Data and Replication Code for Incognizance and Perceptual Deviation: Individual and Institutional Sources of Variation in Citizens’ Perceptions of Party Placements on the Left-Right Scale (doi:10.7910/DVN/HZBYG7)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Data and Replication Code for Incognizance and Perceptual Deviation: Individual and Institutional Sources of Variation in Citizens’ Perceptions of Party Placements on the Left-Right Scale

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/HZBYG7

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Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2017-05-08

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Bibliographic Citation:

Aldrich, John H.; Schober, Gregory S.; Ley, Sandra J.; Fernandez, Marco, 2017, "Data and Replication Code for Incognizance and Perceptual Deviation: Individual and Institutional Sources of Variation in Citizens’ Perceptions of Party Placements on the Left-Right Scale", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HZBYG7, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:aLq0HtDyLOtoQroAlYg+GQ== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Data and Replication Code for Incognizance and Perceptual Deviation: Individual and Institutional Sources of Variation in Citizens’ Perceptions of Party Placements on the Left-Right Scale

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/HZBYG7

Authoring Entity:

Aldrich, John H.; Schober, Gregory S.; Ley, Sandra J.; Fernandez, Marco

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Schober, Gregory

Depositor:

Schober, Gregory

Date of Deposit:

2017-05-08

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HZBYG7

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences

Abstract:

Data and Replication Code for Incognizance and Perceptual Deviation: Individual and Institutional Sources of Variation in Citizens’ Perceptions of Party Placements on the Left-Right Scale

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

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Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f3017093

File: Country_Ind.tab

Number of cases: 64256
No. of variables per record: 17
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:OR/4cQc2BHiOrpMBUj6ADQ==

File Description--f3017100

File: Country_Ind_Party_Distance.tab

Number of cases: 578304
No. of variables per record: 27
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:5y0cl0jfDOrOldo9Dgfj/g==

File Description--f3017101

File: Country_Ind_Party_Therm.tab

Number of cases: 578304
No. of variables per record: 31
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:rqIM06b5e1csRe6NA/viXw==

File Description--f3017095

File: Vars.tab

Number of cases: 64256
No. of variables per record: 9
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:Wk1dYXcAX9yAfLUFWRFRwA==

Variable Description

List of Variables:

B1003 - ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY)
Income - Household Income level (recode of B2020)
Education - Respondent Educ level (1=none and 8=highest)
Age - Age of Respondent (recode of B2001)
Female - Dummy for Female (1=female) recode of B2002
Urbanness - How urban the place is where R lives (1=rural up to 4=large city)
ContactPol - Dummy variable for if Individual contacted a politican (1=yes)
PartProtest - Dummy variable for if Individual participated in protest (1=yes)
Plurality - Dummy for whether Electoral System is Plurality (Plurality=1)
Federalism - Dummy for Federalism (1=yes)
Presidential - Presidential system (1=Presidential)
Eff_Num_Parties - The Effective Number of Political Parties
AgeEleSyst - The Age of the Electoral System
PolInfo_Index
noplaced_self_LR
noplaced_min2
noSat_Crit_1_2
B1005 - ID VARIABLE - RESPONDENT
B1003 - ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY)
Income - Household Income level (recode of B2020)
Education - Respondent Educ level (1=none and 8=highest)
Age - Age of Respondent (recode of B2001)
Female - Dummy for Female (1=female) recode of B2002
Urbanness - How urban the place is where R lives (1=rural up to 4=large city)
ContactPol - Dummy variable for if Individual contacted a politican (1=yes)
Plurality - Dummy for whether Electoral System is Plurality (Plurality=1)
Federalism - Dummy for Federalism (1=yes)
Presidential - Presidential system (1=Presidential)
Eff_Num_Parties - The Effective Number of Political Parties
AgeDemocracy - The Age of the Democracy
AgeEleSyst - The Age of the Electoral System
PolInfo_Index
noplacedself_hat_xtmelogit - Pred mean prob of not placing self on LR scale using xtmelogit
noplacedmin2_hat_xtmelogit - Pred mean prob of not placing min of 2 parties on LR scale using xtmelogit
noSat_Crit12_hat_xtmelogit - Pred mean prob of not placing self or 2 parties using xtmelogit
B5001_ - PERCENT VOTE - LOWER HOUSE
include_ - include
age_ - Party age
LR_ideology_ - Party left-right ideology
expert_lr_deviance_abs - Dist between Rs placement and experts placement of party (abs value)
mean_lr_deviance_abs - Dist between Rs placement and mean placement of party (abs val)
party_ID - ID Variable for Party
SD_respondent_lr_placement
Vote_curr
B1005 - ID VARIABLE - RESPONDENT
B1003 - ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY)
Income - Household Income level (recode of B2020)
Education - Respondent Educ level (1=none and 8=highest)
Age - Age of Respondent (recode of B2001)
Female - Dummy for Female (1=female) recode of B2002
Urbanness - How urban the place is where R lives (1=rural up to 4=large city)
ContactPol - Dummy variable for if Individual contacted a politican (1=yes)
Plurality - Dummy for whether Electoral System is Plurality (Plurality=1)
Federalism - Dummy for Federalism (1=yes)
Presidential - Presidential system (1=Presidential)
Eff_Num_Parties - The Effective Number of Political Parties
AgeDemocracy - The Age of the Democracy
AgeEleSyst - The Age of the Electoral System
PolInfo_Index
noplacedself_hat_xtmelogit - Pred mean prob of not placing self on LR scale using xtmelogit
noplacedmin2_hat_xtmelogit - Pred mean prob of not placing min of 2 parties on LR scale using xtmelogit
noSat_Crit12_hat_xtmelogit - Pred mean prob of not placing self or 2 parties using xtmelogit
include_ - include
age_ - Party age
LR_ideology_ - Party left-right ideology
expert_lr_deviance_abs - Dist between Rs placement and experts placement of party (abs value)
mean_lr_deviance_abs - Dist between Rs placement and mean placement of party (abs val)
party_ID - ID Variable for Party
SD_respondent_lr_placement
Partisanship
Vote_No_Difference
Dissatisfied_Dem
Govt_Perform
Party_Therm_Eval
Vote_curr
B1003 - ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY)
presidential - Presidential system
state_leg - State legislative elections
state_exec - State executive elections
newdemo
newsys
fewparties
percent_no_placed_self_LR
percent_no_placed_min2

