VCF0707 Party of R Vote: Congressman

QUESTION:
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1952-1970:
COUNTY OF REGISTRATION NOT DETERMINED [NO BALLOT CARD]:  
How about the vote for Congressman. Did you vote for a candidate for 
Congress?  (IF YES:)  Who did you vote for?  Which party was that?
1972: 
COUNTY OF REGISTRATION NOT DETERMINED [NO BALLOT CARD]:  
How about the election for Congressman-- that is, for the House of 
Representatives in Washington?  Which party's candidate did you vote for 
for Congressman?
1974,1976:
COUNTY OF REGISTRATION NOT DETERMINED: [NO BALLOT CARD]:  
How about the election for Congressman-- that is, for the House of 
Representatives in Washington?  Did you vote for a candidate for 
Congress?  Whom did you vote for?  Which party was that?
1978:
ALL CASES [BALLOT CARD]:
Here is a list of candidates for the major races in this district. How 
about the election for the House of Representatives in Washington?  Did 
you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?  (IF 
YES:) Who did you vote for?
I. 1980-LATER - REGISTERED IN IW COUNTY:
.......................................
1980-1982,1984 PERSONAL,1986-1996,1998 PERSONAL,2000 PERSONAL 
[BALLOT CARD]:
Here is a list of candidates for the major races in this district. How 
about the election for the House of Representatives in Washington?  Did 
you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?  (IF 
YES:) Who did you vote for?
1984 TELEPHONE [NO BALLOT CARD]:
I am going to read a list of candidates for the major races in your
district.  In the election for the House of Representatives, the ballot 
listed: [Names and party affiliations of all House candidates on the 
Ballot Card]. Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of 
Representatives? (IF YES:) Who did you vote for?
1998 TELEPHONE [BALLOT CARD]:
Please take out the (color) sheet of paper that was folded inside your 
booklet.  There you see a list of candidates for the major race(s) in 
this district. How about the election for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
in Washington?  Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of 
Representatives? (IF YES:) Who did you vote for?
2000 TELEPHONE,2002 [NO BALLOT CARD]:
How about the election for the House of Representatives in Washington.  
Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives? Did 
you vote for (the Democrat, [NAME], or) (the Republican, [NAME]) (IF 
IND/3RD PARTY CANDIDATE: or the [PARTY] candidate, [NAME])? 
II. 1980-LATER - REGISTERED OUTSIDE IW COUNTY:
.......................................
1980-1996,1998 PERSONAL,2000,2002 [NO BALLOT CARD]:
How about the election for the House of Representatives in Washington?  
Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?  (IF 
YES:) Who did you vote for? (2000: Which party was that?)
1998 TELEPHONE [NO BALLOT CARD]:
[TELL RESPONDENT, IF NECESSARY, "We won't need to use the ballot card in 
your booklet since you are in a different city/town/county)."]  How 
about the election for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Washington?  Did 
you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives? (IF 
YES:) Who did you vote for?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Democrat
2.  Republican

MISSING_CODES:
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0.  DK; NA; R did not vote; R refused to say if
    voted; DK/NA if voted; refused to say who voted for;
    'other' (third party, independent vote) name given by
    R not on candidate list (1978-1988); Washington D.C.;
    no Post IW; voted but not for House of
    Representatives; DK/NA if voted for House of
    Representatives; forms III and IV (1972); special
    districts with no House race in 1978
    (LA03,LA07,FL08,FL10); special districts with no
    House race in 1980 (LA03, LA07); special districts,
    with no House race in 1982 (LA05, LA07); special
    district with no House race in 1986 (LA04)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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See also VCF0735,VCF0736,VCF1011-VCF1013
GENERAL NOTE:
The Ballot Card was introduced in 1978.
Note that VCF0707 and VCF0736 differ slightly from VCF1011-VCF1013 for
years prior to 1978: see VCF1011.
1952-1968:  When an 'incorrect' name--i.e., not on the list of 
candidates which the interviewer had for R's congressional district--
was given with a party association, the party given was coded and is 
represented here.  When a 'correct' name was given with an incorrect 
party, however, the actual party associated with the named candidate 
was coded in Study data: "Smith, a Democrat" was coded as a Republican 
if, in fact Smith was a Republican.  [In 1952-1968, party was asked for 
only if R did not know the candidate name or gave an 'incorrect' name.  
If R correctly named a candidate for his/her district without 
volunteering party association, party was not asked for, and factual 
party of candidate was coded.]  In 1958 ONLY, if the respondent gave 
the correct name of a candidate from another race in R's district, then 
R was informed of the named candidate's actual race and the question 
for R's House vote was repeated.
In 1952, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1964 this question was coded as a
multiple response allowing, when applicable, for candidate-at-large
mentions (2nd response) as well as district choice of candidates (1st
response).  Second responses were excluded in coding VCF0707.
1970-1976:  R's perception of candidate's party was coded.  If not 
volunteered, party of candidate was always asked for.  If party 
associated by R was not the actual party of a correctly named 
candidate, party as mentioned was still coded. Even if an 'incorrect' 
name (i.e., name not on the interviewer's list of candidate names--see 
VCF1006 for description of lists) was given, party associated by R was 
coded.
Ballot card 1978-1982, 1984 personal, 1986 and later: when R gave a 
name not on the ballot card, the party of actual vote remained 
undeterminable (0 in VCF0707), unless R voted outside district of 
interview and R's major party vote from 'outside' district could be 
established (if a recognizable name was given).
No ballot card 1980-later:  Respondents who had voted outside the 
Congressional District of their sample selection location could not use 
the Ballot Card, and question wording was altered somewhat. 1980 was 
the first year that cases of 'outside' Congressional District voting 
were identified.
1984 NOTE:
In Post telephone interviews, If the interviewer had the correct Ballot 
Card at hand, then he or she attempted to read the names and party 
affiliations of the House candidates [see question wording above].  
1992 NOTE:
In telephone interviews, names were not read by the interviewer, but 
attempt was made, in many cases, to leave ballot cards with respondents 
if a telephone appointment was made. 
1994 NOTE:
A 'ballot card' experiment was conducted; see VCF0012.
1996 NOTE:
same as 1992
2000 NOTE:
For respondents registered in county of interview, the order of 
candidate names was randomized on the Ballot Card/as read by 
interviewers.
2002 NOTE:
For respondents registered in county of interview, the order of 
candidate names was randomized as read by interviewers.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1952:  520187  
1956:  560212 
1958:  580081  
1960:  600211 
1962:  620042  
1964:  640290
1966:  660112  
1968:  680323 
1970:  700215(type 0) 
1972:  720485 
1974:  742322  
1976:  763673
1978:  780474  
1980:  800998 
1982:  820507  
1984:  840792 
1986:  860266  
1988:  880768
1990:  900289  
1992:  925623  
1994:  940614  
1996:  961089
1998:  980313  
2000:  001262
2002:  025028b
2004:  045031x,045032x