Replication Data for: Triangulating the relationship between education and attitudes towards immigration (doi:10.7910/DVN/897XEW)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Triangulating the relationship between education and attitudes towards immigration

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/897XEW

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2024-05-08

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Feng, Qinya, 2024, "Replication Data for: Triangulating the relationship between education and attitudes towards immigration", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/897XEW, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:LQWws95D+ysGVg/JxM24zw== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Triangulating the relationship between education and attitudes towards immigration

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/897XEW

Authoring Entity:

Feng, Qinya (Uppsala University)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Feng, Qinya

Depositor:

Feng, Qinya

Date of Deposit:

2024-01-10

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/897XEW

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, Natural Experiment, Twin Studies

Abstract:

Education is widely believed to predict attitudes towards immigration, but what causal relationship underlies this descriptive pattern? This research employs three distinct natural experiments and considers genetic factors to triangulate this relationship: Study 1 analyses discordant monozygotic twins; Study 2 assesses the impact of a Swedish education reform; Study 3 analyses dizygotic twins with the use of a polygenic index for education, a DNA-based measure for genetic predispositions towards education. The results indicate that education does modestly promote open views towards immigration (Study 1), yet the reform's effect remains uncertain (Study 2). Study 3 offers direct evidence of the effects of genetic predispositions and suggests that genetics related to education may influence attitudes beyond achieved educational attainment. These findings confirm the positive impact of education while pointing to the combined influence of genetic and social pathways in shaping immigration attitudes.

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f8095262

File: Kommun.tab

  • Number of cases: 8238

  • No. of variables per record: 10

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:LQWws95D+ysGVg/JxM24zw==

Variable Description

List of Variables:

  • Ar - Year
  • reformKommun60 - Municipality according to 1960 census
  • RostBer - Number of eligible voters
  • Valdelt - Turnout
  • Andel_m - Share of votes for the moderate parties
  • Andel_fp - Share of votes for the liberal parties
  • Andel_c - Share of votes for the central parties
  • Andel_s - Share of votes for the social democrats
  • Andel_v - Share of votes for the left parties
  • firstcohort60 - First reform cohort (birth year)

Variables

Year

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1940.0; Mean 1952.7526098567614; Valid 8238.0; Max. 1964.0; StDev 7.7414657815732575

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:L2g9CJfgUv0zbG9JqDPvHQ==

Municipality according to 1960 census

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 1356.3916423712703; StDev 661.1656135761348; Max. 2584.0; Valid 8232.0; Min. 180.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:dhdsc5EdX2YVWUQnpmoiDw==

Number of eligible voters

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 8238.0; Mean 4723.196406894913; Min. 0.0; Max. 563775.0; StDev 19179.348182779962

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:SrkoVUvn17anFpLFrGQ9pQ==

Turnout

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.7743656744052942; Min. 0.2117263823747635; Valid 8235.0; StDev 0.08291393121890213; Max. 0.9902815818786621

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:PpFPzbYIDR/2D23Gg4deiQ==

Share of votes for the moderate parties

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 0.6154071688652039; StDev 0.07622494393144062; Min. 0.00148148147854954; Mean 0.14144056762757412; Valid 8235.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:brGsEdwBQvE2EU3kdxmw+A==

Share of votes for the liberal parties

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 8235.0; Mean 0.1588736842239262; Max. 0.653333306312561; StDev 0.08751483247796545;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:xOG4TDaeMwGC8lY5XI2EAQ==

Share of votes for the central parties

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.21506332339634252; Valid 8235.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 0.7271514534950256; StDev 0.1450308250094847

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:kwuC3Rod9PfLsqGDmuqDhA==

Share of votes for the social democrats

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.04933586344122887; Mean 0.4444360286200982; Valid 8235.0; Max. 0.8772597312927246; StDev 0.14283848431301294;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:R4X5pSlSc1uKGFHIfsOYYQ==

Share of votes for the left parties

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 8235.0; Mean 0.037268791637295615; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.05223282776886957; Max. 0.46700507402420044

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tShcpeazGVQiHzbyfKu7Yw==

First reform cohort (birth year)

f8095262 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 8208.0; StDev 3.8139677548389064; Max. 1958.0; Min. 1938.0; Mean 1951.3684210526317

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:1j7cPSEuPVJl9d7Lh8VxjA==

Other Study-Related Materials

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Analysis_EduIA.do

Text:

Code to perform main analyses.

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application/x-stata-syntax

Other Study-Related Materials

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analysis_logfile.txt

Text:

Log file from running main analyses.

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text/plain

Other Study-Related Materials

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Appendix.Rmd

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Code to produce the Appendix.

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text/x-r-notebook

Other Study-Related Materials

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Data_EduIA.do

Text:

Code to prepare the main dataset.

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application/x-stata-syntax

Other Study-Related Materials

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Figure1.R

Text:

Code to produce Figure1 in the main text.

Notes:

type/x-r-syntax

Other Study-Related Materials

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ReadMe.pdf

Text:

ReadMe file introduces the replication package and information for data access.

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application/pdf