VAR CF0946 NO. CONTACTS FROM HOUSE RUNNING INCUM

VAR CF0946    NO. CONTACTS FROM HOUSE RUNNING INCUM
              COLUMNS 775-775
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 8 OR GE 9


        NUMBER OF SPECIFIED CONTACTS MADE WITH RUNNING INCUMBENT
        CANDIDATE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        DERIVED FROM VCF0911-917.

        See notes VCF0902 describing "incumbent" and "challenger" for 1982
        districts in which 2 incumbents ran.

        This variable does not count contacts other than the 7 NES-specified
        contacts (met personally/ attended meeting/ talked to staff/ received

        Note that for 1992 redistricted LA06 (2 Republican 'incumbents'
        neither of whom had previously represented the geographic area)
        variables 946-947 have been coded INAP 8.

        NOTE:  946-949 have not been altered as a result of corrections to
        1978 data for type of House race (see notes VCF0902).

               0.   No contacts
               1.   One contact
               2.   Two contacts
               3.   Three contacts
               4.   Four contacts
               5.   Five contacts
               6.   Six contacts
               7.   Seven contacts

               8.   Incumbent not running
               9.   NA; DK; INAP, no post IW (1980,1984,1988,1992); Washington
                    D.C.; telephone IW (1984); short form IW (1992);
                    question not used

        1978:  782013-782020                              1980:  800918-800925
        1982:  820176-820183,820213-820220,820223-820230  1984:  840936-840943
        1986:  860220-860227                              1988:  880715-880722
        1990:  900238-900245
        1992:  925502-925509,925513-925520
        1994:  940503-940509,940514-940520


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