VAR CF9153 VOTE VALID: OFFICE VOTING RECORDS COLUMNS 875 - 875 NUMERIC MD EQ 0 OR GE 8 VOTE VALIDATION STUDY: COMPLETENESS AND/OR ADEQUACY OF INFORMATION USED TO CHECK VOTING RECORDS ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. SEE GENERAL NOTE VCF9149. SEE NOTES VCF9152. This variable basically describes conditions at the records office identified in VCF9149: 1- If R's election office was identified in VCF9149 then VCF9153 has been coded-- regardless whether R was validated or not (applies specifically to 1988,1990). 2- In 1984 and 1986, R's records office was not identified if R was unvalidated (0 in VCF9149): 1984 and 1986 unvalidated Rs appear in MD code 0. 3- Records offices were not identified at all prior to 1984, however some (limited) information about cases of inaccessibility of voting records was obtained during 1980, 1978 and 1976. Note that all 1976-1980 cases have been coded 1 except for such exceptions (described below and coded 5) and for name/address problems (code 3). In 1980, identification of records office (VCF9149) was not established, and minimal information about condition/accessibility of office records was collected. Information available is that in 1980 in Montgomery County Alabama, Madison County Alabama, and Acadia Parish Lousiana, the electoral offices would not allow any voting records to be accessible (20 cases, 5 in VCF9153)-- although the office had already allowed verification of registration status (coded 1 in VCF9152). There are no cases in code 2 for 1980. In 1978 and 1976, identification of records office (VCF9149) was not established, and minimal information about condition/accessibility of office records was collected. Information available from 1978 is that in 32 cases (8 in original var 1409) of Rs with active registration (coded 1 in VCF9152), interviewers were unable to check voting records at all: these cases have been coded 5 in VCF9153. Similarly, information available from 1976 indicates that in 31 cases of Rs (weighted: code 8 in original var 5012) with active registration status (coded 1 in VCF9152), interviewers were unable to check vote records: these cases have also been coded 5 in VCF9153. No cases in VCF9153 are coded 2 for 1978 or 1976. Code 1: 1984: includes 40 cases which were coded 67, 68, or 998 in VCF9149 (election office) and which were labeled "problem with registration records" in the original dataset's variable (V1129). For all but 11 of these 40 cases, however, a voting record was found, and, of the 11 for whom no voting record was subsequently found, 7 were cases of telephone (limited) attempt at validation. Code 3: Except for 1984 and 1986, code 3 encompasses situations in which it was impossible to check specifically for R's records. Information identical to code 3 for 1984 and 1986 is found in VCF9152 code 3. Code 5: 1984: No cases appear in code 5 for 1984, because the original dataset variable combined cases of voting records "wholly OR partially unavailable" into a single code category (contained here in code 2). CODE ANNOTATION: * 1988: election offices 65,75,80,81,89,90,110,111 * 1986: election offices 3,17,37-39,50,75,111,125,145,156. * 1984: election offices 61,65,76,79,82 ** 1990: 9 in orig. dataset var V2003 ** 1988: 2,9 in orig. dataset var V1143. *** 1990: election office 182 *** 1988: code 1 in orig. dataset var 1145 [all cases, election office 76] *** 1986: election offices 68,69,79 and 1 case election office 169 (3 other cases in 169 coded 1 in VCF9153 in accordance with original dataset) *** 1976-1980: see above 1. OFFICE RECORDS APPEAR TO BE ADEQUATE, NO INFORMATION ABOUT DEFICIENCIES 2. SOME OFFICE VOTING RECORDS NOT ACCESSIBLE* 3. R'S NAME UNKNOWN AND/OR INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS AND/OR REGISTERED OUT OF AREA ** (not 1984,1986: see code 0) 5. NO OFFICE VOTING RECORDS ACCESSIBLE *** 8. DK (1980: 0,9 in orig. dataset var 1207: 27 cases office error [5 in VCF9152] and 31 cases registered at different address [see note VCF9152]; 1976: 5 in VCF9152, records not sent to field) 9. Office refused (7 in VCF9152) 0. Office not identified (0 in VCF9149: 1984,1986 only); INAP, question not used; 1976 non-panel Rs 1976: 5012 1978: 1409 1980: 1207 1984: 1129 1986: 800 1988: 1117,1143,1145 1990: 2003,2005 ==============================