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VAR CF0905 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IN HOUSE RACE

VAR CF0905    NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IN HOUSE RACE                              
              COLUMNS 565  - 565                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 9

        NUMBER OF CANDIDATES - CHECKPOINT                                     
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        This variable is available for 1970 and 1974-1992.  The 1970, 1974 and
        1976 data were derived from VCF0902 (Q.V.).                           
                                                                              
        Several changes to data for type of House race from 1978 have been    
        made since previous release of the Cumulative Data File (see notes    
        VCF0902). As a result, VCF0904 and VCF0905 have been changed          
        accordingly.                                                          
                                                                              
        For 1982 and 1992, code 2 includes those congressional districts where
        2 incumbents ran due to redistricting [note that in 1992              
        both were of the same party].                                         
                                                                              
               1.   Major party candidate, unopposed                          
               2.   Two or more major party candidates                        
                                                                              
               9.   NA; INAP, no post IW (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996);      
                    abbreviated telephone IW (1984); Washington D.C.;         
                    candidate(s) not in major party; question not used        
                                                                              
        1978:  780004    1980:  800740     1982:  820168                      
        1984:  840928    1986:  860212     1988:  880050                      
        1990:  900058    1992:  923021     1994:  940017                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001