VAR CF9060 (STATE W/RACE) SENATOR THERMOMETER

VAR CF9060    (STATE W/RACE) SENATOR THERMOMETER
              COLUMNS 958-960
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 996 OR GE 997


        SENATOR NOT UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN STATE WITH SENATE RACE - Feeling
        Thermometer
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE TEXT NOTES VCF0201.

        Name of the senator not up for re-election in states with a senate
        race during year of IW was given.

        The parties of the named senators with term not up are as follow:

        1978 Dem:  AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC,
                   NE, NJ, SC, TN, TX, WV
             Rep:  DE, KS, OK, OR, WY
             Ind:  A
        1980 Dem:  AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, NY, OH, OK, WA, WI
             Rep:  CA, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, MO, NC, OR, PA, SC, UT
        1982 Dem:  CA, CT, MA, MI, MO, NE, NJ, WV
             Rep:  AZ, FL, IN, MD, ME, MN, MS, NY, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
        1986 Dem:  AL, AZ, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, LA, MD, NY, OH, WI
             Rep:  CA, CO, CT, IN, KS, MO, NC, NH, OR, PA, WA
        1988 Dem:  CA, CT, FL, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OH, TN, WA, WV
             Rep:  IN, MN, MO, PA, TX, VA, WI, WY
        1990 Dem:  AL, AR, CO, GA, IL, MA, MI, NC, NJ, TN, TX, VA, WV
             Rep:  IA, IN, KS, MN, NH, OR, WY
        1992 Dem:  AL, AZ, AR, CT, GA, IL, IA, LA, MD, NY, OH, PA, WI
             Rep:  CO, FL, IN, KS, MO, NH, NC, OR, WA
        1994 Dem:  CA, CT, FL, MA, MD, MI, MN, NE, NJ, OH, WA, WI, WV
             Rep:  AZ, IN, MO, NY, OK, PA, TX, UT, VA, WY

        If there was no senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no
        post) has been coded.

           0-100.    Degrees as given

             996.    No race in state; Washington D.C.; 2 senate
                     races:  CA (1992 ONLY), TN (1994 ONLY)
             997.    R doesn't recognize name
             998.    DK where to rate; can't judge
             999.    NA; refused; INAP, no post IW (1980,1988,1992); question
                     not used

        1978:  149      1980:  854       1982:  131
        1986:  133      1988:  598       1990:  142
        1992:  5308     1994:  235       1998:  980241,980242


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