Version 01 Codebook ------------------- CODEBOOK INTRODUCTION FILE 1978 POST-ELECTION STUDY (1978.TVX) AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES 1978 POST ELECTION STUDY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR WARREN E. MILLER NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ICPSR ARCHIVE NUMBER 7655 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSISTANCE ALL MANUSCRIPTS USING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) USED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. THE DATA FOR THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY, 1978, WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, UNDER A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTER- PRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PAR- TICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. TABLE OF CONTENTS Note: >>sections in the codebook introduction and codebook appendix can be navigated in the machine-readable files by searching ">>". INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL (file int1978.cbk) --------------------- >> 1978 STUDY DESCRIPTION >> 1978 SAMPLING INFORMATION >> 1978 CODEBOOK INFORMATION >> 1978 PROCESSING INFORMATION >> 1978 FREQUENCIES INFORMATION >> 1978 VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST CODEBOOK -------- 1978 variables APPENDICES (file app1978.cbk) ---------- >> 1978 ICPSR STATE AND COUNTY NOTE >> 1978 FIPS STATE AND COUNTY NOTE >> 1978 SIZE OF PLACE OF INTERVIEW >> 1978 MAGAZINE NOTE >> 1978 NEWSPAPER NOTE >> 1978 RATING OF POLITICIANS >> 1978 PARTY/CANDIDATE NOTE >> 1978 CANDIDATE LIST >> 1978 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE LIST >> 1978 SENATORIAL CANDIDATE LIST >> 1978 GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE LIST >> 1978 FEELING THERMOMETER NOTE >> 1978 IMPORTANT PROBLEMS NOTE >> 1978 ACTIVITY NOTE >> 1978 IMPORTANT BILL NOTE >> 1978 LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE DEFINITION NOTE >> 1978 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY NOTE >> 1978 MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY NOTE >> 1978 OCCUPATION NOTES >> 1970 CENSUS INDUSTRY NOTE >> 1978 NATIONALITY NOTE >> 1978 THE STATE AND COUNTRY NOTE >> 1978 CPS 2-DIGIT OCCUPATION CODE >> 1978 CITIES NOTE >> STATE LEVEL ELECTIONS: 1972-1978 >> 1978 POLITICAL EXPERIENCE NOTE >> HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES (1977-1978) >> 1978 STUDY DESCRIPTION THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY, 1978, WAS CONDUCTED BY THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEACH, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WARREN E. MILLER. IT IS THE FIFTEENTH IN A SERIES OF STUDIES OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS PRODUCED BY THE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR PROGRAM OF THE SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER AND THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES. ALTHOUGH FIFTEENTH IN THE SERIES, THE 1978 STUDY IS THE FIRST TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (GRANT #SOC77-08885) PROVIDING LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES. A TOTAL OF 2,304 RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED IN A SAMPLE OF 108 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AFTER THE 1978 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ANALYZE THE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR OF THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 1978 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. MAJOR EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE RESPONDENTS' EVALUATIONS OF THEIR DISTRICT'S CANDIDATES--BOTH THE INCUMBENT AND OPPONENT--ALONG SEVERAL DIMENSIONS. THEY WERE ASKED TO ASSESS THE CANDIDATES IN TERMS OF THEIR ISSUE-ORIENTATION, PERFORMANCE IN OFFICE AND BEHAVIOR DURING THE CAMPAIGN, AND THE ABILITY OF EACH CANDIDATE TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE CONSTITUENCY. RESPONDENTS WERE ALSO ASKED WHETHER THEY HAD EVER HAD ANY PERSONAL CONTACT WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVE. SIMILAR QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE SENATE CANDIDATES IN THE STATES WHERE SUCH ELECTIONS WERE HELD IN 1978. RESPONDENTS WERE ALSO ASKED TO EVALUATE THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE VARIOUS ELECTORAL CONTESTS. OTHER ITEMS DEALT WITH THE RESPONDENTS' INTEREST IN THE CAMPAIGN AND THEIR ACTUAL VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE 1978 ELECTION. IN ADDITION, THE RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO REPORT THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN 1980. A SERIES OF QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON PRESIDENT CARTER AND HIS HANDLING OF SPECIFIC ISSUES, SUCH AS THE ECONOMY. AS IN THE PAST, THE QUESTIONNAIRE INCLUDED AN INQUIRY INTO THE MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING THE COUNTRY. A SERIES OF SCALES MEASURED THE RESPONDENT'S POSITION, AS WELL AS THE POSITION OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES AND OF CERTAIN POLITICAL LEADERS--INCLUDING CONGRESSIONAL AND SENATE CANDIDATES--WITH REGARD TO SUCH ISSUES AS URBAN UNREST, PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED, AID TO MINORITY GROUPS, GOVERNMENT INSURANCE PLAN, AND WOMEN'S ROLE IN SOCIETY. THE PERSONAL DATA SECTION CONTAINED INFORMATION ON THE RESPONDENT'S EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, AND RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. PARALLEL INFORMATION ON EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION WAS ASCERTAINED FOR THE SPOUSE. THE PREPARATION OF THE 1978 INTERVIEW SCHEDULE WAS A COLLABORATIVE VENTURE INVOLVING THE CPS STAFF, THE NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES BOARD OF OVERSEERS AND A STANDING COMMITTEE OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS RESEARCH SCHOLARS. THE SUBSTANTIVE DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THESE GROUPS WERE FORMED BY OPINIONS AND PREFERENCES VOICED AT BOARD-SPONSORED CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE CONTENT OF THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE EMPHASIZES QUESTIONS AND ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE STUDY OF THE DYNAMICS OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. TO FURTHER FACILITATE THIS LINE OF INQUIRY, THE SAMPLING FRAME WAS REDEFINED FOR THIS STUDY, WITH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS DESIGNATED AS PRIMARY AREAS FOR SAMPLING PURPOSES. (SEE SAMPLING INFORMATION). DURING PLANNING FOR THE 1978 STUDY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS WERE: HEINZ EULAU, CHAIR, STANFORD UNIVERSITY; KRISTI ANDERSEN, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY; RICHARD F. FENNO, JR., UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER; JOHN E. JACKSON, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA; WARREN E. MILLER, EX OFFICIO, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; BENJAMIN I. PAGE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO; DAVID O. SEARS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES; J. MERRILL SHANKS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY; JOHN SPRAGUE, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. THE COMPOSITION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE DURING THE PLANNING FOR THE 1978 STUDY WAS AS FOLLOWS: COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, RICHARD F. FENNO, JR., UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER; ALAN I. ABRAMOWITZ, THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY; MORRIS P. FIORINA, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; BARBARA HINCKLEY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON; GARY C. JACOBSON, TRINITY COLLEGE; THOMAS E. MANN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION; DAVID R. MAYHEW, YALE UNIVERSITY; GLENN R. PARKER, MIAMI UNIVERSITY; RAYMOND E. WOLFINGER, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY; GERALD C. WRIGHT, JR., FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY. SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONTEXTUAL DATA: GERALD C. WRIGHT, JR., CHAIR; ALAN I. ABRAMOWITZ; GARY C. JACOBSON; GLENN R. PARKER. SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERVIEW DESIGN: DAVID R. MAYHEW, CHAIR; MORRIS P. FIORINA; BARBARA HINCKLEY; THOMAS E. MANN; RAYMOND E. WOLFINGER. CONTEXTUAL DATA STUDY INCLUDED IN THE 1978 ELECTION STUDY ARE "CONTEXTUAL" DATA WHICH WERE COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND THEN ADDED TO THE RESPONDENT'S FILE. SOME OF THESE DATA PERTAIN TO THE VOTING RETURNS AT THE COUNTY, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, AND STATE LEVELS FOR THE 1972, 1976 AND 1978 NATIONAL ELECTIONS. OTHERS CONTAIN INFORMATION ON THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES AND INCUMBENTS FROM THE 108 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY. THE EIGHT CONTEXTUAL DATASETS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS ICPSR RELEASE OF THE 1978 ELECTION STUDY ARE: 1) HISTORICAL ELECTION RETURNS (1972, 1974, AND 1976), 2) THE 1978 ELECTION RETURNS, 3) INCUMBENCY CHARACTERISTICS, 4) CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS, 5) REGISTRATION AND VOTING RECORDS CHECK, 6) ELECTION MATERIALS CHECKLIST, 7) MEDIA STRUCTURE, AND 8) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION DATA. THE HISTORICAL ELECTION RETURNS DATA (REF. NOS. 1001-1100) CONTAIN STATE, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND COUNTY RETURNS FOR THE 1972 AND 1976 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS; STATE, COUNTY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RETURNS FOR THE 1972, 1974, AND 1976 SENATORIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 1976 ELECTION RETURNS AT THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LEVEL FOR THE OFFICES OF PRESIDENT, SENATOR, AND GOVERNOR, WHICH WERE SUPPLIED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY, INC., THE RETURNS REPORTED HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE ICPSR. THE 1978 ELECTION RETURNS DATA (REF. NOS. 1101-1142) HAVE INFORMATION ON THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP AS WELL AS THE RETURNS FROM THE GENERAL ELECTION. THESE DATA INCLUDE COUNTY LEVEL PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE U.S. SENATE AND GUBERNATORIAL RACES; CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE; STATE AND COUNTY ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE SENATORIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL GENERAL ELECTIONS; AND COUNTY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RETURNS FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. THESE DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM OFFICIAL REPORTS PRODUCED BY STATE AND COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS. IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS DATA, THERE ARE RETURNS FOR THE "WINNING" AND "RUNNER-UP" CANDIDATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES. GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS DATA DO NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN "WINNERS" AND "RUNNER-UPS." "WINNER" WAS DEFINED AS THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED THE HIGHEST TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES FOR THE PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE; "RUNNER-UP" WAS DEFINED AS THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED THE SECOND-HIGHEST TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES FOR THE OFFICE. THUS FOR ANY ONE COUNTY THE RUNNER-UP'S VOTE (OR THAT OF SOME OTHER CANDIDATE) COULD WELL EXCEED THE WINNER'S VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, IN CASES WHERE THERE WERE TWO STATE PRIMARIES (BECAUSE OF "RUN-OFFS") THE TOTALS FROM THE FIRST PRIMARY WERE REPORTED IN THIS DATA SET. THE INCUMBENCY CHARACTERISTICS DATA (REF. NOS. 1143-1262) INCLUDE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE INCUMBENT U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 95TH CONGRESS IN EACH OF THE 108 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS SAMPLED IN THE SURVEY. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON THE INCUMBENTS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY, 1978, 1979; CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY, INC., WASHINGTON INFORMATION DIRECTORY, 1978-1979, 1978; BRONSON, CHARLES B., CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DIRECTORY, 1978; BARONE, MICHAEL, GRANT UJIFUSA, AND DOUGLAS MATTHEWS, THE ALMANAC OF AMERICAN POLITICS, 1977 AND 1978; CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY, INC., ELECTING CONGRESS, 1978. A MAJOR FEATURE OF THIS DATASET IS THE SERIES OF PERFORMANCE RATINGS THAT EACH MEMBER OF CONGRESS RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN INTEREST GROUPS AND ALSO FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY. THE ELEVEN INTEREST GROUPS INCLUDED IN THIS SERIES WERE SELECTED MAINLY BECAUSE OF THEIR PRIOR APPEARANCE IN THE ALMANAC OF AMERICAN POLITICS, 1978. THE RATINGS FOR THE INCUMBENTS IN 1977 AND 1978 WERE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE REPORTING GROUPS' NATIONAL OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND ARE NOT CONTAINED IN THE 1978 EDITION OF THE ALMANAC. IN TWO INSTANCES, THE A.F.L.-C.I.O. COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION AND THE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION, "SCORES" WERE NOT REPORTED BY THE GROUP. RATHER, THEY WERE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF DIVIDING THE NUMBER OF "CORRECT" VOTES BY THE NUMBER OF VOTES CONSIDERED BY THE GROUP. THE SIX CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY RATINGS WERE OBTAINED FROM THAT ORGANIZATION'S WEEKLY REPORT APPEARING IN JANUARY AND DECEMBER OF 1978. THE CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS DATA (REF. NOS. 1263-1398) APPLY TO THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE 1978 GENERAL ELECTION. THESE DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM A 1978 CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE THAT WAS ADMINISTERED BY CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY, INC. AND SENT TO ALL CANDIDATES. IF A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS NOT RETURNED OR RETURNED INCOMPLETE, OTHER SOURCES WERE USED TO RETRIEVE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR THE CANDIDATE. THESE ADDITIONAL SOURCES INCLUDED: CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY'S CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES FROM A PREVIOUS ELECTION YEAR; BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION THAT WAS SUPPLIED BY THE CANDIDATE'S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS OR THAT APPEARED IN A CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY WEEKLY REPORT; THE SPECIAL ELECTION ISSUE OF CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY'S WEEKLY REPORT ISSUED ON OCTOBER 14, 1978; AND FOR THE CANDIDATES WHO WERE INCUMBENTS, THE INCUMBENCY CHARACTERISTICS DATASET (REF. NOS. 1143-1262). THE REGISTRATION AND VOTING RECORDS CHECK DATA (REF. NOS. 1399-1474) REPORTS THE EFFORT TO VALIDATE THE RESPONSES ABOUT REGISTRATION AND VOTING BEHAVIOR MADE BY ALL OF THE RESPONDENTS IN THE STUDY. FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN 1978 RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED NOT ONLY WHETHER THEY WERE REGISTERED TO VOTE, BUT ALSO THE ADDRESS AT WHICH THEY WERE REGISTERED. PERSONAL VISITS WERE MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE SRC FIELD STAFF DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 1979 TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICES CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING REGISTRATION AND VOTING RECORDS IN PLACES WHERE THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS RESIDED. TELEPHONE CALLS WERE MADE BY CPS STAFF MEMBERS TO THOSE PLACES OUTSIDE THE STUDY SAMPLE WHEN A RESPONDENT CLAIMED TO BE REGISTERED IN SUCH AN AREA. IN THE CASES OF 35 RESPONDENTS WHO DID NOT PROVIDE THE INTERVIEWERS WITH THEIR NAMES AND ANOTHER 4 RESPONDENTS WHO REPORTED BEING REGISTERED AT A DIFFERENT ADDRESS BUT WHO DID NOT PROVIDE THAT ADDRESS TO THE INTERVIEWER IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PERFORM THE RECORDS CHECK. ADDITIONALLY, THIS DATASET INCLUDES TWO GROUPS OF PRECINCT LEVEL PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE 1978 GUBERNATORIAL, SENATORIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. THE FIRST SET OF RETURNS IS FOR THE PRECINCT IN WHICH THE RESPONDENT WAS INTERVIEWED. THE SECOND SET OF RETURNS IS FOR THE PRECINCT IN WHICH THE RESPONDENT WAS REGISTERED OR REPORTED BEING REGISTERED OR WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REGISTER IF HE/SHE WISHED. FOR MOST CASES THE TWO SETS OF RETURNS ARE THE SAME; THEY ONLY VARY WHEN THE RESPONDENT REPORTED BEING REGISTERED AT AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN THE ONE WHERE THE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED. THE 1978 ELECTION MATERIALS CHECKLIST (REF. NOS. 1475-1485) CONTAINS INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER STAFF AT THE SAME TIME THEY CONDUCTED THE REGISTRATION AND VOTING RECORDS CHECK. THE SRC STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED TO COLLECT A SERIES OF ITEMS PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA. THE MATERIALS INCLUDED: SAMPLE BALLOTS, THE PRECINCT LEVEL ELECTION RETURNS AND REGISTRATION FIGURES, LISTS OF POLLING PLACES, POLL HOURS, ELECTION MAPS AND INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING AND VOTING. THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES ARE STORED AT THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. ANYONE MAY ASK FOR AND OBTAIN ACCESS TO THIS DATA BY VISITING THE CENTER. HOWEVER, INDIVIDUALS WHO DESIRE SUCH ACCESS SHOULD MAKE THEIR REQUEST IN WRITING AND ALLOW ENOUGH LEAD TIME SO THE CENTER STAFF CAN PROVIDE THE NECESSARY MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND WORKSPACE. THE MEDIA STRUCTURE DATA (REF. NOS. 1486-1499) CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE TELEVISION COVERAGE OF EACH COUNTY IN WHICH A RESPONDENT RESIDES AS WELL AS THE AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE (ADI) WHICH COVERS THAT COUNTY. THESE DATA INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF TELEVISION HOUSEHOLDS IN THE COUNTY AND ADI, THE RELATIVE RANKING OF THE ADI, AND THE NUMBER OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS COVERED COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY BY THE ADI. