VAR CF0415 INDEX- MAJOR PARTY VICE PRES CAND THERMS

VAR CF0415    INDEX- MAJOR PARTY VICE PRES CAND THERMS
              COLUMNS 413-415
              NUMERIC
              MD GE 998


        MAJOR PARTY VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THERMOMETER INDEX
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        Built from VCF0425 and VCF0427 as: (VCF0425-VCF0427 +100)/2.
        Fractional results are rounded to the next highest integer.

                2.   Most Republican
                 .
               50.   Neutral
                 .
               99.   Most Democratic

               998.  DK/don't recognize in VCF0425 or VCF0427
               999.  NA; INAP

        1968:  487-488      1972:  265-266         1976:  3308,3312
        1980:  161-162      1984:  292,304         1988:  159,160
        1992:  3308-3309    1996:  960275-960276   2000:  000366,000367


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