VAR CF1003 RELATIVE SALIENCE -HSE INCUMBENT/CHALL

VAR CF1003    RELATIVE SALIENCE -HSE INCUMBENT/CHALL
              COLUMNS 852-854
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 999


        RELATIVE SALIENCE OF INCUMBENT AND CHALLENGER HOUSE
        CANDIDATES
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

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

                -8. Eight or more challenger mentions, no incumbent mentions
                  .
                 0.
                  .
                +8. Eight or more incumbent mentions, no challenger 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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