VAR CF0977 R KNOW CANDIDATE ALREADY IN HOUSE (1)

VAR CF0977    R KNOW CANDIDATE ALREADY IN HOUSE (1)
              COLUMNS 811-811
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 9


        1958,1964,1966: Do you happen to know if (either/the) candidate is
        already in Congress?

        1978 and later:  Do you happen to know if <candidate in district where
        only 1 candidate ran> / either <first candidate in district where 2
        candidates ran> or <second candidate in district where 2 candidates
        ran> was already in the U.S. House of Representatives before the
        election?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        In 1966, 1982 and 1992, two 'incumbents' actually ran in several
        congressional districts.  In these years, this was the result of
        redistricting, and the congressional election decided which
        'incumbent' would remain as the 'new' district's representative.

        NOTE:  978-979 have not been altered as a result of corrections to
        1978 data for type of House race (see notes VCF0902).

        1996 and 1998: For districts with 2 major party candidates, the order
        in which the Democratic and Republican House candidate names were read
        within the question text was randomized.

               1.   Yes, candidate was/ one candidate was/ (some years: [see
                    VCF0978]: both)
               3.   No, candidate wasn't/ neither candidate was
               5.   DK

               9.   NA; INAP, no major party candidate running; no post IW
                    (1964,1980,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000); abbrev.
                    telephone 1984); Washington D.C.; short form (1992);
                    question not used

      1958:  97               1964:  312              1966:  93
      1978:  180              1980:  912              1982:  169
      1984:  929,932          1986:  213,216          1988:  708,711
      1990:  231,234          1992:  5435,5438        1994:  431,434
      1996:  961068, 961070   1998:  980299,980301    2000:  001353a,001354


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