Variables

ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY)

f3017093 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
82602005.	82602005. GREAT BRITAIN (2005)
48402003.	48402003. MEXICO (2003)
39202004.	39202004. JAPAN (2004)
25002002.	25002002. FRANCE (2002)
34802002.	34802002. HUNGARY (2002)
27622002.	27622002. GERMANY (2002 Mail-Back)
62002002.	62002002. PORTUGAL (2002)
52802002.	52802002. NETHERLANDS (2002)
37202002.	37202002. IRELAND (2002)
5602003.	05602003. BELGIUM (2003)
35202003.	35202003. ICELAND (2003)
38002006.	38002006. ITALY (2006)
57802001.	57802001. NORWAY (2001)
34402004.	34402004. HONG KONG (2004)
75202002.	75202002. SWEDEN (2002)
15802004.	15802004. TAIWAN (2004)
70502004.	70502004. SLOVENIA (2004)
7602002.	07602002. BRAZIL (2002)
10002001.	10002001. BULGARIA (2001)
60802004.	60802004. PHILIPPINES (2004)
37602003.	37602003. ISRAEL (2003)
64302004.	64302004. RUSSIA (2004)
24602003.	24602003. FINLAND (2003)
60402006.	60402006. PERU (2006)
15802001.	15802001. TAIWAN (2001)
12402004.	12402004. CANADA (2004)
3602004.	03602004. AUSTRALIA (2004)
75602003.	75602003. SWITZERLAND (2003)
27612002.	27612002. GERMANY (2002 Telephone)
20302002.	20302002. CZECH REPUBLIC (2002)
20802001.	20802001. DENMARK (2001)
84002004.	84002004. UNITED STATES (2004)
64202004.	64202004. ROMANIA (2004)
15202005.	15202005. CHILE (2005)
41702005.	41702005. KYRGYZSTAN (2005)
62002005.	62002005. PORTUGAL (2005)
55402002.	55402002. NEW ZEALAND (2002)
72402004.	72402004. SPAIN (2004)
61602001.	61602001. POLAND (2001)
802005.	00802005. ALBANIA (2005)
41002004.	41002004. KOREA (2004)

Summary Statistics: Valid 64256.0; StDev 2.291174447512093E7; Mean 3.978228558992076E7; Max. 8.4002004E7; Min. 802005.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Shc6irr+ekXcVSOH+qLljg==

