U.S. State Legislator Gender and Race/Ethnicity Data (2005-2019) (doi:10.7910/DVN/C4DBCR)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

U.S. State Legislator Gender and Race/Ethnicity Data (2005-2019)

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/C4DBCR

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2021-01-08

Version:

2

Bibliographic Citation:

Darrington, Jeremy, 2021, "U.S. State Legislator Gender and Race/Ethnicity Data (2005-2019)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/C4DBCR, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:6:8gsFRHc0l9KAxoLQwez4Ow== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

U.S. State Legislator Gender and Race/Ethnicity Data (2005-2019)

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/C4DBCR

Authoring Entity:

Darrington, Jeremy (Princeton University)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Darrington, Jeremy

Depositor:

Darrington, Jeremy

Date of Deposit:

2021-01-07

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, Legislative bodies—United States—Officials and employees—Directories, State governments—Officials and employees—Directories, Legislators—United States—Directories

Abstract:

Contains aggregate data on gender and race/ethnicity of U.S. state legislators by state/year for 2005-2019, compiled from <a href="https://kw1.knowwho.com/">KnowWho</a> directory data.

Time Period:

2005-2019

Kind of Data:

aggregate data

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Sources:

KnowWho yearly directory files for U.S. state legislators

Data Access

Notes:

CC0 Waiver

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f4289040

File: KnowWho_stateleg_state_yr_gender_race.tab

  • Number of cases: 1891

  • No. of variables per record: 12

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

Notes:

UNF:6:2MQd9UaoW5F6ZXAWPjc6WQ==

File Description--f4288915

File: KnowWho_stateleg_state_yr_race-1.tab

  • Number of cases: 825

  • No. of variables per record: 11

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

Notes:

UNF:6:o7OW6G4L90Cifa8ZJSOLOA==

File Description--f4288557

File: KnowWho_stateleg_state_yr_race.tab

  • Number of cases: 825

  • No. of variables per record: 11

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

Notes:

UNF:6:o7OW6G4L90Cifa8ZJSOLOA==

Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

State

f4289040 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:lRt/lC59ByNdGnPUqwRKPA==

FILE_YEAR

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 4.338831066503616; Mean 2012.099947117927; Min. 2005.0; Valid 1891.0; Max. 2019.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:BdG/LbiePxZAe8uDvS/b/A==

Gender

f4289040 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:ubx2sTM2CKYt+aS967YVWg==

Asian/Pacific American

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 28.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 2.331166440544958; Valid 1891.0; Mean 0.6213643574828078;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:sfyiX+qHh/pM2PqcNI4BKQ==

Black/African American

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 1891.0; StDev 7.193206033807445; Mean 4.958751983077748; Min. 0.0; Max. 38.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:cEHDvsgJLLwVvAtt//aDrQ==

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 1891.0; Max. 35.0; Mean 0.12585933368588292; Min. 0.0; StDev 1.430958808058829

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:uY/T48+PUn7Dq9d+XrVZfg==

Hispanic/Latino

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 67.0; Mean 2.2823902696985767; StDev 6.327700234873993; Valid 1891.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:uGC3eI/oiAj5VKHx5JX/+g==

Indian/Native American

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.21946060285563082; Valid 1891.0; StDev 0.6489404672701368; Max. 5.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:SgLiKT+4zgdRLcrw+HFMhQ==

White/Caucasian

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 46.88524590163924; Max. 303.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 45.786981458601325; Valid 1891.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:FMFspo5M6GAzjkV9O6b7tQ==

Other

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.6393368152849903; Valid 1891.0; Mean 0.14806980433632957; Max. 13.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:qLd+R1PwWtbkah665ICxDg==

Two or More Ethnicities

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 1891.0; Mean 0.07509254362770983; Max. 6.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.3926149336692914;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:wTBToRoHU64tl72qJyUDmA==

unknown

f4289040 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 4.565309360126936; Max. 228.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 1891.0; StDev 12.286885603256989

