VAR CF0988 AFFECT - MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CANDIDATES COLUMNS 664 - 666 NUMERIC MD EQ 999 NET AFFECT TOWARD MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CANDIDATES ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. The net affect toward major party House candidates is the difference between two sums: the sum of Democratic House candidate 'likes' and Republican House candidate 'dislikes' MINUS the sum of Democratic House candidate 'dislikes' and Republican House candidate 'likes:' [VCF0980+VCF0985] - [VCF0981+VCF0984], which is the same as: VCF0982-VCF0986. -8. maximum Republian . 0. neutral . +8. maximum Democratic 1978: 160-179 1980: 892-911 1982: 148-167 1984: 908-927 1986: 184-203 1988: 674-697 1990: 198-221 1992: 5401-5424 1994: 401-424 1996: 961044-961067 1998: 980275-980298 ==============================