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VAR CF0996 SALIENCE -INCUMBENT CANDIDATE

VAR CF0996    SALIENCE -INCUMBENT CANDIDATE
              COLUMNS 839-840
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 99


        SALIENCE OF INCUMBENT HOUSE CANDIDATE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        This is the number of incumbent House candidate 'likes' plus the
        number of incumbent House candidate 'dislikes'  (VCF0993+VCF0994).

                0.  zero mentions
                .
                .
                8.  eight or more mentions

               99.  MD (codes 6-9 in VCF0993,994)

        1978:  4,160-179         1980:  740,892-911
        1982:  6,148-167         1984:  59,913-927
        1986:  43,184-203        1988:  674-697
        1990:  198-221           1992:  5401-5424
        1994:  401-424           1996:  961044-961067
        1998:  980275-980298     2000:  001328-001351


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Walter Mebane 2003-02-17