VAR CF9023 NONVOTER PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE

VAR CF9023    NONVOTER PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
              COLUMNS 907-907
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9


        (ALL YEARS:  ASKED OF Rs WHO DID NOT VOTE):

        1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968:  Who (1948: whom) would you have voted
        for if you had voted?

        1980,1984,1988,1992,1996:  How about the election for president?  Did
        you prefer one of the candidates for president?  (IF YES:) Who did you
        prefer?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        THISVAR IS A FOLLOWUP TO VCF0704-706.

        In 1952,1956,1960,1964 no category appeared (coded) for "no
        preference."
        Although a category appeared for "no preference" in 1968, R was not
        asked the filter question, "Did you prefer one of the candidates for
        president?" and the absence of this filter was reflected in the small
        1968 "no preference" N (presumably volunteered responses).
        In 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992 Rs who replied "no" to the filter
        question were coded 7 here.

        In 1956, one case originally coded in the dual category "nonvoter, NA
        preference; voted but not for president" has been coded 9 in this
        variable.  In 1968, one case originally coded "Nixon or Wallace" has
        been coded 9 in this variable.

               1.   PREFERENCE:  DEMOCRATIC
               2.   PREFERENCE:  REPUBLICAN
               3.   PREFERENCE:  OTHER
               7.   NO PREFERENCE (1968 and later)

               9.   DK; NA; refused; INAP, no post IW (all presidential years
                    exc. 1948, 1956); question not used
               0.   R voted or DK/NA/refused to say if voted (for president)

        1948:  24              1952:  178               1956:  203
        1960:  201             1964:  286               1968:  316
        1980:  1014, 1015      1984:  805, 806          1988:  774, 775
        1992:  5634            1996:  961098,961099     2000:  001277


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