VAR CF1015 INTERVIEW NO. DAYS BEFORE ELECTION (PRE)

VAR CF1015    INTERVIEW NO. DAYS BEFORE ELECTION (PRE)
              COLUMNS 869-870
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 99


        NUMBER OF DAYS FROM PRE-ELECTION IW UNTIL DAY OF ELECTION
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        IMPORTANT NOTE:  NES studes are note designed to produce
        representative samples with respect to this variable (pre-election
        time period).

        SEE VCF1016 note.

        In 1992, two cases of interviews mistakenly coded 11/2/1992 should
        have been coded 11/3/1992 [election day but prior to voting]; the
        correct date has been used in the calculation here.

               Exact number of days is coded, except:

               99.  NA; INAP, no pre IW (1952,1960); abbreviated pre IW
                    (1980,see VCF0015); question not used (non-presidential
                     years)

        1952:  10        1956:  9       1960:  12
        1964:  14        1968:  22      1972:  22
        1976:  3023      1980:  25      1984:  32
        1988:  43,44     1990:  52,53   1992:  3026,3027
        1996:  960013    2000:  000009


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