VAR CF0617 SHOULD SOMEONE VOTE IF PARTY CANT WIN

VAR CF0617    SHOULD SOMEONE VOTE IF PARTY CANT WIN
              COLUMNS 519-519
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9


        'It isn't so important to vote when you know your party doesn't have
        any chance to win.'
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE INTRODUCTORY TEXT OF VCF0609.

        The order in which questions VCF0609-VCF0618 appear may vary from
        year to year.

               1.  Agree
               2.  Disagree

               9.  DK; depends; not sure; can't say; refused to say
               0.  NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); question not used

        1952:  117   1956:  110   1960:  109
        1972:  287   1976:  3348  1978:  422
        1980:  143


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