VAR CF9056 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THERMOMETER
COLUMNS 783 - 785
NUMERIC
MD EQ 990 OR GE 996
SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - Feeling Thermometer
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE TEXT NOTES VCF0201.
Name of the Democratic senate candidate from election held during year
of IW was given.
In California in 1992 and in Tennessee in 1994, the regular Senate
election and a second "special" Senate election were held. This
variable codes data for the Democratic candidate in the regular Senate
election only.
If there was no senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no
post) has been coded.
0-100. Degrees as given
990. No Democratic candidate
996. No race in state; Washington D.C.
997. R doesn't recognize name
998. DK where to rate; can't judge
999. NA; refused; INAP, no post IW (1980,1988,1992); question
not used
1978: 2001 1980: 848 1982: 126
1986: 131 1988: 596 1990: 140
1992: 5304 1994: 231 1998: 980241
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