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VCF0306 R Father Party ID

QUESTION:
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(1970,1988,1990:  When you were growing up) Did he/your father
(1988,1992: or stepfather) think of himself mostly as a Democrat, as a
Republican, or what?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Democrat
2.  Independent (some years also: shifted around)
3.  Republican
4.  Other; minor party; apolitical; never voted, didn't
    get into politics; parents refused to say; DK (1988  
    only); father not a U.S. citizen

MISSING_CODES:
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9.  DK (exc. 1988)
0.  NA; no Pre IW; no Post IW; R had no
    father/father substitute; DK/NA father's interest
    in politics (1972 only)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
Prior to 1972, code 2 was a volunteered code only.
1972 NOTE:
If R's response to the question corresponding to VCF0308 (father's
interest in politics) was DK or NA, then this question was not asked.
1988 NOTE:
DK was combined with "other" codes (code 4).

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1952:  520068
1958:  580069 
1964:  640151
1968:  680124 
1970:  700192(type 0) 
1972:  720153
1976:  763202
1978:  780439  
1980:  800355
1988:  881115  
1992:  926243


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03