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VCF9069 Strength of Approval/Disapproval: Running Housese Incumbent

QUESTION:
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In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way [running U.S. House 
incumbent Representative] has been handling his/her job?
(IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE) Do you approve/disapprove strongly or approve/ 
disapprove not strongly?

VALID_CODES:
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1.   Approve strongly
2.   Approve not strongly
4.   Disapprove not strongly
5.   Disapprove strongly
8.   DK strongly or not strongly; DK if approve/
     disapprove (8 in VCF0991)

MISSING_CODES:
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9.   NA strongly or not strongly; NA if approve/
     disapprove; no Post IW (presidential years); 
     short form (1992)
0.   No running incumbent (includes Washington D.C.)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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This is a follow-up to VCF0991.
GENERAL NOTE:
If the U.S. House representative in R's district was NOT running for
re-election (i.e., was 'retiring'), then this question does not apply
(0 coded).
If there was no running incumbent and no post IW, then 9 (no post) has
been coded.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1980:  800973 
1986:  860354
1988:  880790 
1990:  900404,900405
1992:  925710,925711 
1994:  940637,940638
1996:  961124 
1998:  980326,980327
2000:  001361
2004:  045091,045092,045092a


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03