VAR CF0701 IS R REGISTERED TO VOTE (PRE)

VAR CF0701    IS R REGISTERED TO VOTE (PRE)
              COLUMNS 555-555
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        Now how about the election this November.  (1952-1964: Do you know if
        you are; 1968-1980: Are you) registered/eligible so that you could
        vote in the November election if you wanted to?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE VCF0737 FOR POST-ELECTION REGISTRATION QUESTION.

        This is a pre-election var.  (See *note, VCF013,VCF014 describing
        status of 1954 minor study).

        Code 2 includes cases coded "yes, qualified, I think so" from 1956,
        1960 and 1964.  From 1980, code 0 includes 1 response that voters were
        not required to register in respondent's state (this case was coded 1
        in VCF0703).

            1.  No
            2.  Yes

            0.  DK; NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); form II (1972); question
                not used

        1952:  77    1954:  15      1956:  98
        1960:  99    1964:  158     1968:  131
        1972:  164   1976:  3032    1980:  134


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