VAR CF9030 WHICH PARTIES CONTACTED R COLUMNS 752 - 752 NUMERIC MD EQ 8 OR GE 9 Intro: (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968: You know that) (other years exc. 1988,1996: As you know,) The political parties try to talk to as many people as they can to get them to vote for their candidate(s). Did anyone from one (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968: either) of the political parties call you up or come around and talk to you about the (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968: during the) campaign (1976ff: this year)? (IF YES:) Which party was that (1956,1960: were they from)? ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. This was a post variable (incl. 1956, see VCF0013 note). SEE ALSO VCF9030a,VCF9030b,VCF9030c The 1952 version of this variable was not comparable because it only 1. YES, CONTACT: DEMOCRATIC PARTY 2. YES, CONTACT: REPUBLICAN PARTY 3. YES, CONTACT: BOTH MAJOR PARTIES 4. YES, CONTACT: OTHER 5. YES, CONTACT: DK WHICH PARTY 6. YES, CONTACT: NA WHICH PARTY 7. NO CONTACT 8. DK if contact 9. NA if contact; INAP, no post IW (all presidential years except 1956);form II, III, IV, (1972);abbrev. telephone IW (1984); question not used 1956: 221 1960: 221 1964: 325-327 1966: 71-74 1968: 401-404 1972: 466,467 1974: 2193,2194 1976: 3539,3540 1978: 464,465 1980: 785,786 1982: 464,465 1984: 812,813 1986: 309,310 1988: 820,821 1990: 361,362 1992: 5801,5802 1994: 801,802 1996: 961162, 1163 1998: 980349, 980350 ==============================