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QUESTION:
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Did R vote for incumbent?
VALID_CODES:
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1. R's Vote: for incumbent candidate in race involving
running incumbent
2. R's Vote: for candidate other than incumbent in race
involving running incumbent (1970-1988: incl. 3rd
party/ind. candidates)
MISSING_CODES:
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9. R did not vote or DK/NA if voted; R voted but
not (or DK/NA if) in House race; DK/NA who voted for;
no incumbent running in congressional district; R
voted for name not on candidate list (1978-1990); R
voted for third party/independent candidate who is
not an incumbent (1990 and later); R voted out of
district, NA if incumbent (91,92 in VCF0735);
Washington D.C.; no Post IW; California (1974 only,
due to redistricting type of race could not be
determined)
Inap. question not used
NOTES:
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See VCF1011.
GENERAL NOTE:
Beginning in 1990 Study data, third party and independent candidates
were combined with unknown names coded in 'name not on candidate list'
(code 97) whenever the non-major party candidate was not on the
Candidate List; only independent or 3rd party candidates who were on
the Candidate List were given a separate code (code 30).
In 1970-1988, independent or 3rd party candidates could be coded
distinct from 'name not on candidate list' even if their name was
NOT on the Candidate List. For 1970-1988, if R voted for a third
party or independent candidate who was not the incumbent, then
VCF1012 has been coded 2 even if the candidate's name was not on the
Candidate List.
WARNING NOTE:
In years prior to 1978, no 'type of race' var was present in Study
data. Data were added, however, to 'type of race' VCF0902 for 1970,
1974 and 1976 using a lengthy case-by-case procedure. Although the
resultant 'type of race' data have been checked to some extent, the
possibility of some error must be recognized: the 'type of race'
established for 1970, 1974 and 1976-- and, as a further result, data in
VCF1012 for 1970, 1974 and 1976-- should be used with caution and at
the user's risk.
1974 NOTE:
California data for VCF1012 is not recoverable because 'type of race'
in California districts for the 1974 election can not be determined.
1992 NOTE:
1 case [2063] which was erroneously coded to candidate code 34 for
House vote but which should have been code 32 is coded 9 here.
WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a
TYPE:
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Numeric Dec 0
SOURCE_VARS:
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1970: 700215
1974: 742322
1976: 763673
1978: 780474
1980: 800998
1982: 820507
1984: 840792
1986: 860266
1988: 880767
1990: 900058,900288
1992: 925622
1994: 940613
1996: 961088
1998: 980312
2000: 001262
2002: 025028a
2004: 045018x,045031x,045033x
Walter Mebane
2005-11-03