VAR CF0409 AFFECT TOWARD MAJOR PARTY HSE CANDIDATES

VAR CF0409    AFFECT TOWARD MAJOR PARTY HSE CANDIDATES
              COLUMNS 398-400
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 999


        NET AFFECT TOWARD MAJOR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        The net affect toward major party presidential candidates is the
        difference between two sums:  the sum of Democratic presidential
        candidate 'likes' and Republican presidential candidate 'dislikes'
        MINUS the sum of Democratic presidential candidate 'dislikes' and
        Republican presidential candidate 'likes:'
                   [VCF0401+VCF0406] - [VCF0402+VCF0405],
        which is the same as:   VCF0403-VCF0407.

               -10  Maximum Republican
                 0  Neutral
               +10  Maximum Democratic

               999. INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); form II (1972);

        1952:  27-30
        1956:  19-22
        1960:  24-27
        1964:  25-28
        1968:  32-35
        1972:  39,41,43,45
        1976:  3112-3116,3118-3122,3124-3128,3130-3134
        1980:  78-82,84-88,102-106,108-112
        1984:  82-86,88-92,94-98,100-104
        1988:  104-108,110-114,116-120,122-126
        1992:  3110-3114,3116-3120,3122-3126,3128-3132
        1996:  960206-960210, 960212-960216, 960218-960222,960224-960228
        2000:  000306-310,000312-316,000318-322,000324-328


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