VAR CF1002 SALIENCE - HOUSE INCUMBENT/CHALLENGER

VAR CF1002    SALIENCE - HOUSE INCUMBENT/CHALLENGER
              COLUMNS 850-851
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 99


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

        Incumbent and challenger House candidate salience is the sum of all
        'likes' and 'dislikes' about both the incumbent and challenger House
        candidates:  [VCF0993+VCF0994] + [VCF0997+VCF0998],
        which is the same as:  VCF0996+VCF1000.

               0. zero mentions
                  .
                  .
               16. sixteen or more mentions

               99. MD (codes 6-9 in any of:  VCF0993,VCF0994,VCF0997,VCF0998)

       1978:  160-179          1980:  892-911        1982:  148-167
       1984:  908-927          1986:  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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