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THREE OF THE SAMPLE COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA - KERN, SAN BERNADINO AND SANTA CLARA - WERE LISTED AS BEING IN TWO DIFFERENT ADI'S. HOWEVER, FOR EACH OF THESE CASES ONE OF THE ADI'S WAS CLEARLY PREDOMINANT IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF TELEVISION HOUSEHOLDS AND THEREFORE THESE COUNTIES ARE REPORTED HERE AS BEING IN THOSE ADI'S. THESE DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY'S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN THE 70'S (SECOND EDITION) AND ARBITRON TELEVISION'S MARKET REPORT 1977-1978 AND TELEVISION HOUSEHOLDS BOOK 1977-1978. THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE DATA (REF. NOS. 1500-1541) CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE 1976 AND 1978 SENATE AND HOUSE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. THE DATA ARE REPORTED SEPARATELY FOR EACH OF THE MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATES AND SUMMED WHEN THERE WERE TWO OR MORE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT (AND FILING A REPORT). THE DATA FOR THE 1976 ELECTIONS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION DISCLOSURE SERIES; NO. 6: 1976 SENATORIAL CAMPAIGNS RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES (APRIL, 1977); AND NO. 9: 1976 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CAMPAIGNS RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES (SEPTEMBER, 1977). THE DATA FOR THE 1978 ELECTIONS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION REPORTS ON FINANCIAL ACTIVITY 1977-1978; INTERIM REPORT NO. 5: U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE CAMPAIGNS (JUNE, 1979). THE FEC FIGURES REPORTED FOR THE 1976 ELECTIONS COVER ALL CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACTIVITY FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 1975-DECEMBER 31, 1976. THE FEC FIGURES REPORTED FOR THE 1978 ELECTIONS ARE OF AN INTERIM NATURE AND COVER THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1977. THE FINAL REPORT WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL "THE END OF THE 1977-1978 ELECTION CYCLE." THE FIGURES FOR 1976 AND 1978 THEREFORE REPRESENT A COMBINATION OF PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. CENSUS DATA IN ADDITION TO THE CONTEXTUAL DATA THAT WERE ADDED TO THE 1978 ELECTION STUDY, SPECIAL SUBSETS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DATA BOOK (93RD CONGRESS) AND THE COUNTY AND CITY DATA BOOK, 1972 -- DATA FILES FOR THE 108 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AND THE 123 COUNTIES CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY -- HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY THE ICPSR. ALL VARIABLES THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THE PRESENT ICPSR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DATA BOOK FILE AND IN THE COUNTY AND CITY DATA BOOK FILE (AT THE COUNTY LEVEL) ARE INCLUDED IN THESE SUBSETS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, HOWEVER, THAT BECAUSE OF CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING FOLLOWING THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DATA BOOK FOR THE 93RD CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LEVEL CENSUS DATA VARIABLES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY OF THE CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN THE 1978 ELECTION STUDY SAMPLE OR FOR THE 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN TEXAS. UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCESSING OF THE MACHINE-READABLE VERSION OF THE COUNTY AND CITY DATA BOOK, 1977 BY THE ICPSR A SUBSET SIMILAR TO THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED USERS. TO PERMIT MERGING OF THESE CENSUS DATA FILES WITH THE ELECTION STUDY SURVEY FILE,THE FILES ARE SORTED IN ASCENDING ORDER BY INTERVIEW NUMBER (REF.NO.2) AND CONTAIN 2,304 CASES. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING THESE SUPPLEMENTAL CONTEXTUAL DATASETS SHOULD ADDRESS THEIR SPECIFIC REQUESTS TO THE ICPSR. >> 1978 SAMPLING INFORMATION THE RESEARCH DESIGN CALLED FOR THE SELECTION OF ABOUT 100 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WHERE APPROXIMATELY 2500 INTERVIEWS WOULD BE CONDUCTED FOLLOWING THE 1978 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. THE DESIGN STIPULATED THAT, ON THE AVERAGE, 25 PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WERE DESIRED FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS CONSTITUTED THE PRIMARY SAMPLING AREAS. THE SAMPLE FOR THE 1978 ELECTION STUDY MET TWO OBJECTIVES: 1. A PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO RESIDED IN HOUSING UNITS WITHIN THE 48 STATES (THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WAS EXCLUDED) EXCLUSIVE OF HOUSING UNITS ON MILITARY BASES. 2. A PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, INCLUSIVE OF STATES WITH AT-LARGE-DISTRICTS. REGION, AS DEFINED BY THE CENSUS BUREAU FOUR-FOLD CLASSIFICATION, WAS ANOTHER VALID LEVEL OF ANALYSIS FOR THE 1978 ELECTION SAMPLE; STATE, HOWEVER, WAS NOT. THE UNIVERSE OF 432 ELIGIBLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS CONSTITUTED A RATHER HETEROGENEOUS COLLECTION. FOR SAMPLING PURPOSES, THESE DISTRICTS WERE DIVIDED INTO 108 STRATA, EACH CONTAINING FOUR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF ROUGHLY COMPARABLE CHARACTERISTICS THAT INCLUDED, INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, HOMOGENEITY WITH RESPECT TO GEOGRAPHIC REGION, STATE, URBANIZATION, AND RECENT VOTING BEHAVIOR. FROM EACH OF THE 108 STRATA, ONE DISTRICT WAS THEN SELECTED WITH PROBABILITY OF SELECTION IN PROPORTION TO THE 1975 ESTIMATED POPULATION FOR A TOTAL OF 108 DISTRICTS IN THE 1978 ELECTION STUDY SAMPLE. ALTHOUGH EQUAL SAMPLE SIZES FROM THE 108 SAMPLE DISTRICTS WERE DESIRED, SEVERAL FACTORS WORKED AGAINST ACHIEVING SUCH EQUALITIES: 1. SOME DISTRICTS LOST 25 PERCENT OR MORE OF THEIR POPULATION SINCE THE APPORTIONMENTS MADE AFTER THE 1970 CENSUS, AND OTHER DISTRICTS MADE SUBSTANTIAL POPULATION GAINS; 2. WHILE REMARKABLE EQUALITY IN 1970 DISTRICT POPULATIONS WAS ACHIEVED WITHIN STATES, 2970 DISTRICT POPULATIONS VARIED NOTICEABLY FROM STATE TO STATE; 3. LACKING 1978 DATA ON HOUSING UNIT COUNTS BY BLOCK, SAMPLE CLUSTERS OF HOUSING UNITS MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLY LARGER OR SMALLER THAN THE DESIRABLE SAMPLE SIZE OF FOUR; 4. DISTRICT SAMPLE SIZE DEPENDED HEAVILY ON THE COOPERATION OF DESIGNATED RESPONDENTS, NOT ALL OF WHOM WERE WILLING TO GRANT AN INTERVIEW. SAMPLING DISTRICTS WITH PROBABILITIES PROPORTIONATE TO 1975 ESTIMATED POPULATIONS WAS AN ATTEMPT TO COUNTERACT SHIFTS IN POPULATION SINCE 1970. HOWEVER, CREATING STRATA THAT WERE HOMOGENEOUS WITH RESPECT TO STATE CONTRIBUTED IN INEQUALITIES IN STRATA SIZES AND, CONSEQUENTLY, IN SAMPLE SIZES WHEN A SELF-WEIGHTING SAMPLE OF HOUSING WAS TO BE MAINTAINED. IN SPITE OF ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO LOCATE AREAS OF MAJOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION WITHIN SAMPLE AREAS, ACHIEVEMENT WAS IMPERFECT; THESE CONDITIONS ACCOUNTED FOR SOME OF THE VARIATIONS IN DISTRICT SAMPLE SIZES. WHILE THE 1978 ELECTION STUDY SAMPLE WAS DESIGNED TO YIELD ESTIMATES FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, THE SAMPLE WAS NOT INTENDED TO PRODUCE ESTIMATES OF EACH DISTRICT'S CONSTITUENCY. THE WITHIN-DISTRICT SAMPLING OF CONSTITUENTS WAS CONDUCTED SO AS TO KEEP SAMPLING AND FIELD COSTS WITHIN REASONABLE BOUNDS. IDEALLY, THE WITHIN-DISTRICT SAMPLING WOULD HAVE DISTRIBUTED SAMPLE SELECTIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. HOWEVER, THIS SPECIFICATION WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO SATISFY WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS AT REASONABLE COSTS. WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS PART OF A MAJOR CITY, THE SAMPLE OF EIGHT OR TEN CLUSTERS WAS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE DISTRICT. BUT AS POPULATION DENSITY DECLINED, THE DISTRICT SAMPLE WAS CONFINED TO A PART OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. WHEN THE DISTRICT INCLUDED MANY COUNTIES, GENERALLY ONLY ONE WAS SELECTED FOR THE SAMPLE. IN ALL DISTRICTS AND AT EACH STAGE OF SAMPLING, STRICT PROBABILITY SAMPLING PROCEDURES WERE USED. SELECTIONS OF HOUSEHOLD CLUSTERS WERE SPREAD WITHIN THE DEFINED DISTRICT SAMPLE AREAS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH SELECTIONS WOULD NEVER MIRROR WITHIN-DISTRICT HETEROGENEITY OR SERVE AS A BASIS FOR DISTRICT ESTIMATES. THE SAMPLE DESIGN ATTEMPTED TO TAKE MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE OF THE SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER'S NATIONAL SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS. HOWEVER, SINCE THE DESIGN WAS OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AND NOT COUNTIES OR CITIES AS PRIMARY AREAS, THE OVERLAP OF COUNTIES AND DISTRICTS WAS LESS THAN PERFECT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SAMPLES FROM SOME DISTRICTS WERE LOCATED IN AREAS NEVER BEFORE INCLUDED IN SRC SAMPLE AREAS. CONVERSELY THERE WERE SOME SRC SAMPLE AREAS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ELECTION STUDY. (NOTE THAT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STUDY POPULATION). AT THE OVERALL SAMPLING RATE OF 1 IN 5040, APPROXIMATELY 948 CLUSTERS AVERAGING ABOUT FOUR HOUSING UNITS WERE DESIGNATED FOR THE SAMPLE. A TOTAL OF 3346 HOUSEHOLDS WERE CONTRACTED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY. IN 2,304 OF THESE (68.9%), AN INTERVIEW WAS COMPLETED WITH THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER DESIGNATED AS THE RESPONDENT THROUGH AN OBJECTIVE SELECTION PROCEDURE ALLOWING FOR NO SUBSTITUTIONS. REFUSALS ACCOUNTED FOR 22.6% OF THE NON-INTERVIEWS; STILL OTHER REASONS INCLUDING SICKNESS, LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES, BEING AWAY ON VACATION, AND SO ON, ACCOUNTED FOR THE REMAINING 8.5% OF THE NON-INTERVIEWS. EIGHTEEN INTERVIEWS WERE TAKEN WITH THE WRONG RESPONDENT. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE IN EACH CASE TO OBTAIN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CORRECT RESPONDENT. HOWEVER, THE RIGHT RESPONDENT WAS EITHER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO BE INTERVIEWED. THESE INCORRECT RESPONDENTS DID NOT CLUSTER IN ANY DISTRICT OR WITH ANY SINGLE INTERVIEWER. THE ERRORS RESULTED FROM INCORRECT APPLICATION OF THE SELECTION TABLE AND DID NOT REPRESENT ANY ATTEMPT AT SYSTEMATIC REPLACEMENT OF RESPONDENTS. A DECISION WAS MADE TO RETAIN THE DATA AND TREAT THE PROBLEM AS RANDOM ERROR. THE SPECIFIC INTERVIEWS ARE LISTED BELOW BY INTERVIEW NUMBER AND STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: X INTERVIEW # STATE & CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2291 NY13 2292 GA04 2293 PA24 2294 WI06 2295 TX10 2296 OH03 2297 NY03 2298 OH11 2299 NY26 2300 MO06 2301 WA03 2302 NC01 2303 NY12 2304 NJ09 2305 VA05 2306 CA06 2307 OH11 2308 NY26 USERS WHO WISH TO EXCLUDE THE ABOVE CASES FROM ANALYSES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY ARE THE LAST EIGHTEEN INTERVIEWS ON THE DATA TAPE. >> 1978 CODEBOOK INFORMATION The following example from the 1948 NES study provides the standard format for codebook variable documentation. Note that NES studies which are not part of the Time-Series usually omit marginals and the descriptive content in lines 2-5 (except for variable name). Line 1 ============================== 2 VAR 480026 NAME-R NOT VT-WAS R REG TO VT 3 COLUMNS 61 - 61 4 NUMERIC 5 MD=0 OR GE 8 6 7 Q. 17. (IF R DID NOT VOTE) WERE YOU REGISTERED (ELIGIBLE) 8 TO VOTE. 9 ........................................................... 10 11 82 1. YES 12 149 2. NO 13 14 0 8. DK 15 9 9. NA 16 422 0. INAP., R VOTED Line 2 - VARIABLE NAME. Note that in the codebook the variable name (usually a 'number') does not include the "V" prefix which is used in the release SAS and SPSS data definition files (.sas and .sps files) for all variables including those which do not have 'number' names. For example the variable "VERSION" in the codebook is "VVERSION" in the data definition files. Line 2 - "NAME". This is the variable label used in the SAS and SPSS data definition files (.sas and .sps files). Some codebooks exclude this. Line 3 - COLUMNS. Columns in the ASCII data file (.dat file). Line 4 - CHARACTER OR NUMERIC. If numeric and the variable is a decimal rather than integer variable, the numer of decimal places is also indicated (e.g. "NUMERIC DEC 4") Line 5 - Values which are assigned to missing by default in the Study's SAS and and SPSS data definition files (.sas and .sps files). Line 7 - Actual question text for survey variables or a description of non-survey variables (for example, congressional district). Survey items usually include the question number (for example "B1a.") from the Study questionnaire; beginning in 1996 non-survey items also have unique item numbers (for example "CSheet.1"). Line 9 - A dashed or dotted line usually separates question text from any other documentation which follows. Line 10- When present, annotation provided by Study staff is presented below the question text/description and preceding code values. Lines 11-16 Code values are listed with descriptive labels. Valid codes (those not having 'missing' status in line 5) are presented first, followed by the values described in line 5. For continuous variables, one line may appear providing the range of possible values. A blank line usually separates the 'valid' and 'missing' values. Lines 11-16 Marginals are usually provided for discrete variables. The counts may be unweighted or weighted; check the Study codebook introductory text to determine weight usage. >> 1978 PROCESSING INFORMATION THIS STUDY WAS PROCESSED ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD ICPSR PROCEDURES. THE DATA WERE CHECKED FOR INCONSISTENT AND ILLEGAL CODES WHICH, WHENEVER FOUND, WERE CORRECTED BY REFERRING TO THE ORIGINAL INTERVIEW SCHEDULES. ALL THE DICTIONARY RECORDS FOR THE SURVEY PORTION OF THIS STUDY CONTAIN THE LAST TWO DIGITS OF THE YEAR ("78") WITH THE APPROPRIATE QUESTION NUMBER IN THE FIRST SEVEN CHARACTERS OF THE VARIABLE NAME. THE USER SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THROUGHOUT THE A SECTION, THE C SECTION, AND THE H SECTION OF THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE, THERE ARE REFERENCES TO CANDIDATE NUMBERS ("CAND #") AND CANDIDATE NAME NUMBERS ("NAME #"). BOTH OF THESE PHRASES REFER TO THE CANDIDATE NAME NUMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE, Q.C12F SAYS: Q.C12F. WHERE WOULD YOU PLACE ----------------------- ? NAME #32, 34 OR 36 THE INTERVIEWER WAS INSTRUCTED TO FILL IN THE DISTRICT OR STATE CANDIDATE NAMES IN ANY BLANK SLOTS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE HOUSE, SENATORIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE AND INCUMBENT NAMES WAS PREPARED FOR EACH OF THE 108 DISTRICTS IN THE SAMPLE, AND THE INTERVIEWERS USED THESE LISTS TO PRE-EDIT AND INSERT THE SPECIFIC NAMES FOR EACH DISTRICT. THESE CANDIDATE LISTS HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED IN NOTES 9, 10, AND 11 IN THE APPENDICES. THE (NAME #) OR (CAND #) EXPRESSION GENERALLY INCLUDED MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE NUMBER. FOR ANY GIVEN DISTRICT, HOWEVER, ONLY ONE OF TWO POSSIBILITIES WAS TRUE: 1) THERE WAS ONE AND ONLY ONE NAME IN THE DISTRICT CANDIDATE LIST THAT QUALIFIED FOR INCLUSION ON THE BASIS OF THE NUMBERS LISTED IN THE EXPRESSION; OR 2) THERE WAS NO NUMBER IN THE DISTRICT CANDIDATE LIST THAT MATCHED ANY OF THE NUMBERS IN THE EXPRESSION. AN INSTANCE OF NO