VAR CF9153 VOTE VALID: OFFICE VOTING RECORDS

VAR CF9153    VOTE VALID: OFFICE VOTING RECORDS
              COLUMNS 1042-1042
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        VOTE VALIDATION STUDY:

        COMPLETENESS AND/OR ADEQUACY OF INFORMATION USED TO CHECK VOTING
        RECORDS
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE GENERAL NOTE VCF9149.

        SEE NOTES VCF9152.

        This variable basically describes conditions at the records office
        identified in VCF9149:

        1- If R's election office was identified in VCF9149 then VCF9153 has
           been coded-- regardless whether R was validated or not
           (applies specifically to 1988,1990).
        2- In 1984 and 1986, R's records office was not identified if R
           was unvalidated (0 in VCF9149): 1984 and 1986 unvalidated Rs
           appear in MD code 0.
        3- Records offices were not identified at all prior to 1984,
           however some (limited) information about cases of inaccessibility
           of voting records was obtained during 1980, 1978 and 1976.  Note
           that all 1976-1980 cases have been coded 1 except for such
           exceptions (described below and coded 5) and for name/address
           problems (code 3).

        In 1980, identification of records office (VCF9149) was not
        established, and minimal information about condition/accessibility of
        office records was collected.  Information available is that in 1980
        in Montgomery County Alabama, Madison County Alabama, and  Acadia
        Parish Lousiana, the electoral offices would not allow any voting
        records to be accessible (20 cases, 5 in VCF9153)-- although the
        office had already allowed verification of registration status
        (coded 1 in VCF9152).  There are no cases in code 2 for 1980.

        In 1978 and 1976, identification of records office (VCF9149) was not
        established, and minimal information about condition/accessibility of
        office records was collected.  Information available from 1978  is
        that in 32 cases (8 in original var 1409) of Rs with active
        registration (coded 1 in VCF9152), interviewers were unable to check
        voting records at all:  these cases have been coded 5 in VCF9153.
        Similarly, information available from 1976 indicates that in 31 cases
        of Rs (weighted:  code 8 in original var 5012) with active
        registration status (coded 1 in VCF9152), interviewers were unable to
        check vote records:  these cases have also been coded 5 in VCF9153.
        No cases in VCF9153 are coded 2 for 1978 or 1976.

        Code 1:   1984:  includes 40 cases which were coded 67, 68, or 998 in
        VCF9149 (election office) and which were labeled "problem with
        registration records" in the original dataset's variable (V1129).
        For all but 11 of these 40 cases, however, a voting record was found,
        and, of the 11 for whom no voting record was subsequently found, 7
        were cases of telephone (limited) attempt at validation.

        Code 3:   Except for 1984 and 1986, code 3 encompasses situations in
        which it was impossible to check specifically for R's records.
        Information identical to code 3 for 1984 and 1986 is found in VCF9152
        code 3.

        Code 5:   1984:  No cases appear in code 5 for 1984, because the
        original dataset variable combined cases of voting records "wholly OR
        partially unavailable" into a single code category (contained here in
        code 2).

        CODE ANNOTATION:
              *   1988:  election offices 65,75,80,81,89,90,110,111
              *   1986:  election offices 3,17,37-39,50,75,111,125,145,156.
              *   1984:  election offices 61,65,76,79,82
              **  1990:  9 in orig. dataset var V2003
              **  1988:  2,9 in orig. dataset var V1143.
              *** 1990:  election office 182
              *** 1988:  code 1 in orig. dataset var 1145 [all cases, election
                           office 76]
              *** 1986:  election offices 68,69,79 and 1 case election office
                         169 (3 other cases in 169 coded 1 in VCF9153 in
                           accordance with original dataset)
         *** 1976-1980:  see above

               1.  OFFICE RECORDS APPEAR TO BE ADEQUATE, NO INFORMATION ABOUT
                   DEFICIENCIES
               2.  SOME OFFICE VOTING RECORDS NOT ACCESSIBLE*
               3.  R'S NAME UNKNOWN AND/OR INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS AND/OR
                   REGISTERED OUT OF AREA ** (not 1984,1986: see code 0)
               5.  NO OFFICE VOTING RECORDS ACCESSIBLE ***

               8.  DK (1980:  0,9 in orig. dataset var 1207:  27 cases office
                   error [5 in VCF9152] and 31 cases registered at different
                   address [see note VCF9152]; 1976: 5 in VCF9152, records not
                   sent to field)
               9.  Office refused (7 in VCF9152)
               0.  Office not identified (0 in VCF9149:  1984,1986 only);
                   INAP, question not used; 1976 non-panel Rs

       1976:  5012        1978:  1409     1980:  1207
       1984:  1129        1986:  800      1988:  1117,1143,1145
       1990:  2003,2005


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