VAR CF0324 RELATIVE MAJOR PARTY SALIENCE

VAR CF0324    RELATIVE MAJOR PARTY SALIENCE
              COLUMNS 335-337
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 999


        RELATIVE SALIENCE OF MAJOR PARTIES
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        Relative salience of parties is the sum of 'likes' and 'dislikes'
        about the Democratic party MINUS the sum of 'likes' and 'dislikes'
        about the Republican party:   [VCF0314+VCF0315] - [VCF0318+VCF0319]
        which is the same as:   VCF0317 - VCF0321

               -10  Ten Republican mentions, no Democratic
                 .
                 .
                 0  No mentions
                 .
                 .
               +10  Ten Democratic mentions, no Republican

               999. No pre IW (1952,1960); form II (1972); form B (1986); form
                    A (1990); questions not administered in assigned half-
                    sample [see VCF012a] (1996); question not asked
                    (1954,1962, 1966,1970,1974 only)

        1952:  18-21           1956:  15-18        1958:  15-18
        1960:  20-23           1964:  21-24        1968:  28-31
        1972:  31,33,35,37
        1976:  3088-3092,3094-3098,3100-3104,3106-3110
        1978:  91-95,97-101,103-107,109-113
        1980:  173-177,179-183,185-189,191-195
        1982:  74-78,80-84,86-90,92-96
        1984:  267-271,273-277,279-283,285-289
        1986:  73-77,79-83,85-89,91-95
        1988:  183-187,189-193,195-199,201-205
        1990:  74-79,81-85,86-91,92-97
        1992:  3402-3406,3408-3412,3414-3418,3420-3424
        1994:  132-136,138-142,144-148,150-154
        1996:  960314-324, 960326-330, 960332-336
        2000:  000374-378, 000380-384, 000386-390, 000392-396


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