VAR CF0324 RELATIVE MAJOR PARTY SALIENCE
COLUMNS 259 - 261
NUMERIC
MD EQ 999
RELATIVE SALIENCE OF MAJOR PARTIES
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
Relative salience of parties is the sum of 'likes' and 'dislikes'
about the Democratic party MINUS the sum of 'likes' and 'dislikes'
about the Republican party: [VCF0314+VCF0315] - [VCF0318+VCF0319]
which is the same as: VCF0317 - VCF0321
-10 Ten Republican mentions, no Democratic
.
.
0 No mentions
.
.
+10 Ten Democratic mentions, no Republican
999. No pre IW (1952,1960); form II (1972); form B (1986); form
A (1990); questions not administered in assigned half-
sample [see VCF012a] (1996); question not asked
(1954,1962, 1966,1970,1974 only)
1952: 18-21 1956: 15-18 1958: 15-18
1960: 20-23 1964: 21-24 1968: 28-31
1972: 31,33,35,37
1976: 3088-3092,3094-3098,3100-3104,3106-3110
1978: 91-95,97-101,103-107,109-113
1980: 173-177,179-183,185-189,191-195
1982: 74-78,80-84,86-90,92-96
1984: 267-271,273-277,279-283,285-289
1986: 73-77,79-83,85-89,91-95
1988: 183-187,189-193,195-199,201-205
1990: 74-79,81-85,86-91,92-97
1992: 3402-3406,3408-3412,3414-3418,3420-3424
1994: 132-136,138-142,144-148,150-154
1996: 960314-324, 960326-330, 960332-336
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