VAR CF9069 APPROVAL STRENGTH -RUNNING HSE INCUMBENT
COLUMNS 810 - 810
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0 OR GE 8
In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way <running U.S.
House incumbent Representative> has been handling his/her job?
(IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE) Do you approve/disapprove strongly or
approve/disapprove not strongly?
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
THISVAR IS A FOLLOWUP TO VCF0991.
If the U.S. House representative in R's district was NOT running for
re-election (i.e., was 'retiring'), then this question does not apply
(0 coded).
If there was no running incumbent and no post IW, then 9 (no post) has
been coded.
1. APPROVE STRONGLY
2. APPROVE NOT STRONGLY
4. DISAPPROVE NOT STRONGLY
5. DISAPPROVE STRONGLY
8. DK strongly or not strongly
9. NA strongly or not strongly; DK/NA if approve/disapprove
(9 in VCF0991); INAP, no post IW (1980, 1988, 1992, 1996);
short form (1992); question not used
0. No running incumbent (includes Washington D.C.)
1980: 973 1986: 354 1988: 790
1990: 404,405 1992: 5710,5711 1994: 637,638
1996: 961124 1998: 980326, 980327
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