MATCHING NUMBERS COULD ARISE IN THE CASE OF A QUESTION ABOUT A RETIRING INCUMBENT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE INCUMBENT WAS SEEKING RE-ELECTION. OR, NON-MATCHING COULD OCCUR FOR A QUESTION ABOUT THE CANDIDATE CHALLENGING THE DISTRICT INCUMBENT WHEN, IN FACT, THE INCUMBENT WAS RUNNING UNOPPOSED. INTERVIEWERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO MARK THOSE QUESTIONS INVOLVING UNMATCHED CANDIDATE NUMBERS IN THE (NAME #) OR (CAND #) EXPRESSION AS "INAPPROPRIATE." THESE CANDIDATE NAME NUMBERS WERE DELETED FROM THE TEXT OF THE QUESTIONS IN THE ICPSR CODEBOOK AND WERE SUBSTITUTED WITH APPROPRIATE PHRASES. FOR EXAMPLE, Q.A16K IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE REFERS TO "NAME #10, 13, OR 14." THE CODEBOOK DOCUMENTATION FOR Q.A16K REFERS TO THE "SENATE INCUMBENT IN THE STATE WHERE RACE HELD." A REFERENCE TO NOTE 8 (CANDIDATE LIST), PROVIDES THE LINK BETWEEN THE CANDIDATE NUMBERS IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE VERBAL DESCRIPTIONS IN THE CODEBOOK DOCUMENTATION. ALTHOUGH THE CANDIDATE LIST, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CODEBOOK, SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION FOR EACH VARIABLE AFFECTED, IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF THE TYPES OF CANDIDATES BEING REFERENCED IN EACH CASE. EACH CANDIDATE OR INCUMBENT IN THE CANDIDATE LIST WAS ASSIGNED A NUMERIC TWO-DIGIT CODE VALUE. CODE VALUES BEGINNING WITH 1 (10-19) WERE FOR THE SENATE, CODES BEGINNING WITH 3 (30-39) WERE FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND CODE VALUES BEGINNING WITH 5 (50-59) WERE FOR GOVERNORS. IN ADDITION, THE CODE VALUE ASSIGNED TO EACH NAME HAD AN INTRINSIC MEANING -- IT DENOTED THE FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF THAT PERSON IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 1978 GENERAL ELECTION. FOR EXAMPLE, CANDIDATE NUMBER 30 WOULD ALWAYS DENOTE A HOUSE INCUMBENT NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION TO THAT OFFICE; CANDIDATE NUMBER 33 WAS USED FOR A DEMOCRATIC HOUSE INCUMBENT SEEKING RE-ELECTION AND PLAYING, THEREFORE, THE DUAL ROLE OF DISTRICT INCUMBENT AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE 1978 ELECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL SURVEY DATA, CONTEXTUAL AND RECODED VARIABLES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO EACH RESPONDENT'S RECORD. THESE DATA CONSIST OF HISTORICAL ELECTORAL DATA (WHICH INCLUDE THE ELECTION RETURNS AT THE STATE, COUNTY AND CONGRESSIONAL LEVELS FOR THE 1927, 1974, AND 1976 ELECTIONS), 1978 ELECTION RETURNS AT THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LEVEL AND THE COUNTY LEVEL, INCUMBENCY CHARACTERISTICS (WHICH INCLUDE VARIABLES SUCH AS PARTY, SENIORITY, AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS' CURRENT REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. HOUSE), CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES' CHARACTERISTICS (WHICH INCLUDE VARIABLES SUCH AS PARTY, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE 1978 GENERAL ELECTION), INDIVIDUAL VOTER RECORD (WHICH INCLUDES VARIABLES SUCH AS REGISTRATION INFORMATION, 1978 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS FOR GOVERNOR, U.S. SENATOR AND U.S. 65500840 REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PRECINCT OF INTERVIEW AND THE PRECINCT OF RESIDENCE), CHECKLIST OF ITEMS COLLECTED (WHICH INCLUDES VARIABLES SUCH AS SAMPLE BALLOTS, ELECTION RESULTS, VOTING REQUIREMENTS AND POLL HOURS), MEDIA STRUCTURE (WHICH INCLUDES VARIABLES SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF TV HOUSEHOLDS, AREAS OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE AND THE NUMBER OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY WITHIN AN AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE), AND FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE DATA (WHICH INCLUDES VARIABLES SUCH AS 1976 AND 1978 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE CANDIDATE STATUS, CAMPAIGN MONEY RECIEVED, AND CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS). THESE DATA WERE MERGED WITH THE SURVEY DATA AND ARE DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL SURVEY DATA INSOFAR AS THE VARIABLE NUMBERS ASSIGNED TO THEM ARE IN THE "1000" SERIES. THESE DATA WERE CHECKED FOR INCONSISTENT AND ILLEGAL CODES AND WERE CORRECTED WHEN FOUND. SOME OF THE VARIABLES IN THE SURVEY AND CONTEXTUAL PORTIONS OF THE STUDY WERE RECODED TO YEILD INFORMATION AT THE DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLICAN, INCUMBENT AND NON-INCUMBENT LEVELS. THE VARIABLE NUMBERS ASSIGNED TO THESE RECODED VARIABLES ARE IN THE "2000" SERIES. THIS STUDY WAS PROCESSED BY A TEAM OF DATA PROCESSORS -- C. GAYE BURPEE, STEVE WINEBERG, MARGARETH MILLER, GINGER MAGGIO, AND WENDELL WILLACY. >> 1978 FREQUENCIES INFORMATION UNIVARIATE FREQUENCIES FOR ONE- AND TWO-DIGIT VARIABLES WERE INCLUDED WHERE APPROPRIATE, FOR THE SURVEY PORTION (REF. NOS. 1-648) AND THE DERIVED PORTION (REF. NOS. 2001-2141) AND WERE MERGED WITH THE CODEBOOK USING THE OSIRIS III PROGRAM, FMRG. A FREQUENCIES ADDENDUM FOR THE THREE- AND FOUR-DIGIT VARIABLES OF THE SURVEY PORTION AND THE RECODED PORTION OF THE CODEBOOK IS INCLUDED IN THIS RELEASE OF THE DATA. FREQUENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED FOR THE CONTEXTUAL PORTION OF THE DATA (REF. NOS. 1001-1541). >> 1978 VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST VARIABLE VARIABLE LABEL -------- -------------- VERSION NES VERSION NUMBER DSETNO NES DATASET NUMBER 780001 ICPSR ARCHIVE NUMBER 780002 INTERVIEW NUMBER ...... ...there is no variable 780003 TYPE OF POLITICAL RACE 780004 TYPE OF RACE - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 780005 TYPE OF RACE - SENATE 780006 POLITICAL PARTY OF THE INCUMBENT SENATOR 780007 TYPE OF RACE - GOVERNOR 780008 STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CODE STUDY PROCEDURE & SAMPLING INFORMATION 780009 PRIMARY AREA CODE 780010 STATE OF INTERVIEW CODE (ALPHABETIC) 780011 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CODE 780012 ICPSR STATE CODE 780013 ICPSR STATE AND COUNTY CODE 780014 REGION OF INTERVIEW CODE 780015 FIPS STATE CODE 780016 FIPS STATE AND COUNTY CODE 780017 SEGMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 780018 1970 CENSUS TRACT NUMBER 780019 1970 CENSUS ENUMERATION DISTRICT FOR UNTRACTED AREAS 780020 1970 CENSUS MINOR CIVIL DIVISION (MCD) CODE FOR PLACE OF INTERVIEW 780021 1970 CENSUS PLACE CODE FOR PLACE OF INTERVIEW 780022 SIZE OF PLACE OF INTERVIEW 780023 ACTUAL POPULATION OF INTERVIEW PLACE 780024 DISTANCE FROM PLACE OF INTERVIEW TO CENTER OF CITY OF NEAREST SMSA 780025 DISTANCE FROM PLACE OF INTERVIEW TO CENTER OF CENTRAL CITY OF NEAREST SMSA WHICH HAS AT LEAST ONE CITY OF 350,000 OR OVER 780026 BELT CODE 780027 QUARTER SAMPLE CODE 780028 CODER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 780029 INTERVIEWER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 780030 DATE OF INTERVIEW 780031 LENGTH OF INTERVIEW 780032 LENGTH OF INTERVIEWER'S PRE-EDITING 780033 LENGTH OF INTERVIEWER'S POST-EDITING STUDY PROCEDURE & SAMPLING INFORMATION (CONTINUED) 780034 WAS A PERSUASION LETTER SENT TO THE RESPONDENT 780035 NUMBER OF INTERVIEWER CALLS TO RESPONDENT'S HOUSING UNIT 780036 TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD 780037 NUMBER OF ADULTS IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD 780038 NUMBER OF POLITICALLY ELIGIBLE ADULTS IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD 780039 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 5 YEARS OLD OR LESS IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD 780040 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 6-9 YEARS OLD IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD 780041 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 10-13 YEARS OLD IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD 780042 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 14-17 YEARS OLD IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD THE 1978 ELECTION AND THE MASS MEDIA 780043 HAS R BEEN INTERESTED IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS SO FAR 780044 DID R LISTEN TO CAMPAIGN RADIO PROGRAMS 780045 HOW MANY CAMPAIGN RADIO PROGRAMS DID R LISTEN TO 780046 DID R READ ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN IN ANY MAGAZINES 780047 HOW MANY MAGAZINE ARTICLES ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN DID R READ 780048 WHICH MAGAZINE DID R READ - MENTION 1 780049 TITLE OF FIRST MAGAZINE MENTIONED BY R 780050 WHICH MAGAZINE DID R READ - MENTION 2 780051 TITLE OF SECOND MAGAZINE MENTIONED BY R 780052 WHICH MAGAZINE DID R READ - MENTION 3 780053 TITLE OF THIRD MAGAZINE MENTIONED BY R 780054 WHICH MAGAZINE DID R READ THE MOST ABOUT POLITICS AND CURRENT EVENTS 780055 TITLE OF MAGAZINE R READ THE MOST ABOUT POLITICS AND CURRENT EVENTS 780056 DID R WATCH ANY CAMPAIGN TELEVISION PROGRAMS 780057 HOW MANY TV PROGRAMS ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN DID R WATCH NEWSPAPER AS AN INFORMATION SOURCE 780058 DOES R READ A DAILY NEWSPAPER 780059 WHICH PAPER DOES R READ - MENTION 1 780060 TITLE OF NEWSPAPER - MENTION 1 (ALPHABETIC) 780061 CITY WHERE NEWSPAPER WAS PUBLISHED - MENTION 1 (ALPHABETIC) 780062 WHICH PAPER DOES R READ - MENTION 2 780063 TITLE OF NEWSPAPER - MENTION 2 (ALPHABETIC) 780064 CITY WHERE NEWSPAPER WAS PUBLISHED - MENTION 2 (ALPHABETIC) 780065 WHICH PAPER DOES R READ - MENTION 3 780066 TITLE OF NEWSPAPER - MENTION 3 (ALPHABETIC) 780067 CITY WHERE NEWSPAPER WAS PUBLISHED - MENTION 3 (ALPHABETIC) 780068 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT - NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS R MENTIONED 780069 LOCAL PAPER R READS MOST FOR POLITICAL AND CURRENT EVENTS 780070 TITLE OF NEWSPAPER MOST READ BY R (ALPHABETIC) 780071 CITY WHERE MOST READ NEWSPAPER WAS PUBLISHED (ALPHABETIC) 780072 DID R READ ABOUT CAMPAIGN IN ANY NEWSPAPER 780073 NUMBER ARTICLES R READ ABOUT CAMPAIGN FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 780074 NEWSPAPER WITH CAMPAIGN ARTICLES - MENTION 1 780075 TITLE OF NEWSPAPER WITH CAMPAIGN ARTICLES - MENTION 1 (ALPHABETIC) 780076 CITY WHERE NEWSPAPER WITH ARTICLES WAS PUBLISHED - MENTION 1 (ALPHABETIC) 780077 NEWSPAPER WITH CAMPAIGN ARTICLES - MENTION 2 780078 TITLE OF NEWSPAPER WITH CAMPAIGN ARTICLES - MENTION 2 (ALPHABETIC) 780079 CITY WHERE NEWSPAPER WITH ARTICLES WAS PUBLISHED - MENTION 2 (ALPHABETIC) RATING OF CARTER'S PERFORMANCE 780080 R RATES PRESIDENT CARTER 780081 REASON FOR RATING CARTER - RESPONSE 1 780082 REASON FOR RATING CARTER - RESPONSE 2 780083 REASON FOR RATING CARTER - RESPONSE 3 780084 REASON FOR RATING CARTER - RESPONSE 4 RATING OF CONGRESS' PERFORMANCE 780085 R RATES U.S. CONGRESS 780086 REASON FOR RATING U.S. CONGRESS - RESPONSE 1 780087 REASON FOR RATING U.S. CONGRESS - RESPONSE 2 780088 REASON FOR RATING U.S. CONGRESS - RESPONSE 3 780089 REASON FOR RATING U.S. CONGRESS - RESPONSE 4 EVALUATION OF PARTIES 780090 IS THERE ANYTHING R LIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY 780091 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 1 780092 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 2 780093 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 3 780094 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 4 780095 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 5 780096 IS THERE ANYTHING R DISLIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY 780097 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 1 780098 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 2 780099 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 3 780100 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 4 780101 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MENTION 5 780102 IS THERE ANYTHING R LIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY 780103 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 1 780104 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 2 780105 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 3 780106 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 4 780107 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 5 780108 IS THERE ANYTHING R DISLIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY 780109 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 1 780110 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 2 780111 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 3 780112 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 4 780113 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY - MENTION 5 CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN 780114 DOES R CARE HOW CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS COME OUT 780115 DOES R REMEMBER THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES 780116 WHO WERE THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES - MENTION 1 780117 FROM WHICH PARTY WERE THE CANDIDATES - CANDIDATE 1 780118 DID RESPONDENT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE'S NAME AND PARTY - CANDIDATE 1 780119 WHO WERE THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES - MENTION 2 780120 FROM WHICH PARTY WERE THE CANDIDATES - CANDIDATE 2 780121 DID RESPONDENT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE'S NAME AND PARTY - CANDIDATE 2 780122 WHO WERE THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES - MENTION 3 780123 FROM WHICH PARTY WERE THE CANDIDATES - CANDIDATE 3 780124 DID RESPONDENT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE'S NAME AND PARTY - CANDIDATE 3 SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN 780125 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: SENATE RACE IN STATE 780126 DOES R REMEMBER THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES 780127 WHO WERE THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES - MENTION 1 780128 FROM WHICH PARTY WERE THE CANDIDATES - CANDIDATE 1 780129 DID RESPONDENT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY SENATE CANDIDATE'S NAME AND PARTY - CANDIDATE 1 780130 WHO WERE THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES - MENTION 2 780131 FROM WHICH PARTY WERE THE CANDIDATES - CANDIDATE 2 780132 DID RESPONDENT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY SENATE CANDIDATE'S NAME AND PARTY - CANDIDATE 2 780133 WHO WERE THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES - MENTION 3 780134 FROM WHICH PARTY WERE THE CANDIDATES - CANDIDATE 3 780135 DID RESPONDENT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY SENATE CANDIDATE'S NAME AND PARTY - CANDIDATE 3 "FEELING THERMOMETER" - POLITICAL/MEDIA FIGURES 780136 FEELING THERMOMETER - GEORGE WALLACE 780137 FEELING THERMOMETER - JIMMY CARTER 780138 FEELING THERMOMETER - GERALD FORD 780139 FEELING THERMOMETER - RONALD REAGAN 780140 FEELING THERMOMETER - EDWARD "TED" KENNEDY 780141 FEELING THERMOMETER - "JERRY" BROWN, JR. 780142 FEELING THERMOMETER - RICHARD NIXON 780143 FEELING THERMOMETER - WALTER "FRITZ" MONDALE 780144 FEELING THERMOMETER - RALPH NADER 780145 FEELING THERMOMETER - SENATE INCUMBENT 780146 FEELING THERMOMETER - SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN (CONTINUED) 780147 FEELING THERMOMETER - SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 780148 FEELING THERMOMETER - 1ST SENATE INCUMBENT 780149 FEELING THERMOMETER - 2ND SENATE INCUMBENT 780150 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE INCUMBENT 780151 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 780152 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 780153 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE "OTHER" CANDIDATE 1 780154 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE "OTHER" CANDIDATE 2 780155 FEELING THERMOMETER - DEMOCRATIC PARTY 780156 FEELING THERMOMETER - REPUBLICAN PARTY 780157 FEELING THERMOMETER - GOVERNOR INCUMBENT 780158 FEELING THERMOMETER - GOVERNOR - DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 780159 FEELING THERMOMETER - GOVERNOR - REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CAMPAIGN 780160 IS THERE ANYTHING R LIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 780161 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT U.S.HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 1 780162 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 2 780163 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 3 780164 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 4 780165 IS THERE ANYTHING R DISLIKES ABOUT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 780166 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 1 780167 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 2 780168 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 3 780169 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 4 780170 IS THERE ANYTHING R LIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 780171 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 1 780172 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 2 780173 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CAMPAIGN (CONTINUED) 780174 WHAT R LIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 4 780175 IS THERE ANYTHING