VAR CF0999 AFFECT - HOUSE CHALLENGER COLUMNS 682 - 683 NUMERIC MD EQ 99 AFFECT TOWARD CHALLENGER TO INCUMBENT HOUSE CANDIDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. This is the number of House challenger candidate 'likes' minus the number of House challenger candidate dislikes' (VCF0997-VCF0998). -4. maximum negative . 0. neutral . +4. maximum positive 99. MD (codes 6-9 in VCF0997,998) 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 ==============================