                      NES Continuous Monitoring Study 1984
                        NES DATASET NUMBER 1984.S

                           No. Cases: 3496
                           No. Variables: 718

SPECIAL THEMES AND NEW TOPICS:
Continuous Monitoring was designed to examine the impact  of the election
campaign on voters' perceptions, beliefs, and preferences. Respondents were
questioned about their knowledge of the candidates' stand on the issues, about 
their own stand on the issues, and about their opinions and evaluations of 
the candidates. 

DESIGN FEATURES:
Interviews were conducted by telephone throughout the year, with a total of 
46 separate cross-section samples selected by a random digit dialing design,
and an average of 76 respondents interviewed in each of the 46 sample weeks.
Although the survey instrument was very much the same from one sample week to
the next, some questions were deleted and others added during the course of
the campaign, as issues became more or less relevant. Thirteen versions of the
questionnaire were incorporated into this data file.  Conducted Jan11,
1984-December 31, 1984.

