VAR CF9030b DID DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONTACT R

VAR CF9030b   DID DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONTACT R
              COLUMNS 916-916
              NUMERIC
              MD GE 8


        Intro:  (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968:  You know that) (other years exc.
        1988:  As you know,)  The political parties try to talk to as many
        people as they can to get them to vote for their candidate(s).

        Did anyone from one (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968:  either) of the
        political parties call you up or come around and talk to you about the
        (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968:  during the) campaign (1976ff:  this year)?
        (IF YES:)  Which party was that (1956,1960:  were they from)?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        This was a post variable (incl. 1956, see VCF0013 note).
        SEE ALSO VCF9030a,VCF9030a,VCF9030c

      The 1952 version of this variable was not comparable because it only
      pertained to literature personally delivered by a party representative.

               1.   YES, CONTACT BY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
               2.   NO CONTACT BY DEMOCRATIC PARTY

               8.   DK if contact; contact but DK/NA which party
               9.   NA if contact; INAP, no post IW (all presidential years
                    except 1956); form II, III, IV, (1972);  abbrev. telephone
                    IW (1984); question not used

        1956:  221             1960:  221             1964:  325-327
        1966:  71-74           1968:  401-404         1972:  466,467
        1974:  2193,2194       1976:  3539,3540       1978:  464,465
        1980:  785,786         1982:  464,465         1984:  812,813
        1986:  309,310         1988:  820,821         1990:  361,362
        1992:  5801,5802       1994:  801,802         1996:  961162, 1163
        1998:  980349, 980350  2000:  001219,001220


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