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VAR CF0707 PARTY OF VOTE FOR CONGRESSMAN
COLUMNS 475 - 475
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0
1952-1970: How about the vote for Congressman. Did you vote for a
candidate for Congress? (IF YES:) Who did you vote for? Which party
was that?
1972: How about the election for Congressman--that is, for the House
of Representatives in Washington? Which party's candidate did you
vote for for Congressman?
1974,1976: How about the election for Congressman--that is, for the
House of Representatives in Washington? Did you vote for a candidate
for Congress? Whom did you vote for? Which party was that?
With Ballot Card (registered in county of IW):
1978-1982, 1984 personal, 1986-1996, 1998 personal: Here is a list of
candidates for the major races in this district. How about the
election for the House of Representatives in Washington? Did you vote
for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives? (IF YES:) Who
did you vote for? (BALLOT CARD SHOWN TO R)
Without Ballot Card (outside county of IW):
1980,1982, 1984 personal, 1986-1996, 1998 personal: How about the
election for the House of Representatives in Washington? Did you
vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?
(IF YES:) Who did you vote for?
1984 telephone interview: I am going to read a list of candidates for
the major races in your district. In the election for the House of
Representatives, the ballot listed: [Names and party affiliations of
all House of Representatives candidates listed on the Ballot Card].
Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?
1998 telephone, registered in county of IW: Please take out the
(color) sheet of paper that was folded inside your booklet. There
you see a list of candidates for the major race(s) in this district.
How about the election for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in
Washington? Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of
Representatives?
1998 telephone, registered outside county of IW: [TELL RESPONDENT,
IF NECESSARY, "We won't need to use the ballot card in your booklet
since you are in a different city/town/county)."] How about the
election for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Washington? Did you
vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?
PARTY OF HOUSE VOTE
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE ALSO VCF0735,VCF0736,VCF1011-VCF1013
The Ballot Card was introduced in 1978.
1952-1968 (no ballot card): When an 'incorrect' name--i.e., not on
the list of candidates which the interviewer had for R's congressional
district--was given with a party association, the party given was
coded and is represented here. When a 'correct' name was given with
an incorrect party, however, then the actual party associated with the
named candidate was coded in the original file and here: "Smith, a
Democrat" was coded as a Republican if, in fact (even contrary to R's
voiced perception) Smith was a Republican. [In 1952-1968, party was
asked for only if R did not know the candidate name or gave an
'incorrect' name. If R correctly named a candidate for his/her
district withtout volunteering party association, party was not asked
for, and factual party of candidate was coded.] In 1958 ONLY, if the
respondent gave the correct name of a candidate from another race in
R's district, then R was informed of the named candidate's actual race
and the question for R's House vote was repeated (his prompt may have
been repeated several times).
1970-1976 (no ballot card): R's perception of candidate's party was
coded and appears here. If not volunteered, party of candidate was
always asked for. If party associated by R was not the actual party
of a correctly named candidate, party as mentioned was still coded.
Even if an 'incorrect' name (i.e., name not on the complete list of
candidate names--see VCF1006 for description of lists) was given,
party associated by R was coded.
1978-1982, 1984 personal, 1986 and later; cases with ballot card:
When R gave a name not on the ballot card/candidate list, the party of
actual vote remained undeterminable (0 in VCF0707), unless R voted
outside district of interview and party of vote of major party
candidate from 'outside' district could be established (if a
recognizable name was given).
1980-later; cases without Ballot Card: Respondents who had voted
outside the Congressional District of their sample selection location
could not use the Ballot Card for their sample location, and question
wording was altered somewhat for these interviews. 1980 was the first
year that 'outside' Congressional District voting was tracked and
documented.
In 1984 Post telephone interviews: If the interviewer had the correct
Ballot Card at hand, then he or she attempted to read the names and
party affiliations of the House candidates [see question wording
above]. In 1992 and 1996 telephone interviews, names were not read by
the interviewer, but attempt was made, in many cases, to leave ballot
cards with respondents if a telephone appointment was made.
Note that VCF0707 and VCF0736 differ slightly from VCF1011-VCF1013 for
years prior to 1978: see note accompanying VCF1011.
In 1952, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1964 this question was coded as a
multiple response allowing, when applicable, for candidate-at-large
mentions (2nd response) as well as district choice of candidates (1st
response). Second responses were excluded in coding VCF0707.
In 1994, a 'ballot card' experiment was conducted; see note at
VCF0012.
1. Democrat
2. Republican
0. DK; NA; did not vote; refused to say if voted; DK/NA if
voted; refused to say who voted for; "other" (minor/3rd
party) vote; name given by R not on candidate list (1978-
1988); INAP, Washington D.C.; no post IW (1952, 1960, 1964,
1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996); voted, but
not for House of Representatives; DK/NA if voted for House of
Representatives; forms III and IV (1972); special districts
with no House race in 1978 (LA03, LA07, FL08, FL10); special
districts with no House race in 1980 (LA03, LA07); special
districts with no House race in 1982 (LA05, LA07); special
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001