VAR 001251 C7. Timing of Pres vote decision

VAR 001251    C7. Timing of Pres vote decision
              MD1: EQ 0,  MD2: GE 98
              COLUMNS:  2222 - 2223
              Numeric

   C7.

   IF PRESIDENTIAL VOTE CAST IS NOT DK/REF:

       How long before the election did you decide that you
       were going to vote the way you did?
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       [PROBE IF NECESSARY "WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN A FEW DAYS BEFORE
       THE ELECTION, A WEEK, OR LONGER THAN THAT?]

       01. Knew all along/from the first; always vote for the same party;
           before the convention/nomination (no mention of Gore/Bush/
           Buchanan/Nader); before the primaries; 9 months or more
       02. Before the convention because of Gore's/ Bush's/ Buchanan's/
           Nader's candidacy; as soon as Gore/Bush/Buchanan/Nader said he
           would run; "months before"; "early on"; "long time/quite a bit
           before the election"
       03. At the time of the Republican convention/ when Bush was nominated;
           just after the Republican convention; 3 months; July; "a few
           months";"2-3 months"
       04. During the Democratic convention when Gore was nominated; just
           after the Democratic convention; 4 months; August
       05. After the convention(s); during the campaign (NFS); 2 months; "a
           couple of months"; September
       06. Five to seven weeks before the election
       07. One month; three weeks; October; after the Presidential debates
       08. About two weeks before the election; "ten days"
       09. In the last few days of the campaign; the last part of it
       10. On election day
       11. During/after the primaries (not codeable in 02); "several
           months"; 5-8 months
       12. After the vice-presidential debate
       97. Other

       98. DK
       99. RF
       00. NA; INAP, 8, 9, 0 in C6

                      0        1        2        3        4
                   -----    -----    -----    -----    -----
          Count     645      147      257       87       21

                      5        6        7        8        9
                   -----    -----    -----    -----    -----
          Count     108       44      102       76      126

                     10       11       97       98
                   -----    -----    -----    -----
          Count      57      134        1        2


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