Replication Data for: Corruption and Political Support: The Case of Peru’s Vacuna-gate Scandal (doi:10.7910/DVN/KAPALW)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Corruption and Political Support: The Case of Peru’s Vacuna-gate Scandal

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/KAPALW

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2023-02-02

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Castorena, Oscar; Lupu, Noam; Wolsky, Adam; Zechmeister, Elizabeth J., 2023, "Replication Data for: Corruption and Political Support: The Case of Peru’s Vacuna-gate Scandal", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KAPALW, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:iHidUNFT4DwTyU4DrxQKUA== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Corruption and Political Support: The Case of Peru’s Vacuna-gate Scandal

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/KAPALW

Authoring Entity:

Castorena, Oscar (Vanderbilt University)

Lupu, Noam (Vanderbilt University)

Wolsky, Adam (Princeton University)

Zechmeister, Elizabeth J. (Vanderbilt University)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Lupu, Noam

Depositor:

Lupu, Noam

Date of Deposit:

2022-12-24

Holdings Information:

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

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, Survey, Public Opinion, Corruption

Abstract:

Classic theories of public opinion suggest that negative shocks can undermine system support in weak democracies, but scant work has systematically assessed this thesis. We identify Peru’s explosive Vacuna-gate scandal as a most likely case for finding a connection between corruption and political support. The scandal’s unexpected revelation in the middle of the 2021 AmericasBarometer Peru survey created conditions for a natural experiment. Applying an unexpected-event-during-survey design, we consider the consequences of the scandal for perceptions of corruption, system support, and support for democracy. We find robust evidence that the scandal increased even already high perceptions of corruption and lowered system support. Contrary to expectations derived from prior theories, we find no effect on explicit support for democracy. In the conclusion we discuss the nuanced ways that scandal may shape democratic stability.

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f6909226

File: Peru2018AB.tab

  • Number of cases: 3038

  • No. of variables per record: 19

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

Notes:

UNF:6:E6kpkAkSNbPBuRLcUM14qA==

File Description--f6880136

File: peruTimeline.tab

  • Number of cases: 58

  • No. of variables per record: 2

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

Notes:

UNF:6:zeEK3lKzXYJeGFhnvJ2ASg==

Variable Description

List of Variables:
  • strata - Survey Strata
  • upm - Primary Sampling Unit
  • prov1t - Department
  • ur1new - Urbanization
  • q1tb - Gender
  • wt - Sample Weight
  • core_a_core_b - Core
  • jc13 - Coup is Justified when Corruption is High
  • jc15a - Executive is Justified in Closing Legislature
  • b2 - Respect for Political Institutions
  • b3 - Basic Rights are Protected
  • b4 - Pride in Political System
  • b6 - People Should Support the Political System
  • ing4 - Democracy is Better than Any Other Form of Government
  • exc7new - Amount of Corruption among Politicians
  • edr - Level of Education
  • conocim - Perception of Political Knowledge
  • edad - Age
  • fecha - Date of Interview
  • day - day
  • vizcarra - vizcarra

Variables

Survey Strata

f6909226 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.0; Max. 1.100002021E9; Valid 3038.0; Mean 1.100002021E9; Min. 1.100002021E9

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:bKU7fMBMt1EmudQuLtJS/g==

Primary Sampling Unit

f6909226 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 3038.0; StDev 4.4220153315937245E8; Mean 8.607053229420683E8; Max. 1.135352221E9; Min. 1.10017321E8

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:DC56wTtEcYilNdzIOb0MNQ==

Department

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1100005.

AYACUCHO

52

1100008.

HUANCAVELICA

21

1100016.

MADREDEDIOS

18

1100001.

AMAZONAS

39

1100017.

MOQUEGUA

16

1100021.

SANMARTIN

88

1100022.

TACNA

44

1100014.

LIMA

1034

1100004.

AREQUIPA

171

1100003.

APURIMAC

44

1100023.

TUMBES

38

1100012.

LALIBERTAD

189

1100007.

CUSCO

121

1100020.

PUNO

77

1100009.

HUANUCO

66

1100011.

JUNIN

149

1100006.

CAJAMARCA

147

1100015.

LORETO

75

1100010.

ICA

129

1100013.

LAMBAYEQUE

142

1100018.

PASCO

20

1100002.

ANCASH

129

1100024.

UCAYALI

39

1100019.

PIURA

189

Summary Statistics: Valid 3037.0; StDev 5.343848828355006; Mean 1100012.2439907803; Max. 1100024.0; Min. 1100001.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:86GYLplGPS3+byCQyqbaQA==

Urbanization

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

4.

In a rural area/a rural zone

507

2147483623.

No Response

0

2.

On the outskirts or surroundings of a city/suburbs

787

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

3.

In a town near a rural area/zone

309

1.

A city

1380

Summary Statistics: Mean 1.9808917197452247; Max. 4.0; Valid 2983.0; Min. 1.0; StDev 1.1162945957146422;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:o3ZWDEsAElcuC0x9CTelUQ==

Gender

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

2.

Female/Feminine

1418

3.

Other

3

1.

