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VCF0729 R Know Party with House Majority Before the Election

QUESTION:
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1958-1968: Do you happen to know which party had the most Congressmen
in Washington before the election this/last month? (IF NECESSARY:)
Which one?
1970 AND LATER: 
Do you happen to know which party had the most members in the House of 
Representatives in Washington before the elections (this/ last) month?  
(IF NECESSARY:)  Which one? (2000, 2004:  DON'T PROBE DK)

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Incorrect party mentioned; DK; No
2.  Correct party mentioned

MISSING_CODES:
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0.  NA; no Post IW; form II,III,IV (1972);
    abbrev. telephone IW (1984)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
For 1968,1970 and 1972, 1 response of "about even" has been coded 1.
1982 NOTE:
1 response "other" has been coded 1.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1958:  580019 
1960:  600226  
1964:  640305 
1966:  660100 
1968:  680386 
1970:  700207(type 0)
1972:  720950 
1976:  763683 
1978:  780500 
1980:  801028  
1982:  820523 
1984:  841006
1986:  860349 
1988:  880878  
1990:  900402 
1992:  925951  
1994:  941012 
1996:  961072
1998:  980479 
2000:  001356 
2002:  025083
2004:  045089


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03