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VAR CF1015 INTERVIEW NO. DAYS BEFORE ELECTION (PRE)

VAR CF1015    INTERVIEW NO. DAYS BEFORE ELECTION (PRE)                        
              COLUMNS 708  - 709                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 99

        NUMBER OF DAYS FROM PRE-ELECTION IW UNTIL DAY OF ELECTION             
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        IMPORTANT NOTE:  NES studes are note designed to produce              
        representative samples with respect to this variable (pre-election    
        time period).                                                         
                                                                              
        SEE VCF1016 note.                                                     
                                                                              
        In 1992, two cases of interviews mistakenly coded 11/2/1992 should    
        have been coded 11/3/1992 [election day but prior to voting]; the     
        correct date has been used in the calculation here.                   
                                                                              
               Exact number of days is coded, except:                         
                                                                              
               99.  NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); abbreviated pre IW       
                    (1980,see VCF0015); question not used (non-presidential   
                     years)                                                   
                                                                              
        1952:  10        1956:  9       1960:  12                             
        1964:  14        1968:  22      1972:  22                             
        1976:  3023      1980:  25      1984:  32                             
        1988:  43,44     1990:  52,53   1992:  3026,3027                      
        1996:  960013                                                         
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001