VAR CF0738 PARTY OF REGISTRATION

VAR CF0738    PARTY OF REGISTRATION
              COLUMNS 595-595
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9


        Were you registered in this election as being a Republican, a
        Democrat, an Independent or what?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        This is a post var, asked of voters and of registered non-voters (and
        also asked of Rs who did not know if they voted but who stated that
        they were registered).

        REPORTED VOTER OR REGISTERED NONVOTER WHO STATED THAT EGISTRATION DID
        NOT REQUIRE DECLARATION OF PARTY in R's area or if R was a (reported)
        voter who stated that voters were not required to register:   6 has
        been coded.

        NOT REGISTERED:  Nonvoter Rs who replied that voters were not required
        to register in their area have been coded 9.  Nonvoter Rs who replied
        "DK" or NA when asked if they were registered have also been coded 9.
        Nonvoter Rs who replied that they were registered but, when asked for
        party of registration, replied that voters were not required to
        register in their areas have been coded 9.

        If R was a non-voter who replied that s/he was registered but, when
        asked for party of registered, replied that s/he was not registered, 0
        has been coded.

               1. Democratic party
               5. Republican party
               6. Voters: not required to declare party (VOLUNTEERED);
                  voters: not required to register (VOLUNTEERED);
                  non-voters: registered, not required to declare party
                 (VOLUNTEERED)
               7. Independent
               8. Other party

               9. DK, absentee voter; NA; INAP, nonvoter who declares that
                  voters are not required to register; NA if voted; refused
                  to say if voted; DK if registered; NA if registered; R
                  voted but stated s/he was not registered (VOLUNTEERED:
                  3 cases in 1978, 1 case in 1980, 5 cases in 1982, 1 case
                  in 1984, 2 cases in 1986); no post IW (1980,1984); abbrev.
                  telephone IW (1984); question not used
               0. R was not registered

        1978:  471,485    1980:  989,1012    1982:  502,520
        1984:  784,803    1986:  262,277


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