VAR CF9061 (STATE W/O RACE) SENATOR 1 THERMOMETER
COLUMNS 798 - 800
NUMERIC
MD EQ 996 OR GE 997
FIRST SENATOR IN STATE WITHOUT SENATE RACE - Feeling Thermometer
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE TEXT NOTES VCF0201.
Name of the first senator in states with no senate race during year of
IW was given.
The parties of the first senators named are as follow:
1978 Democratic: AZ, CA, CT, FL, IN, MD, MO, NY, OH, WA, WI
Republican: PA, UT
1980 Democratic: DE, MA, ME, MI, MS, NE, NJ, TN, TX, WV
Republican: MN, WY
Independent: VA
1982 Democratic: AL, AR, CO, GA, KY, LA, OK
Republican: IA, IL, NC, OR, SC, SD
1986 Democratic: MA, MI, NJ, TN, WV
Republican: MN, TX, VA, WY
1988 Democratic: AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, IL
Republican: KS, NH, NC, OR
1990 Democratic: CA, CT, FL, MD, NY, OH, WA, WI
Republican: MO, PA
1992 Democratic: MA, MI, NE, NJ, TN, TX, VA, WV
Republican: MN, WY
1994 Democratic: AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, LA, SD
Republican: CO, KS, KY, NH, OR
If there was a senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no post)
has been coded.
0-100. Degrees as given
996. 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: 148 1980: 852 1982: 129
1986: 135 1988: 600 1990: 143
1992: 5309 1994: 236
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