, OH, PA, WI
Rep: CO, FL, IN, KS, MO, NH, NC, OR, WA
1994 Dem: CA, CT, FL, MA, MD, MI, MN, NE, NJ, OH, WA, WI, WV
Rep: AZ, IN, MO, NY, OK, PA, TX, UT, VA, WY
If there was no senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no
post) has been coded.
0-100. Degrees as given
996. No race in state; Washington D.C.; 2 senate
races: CA (1992 ONLY), TN (1994 ONLY)
997. R doesn't recognize name
998. DK where to rate; can't judge
999. NA; refused; INAP, no post IW (1980,1988,1992); question
not used
1978: 149 1980: 854 1982: 131
1986: 133 1988: 598 1990: 142
1992: 5308 1994: 235 1998: 980241,980242
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