VAR CF0978 R KNOW CANDIDATE ALREADY IN HOUSE (2)

VAR CF0978    R KNOW CANDIDATE ALREADY IN HOUSE (2)
              COLUMNS 812-812
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 9


        1958,1964,1966: Do you happen to know if (either/the) candidate is
        already in Congress?  (IF YES AND 2 MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATES IN
        DISTRICT:) Which {candidate} was that?

        1978 and later:  Do you happen to know if <candidate in district where
        only 1 candidate ran> / either <first candidate in district where 2
        candidates ran> or <second candidate in district where 2 candidates
        ran> was already in the U.S. House of Representatives before the
        election? (IF YES AND 2 MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATES IN DISTRICT:) Which
        {candidate} was that?

        IS R CORRECT:  RECALL INCUMBENCY OF RUNNING INCUMBENT(S)/
        IS R CORRECT:  RECALL NON-INCUMBENCY WHERE NO INCUMBENT IS
        RUNNING
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE VCF0977.

        If no incumbent was running in R's district and R replied "no" (1
        major party candidate) or "neither" (2 major party candidates), then 1
        has been coded.

        If no incumbent was running in R's district and R replied "yes" (1 or
        2 major party candidates), then 2 has been coded.  If an incumbent was
        running unopposed in R's district and R answered "yes," then 1 has
        been coded.
        If an incumbent was running with major party opposition in R's
        district and R answered "yes," then R has been coded according to
        whether R correctly identified WHICH candidate was the incumbent.

        In 1966, 1982 and 1992 [SEE NOTE VCF0978], if R responded that "both"
        candidates were incumbents but R did not live in one of the districts
        where two 'incumbents' were actually running, then R's response has
        been considered 'incorrect'.  If, however, there actually were two
        'incumbents' in R's congressional district, then an answer of 'both'
        OR an answer of either of the two incumbents' names has been
        considered 'correct'.

        In 1984, 1988,1992, 1996-2000, no congressional districts had 2
        'incumbents' running, although several Rs responded 'both' and have
        been coded as incorrect.

        NOTE:  978-979 have not been altered as a result of corrections to
        1978 data for type of House race (see notes VCF0902).

        2000: 1 case where respondent's district was NA and 3 cases where
        respondent district was misidentified have been coded 9.

               1. CORRECT:  correct incumbency status; correct candidate
                  [districts w/incumbents running with major party opposition]
               2. INCORRECT:   incorrect incumbency status; incorrect
                  candidate  [districts w/incumbents running with major party
                  opposition]

               9. DK if incumbent; DK which is incumbent; NA if incumbent; NA
                  which is incumbent; INAP, no major party candidate running;
                  no post IW (presidential years; abbrev. telephone IW (1984);
                  Washington D.C. ; short form (1992); question not used

    1958:  97              1964:  312             1966:  94
    1978:  180,181         1980:  913             1982:  172
    1984:  929,932         1986:  213,216         1988:  709,712
    1990:  232,235         1992:  5436,5439       1994:  432,435
    1996:  961068,961070   1998:  980299,980301   2000:  000194,001353b,001354


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