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VAR CF0995 AFFECT- INCUMBENT CANDIDATE

VAR CF0995    AFFECT- INCUMBENT CANDIDATE                                     
              COLUMNS 676  - 677                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 99

        AFFECT TOWARD INCUMBENT HOUSE CANDIDATE                               
                                                                              
        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        This is the number of incumbent House candidate 'likes' minus the     
        number of incumbent House candidate 'dislikes'  (VCF0993-VCF0994).    
                                                                              
               -4.  maximum negative                                          
                 .                                                            
                0.  neutral                                                   
                 .                                                            
               +4.  maximum positive                                          
                                                                              
               99.  MD (codes 6-9 in VCF0993,994)                             
                                                                              
        1978:  4,160-179       1980:  740,892-911                             
        1982:  6,148-167       1984:  59,913-927                              
        1986:  43,184-203      1988:  674-697                                 
        1990:  198-221         1992:  5401-5424                               
        1994:  401-424         1996:  961044-961067                           
        1998:  980275-980298                                                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001