Household Income level (recode of B2020)

f3017093 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
1.	1. LOWEST HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
5.	5. HIGHEST HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
8.	8. DON'T KNOW
2.	2. SECOND HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
6.	6. [SEE VARIABLE NOTES]
4.	4. FOURTH HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
9.	9. MISSING
3.	3. THIRD HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
7.	7. REFUSED

Summary Statistics: StDev 1.3673096478474844; Max. 5.0; Mean 2.9087583080956985; Valid 49199.0; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:XE75LZ9IuFyfsz0d7C5YDw==

Respondent Educ level (1=none and 8=highest)

f3017093 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
97.	97. REFUSED
98.	98. DON'T KNOW
8.	8. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETED
9.	9. [SEE VARIABLE NOTES]
5.	5. SECONDARY COMPLETED
3.	3. PRIMARY COMPLETED
99.	99. MISSING
1.	1. NONE
4.	4. INCOMPLETE SECONDARY
7.	7. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE INCOMPLETE
6.	6. POST-SECONDARY TRADE / VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
2.	2. INCOMPLETE PRIMARY

Summary Statistics: Valid 63694.0; StDev 1.8328415928571136; Min. 1.0; Max. 8.0; Mean 5.05309762300994

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:14K9bEkK7zDx3tWRVmzCpg==

Age of Respondent (recode of B2001)

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 46.056587005348895; Valid 61887.0; Min. 16.0; StDev 17.013018882522793; Max. 102.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:s0DPZYArWDYgPJkiF01uWg==

Dummy for Female (1=female) recode of B2002

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.49957002925079497; Valid 64154.0; Mean 0.5208248901081789; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:HxNLQahI44Fktmx8b+Sldw==

How urban the place is where R lives (1=rural up to 4=large city)

f3017093 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
7.	7. REFUSED
8.	8. DON'T KNOW
1.	1. RURAL AREA OR VILLAGE
3.	3. SUBURBS OF LARGE TOWN OR CITY
2.	2. SMALL OR MIDDLE-SIZED TOWN
9.	9. MISSING
4.	4. LARGE TOWN OR CITY

Summary Statistics: Mean 2.5207358959368484; Valid 54736.0; Min. 1.0; Max. 4.0; StDev 1.1966005314952268

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:4+14r4r0Zb6xM2NsRFRBJw==

Dummy variable for if Individual contacted a politican (1=yes)

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.12602045755220606; StDev 0.33187509520189934; Max. 1.0; Valid 61982.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:hKIbqzm70FEPvzZB/a/7Jw==

Dummy variable for if Individual participated in protest (1=yes)

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 61923.0; Mean 0.0976696865462156; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.2968699077433282

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:XoWmn1T0HNY2Vq3pd+P9gQ==

Dummy for whether Electoral System is Plurality (Plurality=1)

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.34034860003712775; StDev 0.47383076470699326; Valid 53930.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tXJeFglRHEjgK1MDU8b/JA==

Dummy for Federalism (1=yes)

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.5420978507133247; StDev 0.4982297037163763; Max. 1.0; Valid 48993.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:O/s2ODYT4qDp1oj7VkF16w==

Presidential system (1=Presidential)

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.465049217315889; Valid 54512.0; Mean 0.3163340181978613;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CSI/GkgyqRcQPx7E3/tk7A==

The Effective Number of Political Parties

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.999695062637329; StDev 1.6463490695287086; Valid 54512.0; Mean 4.044791124133414; Max. 8.624183654785156

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:sw/le/EFQqikj/a8UpJDWQ==

The Age of the Electoral System

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 77.57194746110846; Min. 7.0; Max. 176.0; StDev 46.81486431304232; Valid 54512.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:40n/wLpeFhE/FyytbjcpOQ==

PolInfo_Index

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 3.0; Valid 54583.0; StDev 1.0076947190067127; Min. 0.0; Mean 1.6812194272941803

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:p8RxePgZzTzS7deac+uX2A==

noplaced_self_LR

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.3691680318221825; Mean 0.16278026905835974; Valid 62440.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gXhcZXk1Y83mxFQjIsShsA==

noplaced_min2

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.3825335263516435; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.17802081736261463; Valid 58701.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:aMQyIVtMdmqjeALBMUZjvA==

noSat_Crit_1_2

f3017093 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 57719.0; StDev 0.41409545278066506; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.21977165231550513

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:UKhyE6OuuS9vLx1b8e7PRw==

ID VARIABLE - RESPONDENT

f3017100 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:SOs62lZbYXi2TwrlfsdJeA==

ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY)

f3017100 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
10002001.	10002001. BULGARIA (2001)
62002002.	62002002. PORTUGAL (2002)
82602005.	82602005. GREAT BRITAIN (2005)
48402003.	48402003. MEXICO (2003)
60802004.	60802004. PHILIPPINES (2004)
35202003.	35202003. ICELAND (2003)
7602002.	07602002. BRAZIL (2002)
41002004.	41002004. KOREA (2004)
64302004.	64302004. RUSSIA (2004)
38002006.	38002006. ITALY (2006)
55402002.	55402002. NEW ZEALAND (2002)
39202004.	39202004. JAPAN (2004)
15802001.	15802001. TAIWAN (2001)
20802001.	20802001. DENMARK (2001)
27612002.	27612002. GERMANY (2002 Telephone)
24602003.	24602003. FINLAND (2003)
27622002.	27622002. GERMANY (2002 Mail-Back)
12402004.	12402004. CANADA (2004)
34802002.	34802002. HUNGARY (2002)
37202002.	37202002. IRELAND (2002)
37602003.	37602003. ISRAEL (2003)
802005.	00802005. ALBANIA (2005)
72402004.	72402004. SPAIN (2004)
20302002.	20302002. CZECH REPUBLIC (2002)
5602003.	05602003. BELGIUM (2003)
61602001.	61602001. POLAND (2001)
64202004.	64202004. ROMANIA (2004)
60402006.	60402006. PERU (2006)
52802002.	52802002. NETHERLANDS (2002)
70502004.	70502004. SLOVENIA (2004)
15202005.	15202005. CHILE (2005)
75602003.	75602003. SWITZERLAND (2003)
62002005.	62002005. PORTUGAL (2005)
3602004.	03602004. AUSTRALIA (2004)
15802004.	15802004. TAIWAN (2004)
34402004.	34402004. HONG KONG (2004)
84002004.	84002004. UNITED STATES (2004)
41702005.	41702005. KYRGYZSTAN (2005)
75202002.	75202002. SWEDEN (2002)
57802001.	57802001. NORWAY (2001)
25002002.	25002002. FRANCE (2002)

Summary Statistics: Max. 8.4002004E7; Min. 802005.0; Valid 578304.0; StDev 2.2911585998862933E7; Mean 3.978228559000599E7

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:6xjcq+SKpD7XPxAKTNhImQ==

Household Income level (recode of B2020)

f3017100 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
5.	5. HIGHEST HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
1.	1. LOWEST HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
8.	8. DON'T KNOW
3.	3. THIRD HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
6.	6. [SEE VARIABLE NOTES]
4.	4. FOURTH HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
9.	9. MISSING
7.	7. REFUSED
2.	2. SECOND HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; StDev 1.3672972960291223; Valid 442791.0; Max. 5.0; Mean 2.908758308095629;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Q9AnVR0cpkOYRJQFgPPdGw==

Respondent Educ level (1=none and 8=highest)

f3017100 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
6.	6. POST-SECONDARY TRADE / VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
99.	99. MISSING
8.	8. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETED
7.	7. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE INCOMPLETE
5.	5. SECONDARY COMPLETED
2.	2. INCOMPLETE PRIMARY
98.	98. DON'T KNOW
1.	1. NONE
97.	97. REFUSED
9.	9. [SEE VARIABLE NOTES]
3.	3. PRIMARY COMPLETED
4.	4. INCOMPLETE SECONDARY

Summary Statistics: Max. 8.0; Valid 573246.0; Min. 1.0; Mean 5.053097623009602; StDev 1.8328288035788047

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:x0cErcWqRObW0GjiqEvkJw==

Age of Respondent (recode of B2001)

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 556983.0; Min. 16.0; StDev 17.012896702054814; Max. 102.0; Mean 46.056587005346024

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jQ/T+N2Jy2UXes7/ZtBK5A==

Dummy for Female (1=female) recode of B2002

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.49956656832443774; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.5208248901081682; Valid 577386.0; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QVEce4r0qKrp9kU64tlMrQ==

How urban the place is where R lives (1=rural up to 4=large city)

f3017100 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
1.	1. RURAL AREA OR VILLAGE
3.	3. SUBURBS OF LARGE TOWN OR CITY
7.	7. REFUSED
2.	2. SMALL OR MIDDLE-SIZED TOWN
8.	8. DON'T KNOW
9.	9. MISSING
4.	4. LARGE TOWN OR CITY

Summary Statistics: Mean 2.520735895936837; StDev 1.196590815298554; Max. 4.0; Min. 1.0; Valid 492624.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ykSBCbBRW7tb3wY6yEu6Bg==