R DISLIKES ABOUT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 780176 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 1 780177 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 2 780178 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 3 780179 WHAT R DISLIKES ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE - RESPONSE 4 780180 WAS EITHER CANDIDATE ALREADY IN CONGRESS 780181 WHICH CANDIDATE WAS ALREADY IN CONGRESS MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IN HOUSE RACE 780182 WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 780183 HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS ISSUE TO R 780184 DID R PREFER ONE OF THE CANDIDATES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE 780185 WHICH CANDIDATE DID R PREFER R'S CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT 780186 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT 780187 DID R MEET U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT PERSONALLY 780188 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT SPOKE 780189 DID R TALK WITH U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT STAFF/OFFICE 780190 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM U.S. HOUSE 780191 DID R READ ABOUT U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780192 DID R HEAR U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT ON RADIO 780193 DID R SEE U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT ON T.V. 780194 R HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT IN NONE OF THESE WAYS 780195 DOES R KNOW ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT 780196 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT - CAMPAIGN FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES R'S CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE 780197 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE 780198 DID R MEET U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE PERSONALLY 780199 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE SPOKE 780200 DID R TALK WITH U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE STAFF/OFFICE 780201 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE 780202 DID R READ ABOUT U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780203 DID R HEAR U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE ON RADIO 780204 DID R SEE U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE ON T.V. 780205 R HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE IN NONE OF THESE WAYS 780206 DOES R KNOW ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE R'S CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 780207 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 780208 DID R MEET U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE PERSONALLY 780209 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE SPOKE 780210 DID R TALK WITH U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S STAFF/OFFICE 780211 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 780212 DID R READ ABOUT U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780213 DID R HEAR U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ON RADIO 780214 DID R SEE U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ON T.V. 780215 R HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN NONE OF THESE WAYS 780216 DOES R KNOW ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE R'S CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 780217 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 780218 DID R MEET U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE PERSONALLY 780219 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SPOKE 780220 DID R TALK WITH U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S STAFF/OFFICE 780221 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM U.S.HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 780222 DID R READ ABOUT U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780223 DID R HEAR U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ON RADIO 780224 DID R SEE U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ON T.V. 780225 R HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN NONE OF THESE WAYS 780226 DOES R KNOW ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE HAS R OR R'S FAMILY/FRIENDS EVER CONTACTED U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT 780227 DID R OR FAMILY MEMBER EVER CONTACT U.S.HOUSE INCUMBENT/OFFICE 780228 REASON FOR CONTACT WITH HOUSE INCUMBENT - TO EXPRESS OPINION 780229 REASONS FOR CONTACT WITH HOUSE INCUMBENT - TO SEEK INFORMATION 780230 REASON FOR CONTACT WITH HOUSE INCUMBENT - TO SEEK HELP WITH PROBLEM 780231 DID R GET RESPONSE FROM HOUSE INCUMBENT/OFFICE 780232 HOW SATISFIED WAS R WITH RESPONSE FROM INCUMBENT 780233 DOES R KNOW ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT 780234 DID THIS PERSON/GROUP GET A RESPONSE FROM INCUMBENT 780235 WAS THIS PERSON/GROUP SATISFIED WITH RESPONSE FROM INCUMBENT 780236 IF R HAD ANOTHER/A PROBLEM WOULD HOUSE INCUMBENT HELP WITH PROBLEM 780237 DOES R REMEMBER ANYTHING SPECIAL DONE BY HOUSE INCUMBENT WHILE IN CONGRESS 780238 WHAT WAS DONE BY INCUMBENT - RESPONSE 1 780239 WHAT WAS DONE BY INCUMBENT - RESPONSE 2 R'S OPINION OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTING 780240 DOES R AGREE/DISAGREE WITH HOUSE INCUMBENTS' VOTES ON BILLS IN WASHINGTON 780241 DOES R REMEMBER PARTICULAR BILL HOUSE INCUMBENT VOTED ON 780242 DID R AGREE/DISAGREE WITH HOUSE INCUMBENT VOTE 780243 HOW IMPORTANT WAS THIS PARTICULAR BILL TO R 780244 WHAT WAS THIS PARTICULAR BILL 780245 U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENT GENERAL PERFORMANCE RATING 780246 SHOULD HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE VOTE OWN OR CONSTITUENTS' FEELINGS 780247 SHOULD HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORT PARTY/OWN VOTE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 780248 1ST MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY OF HOUSE OF REPRESEN- TATIVES 780249 2ND MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY OF HOUSE OF REPRESEN- TATIVES 780250 3RD MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY OF HOUSE OF REPRESEN- TATIVES 780251 4TH MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY OF HOUSE OF REPRESEN- TATIVES 780252 5TH MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY OF HOUSE OF REPRESEN- TATIVES 780253 R THINKS ALL OR NONE OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE IMPORTANT OR DOESN'T KNOW R'S CONTACT WITH U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT 780254 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT - CAMPAIGN FOR SENATE 780255 WAS EITHER CANDIDATE ALREADY IN SENATE 780256 WHICH CANDIDATE WAS ALREADY IN SENATE 780257 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT 780258 DID R MEET U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT PERSONALLY 780259 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT SPOKE 780260 DID R TALK WITH SENATE INCUMBENT STAFF/OFFICE 780261 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT 780262 DID R READ ABOUT U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780263 DID R HEAR U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT ON RADIO 780264 DID R SEE U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT ON T.V. 780265 R HAD CONTACT WITH U.S. SENATE INCUMBENT IN NONE OF THESE WAYS R'S CONTACT WITH U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE WHERE INCUMBENT IS RUNNING 780266 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE 780267 DID R MEET U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE PERSONALLY 780268 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE SPOKE 780269 DID R TALK WITH SENATE CANDIDATE STAFF/OFFICE 780270 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE 780271 DID R READ ABOUT U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780272 DID R HEAR U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE ON RADIO 780273 DID R SEE U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE ON T.V. 780274 R HAD CONTACT WITH U.S SENATE CANDIDATE IN NONE OF THESE WAYS R'S CONTACT WITH RETIRING U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE WHERE INCUMBENT IS NOT RUNNING 780275 WAS EITHER CANDIDATE ALREADY IN U.S. SENATE 780276 WHICH CANDIDATE WAS ALREADY IN U.S. SENATE 780277 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH RETIRING SENATE INCUMBENT 780278 DID R MEET RETIRING SENATE INCUMBENT PERSONALLY 780279 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE RETIRING SENATE INCUMBENT SPOKE 780280 DID R TALK WITH SENATE INCUMBENT'S STAFF/OFFICE 780281 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM RETIRING SENATE INCUMBENT 780282 DID R READ ABOUT RETIRING SENATE INCUMBENT IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780283 DID R HEAR RETIRING SENATE INCUMBENT ON RADIO 780284 DID R SEE RETIRING SENATE INCUMBENT ON T.V. 780285 R HAD CONTACT WITH RETIRING SENATE INCUMBENT IN NONE OF THESE WAYS R'S CONTACT WITH DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE WHERE INCUMBENT IS NOT RUNNING 780286 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 780287 DID R MEET SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE PERSONALLY 780288 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE SPOKE 780289 DID R TALK WITH SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S STAFF/OFFICE 780290 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 780291 DID R READ ABOUT SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780292 DID R HEAR SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ON RADIO 780293 DID R SEE SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ON T.V. 780294 R HAD CONTACT WITH SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN NONE OF THESE WAYS R'S CONTACT WITH REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE WHERE INCUMBENT IS NOT RUNNING 780295 DID R HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 780296 DID R MEET SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE PERSONALLY 780297 DID R ATTEND MEETING/GATHERING WHERE SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SPOKE 780298 DID R TALK WITH SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S STAFF/OFFICE 780299 DID R RECEIVE SOMETHING IN MAIL FROM SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 780300 DID R READ ABOUT SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE 780301 DID R HEAR SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ON RADIO 780302 DID R SEE SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ON T.V. 780303 R HAD CONTACT WITH SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN NONE OF THESE WAYS SENATE ACTIVITIES 780304 1ST MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY IN THE SENATE 780305 2ND MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY IN THE SENATE 780306 3RD MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY IN THE SENATE 780307 4TH MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY IN THE SENATE 780308 5TH MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY IN THE SENATE 780309 R THINKS ALL OR NONE OF ACTIVITIES ARE IMPORTANT IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROBLEMS 780310 DOES R FOLLOW POLITICS 780311 IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROBLEM - 1ST RESPONSE 780312 IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROBLEM - 2ND RESPONSE 780313 IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROBLEM - 3RD RESPONSE 780314 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: HAS R MENTIONED ANY PROBLEMS 780315 WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROBLEM 780316 HOW GOOD A JOB IS GOVERNMENT DOING IN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM 780317 WHICH PARTY WOULD GET GOVERNMENT TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM 780318 IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN HOW HOUSE CANDIDATES WOULD HANDLE THIS PROBLEM 780319 WHICH HOUSE CANDIDATE WOULD DO A BETTER JOB 780320 WHICH HAS MOST SAY WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES - CONGRESS/PRESIDENT R'S PERSONAL FINANCIAL SITUATION 780321 DOES R FEEL BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY THAN A YEAR AGO 780322 WILL R BE BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY A YEAR FROM NOW EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS - R ONLY 780323 DID R HAVE WORKING HOURS REDUCED 780324 DID R HAVE TO CHANGE SHIFTS 780325 DID R HAVE TO TAKE A PAY CUT 780326 DID R HAVE TO TAKE A JOB BELOW QUALIFICATIONS 780327 WAS R TEMPORARILY LAID OFF 780328 WAS R UNEMPLOYED OR LOST JOB 780329 R WAS NOT AFFECTED BY EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS 780330 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT - DOES R LIVE WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AGE 14 OR OLDER EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS - R'S FAMILY MEMBER(S) 780331 DID FAMILY MEMBER(S) HAVE WORKING HOURS REDUCED 780332 DID FAMILY MEMBER(S) HAVE TO CHANGE SHIFTS 780333 DID FAMILY MEMBER(S) HAVE TO TAKE A PAY CUT 780334 DID FAMILY MEMBER(S) HAVE TO TAKE A JOB BELOW QUALIFICATIONS 780335 WAS FAMILY MEMBER(S) TEMPORARILY LAID OFF 780336 WAS FAMILY MEMBER(S) UNEMPLOYED OR LOST JOB 780337 FAMILY MEMBER(S) NOT AFFECTED BY EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS BUSINESS CONDITIONS 780338 ARE BUSINESS CONDITIONS BETTER NOW THAN A YEAR AGO 780339 WILL BUSINESS CONDITIONS BE BETTER A YEAR FROM NOW UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION, & GOVERNMENT POLICY 780340 HAS THE GOVERNMENT BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB WITH ITS INFLATION POLICY 780341 WHICH PARTY CAN BEST HANDLE INFLATION PROBLEMS 780342 WHICH HAS MOST SAY ABOUT HANDLING INFLATION - CONGRESS/PRESIDENT 780343 HAS THE GOVERNMENT BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB WITH ITS UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY 780344 WHICH PARTY CAN BEST HANDLE UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS 780345 WHICH HAS MOST SAY ABOUT HANDLING UNEMPLOYMENT - CONGRESS/PRESIDENT CYNICISM AND TRUST IN GOVERNMENT 780346 DO PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT WASTE A LOT OF TAX MONEY 780347 HOW MUCH CAN R TRUST GOVERNMENT TO DO RIGHT 780348 IS GOVERNMENT RUN FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OR A FEW 780349 DO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS USUALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING 780350 ARE MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CROOKED POLITICAL EFFICACY 780351 DO PEOPLE LIKE R HAVE ANY SAY IN WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES 780352 IS VOTING THE ONLY WAY PEOPLE LIKE R HAVE A SAY 780353 IS POLITICS TOO COMPLICATED FOR R TO UNDERSTAND 780354 DO OFFICIALS CARE WHAT PEOPLE LIKE R THINK 780355 DO CONGRESSMEN LOSE TOUCH WITH PEOPLE QUICKLY 780356 ARE PARTIES INTERESTED IN PEOPLE'S VOTES, NOT OPINIONS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED JOB & LIVING STANDARD SCALE 780357 R'S POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 780358 JIMMY CARTER'S POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB & LIVING STANDARD SCALE 780359 DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 780360 REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 780361 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 780362 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 780363 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 780364 SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 780365 R'S POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 780366 CARTER'S POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 780367 DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 780368 REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 780369 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 780370 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 780371 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 780372 SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 780373 R'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 780374 CARTER'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 780375 DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 780376 REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 780377 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 780378 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 780379 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 780380 SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 780381 R'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 780382 CARTER'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 780383 DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 780384 REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 780385 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 780386 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 780387 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 780388 SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780389 R'S POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780390 CARTER'S POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780391 DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780392 REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780393 MOST WOMEN'S POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780394 MOST MEN'S POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780395 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780396 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780397 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 780398 SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780399 R'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780400 CARTER'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780401 DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780402 REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780403 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780404 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780405 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780406 SENATE 1ST INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/ CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780407 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780408 SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 780409 SENATE 2ND INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/ CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE R'S IDEA OF LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEW 780410 WHAT R MEANS BY LIBERAL - 1ST RESPONSE 780411 WHAT R MEANS BY LIBERAL - 2ND RESPONSE 780412 WHAT R MEANS BY LIBERAL - 3RD RESPONSE 780413 WHAT R MEANS BY CONSERVATIVE - 1ST RESPONSE 780414 WHAT R MEANS BY CONSERVATIVE - 2ND RESPONSE 780415 WHAT R MEANS BY CONSERVATIVE - 3RD RESPONSE GOVERNMENT/ATTENTION TO PEOPLE: "RESPONSIVENESS" 780416 HOW MUCH DOES GOVERNMENT LISTEN TO PEOPLE 780417 HOW MUCH DO PARTIES MAKE GOVERNMENT LISTEN 780418 HOW MUCH DO ELECTIONS MAKE GOVERNMMENT LISTEN 780419 ARE CONGRESSMEN ATTENTIVE TO THEIR CONSTITUENCIES EVALUATION OF CARTER/ADMINISTRATION 780420 DOES R TRUST CARTER TO USUALLY DO WHAT IS RIGHT 780421 IS THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION RUN FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OR A FEW ATTITUDES TOWARD VOTING PROCESS: "CITIZEN DUTY" 780422 IS IT IMPORTANT TO VOTE IF YOUR PARTY CAN'T WIN 780423 WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE VOTING, DOES IT MATTER IF R VOTES 780424 IF A PERSON DOESN'T CARE ABOUT OUTCOME, SHOULD HE/SHE VOTE 780425 ARE LOCAL ELECTIONS UNIMPORTANT PARTY IDENTIFICATION 780426 DOES R CONSIDER SELF A REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAT/OTHER 780427 STRENGTH OF REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRATIC IDENTIFICATION 780428 DID R EVER HAVE A DIFFERENT PARTY IDENTIFICATION 780429 R'S PREVIOUS PARTY IDENTIFICATION 780430 (IF REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAT) WHEN DID R CHANGE PARTY IDENTIFICATION 780431 FORMER PARTY ALIGNMENT FOR CURRENT IDENTIFIERS - 780432 DOES R THINK OF SELF AS CLOSER REPUBLICAN/DEMO- CRATIC PARTY 780433 SUMMARY OF R'S PARTY IDENTIFICATION AND STRENGTH 780434 (IF INDEPENDENT/OTHER) HOW MUCH CLOSER DOES R FEEL TO ONE PARTY 780435 (IF CLOSE TO NEITHER PARTY) DID R EVER CONSIDER SELF AS CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC/REPUBLICAN PARTY 780436 (IF INDEPENDENT/OTHER) DID R EVER CONSIDER SELF AS CLOSER TO OTHER PARTY 780437 (IF INDEPENDENT/OTHER) WHEN DID R CHANGE TO PRESENT PARTY FEELINGS 780438 FORMER PARTY ALIGNMENT FOR INDEPENDENTS - SUMMARY 780439 WHAT WAS R'S FATHER'S PARTY AFFILIATION 780440 WHAT WAS R'S MOTHER'S PARTY AFFILIATION R'S OPINION OF ISSUES 780441 DOES R APPROVE OF CARTER'S HANDLING OF HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT 780442 R'S INTEREST IN FEDERAL ROLE IN SCHOOL INTEGRATION 780443 SHOULD FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENSURE SCHOOL INTEGRATION 780444 DOES R FAVOR SEGREGATION OR DESEGREGATION 780445 HAS R HEARD ABOUT PROPOSITION 13 780446 HOW R WOULD VOTE ON PROPOSITION 13 780447 R AGREE/DISAGREE PEOPLE WITH HIGHER INCOME PAY LESS TAXES 780448 R AGREE/DISAGREE FEDERAL TAXES NOT TOO HIGH 780449 R AGREE/DISAGREE TAXES SHOULD BE CUT BY ONE-THIRD 780450 R'S OPINION ON ABORTION 780451 R'S OPINION ON PREFERENTIAL JOB TREATMENT FOR WOMEN OR MINORITY MEMBERS 780452 DOES R APPROVE OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT 780453 R'S INTEREST IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POWER ISSUE 780454 DOES R FEEL GOVERNMENT GETTING TOO POWERFUL 780455 DOES R FEEL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE MORE POWERFUL OR STAY THE SAME 780456 WHICH PARTY DOES R FEEL WOULD FAVOR A MORE POWERFUL GOVERNMENT R'S POLITICAL ACTIVITIES 780457 DID R TRY TO INFLUENCE OTHER'S VOTE CHOICES 780458 DID R ATTEND A POLITICAL MEETING 780459 DID R WORK FOR PARTY OR CANDIDATE 780460 DID R WEAR A BUTTON OR PUT A STICKER ON THE CAR 780461 DID R GIVE ANY MONEY TO A POLITICAL PARTY 780462 WHICH PARTY DID R GIVE MONEY TO 780463 DOES R BELONG TO ANY POLITICAL GROUPS PARTY CONTACTS WITH R DURING THE CAMPAIGN 780464 DID A POLITICAL PARTY WORKER CONTACT R DURING CAMPAIGN 780465 WHICH PARTY(S) CONTACTED R DURING CAMPAIGN 780466 ANYONE FROM NON-MAJOR PARTY CONTACT R 780467 WAS THIS CONTACT FROM CANDIDATE'S ORGANIZATION OR SOMEONE ELSE 780468 WHICH CANDIDATE DID THE CONTACT SUPPORT - 1ST RESPONSE 780469 WHICH CANDIDATE DID THE CONTACT SUPPORT - 2ND RESPONSE R'S 1978 ELECTION VOTING BEHAVIOR 780470 DID R VOTE IN 1978 ELECTION 780471 IF R VOTED, IS R REGISTERED DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN/ OTHER 780472 IF R VOTED, IS R REGISTERED TO VOTE AT CURRENT ADDRESS 780473 IF R VOTED, DID R VOTE FOR A HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE 780474 WHO DID R VOTE FOR 780475 WAS R'S PREFERENCE STRONG 780476 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: WAS THERE A SENATE RACE IN R'S STATE 780477 DID R VOTE FOR A SENATE CANDIDATE 780478 IF R VOTED WHICH SENATE CANDIDATE DID R VOTE FOR 780479 IF R VOTED WAS R'S PREFERENCE FOR THIS CANDIDATE STRONG OR NOT 780480 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: WAS THERE A GUBERNATORIAL RACE IN R'S STATE 780481 DID R VOTE FOR A GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE 780482 IF R VOTED WHO WAS GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE R VOTED FOR 780483 IF R VOTED WAS R'S PREFERENCE FOR GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE STRONG OR NOT 780484 IF R DID NOT VOTE, WAS R REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION 780485 IF R DID NOT VOTE WAS R REGISTERED AS DEMOCRATIC/ REPUBLICAN/OTHER 780486 IF R DID NOT VOTE, WAS R REGISTERED AT CURRENT ADDRESS 780487 IF R DID NOT VOTE OR WAS TOO YOUNG, DID R HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE R'S 1978 ELECTION VOTING BEHAVIOR (CONTINUED) 780488 WHICH U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE WAS THAT 780489 IF R DID NOT VOTE OR WAS TOO YOUNG WAS R'S PREFERENCE FOR HOUSE CANDIDATE STRONG OR NOT 780490 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: SENATE RACE 780491 IF R DID NOT VOTE OR WAS TOO YOUNG DID R HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE 780492 IF R DID NOT VOTE OR WAS TOO YOUNG WHICH SENATE CANDIDATE WAS THAT 780493 IF R DID NOT VOTE OR WAS TOO YOUNG WAS R'S PREFE- RENCE FOR SENATE CANDIDATE STRONG OR NOT STRONG 780494 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: GOVERNOR RACE 780495 IF R DID NOT VOTE OR WAS TOO YOUNG DID R HAVE PREFERENCE FOR GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE 780496 IF R DID NOT VOTE OR WAS TOO YOUNG WHICH GUBER- NATORIAL CANDIDATE WAS THAT 780497 IF R DID NOT VOTE OR WAS TOO YOUNG WAS R'S PREFE- RENCE FOR GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE STRONG OR NOT STRONG CYNICISM AND TRUST IN CONGRESS 780498 HOW MUCH CAN R TRUST U.S. CONGRESS TO DO RIGHT 780499 IS U.S. CONGRESS RUN FOR BENEFIT OF ALL OR A FEW POLITICAL FACTUAL ITEMS 780500 WHICH PARTY HAD THE MOST MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE THE ELECTIONS 780501 WHICH PARTY HAD THE MOST MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AFTER THE ELECTIONS PERSONAL DATA AGE AND MARITAL STATUS 780502 R'S DATE OF BIRTH - MONTH 780503 R'S DATE OF BIRTH - YEAR 780504 R'S AGE 780505 R'S MARITAL STATUS R'S EDUCATION 780506 WHAT IS THE HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED BY R 780507 DOES R HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 780508 HAS R HAD ANY OTHER SCHOOLING 780509 DOES R HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE 780510 WHAT IS R'S HIGHEST DEGREE 780511 COLLEGE ATTENDED BY R 780512 R'S MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY 780513 SUMMARY OF R'S EDUCATION 780514 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT - FAMILY STATUS OF R EDUCATION OF FAMILY HEAD 780515 WHAT IS THE HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED BY FAMILY HEAD 780516 DOES FAMILY HEAD HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 780517 DOES FAMILY HEAD HAVE ANY OTHER SCHOOLING 780518 DOES FAMILY HEAD HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE 780519 WHAT IS R'S HIGHEST DEGREE 780520 COLLEGE ATTENDED BY HEAD 780521 FAMILY HEAD'S MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY 780522 SUMMARY OF EDUCATION OF FAMILY HEAD EDUCATION OF WIFE OF FAMILY HEAD 780523 WHAT IS THE HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED BY WIFE OF FAMILY HEAD 780524 DOES WIFE OF FAMILY HEAD HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 780525 DOES WIFE OF FAMILY HEAD HAVE ANY OTHER SCHOOLING 780526 DOES WIFE OF FAMILY HEAD HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE 780527 WHAT IS WIFE'S HIGHEST DEGREE 780528 COLLEGE ATTENDED BY WIFE OF FAMILY HEAD 780529 WIFE OF FAMILY HEAD'S MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY 780530 SUMMARY OF EDUCATION OF WIFE OF FAMILY HEAD R'S OCCUPATION SECTION 780531 R'S PRESENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS 780532 (IF RETIRED) WHEN DID R RETIRE 780533 (IF UNEMPLOYED) HAS R EVER WORKED FOR PAY 780534 KIND OF WORK R DOES/DID - CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE 780535 R'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI 780536 R'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE 780537 R'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY 780538 IS/WAS R SELF-EMPLOYED 780539 (IF UNEMPLOYED) IS R PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR WORK 780540 (IF UNEMPLOYED) DID R WORK FOR PAY DURING THE PAST YEAR 780541 HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DOES/DID R WORK 780542 (IF EMPLOYED) WAS R UNEMPLOYED DURING THE PAST YEAR 780543 (IF RETIRED OR DISABLED) IS R PRESENTLY WORKING (IF HOUSEWIFE OR STUDENT) 780544 DID R WORK FOR PAY DURING THE PAST YEAR 780545 IS R PRESENTLY EMPLOYED 780546 WHAT KIND OF WORK DID R DO - CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE 780547 R'S FORMER OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI 780548 R'S FORMER OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE 780549 R'S FORMER OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY 780550 WAS R SELF-EMPLOYED 780551 HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DID R WORK 780552 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT - FAMILY STATUS OF R FAMILY HEAD'S OCCUPATION SECTION 780553 FAMILY HEAD'S PRESENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS 780554 (IF RETIRED) WHEN DID FAMILY HEAD RETIRE 780555 (IF UNEMPLOYED) HAS THE FAMILY HEAD EVER WORKED FOR PAY 780556 WHAT KIND OF WORK DOES/DID THE FAMILY HEAD DO - CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE FAMILY HEAD'S OCCUPATION SECTION (CONTINUED) 780557 FAMILY HEAD'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI 780558 FAMILY HEAD'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE 780559 FAMILY HEAD'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY 780560 IS/WAS THE FAMILY HEAD SELF-EMPLOYED 780561 (IF UNEMPLOYED) IS FAMILY HEAD PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR WORK 780562 (IF UNEMPLOYED) DID THE FAMILY HEAD WORK FOR PAY DURING THE LAST YEAR 780563 HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DOES/DID THE FAMILY HEAD WORK 780564 (IF EMPLOYED) WAS FAMILY HEAD UNEMPLOYED IN PAST YEAR 780565 (IF RETIRED OR DISABLED) IS THE FAMILY HEAD PRESENTLY WORKING (IF HOUSEWIFE OR STUDENT) 780566 DID THE FAMILY HEAD WORK FOR PAY DURING THE PAST YEAR 780567 IS THE FAMILY HEAD PRESENTLY EMPLOYED 780568 WHAT KIND OF WORK DID THE FAMILY HEAD DO - CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE 780569 FAMILY HEAD'S FORMER OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI 780570 FAMILY HEAD'S FORMER OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE 780571 FAMILY HEAD'S FORMER OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY 780572 WAS THE FAMILY HEAD SELF-EMPLOYED 780573 HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DID THE FAMILY HEAD WORK WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION SECTION 780574 WIFE OF HEAD'S PRESENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS 780575 (IF RETIRED) WHEN DID WIFE OF HEAD RETIRE 780576 (IF UNEMPLOYED) HAS WIFE OF HEAD EVER WORKED FOR PAY 780577 WHAT KIND OF WORK DOES/DID WIFE OF HEAD DO - CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE 780578 WIFE OF HEAD'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI 780579 WIFE OF HEAD'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE 780580 WIFE OF HEAD'S PRESENT/FORMER OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION SECTION (CONTINUED) 780581 IS/WAS WIFE OF HEAD SELF-EMPLOYED 780582 IS WIFE OF HEAD PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR WORK 780583 (IF UNEMPLOYED) DID THE WIFE OF HEAD WORK FOR PAY DURING THE PAST YEAR 780584 HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DOES/DID THE WIFE OF HEAD WORK 780585 (IF EMPLOYED) WAS THE WIFE OF HEAD UNEMPLOYED DURING THE PAST YEAR 780586 (IF RETIRED OR DISABLED) IS THE WIFE OF HEAD PRESENTLY WORKING (IF HOUSEWIFE OR STUDENT) 780587 DID WIFE OF HEAD WORK FOR PAY DURING THE PAST YEAR 780588 IS WIFE OF HEAD PRESENTLY EMPLOYED 780589 WHAT KIND OF WORK DID WIFE OF HEAD DO - CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE 780590 WIFE OF HEAD'S FORMER OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI 780591 WIFE OF HEAD'S FORMER OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE 780592 WIFE OF HEAD'S FORMER OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY 780593 WAS WIFE OF HEAD SELF-EMPLOYED 780594 HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DID WIFE OF HEAD WORK LABOR UNION MEMBERSHIP 780595 IS ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD A UNION MEMBER 780596 WHO IN HOUSEHOLD IS A UNION MEMBER PERSONAL DATA 780597 INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: DOES R LIVE WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AGE 14 OR OLDER 780598 R'S ESTIMATED FAMILY INCOME FOR 1977 780599 R'S OWN INCOME FOR 1977 780600 DOES R THINK OF SELF AS BELONGING TO A SOCIAL CLASS 780601 WHICH SOCIAL CLASS DOES R THINK OF SELF AS BELONGING TO 780602 R'S RELATIVE PLACEMENT IN SOCIAL CLASS CHOSEN 780603 R'S SUBJECTIVE SOCIAL CLASS SUMMARY 780604 DOES R FEEL CLOSE TO PEOPLE IN R'S SOCIAL CLASS 780605 R'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE 780606 HOW OFTEN DOES R GO TO CHURCH 780607 IS THERE ANOTHER NATIONALITY OR ETHNIC GROUP R FEELS SHE/HE BELONGS TO 780608 WHAT GROUP IS THAT (FIRST RESPONSE) 780609 WHAT GROUP IS THAT (SECOND RESPONSE) 780610 WHICH GROUP DOES R IDENTIFY MOST CLOSELY WITH 780611 HOW STRONGLY DOES R FEEL A PART OF ETHNIC GROUP 780612 WERE BOTH OF R'S PARENTS BORN IN THIS COUNTRY 780613 (IF ONE OR BOTH PARENTS FOREIGN-BORN) WHAT COUNTRY WAS R'S FATHER BORN IN 780614 (IF ONE OR BOTH PARENTS FOREIGN-BORN) WHAT COUNTRY WAS R'S MOTHER BORN IN 780615 (IF BOTH PARENTS WERE NATIVE-BORN) WHICH COUNTRY DID R'S FAMILY COME FROM - FATHER'S SIDE 780616 (IF BOTH PARENTS WERE NATIVE-BORN) WHICH COUNTRY DID R'S FAMILY COME FROM - MOTHER'S SIDE 780617 BESIDES AMERICA, WHICH COUNTRY DOES R THINK OF FAMILY AS BEING MAINLY FROM 780618 KIND OF WORK R'S FATHER DID WHEN R WAS YOUNG 780619 WAS R'S MOTHER EMPLOYED WHEN R WAS YOUNG 780620 KIND OF WORK R'S MOTHER DID WHEN R WAS YOUNG 780621 WHERE WAS R BORN 780622 WHERE DID R GROW UP 780623 WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY WAS R BROUGHT UP IN 780624 WHERE DID R LIVE AT AGE 14 780625 R'S CITY OF RESIDENCE AT AGE 14 (ALPHABETIC) 780626 R'S STATE OF RESIDENCE AT AGE 14 (ALPHABETIC) 780627 HOW LONG HAS R LIVED IN PRESENT COMMUNITY 780628 HOW LONG HAS R LIVED IN PRESENT HOUSING 780629 DOES R OWN/RENT PRESENT HOME 780630 WHAT IS R'S SEX 780631 WHAT IS R'S RACE 780632 IS R OF HISPANIC ORIGIN 780633 WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF R TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD CONDITIONS OF THE INTERVIEW 780634 WHO ELSE WAS PRESENT AT THE INTERVIEW 780635 DEGREE OF R'S COOPERATION WITH INTERVIEW 780636 R'S APPARENT LEVEL OF POLITICAL INFORMATION 780637 RATING OF R'S APPARENT INTELLIGENCE 780638 HOW SUSPICIOUS WAS R ABOUT THE STUDY BEFOREHAND 780639 HOW GREAT WAS R'S INTEREST IN THE