VAR CF0907 REPUBLICAN HOUSE CANDIDATE THERMOMETER
COLUMNS 569 - 571
NUMERIC
MD EQ 990 OR GE 997
HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE -- Feeling Thermometer
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE VCF0906.
Name of Republican candidate from the election held during year of IW
was given.
In one district in 1992, two Republican 'incumbents' ran against each
other (LA06) due to redistricting, but neither candidate had
previously represented the geographic area corresponding to the
reconfigured district. As a result, this race has been treated as
an open race. In House-level thermometers, likes/dislikes, contact
etc., one Republican candidate (always the same one) has been folded
into the data normally pertaining to the Democratic candidate [SEE
VCF0906]. VCF0902 (type of race) code 45 can be used to filter such
1992 Republican cases from "Democratic" variables.
Responses referring to an independent or 'other' candidate are not
recorded here for districts having only one major party candidate
(e.g. type race 23 in VCF0902).
NOTE: 906-909 have not been altered as a result of corrections to
1978 data for type of House race (see notes VCF0902).
In 1996 and 1998, the order of thermometers for all individuals except
Presidential candidates was randomized. In 1998, the order of
thermometers for all individuals except President was randomized.
0-100. Degrees as given
990. no Republican candidate
997. R doesn't recognize name
998. DK where to rate; can't judge
999. NA; refused; INAP, no post IW (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992);
abbreviated telephone IW (1984); Washington D.C.;
short form IW (1992); question not used
1978: 782006 1980: 800856 1982: 820133
1984: 840856 1986: 860137 1988: 880602
1990: 900146 1992: 925312 1994: 940239
1996: 960279 1998: 980240
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