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VAR CF0721 DID R DONATE MONEY TO PARTY/CANDIDATE
COLUMNS 489 - 489
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0
1952,1956,1960,1962: Did you give any money or buy any tickets or
anything to help the campaign for one of the parties or candidates?
1964: Did you give any money or buy any tickets or anything to help a
party or candidate pay campaign expenses this year?
1966,1968: During this last year were you or any member of your
household asked to give money or buy tickets to help pay the campaign
expenses of a political party or candidate? (IF YES) Did you give
any money or buy any tickets?
1972,1974: Did you give any money to a political party this year?
1976: Did you give any money to a political party or make any other
contribution this year? (responses coded: 1. yes, 5. no, 7. tax check-
off).
1978: Did you give any money to a political party or candidate this
year?
1980,1982: 2 questions. (In 1982 only, these questions are preceded
by: "Now a few questions about giving money during this last election
campaign"):
1.) What about other political contributions [other than
tax check-offs]. Did you give any money this year to a
candidate running for public office?;
2.) Apart from contributions from specific candidates, how
about contributions to any of the political parties.
Did you give money to a political party during this
election year?
1984: 3 questions. (First question is filter question):
As you know, during an election year people are often asked to make a
contribution to support campaigns. During the past year, did you give
any money to an individual candidate, to a political party
organization, people supporting a ballot proposition, or to a
particular issue or interest group?
IF YES:
1.) Apart from contributions from specific candidates, how about
contributions to any political party organization. Did you give
money to a political party during this election year?
2.) Now, apart from contributions to a political party, did you give
any money to an individual candidate running for public office?
1986: As you know, during an election year people are often asked to
make a contribution to support campaigns. During the past year, did
you give any money to an individual candidate, or to a political party
organization?
1988 and later: 2 questions.
1.) During an election year people are often asked to make a
contribution to support campaigns. Did you give money to an
individual candidate running for public office?
2.) Did you give money to a political party during this election year?
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE VCF0717. SEE ALSO VCF0739-VCF0741.
The order of items corresponding to VCF0717-VCF0722 (participation
vars) may vary from year to year.
For 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988 and later, a "yes" response for either or
both questions has been coded 2. A "no" response combined with
another "no" response or with "DK" have been coded 1. Two "DK"
responses have been coded 0. (A "no" response with "NA" is coded 0.)
In 1984, if R's response was "No," DK, NA to the filter question, then
the subsequent two contribution questions were not asked. If R's
response to the filter was "no," VCF0721 has been coded 1; if R's
response to the filter was DK or NA, then VCF0721 has been coded 0.
1984 Rs who resonded "yes" to the filter question: if s/he responded
"yes" to either or both of the following contribution questions, then
VCF0721 has been coded 2. If R responded "yes" to the filter but then
responded "no" to both follow-up contribution questions or if s/he
responded "no" to one contribution question and replied "DK" to the
other, then VCF0721 has been coded 1. Rs who responded "yes" to the
filter but "DK" to both followups have been coded 0.
1. No (includes "not asked for money" in 1966,1968)
2. Yes (includes "tax check-off" in 1976)
0. DK; NA; INAP, no post IW (presidential years exc.1956); form
III or IV (1972); abbrev. telephone IW (1984); DK/NA if asked
for money (1966,1968 only); question not used
1952: 204 1956: 216 1960: 216
1962: 50 1964: 335 1966: 77
1968: 423,421 1972: 472 1974: 2199
1976: 3535 1978: 461 1980: 802,811
1982: 481,490 1984: 826,828 1986: 320
1988: 830,832 1990: 371,373 1992: 5815,5817
1994: 812,814 1996: 961169,9601171
1998: 980365, 980367
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001