Male/Masculine

1617

Summary Statistics: Max. 3.0; StDev 0.5010786178115385; Valid 3038.0; Min. 1.0; Mean 1.468729427254773

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:A3+Nhvojk46OhtIsarJ79g==

Sample Weight

f6909226 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.9999999976762918; StDev 0.6933450294030407; Min. 0.045119114220142365; Valid 3038.0; Max. 3.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:x20p61TMnrvTcwP8/TfS2w==

Core

f6909226 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:/r6nPN5CQJX3RvEHOZ/qhw==

Coup is Justified when Corruption is High

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

2147483624.

Not Applicable

0

2147483623.

No Response

0

1.

It would be justified

345

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

2.

No, it would not be justified

325

Summary Statistics: Mean 1.4850746268656718; Min. 1.0; Max. 2.0; StDev 0.5001505696586099; Valid 670.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:G4WuDnBJYCZOVmBtPSgpkQ==

Executive is Justified in Closing Legislature

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes, it is justified

640

2.

No, it is not justified

821

2147483623.

No Response

0

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

2147483624.

Not Applicable

0

Summary Statistics: Mean 1.5619438740588638; Min. 1.0; StDev 0.4963180041377536; Max. 2.0; Valid 1461.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tHVHfWEwp7cN4+ARKCHVQQ==

Respect for Political Institutions

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

2147483623.

No Response

0

7.

A lot

320

1.

Not at all

139

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

2147483624.

Not Applicable

0

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; Mean 4.6472166331321265; StDev 1.900624402703664; Max. 7.0; Valid 1491.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:3gWWKANs8UHOB0f3ImeEbw==

Basic Rights are Protected

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

7.

A lot

55

2147483623.

No Response

0

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

1.

Not at all

302

2147483624.

Not Applicable

0

Summary Statistics: Max. 7.0; Min. 1.0; Mean 3.134228187919464; StDev 1.632682153919124; Valid 1490.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:PkaiXjBs0Q4rflrKipU7yA==

Pride in Political System

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

2147483623.

No Response

0

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

2147483624.

Not Applicable

0

1.

Not at all

292

7.

A lot

126

Summary Statistics: Max. 7.0; Valid 1490.0; Mean 3.583221476510066; StDev 1.8841854544260628; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:UIA4RwUT06pC2kT35RTkDQ==

People Should Support the Political System

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

2147483624.

Not Applicable

0

7.

A lot

289

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

1.

Not at all

166

2147483623.

No Response

0

Summary Statistics: Mean 4.445864156018831; Min. 1.0; Valid 1487.0; Max. 7.0; StDev 1.9261940354020668

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CoDVF0Pt+jT7ymwn9gKr0g==

Democracy is Better than Any Other Form of Government

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

7.

Strongly agree

458

2147483623.

No Response

0

1.

Strongly disagree

291

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

Summary Statistics: Mean 4.3682991396426205; Min. 1.0; StDev 1.7962301043421482; Max. 7.0; Valid 3022.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:13eQ6hCjWmZIc1Rv9itihA==

Amount of Corruption among Politicians

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

4.

More than half of them

740

2147483623.

No Response

0

2147483622.

Don't Know

0

1.

None

4

2147483624.

Not Applicable

0

3.

Half of them

124

5.

All

613

2.

Less than half of them

36

Summary Statistics: Max. 5.0; Mean 4.266974291364535; Min. 1.0; StDev 0.7304512159549676; Valid 1517.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gVzCQEqYkEMCcuhFjY7E3A==

Level of Education

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

2.

Secondary (incomplete or complete)

1020

0.

None

16

3.

Tertiary or University or higher (incomplete or complete)

1799

1.

Primary (incomplete or complete)

203

Summary Statistics: Valid 3038.0; Mean 2.5148123765635284; Max. 3.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.6443271979739347

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:eKLEP5ucN52KTp1QeQzU5w==

Perception of Political Knowledge

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

5.

Very low

46

1.

Very high

128

2.

High

723

3.

Medium

1894

4.

Low

247

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; Valid 3038.0; Mean 2.7893350888742634; StDev 0.7100516514112958; Max. 5.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:4EX055jxIH4wvg2W7BZNIA==

Age

f6909226 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

4.

46-55

479

3.

36-45

643

6.

66+

145

2.

26-35

778

1.

18-25

711

5.

56-65

282

Summary Statistics: Max. 6.0; Valid 3038.0; Min. 1.0; Mean 2.7623436471362735; StDev 1.4473997796864662

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jjXAIsgEWRY9IoLZP/H41Q==

Date of Interview

f6909226 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:eYFJGbMa4acRjaC3F0hkMQ==

day

f6880136 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:kuUJkPMd5d8ddu3WrYvSyg==

vizcarra

f6880136 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 83.0; Mean 18.948275862068968; StDev 18.055880525097635; Valid 58.0; Min. 2.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:J5uZlnOLBxrb1kjxU6Secg==

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

analysis_code.do

Text:

Stata code to replicate results reported in paper and appendix

Notes:

application/x-stata-syntax

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

ReadMe.txt

Notes:

text/plain