                         1984 NES Time Series Study
                          NES DATASET NUMBER 1980.TV

                           Number of Cases: 2257
                         Number of Variables: 1141


DATA NOTES:
     - Corrections:  
       HOUSE RACE :  
       1 case OH district 08 was coded as House typerace 12 (V840059)
       but should have been typerace 21  [case ID# 0501]; 1 case WI
       district 09 was coded as typerace 12 but should have been typerace 
       21 [case ID# 1225]; 4 cases CA district 38 were coded as typerace 
       21 or 13 but should have been typerace 12 [case ID#s 0526,0772,
       1816,2046]; 1 case in TX22 and 1 case in WA01 were coded typerace 
       65 instead of 55 [case ID#s 0237,0255].
       SENATE RACE: 1 case in CT was coded as Senate typerace 82 (V840060)
       but Senate typerace should have been 85 [case ID# 1878]. 1 case in
       PA was coded as Senate typerace 85 but should have been 82 
       [case ID# 0373]
       MISASSIGNMENT OF CD:
       The following case [POST] ID#s had the  incorrect congressional
       district assigned in 1984 (the correct Congressional District is in
       parentheses):
       3339(NJ13), 3421(CA18),3435(CA18),3643(NJ13),3713(NJ09),3734(CA11),
       3747(CA18), 3853(CA18),3930(NJ09),3932(NJ09),5120(NJ13),5263(NJ09),
       5510(CA18), 5577(CA18),5756(CA18),5766(CA11),5898(CA11),5933(NJ09),
       5949(NJ09), 5958(NJ13).
     - Vars V841119-V841135 are Vote Validatation (individual voter record)
           vars.
     - Vars V841136-V841141 are prestige scores.

SPECIAL THEMES AND NEW TOPICS:
New topic areas include measures of "predispositions" such as individualism
and egalitarianism. vote validation data is included.

DESIGN FEATURES:
Pre-election sample was released in two week quarter-samples, so
contamination of date of interview by ease of getting interview is
minimized. Half of the Post-election interviews were conducted by
telephone, half in person.

