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VAR CF9061 (STATE W/O RACE) SENATOR 1 THERMOMETER

VAR CF9061    (STATE W/O RACE) SENATOR 1 THERMOMETER                          
              COLUMNS 798  - 800                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 996 OR GE 997                                             

        FIRST SENATOR IN STATE WITHOUT SENATE RACE - Feeling Thermometer      
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        SEE TEXT NOTES VCF0201.                                               
                                                                              
        Name of the first senator in states with no senate race during year of
        IW was given.                                                         
                                                                              
        The parties of the first senators named are as follow:                
                                                                              
        1978 Democratic:    AZ, CA, CT, FL, IN, MD, MO, NY, OH, WA, WI        
             Republican:    PA, UT                                            
        1980 Democratic:    DE, MA, ME, MI, MS, NE, NJ, TN, TX, WV            
             Republican:    MN, WY                                            
             Independent:   VA                                                
        1982 Democratic:    AL, AR, CO, GA, KY, LA, OK                        
             Republican:    IA, IL, NC, OR, SC, SD                            
        1986 Democratic:    MA, MI, NJ, TN, WV                                
             Republican:    MN, TX, VA, WY                                    
        1988 Democratic:    AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, IL                            
             Republican:    KS, NH, NC, OR                                    
        1990 Democratic:    CA, CT, FL, MD, NY, OH, WA, WI                    
             Republican:    MO, PA                                            
        1992 Democratic:    MA, MI, NE, NJ, TN, TX, VA, WV                    
             Republican:    MN, WY                                            
        1994 Democratic:    AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, LA, SD                        
             Republican:    CO, KS, KY, NH, OR                                
                                                                              
        If there was a senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no post)
        has been coded.                                                       
                                                                              
            0-100.    Degrees as given                                        
                                                                              
            996.    Race in state; Washington D.C. ; 2 senate                 
                    races: CA (1992 ONLY), TN (1994 ONLY)                     
            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:  148        1980:  852       1982:  129                         
        1986:  135        1988:  600       1990:  143                         
        1992:  5309       1994:  236                                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001