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VAR CF0999 AFFECT - HOUSE CHALLENGER
COLUMNS 843-844
NUMERIC
MD EQ 99
AFFECT TOWARD CHALLENGER TO INCUMBENT HOUSE CANDIDATE
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
This is the number of House challenger candidate 'likes' minus the
number of House challenger candidate dislikes' (VCF0997-VCF0998).
-4. maximum negative
.
0. neutral
.
+4. maximum positive
99. MD (codes 6-9 in VCF0997,998)
1978: 4,160-179 1980: 740,892-911
1982: 6,148-167 1984: 59,913-927
1986: 43,184-203 1988: 674-697
1990: 198-221 1992: 5401-5424
1994: 401-424 1996: 961044-961067
1998: 980275-980298 2000: 001328-001351
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Walter Mebane
2003-02-17