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VAR CF1018 INDEX- MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CAND THERMS

VAR CF1018    INDEX- MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CAND THERMS
              COLUMNS 876-878
              NUMERIC
              MD GE 998


        MAJOR PARTY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE THERMOMETER INDEX
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        Built from VCF0906 and VCF0907 as: (VCF0906-VCF0907 +100)/2.
        Fractional results are rounded to the next highest integer.

                 0.   Most Republican
                  .
                50.   Neutral
                  .
                100.   Most Democratic

               998.  DK in VCF0906 or VCF0907
               999.  NA; INAP, no post IW

        1978:  2005-2006    1980:  855-856         1982:  132-133
        1984:  753,856      1986:  136-137         1988:  601-602
        1990:  145-146      1992:  5311-5312       1994:  239,301
        1996:  960278-279   1998:  980239-980240   2000:  001298,001299
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Walter Mebane 2003-02-17