INTERVIEW 780640 HOW SINCERE WAS R WITH ANSWERS 780641 HOW FAMILIAR WAS R WITH THE HOUSE CANDIDATES 780642 HOW FAMILIAR WAS R WITH THE SENATE CANDIDATES 780643 DO YOU FEEL R REPORTED INCOME HONESTLY 780644 INTERVIEWER ESTIMATE OF R'S FAMILY INCOME 780645 LANGUAGE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED IN 780646 TYPE OF STRUCTURE IN WHICH R LIVES 780647 NUMBER OF UNITS IN R'S BUILDING 780648 NUMBER OF STORIES IN STRUCTURE IN WHICH R LIVES ***CONTEXTUAL DATA*** HISTORICAL ELECTION RETURNS 1972 STATE LEVEL DATA: PRESIDENT 781001 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781002 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781003 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781004 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1972 STATE LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781005 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781006 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781007 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781008 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1972 STATE LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781009 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781010 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781011 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781012 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1972 DISTRICT LEVEL DATA: REPRESENTATIVE 781013 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781014 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781015 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781016 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1972 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: PRESIDENT 781017 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781018 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781019 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781020 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1972 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: REPRESENTATIVE 781021 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES 781022 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES 781023 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781024 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1972 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781025 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781026 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781027 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781028 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1972 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781029 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781030 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781031 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781032 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1974 STATE LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781033 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781034 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781035 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781036 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1974 STATE LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781037 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781038 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781039 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781040 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1974 DISTRICT LEVEL DATA: REPRESENTATIVE 781041 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781042 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781043 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781044 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1974 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: REPRESENTATIVE 781045 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDADATES 781046 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES 781047 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781048 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1974 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781049 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781050 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781051 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781052 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1974 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781053 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781054 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781055 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781056 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 STATE LEVEL DATA: PRESIDENT 781057 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781058 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781059 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781060 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 STATE LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781061 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781062 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781063 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781064 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 STATE LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781065 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781066 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781067 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781068 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 DISTRICT LEVEL DATA: PRESIDENT 781069 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781070 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781071 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781072 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 DISTRICT LEVEL DATA: REPRESENTATIVE 781073 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781074 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781075 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781076 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 DISTRICT LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781077 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781078 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781079 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781080 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 DISTRICT LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781081 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781082 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781083 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781084 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: PRESIDENT 781085 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781086 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781087 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781088 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: REPRESENTATIVE 781089 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES 781090 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES 781091 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781092 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781093 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781094 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781095 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781096 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1976 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781097 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781098 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781099 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781100 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1978 ELECTION RETURNS 1978 DISTRICT LEVEL PRIMARY: REPRESENTATIVE 781101 VOTES CAST FOR THE DEMOCRATIC WINNING CANDIDATE 781102 VOTES CAST FOR THE DEMOCRATIC RUNNER-UP CANDIDATE 781103 VOTES CAST FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES 781104 VOTES CAST FOR THE REPUBLICAN WINNING CANDIDATE 781105 VOTES CAST FOR THE REPUBLICAN RUNNER-UP CANDIDATE 781106 VOTES CAST FOR ALL REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES 1978 COUNTY LEVEL PRIMARY: SENATOR 781107 VOTES CAST FOR THE DEMOCRATIC WINNING CANDIDATE 781108 VOTES CAST FOR THE DEMOCRATIC RUNNER-UP CANDIDATE 781109 VOTES CAST FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES 781110 VOTES CAST FOR THE REPUBLICAN WINNING CANDIDATE 781111 VOTES CAST FOR THE REPUBLICAN RUNNER-UP CANDIDATE 781112 VOTES CAST FOR ALL REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES 1978 COUNTY LEVEL PRIMARY: GOVERNOR 781113 VOTES CAST FOR THE DEMOCRATIC WINNING CANDIDATE 781114 VOTES CAST FOR THE DEMOCRATIC RUNNER-UP CANDIDATE 781115 VOTES CAST FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES 781116 VOTES CAST FOR THE REPUBLICAN WINNING CANDIDATE 781117 VOTES CAST FOR THE REPUBLICAN RUNNER-UP CANDIDATE 781118 VOTES CAST FOR ALL REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES 1978 STATE LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781119 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781120 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781121 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781122 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1978 STATE LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781123 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781124 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781125 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781126 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1978 DISTRICT LEVEL DATA: REPRESENTATIVE 781127 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781128 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781129 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781130 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1978 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: REPRESENTATIVE 781131 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES 781132 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES 781133 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781134 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1978 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: SENATOR 781135 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781136 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781137 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781138 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES 1978 COUNTY LEVEL DATA: GOVERNOR 781139 VOTES CAST FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781140 VOTES CAST FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781141 VOTES CAST FOR ALL OTHER CANDIDATES 781142 VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES CONGRESSIONAL INCUMBENCY CHARACTERISTICS INCUMBENT INFORMATION 781143 INCUMBENT'S CANDIDATE LIST CODE 781144 INCUMBENT'S POLITICAL PARTY 781145 YEAR INCUMBENT WAS FIRST ELECTED TO MOST RECENT TERM 781146 INCUMBENT'S SENIORITY RANK WITHIN PARTY INCUMBENT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION 781147 INCUMBENT'S DATE OF BIRTH - MONTH 781148 INCUMBENT'S DATE OF BIRTH - DAY 781149 INCUMBENT'S DATE OF BIRTH - YEAR 781150 INCUMBENT'S SEX 781151 INCUMBENT'S RACE 781152 INCUMBENT'S MARITAL STATUS 781153 NUMBER OF CHILDREN INCUMBENT HAS 781154 INCUMBENT'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE INCUMBENT'S EDUCATION 781155 YEAR INCUMBENT RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE 781156 SCHOOL INCUMBENT RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM 781157 YEAR INCUMBENT RECEIVED A MASTER'S DEGREE 781158 SCHOOL INCUMBENT RECEIVED A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM 781159 TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL DEGREE INCUMBENT HAS 781160 YEAR INCUMBENT RECEIVED A PROFESSIONAL DEGREE 781161 SCHOOL INCUMBENT RECEIVED A PROFESSIONAL DEGREE FROM INCUMBENT'S OCCUPATION 781162 INCUMBENT'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS - FIRST REPORT 781163 INCUMBENT'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI - FIRST REPORT 781164 INCUMBENT'S OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE SCALE - FIRST REPORT 781165 INCUMBENT'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS - SECOND REPORT 781166 INCUMBENT'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI - SECOND REPORT 781167 INCUMBENT'S OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE SCALE - SECOND REPORT INCUMBENT'S PREVIOUS GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE OR PARTY OFFICE 781168 NUMBER OF OFFICES INCUMBENT MAINTAINS IN HIS/HER DISTRICT 781169 INCUMBENT'S MOST RECENT GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE OR PARTY OFFICE 781170 INCUMBENT'S SECOND MOST RECENT GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE OR PARTY OFFICE 781171 INCUMBENT'S THIRD MOST RECENT GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE OR PARTY OFFICE 781172 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH MOST RECENT GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE OR PARTY OFFICE INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE 781173 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT 781174 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - SENIORITY RANK WITHIN PARTY 781175 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE 781176 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781177 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE 781178 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781179 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE 781180 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781181 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - FOURTH SUBCOMMITTEE 781182 INCUMBENT'S FIRST COMMITTEE - FOURTH SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE 781183 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT 781184 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - SENIORITY RANK WITHIN PARTY 781185 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE 781186 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781187 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE 781188 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781189 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE 781190 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781191 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - FOURTH SUBCOMMITTEE 781192 INCUMBENT'S SECOND COMMITTEE - FOURTH SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE 781193 INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT 781194 INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE - SENIORITY RANK WITHIN PARTY 781195 INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE - FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE 781196 INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE - FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781197 INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE - SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE 781198 INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE - SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781199 INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE - THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE 781200 INCUMBENT'S THIRD COMMITTEE - THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE 781201 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT 781202 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE - SENIORITY RANK WITHIN PARTY 781203 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE - FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE 781204 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE - FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781205 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE - SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE 781206 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE - SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781207 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE - THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE 781208 INCUMBENT'S FOURTH COMMITTEE - THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE - LEADERSHIP RANK 781209 IS THE INCUMBENT A PARTY OFFICER INCUMBENT'S RATINGS 781210 1977 AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION RATING 781211 1978 AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION RATING 781212 1977 AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION RATING 781213 1978 AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION RATING 781214 1977 PUBLIC CITIZEN RATING 781215 1978 PUBLIC CITIZEN RATING 781216 1977 RIPON SOCIETY RATING 781217 1978 RIPON SOCIETY RATING 781218 1977 NATIONAL FARMERS UNION RATING 781219 1978 NATIONAL FARMERS UNION RATING 781220 1977 LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS RATING 781221 1978 LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS RATING 781222 1977 CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA RATING 781223 1978 CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA