VAR CF0401 NUMBER OF LIKES -DEM HOUSE CANDIDATE

VAR CF0401    NUMBER OF LIKES -DEM HOUSE CANDIDATE
              COLUMNS 386-386
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 9


        Now I'd like to ask you about the good and bad points of the two
        (1996: "the major") candidates for President.

        Is there anything in particular about <Democratic presidential
        candidate> that might make you want to vote for him?  What is that?
        Anything else?

        SUMMARY:  NUMBER OF LIKES -- DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
        -------------------------------------------------------------------

        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        Five possible mentions were coded in all original NES datasets.

        MD category 9 comprises cases of systematic question exclusion, i.e.,
        when a question was not present within a form (1972) or within a wave
        (1952,1960), or if a question was omitted entirely that year
        (1954,1958,1962, 1966,1970,1974,1978,1982,1986).

        Rs who responded "no" to "Is there anything in particular that you
        like about the Democratic presidential candidate?" have been coded
        here as 0 mentions; Rs coded DK or NA in response to the same question
        have also been coded here as 0 mentions.  In addition, Rs who
        responded "yes" to "Is there anything in particular that you like
        about the Democratic presidential candidate?" BUT who provided no
        mentions (DK or NA in first mention) have been coded 0 here.

        This variable refers to Stevenson for 1952 and 1956, Kennedy for 1960,
        Johnson for 1964, Humphrey for 1968, McGovern for 1972, Carter for
        1976 and 1980, Mondale for 1984, Dukakis for 1988, Clinton for
        1992 and 1996, and Gore for 2000.

        In 1996 and 2000, randomization occurred for the order in which the
        Presidential candidate names (2 major party candidates and Perot in ;
        1996; 2 major party candidates in 2000) were administered for the set
        of 'likes/dislikes' questions; note that for each candidate 'likes'
        preceded 'dislikes,' and both 'likes' and 'dislikes' questions were
        administered for one candidate before questions concerning the next
        candidate were begun.

               0.  Zero positive mentions (likes)
               1.  One positive mention (likes)
               2.  Two positive mentions (likes)
               3.  Three positive mentions (likes)
               4.  Four positive mentions (likes)
               5.  Five positive mentions (likes)

               9.  INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); form II (1972); abbreviated IW
                   form (1980: see VCF015); question not used (1948 and non-
                   presidential years)

        1952:  27           1956:  19         1960:  24
        1964:  25           1968:  32         1972:  39
        1976:  3112-3116    1980:  102-106    1984:  94-98
        1988:  116-120      1992:  3122-3126  1996:  960206-960210
        2000:  000306-310


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