VAR CF0411 RELATIVE SALIENCE -MAJOR PARTY HSE CANDS

VAR CF0411    RELATIVE SALIENCE -MAJOR PARTY HSE CANDS
              COLUMNS 403-405
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 999


        MAJOR PARTY RELATIVE SALIENCE OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        Relative salience of major party presidential candidates is the sum of
        'likes' and 'dislikes' about the Democratic presidential candidate
        MINUS the sum of 'likes' and 'dislikes' about the Republican
        presidential candidate:  [VCF0401+VCF0402] - [VCF0405+VCF0406]
        which is the same as:   VCF0404-VCF0408

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

            999. INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); form II (1972); abbreviated IW
                 form (1980); question not used (non-presidential years)

        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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