                         1980 NES Major Panel Study
                         NES DATASET NUMBER 1980.SVX

                           Number of Cases: 1008
                         Number of Variables: 1990

DATA NOTE:
  1980 Major Panel variables are numbered as follows:
         VMP0001-VMP0612   wave P1 vars (January)
         VMP2001-VMP2440   wave P2 vars (June)
         VMP3001-VMP3587   wave P3 vars (September)
         VMP4001-VMP4126   wave P4 vars (November)
         VMP5001-VMP5225   contextual vars

SPECIAL THEMES AND NEW TOPICS:
  Development of attitudes and evaluations of candidates during a Presidential
  election campaign.

DESIGN FEATURES:
 The year-long Major Panel study encompasses 4 interviews designated P1, P2,
P3, and P4, which together constitute an independent cross-section and three
waves of reinterviews.  
 - Interview P1 (wave 1) January 22 - February 25; personal interview; 
    1008 completed cases.
 - Interview P2 (wave 2) June 4 - July 13; personal reinterview; 843 
    completed cases.
 - Interview P3 (wave 3) September 2 - October 1; personal reinterview; 
    769 completed cases.
 - Interview P4 (wave 4) November 5 - November 25; telephone reinterview; 
    764 completed cases.
Post-election re-interview (P4) was brief and by phone. Timing of waves
corresponds to events in the election year cycle.  [Note: An additional 
"Minor Panel" consisting of interviews in April with a post-election 
telephone re-interview is available only in the 1980 Integrated File (7763
Part 3)].

