V083098x                                             Numeric Dec 0

J1x                              J1x. SUMMARY: R Party Identification

     Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a
     REPUBLICAN, a DEMOCRAT, an INDEPENDENT, or what?
     Would you call yourself a STRONG [Democrat/Republican] or
     a NOT VERY STRONG [Democrat/Republican]?
     Do you think of yourself as CLOSER to the Republican
     Party or to the Democratic party?
     
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     Built from J1,J1a,J1b.
     Code combinations in parentheses represent corresponding
     values in J1/J1a/J1b.
     Code 8 (apolitical) was used if R was coded No preference in
     J1 and also showed little or no interest in politics in
     response to the following survey questions:
       A1a/A1b (Pre) Interest in campaigns (code 5)
       A15 (Pre) Care about Congressional race outcome (code 4)
       C1x (Post) Voted (code 0)
       E5a/E5b2 (Post) How often follow public affairs (code 4/5)
     Respondents coded 'no preference' in J1 who showed interest
     in politics were coded 3.
     
     0. Strong Democrat (1/1/.)
     1. Weak Democrat (1/5,-8,-9/.)
     2. Independent-Democrat (3,4,5,-8/./5)
     3. Independent-Independent (3/./3,-8,-9 ; 5/./3,-8,-9 if not apolitical; 
                                  -8/./3 if not apolitical)
     4. Independent-Republican (3,4,5,-8/./1)
     5. Weak Republican (2/5,-8,-9/.)
     6. Strong Republican (2/1/.)
     7. Other; minor party (4/./3,-8,-9)
     8. Apolitical (5/./3,-8,-9 and apolitical in A1a/A1b,A15,C1x,E5a/E5b2)

     -8. DK (-8/./-8,-9)
     -9. Refused (-9/./.)