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VAR CF0707 PARTY OF VOTE FOR CONGRESSMAN
COLUMNS 562-562
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0
1952-1970 [NO BALLOT CARD]: How about the vote for Congressman.
Did you vote for a candidate for Congress? (IF YES:) Who did you
vote for? Which party was that?
1972 [NO BALLOT CARD]: How about the election for Congressman-- that
is, for the House of Representatives in Washington? Which party's
candidate did you vote for for Congressman?
1974,1976 [NO BALLOT CARD]: How about the election for Congressman--
that is, for the House of Representatives in Washington? Did you vote
for a candidate for Congress? Whom did you vote for? Which party
was that?
1978 AND LATER - W/ BALLOT CARD (1980-LATER: registered in IW county):
...............................................................
1978-1982, 1984 personal, 1986-1996, 1998 personal, 2000 personal:
Here is a list of candidates for the major races in this district.
How about the election for the House of Representatives in
Washington? Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of
Representatives? (IF YES:) Who did you vote for? (BALLOT CARD SHOWN
TO R)
1984 telephone:
I am going to read a list of candidates for the major races in your
district. In the election for the House of Representatives, the
ballot listed: [Names and party affiliations of all House of
Representatives candidates listed on the Ballot Card].
Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives?
(IF YES:) Who did you vote for?
1998 telephone:
Please take out the (color) sheet of paper that was folded inside
your booklet. There you see a list of candidates for the major
race(s) in this district. How about the election for the HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES in Washington? Did you vote for a candidate for
the U.S. House of Representatives? (IF YES:) Who did you vote for?
2000 telephone:
How about the election for the House of Representatives in
Washington. Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of
Repesentatives? Did you vote for (the Democrat, <NAME>, or) (the
Republican, <NAME>) (IF IND/3RD PARTY CANDIDATE: or the <PARTY>
candidate, <NAME>)?
1980 AND LATER - W/O BALLOT CARD (registered outside IW county):
...............................................................
1980, 1982, 1984 personal and telephone, 1986-1996, 1998 personal,
2000 personal and telephone:
How about the election for the House of Representatives in
Washington? Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of
Representatives? (IF YES:) Who did you vote for? (2000: Which party
was that?)
1998 telephone:
[TELL RESPONDENT, IF NECESSARY, "We won't need to use the ballot
card in your booklet since you are in a different city/town/
county)."] How about the election for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
in Washington? Did you vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of
Representatives? (IF YES:) Who did you vote for?
PARTY OF HOUSE VOTE
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
SEE ALSO VCF0735,VCF0736,VCF1011-VCF1013
The Ballot Card was introduced in 1978.
1952-1968 (no ballot card): When an 'incorrect' name--i.e., not on
the list of candidates which the interviewer had for R's congressional
district--was given with a party association, the party given was
coded and is represented here. When a 'correct' name was given with
an incorrect party, however, then the actual party associated with the
named candidate was coded in the original file and here: "Smith, a
Democrat" was coded as a Republican if, in fact (even contrary to R's
voiced perception) Smith was a Republican. [In 1952-1968, party was
asked for only if R did not know the candidate name or gave an
'incorrect' name. If R correctly named a candidate for his/her
district withtout volunteering party association, party was not asked
for, and factual party of candidate was coded.] In 1958 ONLY, if the
respondent gave the correct name of a candidate from another race in
R's district, then R was informed of the named candidate's actual race
and the question for R's House vote was repeated (his prompt may have
been repeated several times).
1970-1976 (no ballot card): R's perception of candidate's party was
coded and appears here. If not volunteered, party of candidate was
always asked for. If party associated by R was not the actual party
of a correctly named candidate, party as mentioned was still coded.
Even if an 'incorrect' name (i.e., name not on the complete list of
candidate names--see VCF1006 for description of lists) was given,
party associated by R was coded.
1978-1982, 1984 personal, 1986 and later; cases with ballot card:
When R gave a name not on the ballot card/candidate list, the party of
actual vote remained undeterminable (0 in VCF0707), unless R voted
outside district of interview and party of vote of major party
candidate from 'outside' district could be established (if a
recognizable name was given).
1980-later; cases without Ballot Card: Respondents who had voted
outside the Congressional District of their sample selection location
could not use the Ballot Card for their sample location, and question
wording was altered somewhat for these interviews. 1980 was the first
year that 'outside' Congressional District voting was tracked and
documented.
In 1984 Post telephone interviews: If the interviewer had the correct
Ballot Card at hand, then he or she attempted to read the names and
party affiliations of the House candidates [see question wording
above]. In 1992 and 1996 telephone interviews, names were not read by
the interviewer, but attempt was made, in many cases, to leave ballot
cards with respondents if a telephone appointment was made.
Note that VCF0707 and VCF0736 differ slightly from VCF1011-VCF1013 for
years prior to 1978: see note accompanying VCF1011.
In 1952, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1964 this question was coded as a
multiple response allowing, when applicable, for candidate-at-large
mentions (2nd response) as well as district choice of candidates (1st
response). Second responses were excluded in coding VCF0707.
In 1994, a 'ballot card' experiment was conducted; see note at
VCF0012.
In 2000, for respondents registered in county of interview, the
order of candidate names was randomized on the Ballot Card and
in text read by telephone interviewers.
1. Democrat
2. Republican
0. DK; NA; INAP, R did not vote; R refused to say if voted;
DK/NA if voted; refused to say who voted for; 'other' (third
party, independent vote) name given by R not on candidate
list (1978-1988); Washington D.C.; no post IW (1952,1960,
1964,1968, 1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000); voted
but not for House of Representatives; DK/NA if voted for
House of Representatives; forms III and IV (1972); special
districts with no House race in 1978 (LA03,LA07,FL08,FL10);
special districts with no House race in 1980 (LA03, LA07);
special districts with no House race in 1982 (LA05, LA07);
special district with no House race in 1986 (LA04);
question not used
1952: 187 1956: 212 1958: 81
1960: 211 1962: 42 1964: 290
1966: 112 1968: 323 1970: 215(type 0)
1972: 485 1974: 2322 1976: 3673
1978: 474 1980: 998 1982: 507
1984: 792 1986: 266 1988: 768
1990: 289 1992: 5623 1994: 614
1996: 961089 1998: 980313 2000: 001262
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Walter Mebane
2003-02-17