RATING INCUMBENT'S RATINGS (CONTINUED) 781224 95TH CONGRESS NATIONAL ASSOCIATED BUSINESSMEN RATING 781225 95TH CONGRESS NATIONAL SECURITY INDEX RATING 781226 1977 AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL ACTION RATING 781227 1978 AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL ACTION RATING 781228 1977 NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION RATING 781229 1978 NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION RATING INCUMBENT'S CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY RATINGS 781230 1977 VOTING PARTICIPATION 781231 1978 VOTING PARTICIPATION 781232 95TH CONGRESS VOTING PARTICIPATION 781233 1977 PRESIDENTIAL SUPPORT 781234 1977 PRESIDENTIAL OPPOSITION 781235 1978 PRESIDENTIAL SUPPORT 781236 1978 PRESIDENTIAL OPPOSITION 781237 95TH CONGRESS PRESIDENTIAL SUPPORT 781238 95TH CONGRESS PRESIDENTIAL OPPOSITION 781239 1977 PARTY UNITY SUPPORT 781240 1977 PARTY UNITY OPPOSITION 781241 1978 PARTY UNITY SUPPORT 781242 1978 PARTY UNITY OPPOSITION 781243 95TH CONGRESS PARTY UNITY SUPPORT 781244 95TH CONGRESS PARTY UNITY OPPOSITION 781245 1977 BIPARTISAN SUPPORT 781246 1977 BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION 781247 1978 BIPARTISAN SUPPORT 781248 1978 BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION 781249 95TH CONGRESS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT 781250 95TH CONGRESS BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION 781251 1977 CONSERVATIVE COALITION SUPPORT 781252 1977 CONSERVATIVE COALITION OPPOSITION 781253 1978 CONSERVATIVE COALITION SUPPORT 781254 1978 CONSERVATIVE COALITION OPPOSITION 781255 95TH CONGRESS CONSERVATIVE COALITION SUPPORT 781256 95TH CONGRESS CONSERVATIVE COALITION OPPOSITION 781257 1977 NORTH-SOUTH SPLIT - SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS SUPPORT 781258 1977 NORTH-SOUTH SPLIT - NORTHERN DEMOCRATS SUPPORT 781259 1978 NORTH-SOUTH SPLIT - SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS SUPPORT 781260 1978 NORTH-SOUTH SPLIT - NORTHERN DEMOCRATS SUPPORT 781261 95TH CONGRESS NORTH-SOUTH SPLIT - SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS SUPPORT 781262 95TH CONGRESS NORTH-SOUTH SPLIT - NORTHERN DEMOCRATS SUPPORT CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S PERSONAL DATA 781263 CANDIDATE'S CANDIDATE LIST CODE 781264 SOURCE OF CANDIDATE'S DATA 781265 CANDIDATE'S DATE OF BIRTH - MONTH 781266 CANDIDATE'S DATE OF BIRTH - DAY 781267 CANDIDATE'S DATE OF BIRTH - YEAR 781268 CANDIDATE'S SEX 781269 CANDIDATE'S MARITAL STATUS 781270 YEAR CANDIDATE WAS MARRIED 781271 NUMBER OF CHILDREN CANDIDATE HAS 781272 CANDIDATE'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S EDUCATION 781273 YEAR CANDIDATE RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE 781274 SCHOOL CANDIDATE RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM 781275 YEAR CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MASTER'S DEGREE 781276 SCHOOL CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM 781277 TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL DEGREE CANDIDATE HAS 781278 YEAR CANDIDATE RECEIVED A PROFESSIONAL DEGREE 781279 SCHOOL CANDIDATE RECEIVED A PROFESSIONAL DEGREE FROM DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S MILITARY EXPERIENCE 781280 BRANCH OF MILITARY SERVICE CANDIDATE WAS/IS IN 781281 WAS CANDIDATE AN OFFICER OR ENLISTED MAN/WOMAN 781282 YEAR CANDIDATE ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE 781283 YEAR CANDIDATE LEFT MILITARY SERVICE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION 781284 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS - FIRST REPORT 781285 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI - FIRST REPORT 781286 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE SCALE - FIRST REPORT 781287 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS - SECOND REPORT 781288 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI - SECOND REPORT 781289 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE SCALE - SECOND REPORT 781290 IS THE CANDIDATE AN INCUMBENT? DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781291 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781292 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781293 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781294 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781295 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781296 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781297 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781298 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781299 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781300 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781301 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781302 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR ENDED DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781303 CANDIDATE'S MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781304 CANDIDATE'S MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - TYPE OF ELECTION 781305 CANDIDATE'S MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - YEAR OF CAMPAIGN 781306 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781307 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - TYPE OF ELECTION 781308 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - YEAR OF CAMPAIGN 781309 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781310 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - TYPE OF ELECTION 781311 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCUSSFUL CAMPAIGN - YEAR OF CAMPAIGN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN (CONTINUED) 781312 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781313 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - TYPE OF ELECTION 781314 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - YEAR OF CAMPAIGN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781315 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781316 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781317 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781318 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781319 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781320 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781321 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781322 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781323 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781324 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781325 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781326 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR ENDED DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK 781327 CANDIDATE'S MOST RECENT OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK 781328 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK 781329 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK 781330 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S PERSONAL DATA 781331 CANDIDATE'S CANDIDATE LIST CODE 781332 SOURCE OF CANDIDATE'S DATA 781333 CANDIDATE'S DATE OF BIRTH - MONTH 781334 CANDIDATE'S DATE OF BIRTH - DAY 781335 CANDIDATE'S DATE OF BIRTH - YEAR 781336 CANDIDATE'S SEX 781337 CANDIDATE'S MARITAL STATUS 781338 YEAR CANDIDATE WAS MARRIED 781339 NUMBER OF CHILDREN CANDIDATE HAS 781340 CANDIDATE'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S EDUCATION 781341 YEAR CANDIDATE RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE 781342 SCHOOL CANDIDATE RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM 781343 YEAR CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MASTER'S DEGREE 781344 SCHOOL CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM 781345 TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL DEGREE CANDIDATE HAS 781346 YEAR CANDIDATE RECEIVED A PROFESSIONAL DEGREE 781347 SCHOOL CANDIDATE RECEIVED A PROFESSIONAL DEGREE FROM REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S MILITARY EXPERIENCE 781348 BRANCH OF MILITARY SERVICE CANDIDATE WAS/IS IN 781349 WAS CANDIDATE AN OFFICER OR ENLISTED MAN/WOMAN 781350 YEAR CANDIDATE ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE 781351 YEAR CANDIDATE LEFT MILITARY SERVICE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION 781352 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS - FIRST REPORT 781353 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI - FIRST REPORT 781354 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE SCALE - FIRST REPORT 781355 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS - SECOND REPORT 781356 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SEI - SECOND REPORT 781357 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION - NORC PRESTIGE SCALE - SECOND REPORT 781358 IS THE CANDIDATE AN INCUMBENT? REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781359 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781360 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781361 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781362 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781363 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781364 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781365 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781366 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781367 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781368 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE 781369 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781370 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ELECTIVE OFFICE - YEAR ENDED REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781371 CANDIDATE'S MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781372 CANDIDATE'S MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - TYPE OF ELECTION 781373 CANDIDATE'S MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - YEAR OF CAMPAIGN 781374 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781375 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - TYPE OF ELECTION 781376 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - YEAR OF CAMPAIGN 781377 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781378 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - TYPE OF ELECTION 781379 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCUSSFUL CAMPAIGN - YEAR OF CAMPAIGN 781380 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN 781381 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - TYPE OF ELECTION 781382 CANIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN - YEAR OF CAMPAIGN REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781383 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781384 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON- ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781385 CANDIDATE'S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON- ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781386 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781387 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781388 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781389 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781390 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781391 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR ENDED 781392 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE 781393 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR STARTED 781394 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT PREVIOUS NON-ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICE - YEAR ENDED REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE'S OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK 781395 CANDIDATE'S MOST RECENT OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK 781396 CANDIDATE'S SECOND MOST RECENT OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK 781397 CANDIDATE'S THIRD MOST RECENT OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK 781398 CANDIDATE'S FOURTH MOST RECENT OTHER PARTY POST, CAMPAIGN MANAGED, OR OTHER POLITICAL WORK INDIVIDUAL VOTER RECORD PERSONAL INFORMATION 781399 DID R REPORT BEING REGISTERED AT ANOTHER ADDRESS 781400 WAS A VOTER REGISTRATION RECORD AVAILABLE FOR R 781401 POLITICAL PARTY R WAS REGISTERED FOR 781402 WHEN R REGISTERED TO VOTE - MONTH 781403 WHEN R REGISTERED TO VOTE - DAY 781404 WHEN R REGISTERED TO VOTE - YEAR 781405 R'S RECORDED DATE OF BIRTH - MONTH 781406 R'S RECORDED DATE OF BIRTH - DAY 781407 R'S RECORDED DATE OF BIRTH - YEAR REGISTRATION INFORMATION 781408 WAS R REGISTERED FOR THE NOVEMBER 7, 1978 GENERAL ELECTION 781409 DOES THE RECORD INDICATE R VOTED IN NOVEMBER 7, 1978 GENERAL ELECTION 781410 DID R VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER 7, 1978 GENERAL ELECTION (SUMMARY) 781411 DOES THE RECORD INDICATE R VOTED IN THE STATE PRIMARY ELECTION 1978 PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR - PRECINCT LEVEL RETURNS - PRECINCT OF INTERVIEW 781412 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781413 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781414 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781415 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR WINNER 781416 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781417 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 1978 PRIMARY ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATOR - PRECINCT LEVEL RETURNS - PRECINCT OF INTERVIEW 781418 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781419 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781420 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781421 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781422 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781423 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 1978 PRIMARY ELECTION FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - PRECINCT LEVEL RETURNS - PRECINCT OF INTERVIEW 781424 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781425 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781426 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781427 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781428 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781429 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 1978 GENERAL ELECTION - PRECINCT LEVEL RETURNS - PRECINCT OF INTERVIEW 781430 GOVERNOR - DEMOCRATIC VOTES CAST 781431 GOVERNOR - REPUBLICAN VOTES CAST 781432 GOVERNOR - OTHER VOTES CAST 781433 GOVERNOR - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781434 U.S. SENATOR - DEMOCRATIC VOTES CAST 781435 U.S. SENATOR - REPUBLICAN VOTES CAST 781436 U.S. SENATOR - OTHER VOTES CAST 781437 U.S. SENATOR - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781438 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - DEMOCRATIC VOTES CAST 781439 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - REPUBLICAN VOTES CAST 781440 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - OTHER VOTES CAST 781441 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - TOTAL VOTES CAST 1978 PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR - PRECINCT LEVEL RETURNS - PRECINCT OF REGISTRATION 781442 FIPS STATE AND COUNTY CODE FOR PRECINCT OF REGISTRATION 781443 ICPSR STATE AND COUNTY CODE FOR PRECINCT OF REGISTRATION 781444 ICPSR STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CODE FOR PRECINCT OF REGISTRATION 781445 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781446 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781447 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781448 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR WINNER 781449 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781450 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 1978 PRIMARY ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATOR - PRECINCT LEVEL RETURNS - PRECINCT OF REGISTRATION 781451 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781452 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781453 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781454 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781455 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781456 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 1978 PRIMARY ELECTION FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - PRECINCT LEVEL RETURNS - PRECINCT OF REGISTRATION 781457 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781458 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781459 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781460 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNER 781461 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - VOTES CAST FOR THE RUNNER-UP 781462 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY - TOTAL VOTES CAST 1978 GENERAL ELECTION - PRECINCT LEVEL RETURNS - PRECINCT OF REGISTRATION 781463 GOVERNOR - DEMOCRATIC VOTES CAST 781464 GOVERNOR - REPUBLICAN VOTES CAST 781465 GOVERNOR - OTHER VOTES CAST 781466 GOVERNOR - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781467 U.S. SENATOR - DEMOCRATIC VOTES CAST 781468 U.S. SENATOR - REPUBLICAN VOTES CAST 781469 U.S. SENATOR - OTHER VOTES CAST 