VAR CF0702 DID R VOTE IN ELECTION

VAR CF0702    DID R VOTE IN ELECTION                                          
              COLUMNS 469  - 469                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0

        All years exc. 1948,1962:  In talking to people about the election we 
        (1972 and later: often) find that a lot of people weren't able to vote
        because they weren't registered or they were sick or they just didn't 
        have time. (1956-1960: How about you, did you vote this time?)  (1964-
        1970: How about you, did you vote this time, or did something keep you
        from voting) (1972-1976: How about you, did you vote in the elections 
        this fall?) (1978 and later: How about you, did you vote in the       
        elections this November?)                                             
                                                                              
        1948: In the election, about half the people voted and about half of  
        them didn't.  Did you vote?                                           
                                                                              
        1962: One of the things we need to know is whether or not people      
        really did get to vote this fall.  In talking to people about the     
        election we find that a lot of people weren't able to vote because    
        they weren't registered or they were sick or something else came up at
        the last minute.  Do you remember for sure whether or not you voted in
        the November election?                                                
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        In 1982, for congressional districts GA04 and GA05, an additional     
        question appeared:  How about the special US Congressional elections  
        held November 30th.  Did you vote in that election?  From 1982, code 2
        includes all GA04, GA05 respondents who voted in either the November 2
        general election or the November 30 special election, or both.        
                                                                              
        Code 2 includes 8 respondents from 1958, 8 respondents from 1962 and  
        14 respondents from 1968, who replied "yes, I think so."  Code 2 for  
        1956 includes 3 cases coded by NES into the following category which  
        combined types of respondents:  "Nonvoter, NA preference; voted, but  
        not for president" (3 cases).                                         
                                                                              
            1.  No, did not vote                                              
            2.  Yes, voted                                                    
                                                                              
            0.  DK; NA; INAP, no post IW (1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 
                1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996); refused to say if voted;       
                                                                              
        1948:  18          1952:  178       1956:  203                        
        1958:  77          1960:  201       1962:  41                         
        1964:  286         1966:  102       1968:  310                        
        1970:  209(type 0) 1972:  477       1974:  2319                       
        1976:  3655        1978:  470       1980:  988                        
        1982:  501         1984:  783       1986:  261                        
        1988:  756         1990:  279       1992:  5601                       
        1994:  601         1996:  961074    1998:  980303                     
                                                                              
                                                                              
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