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Mf7GDs4jSN3HGGGq9tfBQA==

State

f4288915 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:annYM88I5HwvUga+nh3Gew==

FILE_YEAR

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 2005.0; Max. 2019.0; Mean 2012.0; Valid 825.0; StDev 4.3231146628732295

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:KkiQDqpPk1IefIfdlkoLmw==

Asian/Pacific American

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 37.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 1.4242424242424183; StDev 4.466096005841377; Valid 825.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:VjmnuwKGWm8zULzq/xduQw==

Black/African American

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 825.0; Max. 64.0; Mean 11.366060606060598; StDev 13.347823069707122

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Kmb0i5Cs0LYKf0ebrw4/IQ==

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 37.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 825.0; Mean 0.28848484848485145; StDev 2.539814181257387

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:h+HtS2/CYKTTE539JjiRng==

Hispanic/Latino

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 5.231515151515146; Valid 825.0; StDev 11.521443736965177; Max. 81.0; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:HuqSzgj5rT7SY4m69bRFAw==

Indian/Native American

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 7.0; Mean 0.5030303030303039; StDev 1.1670238599165768; Valid 825.0; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:YzvHT5BogTwLK3+SaRrPgg==

White/Caucasian

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 410.0; Mean 107.46666666666677; Valid 825.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 57.992418040307726

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:5BCr+hFhMXA1LmkIlHaFlw==

Other

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 20.0; Valid 825.0; Mean 0.33939393939393964; StDev 1.2301677686563406; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gDtZHv19TUcVlx3gWgg5aw==

Two or More Ethnicities

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.17212121212121229; Valid 825.0; Max. 7.0; StDev 0.6946036691052199; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:d22wbcln7LUk7pcp68XYLQ==

unknown

f4288915 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 10.464242424242416; Max. 330.0; Valid 825.0; StDev 23.857922783696175;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ufLquFmTzqS9A2jkFVjbpg==

State

f4288557 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:annYM88I5HwvUga+nh3Gew==

FILE_YEAR

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 4.3231146628732295; Valid 825.0; Max. 2019.0; Min. 2005.0; Mean 2012.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:KkiQDqpPk1IefIfdlkoLmw==

Asian/Pacific American

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 825.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 1.4242424242424183; Max. 37.0; StDev 4.466096005841377;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:VjmnuwKGWm8zULzq/xduQw==

Black/African American

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 13.347823069707122; Max. 64.0; Mean 11.366060606060598; Valid 825.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Kmb0i5Cs0LYKf0ebrw4/IQ==

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 2.539814181257387; Max. 37.0; Valid 825.0; Mean 0.28848484848485145

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:h+HtS2/CYKTTE539JjiRng==

Hispanic/Latino

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 5.231515151515146; Min. 0.0; Valid 825.0; Max. 81.0; StDev 11.521443736965177

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:HuqSzgj5rT7SY4m69bRFAw==

Indian/Native American

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 7.0; Valid 825.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.5030303030303039; StDev 1.1670238599165768

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:YzvHT5BogTwLK3+SaRrPgg==

White/Caucasian

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 57.992418040307726; Mean 107.46666666666677; Valid 825.0; Max. 410.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:5BCr+hFhMXA1LmkIlHaFlw==

Other

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 825.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 1.2301677686563406; Mean 0.33939393939393964; Max. 20.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gDtZHv19TUcVlx3gWgg5aw==

Two or More Ethnicities

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 825.0; StDev 0.6946036691052199; Mean 0.17212121212121229; Max. 7.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:d22wbcln7LUk7pcp68XYLQ==

unknown

f4288557 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 23.857922783696175; Min. 0.0; Mean 10.464242424242416; Max. 330.0; Valid 825.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ufLquFmTzqS9A2jkFVjbpg==

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

KnowWho stateleg aggregate race tables.xlsx

Text:

Excel sheet with tables by state/year/race, race/state/year, and race/year for all states

Notes:

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

KnowWho_stateleg_state_yr_gender_race.RData

Text:

R version of state/year dataset with breakdown by gender and race

Notes:

application/gzip