Dummy variable for if Individual contacted a politican (1=yes)

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.12602045755233238; Valid 557838.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.3318727154640511

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QdHxAN6sFDSRJcAgBRVwYA==

Dummy for whether Electoral System is Plurality (Plurality=1)

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 485370.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.340348600036905; StDev 0.4738268597794872; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ZeoWKxMyD3xM646aUSpvyg==

Dummy for Federalism (1=yes)

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 440937.0; StDev 0.49822518395059273; Mean 0.5420978507150137; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:5vC9WITXEQVzDbWG3REnPw==

Presidential system (1=Presidential)

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.3163340181978409; StDev 0.46504542567559726; Valid 490608.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:FVmFtE/WAyt7I+4ATUMs8g==

The Effective Number of Political Parties

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 8.624183654785156; Valid 490608.0; Min. 1.999695062637329; StDev 1.6463356465176093; Mean 4.0447911241326855

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jD6nNzevxFTV/bkXQM9SMA==

The Age of the Democracy

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 48.651063646844804; Mean 57.008787056092025; Valid 490608.0; Max. 205.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:EUpSpZ1YCPdGiVJWg+hrCQ==

The Age of the Electoral System

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 46.8144826221452; Mean 77.57194746117115; Valid 490608.0; Min. 7.0; Max. 176.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:97ec5jxohWycX1ISy9/QWg==

PolInfo_Index

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 1.681219427294502; Max. 3.0; Valid 491247.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 1.0076865137567403;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:lRobq3q/Le94OxPJjQ034A==

Pred mean prob of not placing self on LR scale using xtmelogit

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0421162733109668E-4; Max. 0.7040070295333862; Valid 276381.0; StDev 0.12139025455194538; Mean 0.10918463658310572;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:d0h9p6vBk4diWTUknQgcTw==

Pred mean prob of not placing min of 2 parties on LR scale using xtmelogit

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 269622.0; Min. 0.0010860395850613713; Max. 0.7492309212684631; StDev 0.1220862111348206; Mean 0.11473565367459099;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/KEDM3DWuoflqGEdG0cL9w==

Pred mean prob of not placing self or 2 parties using xtmelogit

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.14336907941572186; Min. 0.0016802821774035692; Max. 0.7688254117965698; Valid 269622.0; Mean 0.1488831022822516

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:p1Zhi9TiVRL9xHXLhhtq1g==

PERCENT VOTE - LOWER HOUSE

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 13.668659593289922; StDev 12.202168595743137; Valid 424043.0; Max. 49.900001525878906; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tFglWm4W3Y8uYgZyk2qthA==

include

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 578304.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.3553062057326187; StDev 0.4786064165837339; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:AbrLbyJ1anP4lAMYKyorZA==

Party age

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 176.0; Mean 32.568106804787945; Min. 0.0; Valid 431741.0; StDev 37.03704726069855;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:n+4jGXe37fjKIb5Jpb/ijA==

Party left-right ideology

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427697.0; StDev 0.425034091518796; Mean 0.7633371288554158; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/6yb52BdyhkGob9U0pK8ag==

Dist between Rs placement and experts placement of party (abs value)

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 10.0; StDev 1.7243552049815853; Min. 0.0; Valid 261864.0; Mean 1.9634237619529151

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:mSYK/ZEzIbi69R3LIc21OA==

Dist between Rs placement and mean placement of party (abs val)

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 9.233560562133789; Min. 9.140968322753906E-4; StDev 1.5275134319473422; Mean 1.842880128516463; Valid 284728.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:9QYeY+tEMG3Cu2y+dx66aQ==

ID Variable for Party

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 2.291158606686209E7; Valid 578304.0; Mean 3.978233565579879E7; Min. 802015.0; Max. 8.4002096E7;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:pihDSadD6Tu4vObiyIFJqA==

SD_respondent_lr_placement

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.202992558479309; Mean 2.40530516691094; Valid 381588.0; StDev 0.6236838471384191; Max. 4.306399822235107

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:7Sf7luaZDuI867y7+RVxEA==

Vote_curr

f3017100 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 568692.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.35965549165296595; Mean 0.8473444324871545; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:2QeXm+wfjMBTjdq016uDMw==

ID VARIABLE - RESPONDENT

f3017101 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:SOs62lZbYXi2TwrlfsdJeA==

ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY)

f3017101 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
3602004.	03602004. AUSTRALIA (2004)
41002004.	41002004. KOREA (2004)
34802002.	34802002. HUNGARY (2002)
35202003.	35202003. ICELAND (2003)
802005.	00802005. ALBANIA (2005)
41702005.	41702005. KYRGYZSTAN (2005)
7602002.	07602002. BRAZIL (2002)
60402006.	60402006. PERU (2006)
64202004.	64202004. ROMANIA (2004)
37602003.	37602003. ISRAEL (2003)
64302004.	64302004. RUSSIA (2004)
39202004.	39202004. JAPAN (2004)
20302002.	20302002. CZECH REPUBLIC (2002)
84002004.	84002004. UNITED STATES (2004)
34402004.	34402004. HONG KONG (2004)
52802002.	52802002. NETHERLANDS (2002)
37202002.	37202002. IRELAND (2002)
15802004.	15802004. TAIWAN (2004)
12402004.	12402004. CANADA (2004)
72402004.	72402004. SPAIN (2004)
55402002.	55402002. NEW ZEALAND (2002)
25002002.	25002002. FRANCE (2002)
20802001.	20802001. DENMARK (2001)
61602001.	61602001. POLAND (2001)
15202005.	15202005. CHILE (2005)
48402003.	48402003. MEXICO (2003)
38002006.	38002006. ITALY (2006)
62002005.	62002005. PORTUGAL (2005)
75602003.	75602003. SWITZERLAND (2003)
24602003.	24602003. FINLAND (2003)
15802001.	15802001. TAIWAN (2001)
62002002.	62002002. PORTUGAL (2002)
82602005.	82602005. GREAT BRITAIN (2005)
57802001.	57802001. NORWAY (2001)
5602003.	05602003. BELGIUM (2003)
27622002.	27622002. GERMANY (2002 Mail-Back)
60802004.	60802004. PHILIPPINES (2004)
10002001.	10002001. BULGARIA (2001)
75202002.	75202002. SWEDEN (2002)
27612002.	27612002. GERMANY (2002 Telephone)
70502004.	70502004. SLOVENIA (2004)

Summary Statistics: Min. 802005.0; StDev 2.2911585998862933E7; Mean 3.978228559000599E7; Max. 8.4002004E7; Valid 578304.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:6xjcq+SKpD7XPxAKTNhImQ==

Household Income level (recode of B2020)

f3017101 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
3.	3. THIRD HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
4.	4. FOURTH HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
1.	1. LOWEST HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
5.	5. HIGHEST HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
6.	6. [SEE VARIABLE NOTES]
8.	8. DON'T KNOW
7.	7. REFUSED
2.	2. SECOND HOUSEHOLD INCOME QUINTILE
9.	9. MISSING

Summary Statistics: Valid 442791.0; Max. 5.0; Min. 1.0; StDev 1.3672972960291223; Mean 2.908758308095629;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Q9AnVR0cpkOYRJQFgPPdGw==

Respondent Educ level (1=none and 8=highest)

f3017101 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
6.	6. POST-SECONDARY TRADE / VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
99.	99. MISSING
4.	4. INCOMPLETE SECONDARY
5.	5. SECONDARY COMPLETED
2.	2. INCOMPLETE PRIMARY
97.	97. REFUSED
98.	98. DON'T KNOW
3.	3. PRIMARY COMPLETED
1.	1. NONE
9.	9. [SEE VARIABLE NOTES]
8.	8. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETED
7.	7. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE INCOMPLETE

Summary Statistics: StDev 1.8328288035788047; Min. 1.0; Valid 573246.0; Max. 8.0; Mean 5.053097623009602

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:x0cErcWqRObW0GjiqEvkJw==

Age of Respondent (recode of B2001)

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 17.012896702054814; Max. 102.0; Mean 46.056587005346024; Valid 556983.0; Min. 16.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jQ/T+N2Jy2UXes7/ZtBK5A==

Dummy for Female (1=female) recode of B2002

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 577386.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.49956656832443774; Mean 0.5208248901081682; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QVEce4r0qKrp9kU64tlMrQ==

How urban the place is where R lives (1=rural up to 4=large city)

f3017101 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
7.	7. REFUSED
8.	8. DON'T KNOW
1.	1. RURAL AREA OR VILLAGE
9.	9. MISSING
2.	2. SMALL OR MIDDLE-SIZED TOWN
4.	4. LARGE TOWN OR CITY
3.	3. SUBURBS OF LARGE TOWN OR CITY

