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QUESTION:
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Senate challenger to incumbent candidate - feeling thermometer
VALID_CODES:
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0-100. Degrees as given
MISSING_CODES:
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990. No incumbent candidate; incumbent candidate is
unopposed
996. No race in state; Washington D.C.
997. R doesn't recognize name
998. DK where to rate; can't judge
999. NA; refused; no Post IW
Inap. question not used
NOTES:
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See thermometer question text and notes preceding VCF0201.
GENERAL NOTE:
If there was no senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no
post) has been coded. If there was no senate race in state AND no post
IW, then 999 (no post) has been coded.
1992 NOTE:
In California in 1992, the regular Senate election and a second
"special" Senate election were held. This variable codes data for the
Democratic candidate in the regular Senate election only.
1994 NOTE:
same as 1992, for Tennessee
WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a
TYPE:
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Numeric Dec 0
SOURCE_VARS:
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1978: 782004
1980: 800848,800849
1982: 820126,820127
1986: 860131,860132
1988: 880596,880597
1990: 900140,900141
1992: 925304,925305
1994: 940231,940232
1998: 980241,980242
2000: 001300,001301,001302
2002: 024500b,025047,025048,025049
2004: 044507,045050,045051,045052
Walter Mebane
2005-11-03