VAR CF1000 SALIENCE - HOUSE CHALLENGER
COLUMNS 684 - 685
NUMERIC
MD EQ 99
SALIENCE OF CHALLENGER TO INCUMBENT HOUSE CANDIDATE
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
This is the number of House challenger candidate 'likes' plus the
number of House challenger candidate 'dislikes' (VCF0997+VCF0998).
0. zero mentions
.
.
8. eight or more mentions
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
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