Summary Statistics: StDev 1.196590815298554; Max. 4.0; Min. 1.0; Valid 492624.0; Mean 2.520735895936837;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ykSBCbBRW7tb3wY6yEu6Bg==

Dummy variable for if Individual contacted a politican (1=yes)

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 557838.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.3318727154640511; Mean 0.12602045755233238

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QdHxAN6sFDSRJcAgBRVwYA==

Dummy for whether Electoral System is Plurality (Plurality=1)

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Mean 0.340348600036905; Min. 0.0; Valid 485370.0; StDev 0.4738268597794872;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ZeoWKxMyD3xM646aUSpvyg==

Dummy for Federalism (1=yes)

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.49822518395059273; Valid 440937.0; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.5420978507150137

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:5vC9WITXEQVzDbWG3REnPw==

Presidential system (1=Presidential)

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.3163340181978409; StDev 0.46504542567559726; Valid 490608.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:FVmFtE/WAyt7I+4ATUMs8g==

The Effective Number of Political Parties

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 8.624183654785156; Valid 490608.0; Mean 4.0447911241326855; StDev 1.6463356465176093; Min. 1.999695062637329

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jD6nNzevxFTV/bkXQM9SMA==

The Age of the Democracy

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 57.008787056092025; Max. 205.0; Valid 490608.0; StDev 48.651063646844804; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:EUpSpZ1YCPdGiVJWg+hrCQ==

The Age of the Electoral System

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 7.0; Mean 77.57194746117115; Max. 176.0; Valid 490608.0; StDev 46.8144826221452

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:97ec5jxohWycX1ISy9/QWg==

PolInfo_Index

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 1.0076865137567403; Min. 0.0; Valid 491247.0; Max. 3.0; Mean 1.681219427294502;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:lRobq3q/Le94OxPJjQ034A==

Pred mean prob of not placing self on LR scale using xtmelogit

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0421162733109668E-4; StDev 0.12139025455194538; Mean 0.10918463658310572; Valid 276381.0; Max. 0.7040070295333862;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:d0h9p6vBk4diWTUknQgcTw==

Pred mean prob of not placing min of 2 parties on LR scale using xtmelogit

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 269622.0; Max. 0.7492309212684631; Mean 0.11473565367459099; Min. 0.0010860395850613713; StDev 0.1220862111348206

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/KEDM3DWuoflqGEdG0cL9w==

Pred mean prob of not placing self or 2 parties using xtmelogit

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 269622.0; Min. 0.0016802821774035692; Max. 0.7688254117965698; StDev 0.14336907941572186; Mean 0.1488831022822516;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:p1Zhi9TiVRL9xHXLhhtq1g==

include

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.3553062057326187; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.4786064165837339; Valid 578304.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:AbrLbyJ1anP4lAMYKyorZA==

Party age

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 37.03704726069855; Min. 0.0; Valid 431741.0; Max. 176.0; Mean 32.568106804787945;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:n+4jGXe37fjKIb5Jpb/ijA==

Party left-right ideology

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Valid 427697.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.7633371288554158; StDev 0.425034091518796

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/6yb52BdyhkGob9U0pK8ag==

Dist between Rs placement and experts placement of party (abs value)

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 1.7243552049815853; Mean 1.9634237619529151; Max. 10.0; Valid 261864.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:mSYK/ZEzIbi69R3LIc21OA==

Dist between Rs placement and mean placement of party (abs val)

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 1.5275134319473422; Max. 9.233560562133789; Min. 9.140968322753906E-4; Valid 284728.0; Mean 1.842880128516463;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:9QYeY+tEMG3Cu2y+dx66aQ==

ID Variable for Party

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 802015.0; Max. 8.4002096E7; StDev 2.291158606686209E7; Valid 578304.0; Mean 3.978233565579879E7

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:pihDSadD6Tu4vObiyIFJqA==

SD_respondent_lr_placement

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 381588.0; Mean 2.40530516691094; StDev 0.6236838471384191; Min. 1.202992558479309; Max. 4.306399822235107;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:7Sf7luaZDuI867y7+RVxEA==

Partisanship

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 541881.0; StDev 0.22484670493844108; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.05340840516643457

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:oSPJWSYSLkP383LwxFG29A==

Vote_No_Difference

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 543654.0; Mean 1.237675065390803; Min. 0.0; StDev 1.3075850445870776; Max. 4.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:iBFgpJNyRcCHJA19qo6SRw==

Dissatisfied_Dem

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 535734.0; StDev 0.7945207211777239; Max. 3.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 1.466955616033287

