VAR CF1016 INTERVIEW NO. DAYS AFTER ELECTION (POST)

VAR CF1016    INTERVIEW NO. DAYS AFTER ELECTION (POST)
              COLUMNS 871-872
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 99


        NUMBER OF DAYS FROM DAY OF ELECTION UNTIL DAY OF POST IW
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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 (post-election
        time period).

        Election days are as follows:
          2000 Nov 7     1998 Nov 3
          1996 Nov 5     1994 Nov 7     1992 Nov 3
          1990 Nov 6     1988 Nov 8     1986 Nov 4
          1984 Nov 6     1982 Nov 2     1980 Nov 4
          1978 Nov 7     1976 Nov 2     1974 Nov 5
          1972 Nov 7     1970 Nov 3     1968 Nov 5
          1966 Nov 8     1964 Nov 3     1962 Nov 6
          1960 Nov 8     1958 Nov 4     1956 Nov 6

               Exact number of days is coded, except:

               99.  NA; INAP, no post IW (all presidential years exc. 1956);
                    question not used (1952,1954,1962)

        1956:  193      1958:  11        1960:  271
        1964:  275      1966:  17        1968:  272
        1970:  36       1972:  440       1974:  2023
        1976:  3525     1978:  30        1980:  33
        1982:  39       1984:  50        1986:  9
        1988:  63,64    1990:  52,53     1992:  5005,5006
        1994:  36       1996:  960904    1998:  980005
        2000:  000131


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