781470 U.S. SENATOR - TOTAL VOTES CAST 781471 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - DEMOCRATIC VOTES CAST 781472 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - REPUBLICAN VOTES CAST 781473 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - OTHER VOTES CAST 781474 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE - TOTAL VOTES CAST CHECKLIST OF ITEMS COLLECTED 781475 WAS A 1978 GENERAL ELECTION SAMPLE BALLOT COLLECTED 781476 WAS A COPY OF THE 1978 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS COLLECTED 781477 WAS A COPY OF THE STATE'S PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS AT THE PRECINCT LEVEL COLLECTED 781478 WERE ANY VOTER INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS, PAMPHLETS OR MATERIALS COLLECTED 781479 WAS A COPY OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS TO VOTE COLLECTED 781480 WAS A COPY OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION FORM COLLECTED 781481 WAS A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT LISTING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE REGISTERED TO VOTE COLLECTED 781482 WAS A COPY OF THE ELECTION DISTRICT BOUNDRY MAP COLLECTED 781483 WAS A LIST OF POLLING PLACES COLLECTED 781484 WHEN DID THE POLLS OPEN ON NOVEMBER 7, 1978 781485 WHEN DID THE POLLS CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 7, 1978 MEDIA STRUCTURE 781486 NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN COUNTY OF INTERVIEW 781487 NUMBER OF TV HOUSEHOLDS IN COUNTY OF INTERVIEW 781488 PERCENT OF TV HOUSEHOLDS IN COUNTY OF INTERVIEW 781489 ARBITRON COUNTY SIZE 781490 WHICH AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE IS THE COUNTY OF INTERVIEW IN 781491 AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE RANK 781492 NUMBER OF TV HOUSEHOLDS IN AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE 781493 PERCENT OF AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE TV HOUSEHOLDS IN COUNTY GROUP A 781494 PERCENT OF AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE TV HOUSEHOLDS IN COUNTY GROUP B 781495 PERCENT OF AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE TV HOUSEHOLDS IN COUNTY GROUP C 781496 PERCENT OF AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE TV HOUSEHOLDS IN COUNTY GROUP D 781497 NUMBER OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TOTALLY IN AN AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE 781498 NUMBER OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS PARTIALLY IN AN AREA AREA OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE 781499 IS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY IN AN INFLUENCE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE DATA 1976 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE INFORMATION 781500 WAS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THE INCUMBENT OR CHALLENGER 781501 WAS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781502 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781503 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781504 WAS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE THE INCUMBENT OR CHALLENGER 781505 WAS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781506 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781507 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781508 WAS THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE THE INCUMBENT OR CHALLENGER 781509 WAS THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781510 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE 781511 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE 1976 U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE INFORMATION 781512 WAS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THE INCUMBENT OR CHALLENGER 781513 WAS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781514 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781515 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781516 WAS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE THE INCUMBENT OR CHALLENGER 781517 WAS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781518 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781519 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 1976 U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE INFORMATION (CONTINUED) 781520 WAS THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE THE INCUMBENT OR CHALLENGER 781521 WAS THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781522 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE 781523 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE 1978 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE INFORMATION 781524 WAS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781525 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781526 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781527 WAS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781528 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781529 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781530 WAS THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781531 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE 781532 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE 1978 U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE INFORMATION 781533 WAS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781534 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781535 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 781536 WAS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781537 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781538 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 781539 WAS THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE THE WINNER OR LOSER 781540 TOTAL CAMPAIGN MONEY RECEIVED BY THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE 781541 TOTAL CAMPAIGN DISBURSEMENTS BY THE MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE ****SURVEY PORTION -- RECODED VARIABLES**** "FEELING THERMOMETER" - POLITICAL FIGURES 782001 FEELING THERMOMETER - SENATE DEMOCRATIC COMPONENT 782002 FEELING THERMOMETER - SENATE REPUBLICAN COMPONENT 782003 FEELING THERMOMETER - SENATE INCUMBENT COMPONENT 782004 FEELING THERMOMETER - SENATE NON-INCUMBENT COMPONENT 782005 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE DEMOCRATIC COMPONENT 782006 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE REPUBLICAN COMPONENT 782007 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE INCUMBENT COMPONENT 782008 FEELING THERMOMETER - HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT COMPONENT 782009 FEELING THERMOMETER - GUBERNATORIAL DEMOCRATIC COMPONENT 782010 FEELING THERMOMETER - GUBERNATORIAL REPUBLICAN COMPONENT 782011 FEELING THERMOMETER - GUBERNATORIAL INCUMBENT COMPONENT 782012 FEELING THERMOMETER - GUBERNATORIAL NON-INCUMBENT COMPONENT RESPONDENT'S CONTACT WITH POLITICAL FIGURES DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CANDIDATE COMPONENT 782013 DID RESPONDENT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT 782014 RESPONDENT MET HIM/HER PERSONALLY 782015 RESPONDENT ATTENDED MEETING WHERE HE/SHE SPOKE 782016 RESPONDENT TALKED TO MEMBER OF HIS/HER STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM HIS/HER OFFICE 782017 RESPONDENT RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM HIM/HER 782018 RESPONDENT READ ABOUT HIM/HER IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE 782019 RESPONDENT HEARD HIM/HER ON THE RADIO 782020 RESPONDENT SAW HIM/HER ON T.V 782021 RESPONDENT MENTIONED NONE OF THE ABOVE 782022 DOES RESPONDENT KNOW ANYONE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH HIM/HER REPUBLICAN HOUSE CANDIDATE COMPONENT 782023 DID RESPONDENT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT 782024 RESPONDENT MET HIM/HER PERSONALLY 782025 RESPONDENT ATTENDED MEETING WHERE HE/SHE SPOKE 782026 RESPONDENT TALKED TO A MEMBER OF HIS/HER STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM HIS/HER OFFICE 782027 RESPONDENT RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM HIM/HER 782028 RESPONDENT READ ABOUT HIM/HER IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE 782029 RESPONDENT HEARD HIM/HER ON THE RADIO 782030 RESPONDENT SAW HIM/HER ON T.V 782031 RESPONDENT MENTIONED NONE OF THE ABOVE 782032 DOES RESPONDENT KNOW ANYONE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH HIM/HER HOUSE INCUMBENT CANDIDATE COMPONENT 782033 DID RESPONDENT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT 782034 RESPONDENT MET HIM/HER PERSONALLY 782035 RESPONDENT ATTENDED MEETING WHERE HE/SHE SPOKE 782036 RESPONDENT TALKED TO A MEMBER OF HIS/HER STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM HIS/HER OFFICE 782037 RESPONDENT RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM HIM/HER 782038 RESPONDENT READ ABOUT HIM/HER IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE 782039 RESPONDENT HEARD HIM/HER ON THE RADIO 782040 RESPONDENT SAW HIM/HER ON T.V 782041 RESPONDENT MENTIONED NONE OF THE ABOVE 782042 DOES RESPONDENT KNOW ANYONE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH HIM/HER HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT CANDIDATE COMPONENT 782043 DID RESPONDENT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NON-INCUMBENT 782044 RESPONDENT MET HIM/HER PERSONALLY 782045 RESPONDENT ATTENDED MEETING WHERE HE/SHE SPOKE 782046 RESPONDENT TALKED TO MEMBER OF HIS/HER STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM HIS/HER OFFICE 782047 RESPONDENT RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM HIM/HER 782048 RESPONDENT READ ABOUT HIM/HER IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE 782049 RESPONDENT HEARD HIM/HER ON THE RADIO 782050 RESPONDENT SAW HIM/HER ON T.V. 782051 RESPONDENT MENTIONED NONE OF THE ABOVE 782052 DOES RESPONDENT KNOW ANYONE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH HIM/HER DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE COMPONENT 782053 DID RESPONDENT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT 782054 RESPONDENT MET HIM/HER PERSONALLY 782055 RESPONDENT ATTENDED MEETING WHERE HE/SHE SPOKE 782056 RESPONDENT TALKED TO A MEMBER OF HIS/HER STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM HIS/HER OFFICE 782057 RESPONDENT RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM HIM/HER 782058 RESPONDENT READ ABOUT HIM/HER IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE 782059 RESPONDENT HEARD HIM/HER ON THE RADIO 782060 RESPONDENT SAW HIM/HER ON T.V 782061 RESPONDENT MENTIONED NONE OF THE ABOVE REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE COMPONENT 782062 DID RESPONDENT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT 782063 RESPONDENT MET HIM/HER PERSONALLY 782064 RESPONDENT ATTENDED MEETING WHERE HE/SHE SPOKE 782065 RESPONDENT TALKED TO A MEMBER OF HIS/HER STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM HIS/HER OFFICE 782066 RESPONDENT RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM HIM/HER 782067 RESPONDENT READ ABOUT HIM/HER IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE 782068 RESPONDENT HEARD HIM/HER ON THE RADIO 782069 RESPONDENT SAW HIM/HER ON T.V 782070 RESPONDENT MENTIONED NONE OF THE ABOVE SENATE INCUMBENT CANDIDATE COMPONENT 782071 DID RESPONDENT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SENATE INCUMBENT 782072 RESPONDENT MET HIM/HER PERSONALLY 782073 RESPONDENT ATTENDED MEETING WHERE HE/SHE SPOKE 782074 RESPONDENT TALKED TO A MEMBER OF HIS/HER STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM HIS/HER OFFICE 782075 RESPONDENT RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM HIM/HER 782076 RESPONDENT READ ABOUT HIM/HER IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE 782077 RESPONDENT HEARD HIM/HER ON THE RADIO 782078 RESPONDENT SAW HIM/HER ON T.V 782079 RESPONDENT MENTIONED NONE OF THE ABOVE SENATE NON-INCUMBENT CHALLENGER COMPONENT 782080 DID RESPONDENT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SENATE NON-INCUMBENT 782081 RESPONDENT MET HIM/HER PERSONALLY 782082 RESPONDENT ATTENDED MEETING WHERE HE/SHE SPOKE 782083 RESPONDENT TALKED TO A MEMBER OF HIS/HER STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM HIS/HER OFFICE 782084 RESPONDENT RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM HIM/HER 782085 RESPONDENT READ ABOUT HIM/HER IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE 782086 RESPONDENT HEARD HIM/HER ON THE RADIO 782087 RESPONDENT SAW HIM/HER ON T.V. 782088 RESPONDENT MENTIONED NONE OF THE ABOVE LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 782089 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEW SCALE 782090 HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 782091 SENATE INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE 782092 SENATE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE VIEWS SCALE GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING SCALE 782093 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 782094 HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 782095 SENATE INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON QUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE 782096 SENATE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GUARANTEED JOB AND LIVING STANDARD SCALE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 782097 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 782098 HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 782099 SENATE INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE 782100 SENATE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED SCALE GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES SCALE 782101 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES 782102 HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES 782103 SENATE INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES 782104 SENATE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITIES GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 782105 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 782106 HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 782107 SENATE INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 782108 SENATE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN SCALE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN SCALE 782109 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN 782110 HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN 782111 SENATE INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN 782112 SENATE NON-INCUMBENT'S POSITION ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN EVALUATION OF CANDIDATE COMPONENTS 782113 IS THERE ANYTHING RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT THE HOUSE OF RESPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT 782114 IS THERE ANYTHING RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NON-INCUMBENT 782115 WHAT RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT HOUSE INCUMBENT - MENTION 1 782116 WHAT RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT - MENTION 1 782117 WHAT RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT HOUSE INCUMBENT - MENTION 2 782118 WHAT RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT - MENTION 2 EVALUATION OF CANDIDATE COMPONENTS (CONTINUED) 782119 WHAT RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT HOUSE INCUMBENT - MENTION 3 782120 WHAT RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT - MENTION 3 782121 WHAT RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT HOUSE INCUMBENT - MENTION 4 782122 WHAT RESPONDENT LIKES ABOUT HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT - MENTION 4 782123 IS THERE ANYTHING RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCUMBENT 782124 IS THERE ANYTHING RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NON-INCUMBENT 782125 WHAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT HOUSE INCUMBENT - MENTION 1 782126 WHAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT - MENTION 1 782127 WHAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT HOUSE INCUMBENT - MENTION 2 782128 WHAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT - MENTION 2 782129 WHAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT HOUSE INCUMBENT - MENTION 3 782130 WHAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT - MENTION 3 782131 WHAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT HOUSE INCUMBENT - MENTION 4 782132 WHAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES ABOUT HOUSE NON-INCUMBENT - MENTION 4 ****CONTEXTUAL PORTION -- RECODED VARIABLES**** STATE LEVEL SENATORIAL VOTE 782133 STATE LEVEL SENATORIAL VOTE FOR INCUMBENT 782134 STATE LEVEL SENATORIAL VOTE FOR NON-INCUMBENT 782135 STATE LEVEL TOTAL SENATORIAL VOTE FOR INCUMBENT AND NON-INCUMBENT STATE LEVEL GUBERNATORIAL VOTE 782136 STATE LEVEL GUBERNATORIAL VOTE FOR INCUMBENT 782137 STATE LEVEL GUBERNATORIAL VOTE FOR NON-INCUMBENT 782138 STATE LEVEL TOTAL GUBERNATORIAL VOTE FOR INCUMBENT AND NON-INCUMBENT DISTRICT LEVEL CONGRESSIONAL VOTE 782139 DISTRICT LEVEL CONGRESSIONAL VOTE FOR INCUMBENT 782140 DISTRICT LEVEL CONGRESSIONAL VOTE FOR NON-INCUMBENT 782141 DISTRICT LEVEL TOTAL CONGRESSIONAL VOTE FOR INCUMBENT AND NON-INCUMBENT