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:3LuhwL6jd6DOAcakZl4moQ==

Govt_Perform

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 3.0; Mean 1.438274478905314; StDev 0.7583347261852514; Valid 502596.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:mUa3PDkd8vLOaO4xT4rY8Q==

Party_Therm_Eval

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 10.0; StDev 3.006064363802282; Mean 4.193015046296208; Valid 345600.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:x9maQ25ZZqKTuWegD/Vs+Q==

Vote_curr

f3017101 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.8473444324871545; StDev 0.35965549165296595; Valid 568692.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:2QeXm+wfjMBTjdq016uDMw==

ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY)

f3017095 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
27612002.	27612002. GERMANY (2002 Telephone)
57802001.	57802001. NORWAY (2001)
24602003.	24602003. FINLAND (2003)
15202005.	15202005. CHILE (2005)
41002004.	41002004. KOREA (2004)
64302004.	64302004. RUSSIA (2004)
70502004.	70502004. SLOVENIA (2004)
37602003.	37602003. ISRAEL (2003)
41702005.	41702005. KYRGYZSTAN (2005)
60802004.	60802004. PHILIPPINES (2004)
60402006.	60402006. PERU (2006)
64202004.	64202004. ROMANIA (2004)
3602004.	03602004. AUSTRALIA (2004)
15802004.	15802004. TAIWAN (2004)
27622002.	27622002. GERMANY (2002 Mail-Back)
84002004.	84002004. UNITED STATES (2004)
802005.	00802005. ALBANIA (2005)
7602002.	07602002. BRAZIL (2002)
52802002.	52802002. NETHERLANDS (2002)
25002002.	25002002. FRANCE (2002)
5602003.	05602003. BELGIUM (2003)
20802001.	20802001. DENMARK (2001)
39202004.	39202004. JAPAN (2004)
75602003.	75602003. SWITZERLAND (2003)
48402003.	48402003. MEXICO (2003)
61602001.	61602001. POLAND (2001)
34402004.	34402004. HONG KONG (2004)
34802002.	34802002. HUNGARY (2002)
82602005.	82602005. GREAT BRITAIN (2005)
37202002.	37202002. IRELAND (2002)
35202003.	35202003. ICELAND (2003)
55402002.	55402002. NEW ZEALAND (2002)
75202002.	75202002. SWEDEN (2002)
12402004.	12402004. CANADA (2004)
10002001.	10002001. BULGARIA (2001)
62002002.	62002002. PORTUGAL (2002)
38002006.	38002006. ITALY (2006)
62002005.	62002005. PORTUGAL (2005)
72402004.	72402004. SPAIN (2004)
20302002.	20302002. CZECH REPUBLIC (2002)
15802001.	15802001. TAIWAN (2001)

Summary Statistics: Mean 3.978228558991597E7; Valid 64256.0; Min. 802005.0; Max. 8.4002004E7; StDev 2.2911744475118402E7

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:WpN5KyI4bKJn+JWUHgy25Q==

Presidential system

f3017095 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.31633401819785695; StDev 0.46504921731597193; Valid 54512.0; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gPuK/AqDSVhXc0axbgF75Q==

State legislative elections

f3017095 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.742166862342224; StDev 0.43744567797568634; Min. 0.0; Valid 54512.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gtqsgqeGf1EQ2DnORkde3Q==

State executive elections

f3017095 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.4872138244789349; Valid 54512.0; StDev 0.4998410716883099

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:YSOlsGfE8IfvQMc9Ks+BxA==

newdemo

f3017095 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.4881860874669349; StDev 0.49986499691475195; Max. 1.0; Valid 54512.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:uIgyiB9qOynkyFSEJcTTOA==

newsys

f3017095 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.3196176988552701; StDev 0.4663327296697388; Valid 54512.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:KPzK8VObLepsvoXxe+SEiw==

fewparties

f3017095 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.4985422951833704; Valid 54512.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.4617882301144569

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:xJ5VF4kZnIas9q+I9z513g==

percent_no_placed_self_LR

f3017095 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 64256.0; StDev 14.358092146815725; Max. 55.7323112487793; Mean 18.644173279464717; Min. 1.7789077758789062;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:p0fVGjrpoYrmTTe2aA2mng==

percent_no_placed_min2

f3017095 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 24.79265671869765; Max. 100.0; Min. 2.3507003784179688; Mean 24.908180124138852; Valid 64256.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:PvoDb+Lw9xHkVLkNRY990g==

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