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VCF0961 Has R Ever Contacted Congressman (Running or Retiring)

QUESTION:
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Have you (or anyone in your family living here) ever contacted
[retiring OR running U.S. House Representative] or anyone in his/her
office?

VALID_CODES:
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1.   Yes
5.   No

MISSING_CODES:
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9.   DK; NA; no Post IW; District of Columbia (1986)
0.   No recent incumbent (1990, NJ01: 10 cases)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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1990 NOTE: 
For New Jersey congressional district 01, the U.S. Representative was 
neither 'retiring' nor running at the time of the 1990 general 
elections.  The Representative from NJ01 had campaigned for and been 
elected to another office in 1989, and the office of Representative in 
NJ 01 was not (in effect) occupied until after the 1990 elections.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1978:  780227  
1980:  800959 
1986:  860282  
1990:  900303


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03