VAR CF0718 DID R ATTEND POLITICAL MEETINGS

VAR CF0718    DID R ATTEND POLITICAL MEETINGS
              COLUMNS 573-573
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        Did you go to any political meetings, rallies, (1984 and later:
        speeches,) (1978,1980,1982: fund raising) dinners, or things like that
        (1984 and later: in support of a particular candidate)?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE VCF0717.

        The order of items corresponding to VCF0717-VCF0722 (participation
        vars) may vary from year to year.

             1.  No
             2.  Yes

             0.  DK; NA; INAP, no post IW (presidential years exc.1956); form
                 III or IV (1972); abbrev. telephone IW (1984); question not
                 used

        1952:  205          1956:  217         1960:  217
        1962:  51           1964:  314         1968:  397
        1970:  169(type 0)  1972:  469         1974:  2196
        1976:  3532         1978:  458         1980:  795
        1982:  474          1984:  821         1986:  317
        1988:  827          1990:  368         1992:  5810
        1994:  810          1996:  9601167     1998:  980363
        2000:  001227


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