VAR CF9036 R KNOW SENATE MAJORITY BEFORE ELECTION

VAR CF9036    R KNOW SENATE MAJORITY BEFORE ELECTION
              COLUMNS 923-923
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 9


     Do you happen to know which party had the most members in the U.S.
     Senate before the election this/last month?  (IF NECESSARY:) Which one?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

               1.   REPUBLICANS - CORRECT
               2.   DEMOCRATS   - CORRECT
               4.   REPUBLICANS - INCORRECT
               5.   DEMOCRATS   - INCORRECT
               7.   OTHER (COMMENTS)
               8.   DK (NO)

               9.   NA; INAP, no post IW (presidential years); abbrev.
                    telephone IW (1984); question not used

        1982:  525      1984:  1008     1986:  350
        1988:  879      1990:  403      1992:  5952
        1994:  1013     1996:  961073   1998:  980480
        2000:  001357


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