VAR CF1018 INDEX- MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CAND THERMS
COLUMNS 715 - 717
NUMERIC
MD GE 998
MAJOR PARTY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE THERMOMETER INDEX
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
Built from VCF0906 and VCF0907 as: (VCF0906-VCF0907 +100)/2.
Fractional results are rounded to the next highest integer.
0. Most Republican
.
50. Neutral
.
100. Most Democratic
998. DK in VCF0906 or VCF0907
999. NA; INAP
1978: 2005-2006 1980: 855-856 1982: 132-133
1984: 753,856 1986: 136-137 1988: 601-602
1990: 145-146 1992: 5311-5312 1994: 239,301
1996: 960278-279 1998: 980239-980240
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