VAR CF9059 SENATE CHALLENGER THERMOMETER
COLUMNS 792 - 794
NUMERIC
MD EQ 990 OR GE 996
SENATE CHALLENGER TO INCUMBENT CANDIDATE - Feeling Thermometer
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE TEXT NOTES VCF0201.
Name of the challenging 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 regular Senate election only; since the
regular 1992 Senate election in California had no running incumbent,
1992 California cases are coded 990.
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 incumbent candidate; incumbent candidate is unopposed
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: 2004 1980: 848,849 1982: 126,127
1986: 131,132 1988: 596,597 1990: 140,141
1992: 5304,5305 1994: 231,232 1998: 980241,980242
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