Do you correctly know which House candidate in your district was already in Congress?

Correct on which House candidate was the incumbent · Asked in 16 waves, 1958–2000 · 25,575 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 9 in 1984, 1992. Kept and flagged: 9 (other_missing). Codebook notes: See VCF0977. GENERAL NOTE: If no incumbent was running in R’s district and R replied ‘yes’ (1 or 2 major party candidates), then 2 has been coded. If an incumbent was running unopposed in R’s district and R answered ‘yes,’ then 1 has been coded. If an incumbent was running with major party opposition in R’s district and R answered ‘yes,’ then R has been coded according to whether R correctly identified WHICH candidate was the incumbent. If R responded that ‘both’ candidates were incumbents but R did not live in one of the districts where two ‘incumbents’ were actually running (due to redistricting), then R’s response has been considered ‘incorrect’. If, however, there actually were two ‘incumbents’ in R’s congressional district, then an answer of ‘both’ OR an answer of either of the two incumbents’ names has been considered ‘correct’. 2000 DATA: 1 case where respondent’s district was NA and 3 cases where respondent district was misidentified have been coded 9.