VAR CF9116 CHALL HSE CAND-7PT LIBERAL/CONSERV SCALE

VAR CF9116    CHALL HSE CAND-7PT LIBERAL/CONSERV SCALE
              COLUMNS 1020-1020
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives.
        Here is a 7-point scale on which the political views that people might
        hold are arranged from extremely liberal to extremely conservative.

        Where would you place <challenger> on this scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN
        TO R)

        LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE-- HOUSE CHALLENGER CANDIDATE'S RATING ON 7-POINT
        SCALE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        For all years, this var has been built from placements of Democratic
        and Republican House candidates.  SEE VCF9099, VCF9104.

        The 1982 dataset included 2 sets of contact vars for 2 running
        incumbents due to redistricting in two congressional districts (19
        cases affected).  For this year, the incumbent who represented R's
        sampling location BEFORE the 1982 redistricting has been considered
        R's 'incumbent' for Cumulative Data File definition.  The other
        candidate, the incumbent previously representing another Congressional
        district (i.e., not previously representing the district of R's sample
        location) has been considered the 'challenger' to the running
        incumbent.  See notes VCF0902 describing  congressional districts
        affected and designation of candidates as  "the incumbent" and "the
        challenger" in these cases.

               1.   EXTREMELY LIBERAL
               2.   LIBERAL
               3.   SLIGHTLY LIBERAL
               4.   MODERATE; MIDDLE OF ROAD
               5.   SLIGHTLY CONSERVATIVE
               6.   CONSERVATIVE
               7.   EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE

               8.   DK/DON'T RECOGNIZE
               9.   NA; INAP, no post IW (1980,2000); R selected for branching
                    series version of this question (2000); question not used
               0.   Inap, R self-rating was DK or "Haven't thought much about
                    it" (see above); no incumbent candidate in district race
                    (incl. Washington DC); incumbent unopposed

       1978:  4, 404, 405      1980:  740, 1049,1050    1982:  6,401,402
       1986:  43, 388, 389     1990:  58,409,410        1994:  843,845
       1996:  960375,960377    1998:  980407,980409     2000:  001378a,001380a


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