VAR CF0307 R MOTHER PARTY ID COLUMNS 235 - 235 NUMERIC MD EQ 0 OR GE 9 (1970,1988,1990: When you were growing up) Did she/ your mother (1988,1992: or stepmother) think of himself mostly as a Democrat, as a Republican, or what? ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. In 1956-1968,1972,1976, this question followed the question about R's mother's interest in politics (SEE VCF0309): "Do you remember when you were growing up whether your mother was very much interested in politics, somewhat interested, or didn't she pay much attention to it?" In 1972, if R's response to the preceding question was DK or NA, then this question was not asked and VCF0306 has been coded 0. Prior to 1972, code 2 was a volunteered code only. In 1988 only, DK was combined with "other" codes (code 4). 1. Democrat 2. Independent 3. Republican 4. Other; minor party; apolitical; never voted, didn't get into politics; parents refused to say; DK (1988 only); mother not a U.S. citizen; no women's suffrage (prior to 1972 only) 9. DK (exc. 1988) 0. NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952); R had no mother/mother substitute; no post IW (1988,1992); DK/NA mother's interest in politics (1972 only); question not used 1952: 69 1958: 71 1964: 153 1968: 126 1970: 193(type 0) 1972: 155 1976: 3204 1978: 440 1980: 356 1988: 1116 1992: 6244 ==============================