VAR CF1002 SALIENCE - HOUSE INCUMBENT/CHALLENGER
COLUMNS 689 - 690
NUMERIC
MD EQ 99
INCUMBENT AND CHALLENGER HOUSE CANDIDATE SALIENCE
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
Incumbent and challenger House candidate salience is the sum of all
'likes' and 'dislikes' about both the incumbent and challenger House
candidates: [VCF0993+VCF0994] + [VCF0997+VCF0998],
which is the same as: VCF0996+VCF1000.
0. zero mentions
.
.
16. sixteen or more mentions
99. MD (codes 6-9 in any of: VCF0993,VCF0994,VCF0997,VCF0998)
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
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