Replication Data for: Credible sources and sophisticated voters: When does new information induce economic voting? (doi:10.7910/DVN/PYWNTB)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Credible sources and sophisticated voters: When does new information induce economic voting?

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/PYWNTB

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2015-08-20

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Alt, James E.; Lassen, David D.; Marshall, John, 2015, "Replication Data for: Credible sources and sophisticated voters: When does new information induce economic voting?", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PYWNTB, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:nWFIRrjRhEKszY8rGIrHsw== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Credible sources and sophisticated voters: When does new information induce economic voting?

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/PYWNTB

Authoring Entity:

Alt, James E. (Harvard University)

Lassen, David D. (University of Copenhagen)

Marshall, John (Harvard University)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Distributor:

The Journal of Politics Dataverse

Access Authority:

Marshall, John

Depositor:

Marshall, John

Date of Deposit:

2015-08-19

Holdings Information:

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

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, Information sources, Economic voting, Credibility, Political sophistication

Abstract:

Replication data and code for: James E. Alt, David D. Lassen and John Marshall, "Credible sources and sophisticated voters: When does new information induce economic voting?"

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

Notes:

<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a>

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f2700775

File: Danish Panel Survey.tab

  • Number of cases: 5705

  • No. of variables per record: 64

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

Notes:

UNF:6:OY6cZf+xZ7kWR8vx2Bnk5A==

File Description--f2700779

File: Graph Data.tab

  • Number of cases: 5705

  • No. of variables per record: 2

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

Notes:

UNF:6:bYwx8OZSJ9h6vgO6YWCyTQ==

Variable Description

List of Variables:
  • treatment - Unemployment projection information treatment
  • woman - Woman dummy
  • yob - Year of birth
  • wage - Wage income 2012, pre-tax, standardized
  • logwage - Wage income 2012, pre-tax, natural log, lower bound of 0
  • income_expected - Expected total income 2013, pre-tax (average of minimum and maximum expectation
  • logincome_expected - Expected total income 2013, pre-tax, natural log, lower bound of 0
  • jobrisk - Probability of period without a job in 2013
  • tenure - Dummy for respondents stating 0 labor market risk
  • homeowner - Home owner dummy
  • prospects_den - Country's expected economic situation in 2013 compared to 2012
  • risk - Risk aversion 1-10 scale
  • riskaverse - Risk averse dummy, score below 6 on 1-10 scale
  • urate_now - Guess at current unemployment rate in Denmark
  • urate_fut - Estimate for unemployment rate in Denmark in 2013
  • uinsure - Need government unemployment insurance
  • lower_imm_ben - Lower Start Help benefits for immigrants dummy (2012)
  • confidence_dcb - Confidence in Danish Central Bank
  • confidence_gov - Confidence in Government
  • confidence_opp - Confidence in main Opposition (Venstre)
  • lastvote - Vote in 2011 election
  • secondlastvote - Vote in 2007 election
  • lastsocdem - Voted for Social Democrats in 2011 election
  • lastgov - Voted for winning government coalition member in 2011 election
  • lastvenstre - Voted for Venstre in 2011 election
  • lastleft - Voted for left party in 2011 election
  • lastright - Voted for right party in 2011 election
  • secondlastleft - Voted for left party in 2007 election
  • secondlastright - Voted for right party in 2007 election
  • turnout - Turnout dummy for 2011 election
  • party - Choice of party if election tomorrow
  • left - Would vote for left party
  • right - Would vote for right party
  • gov - Would vote for party in governing coalition
  • socdem - Would vote for Social Democrats
  • soclib - Would vote for Social Liberals
  • socpeo - Would vote for Social People's party
  • venstre - Would vote for Venstre (main opposition)
  • redgreen - Would vote for Red-Green (left outside gov)
  • party_2012 - Choice of party if election tomorrow 2012
  • left_2012 - Would vote for left party 2012
  • right_2012 - Would vote for right party 2012
  • party_2011 - Choice of party if election tomorrow 2011
  • swing - Swing voter dummy (based on difference between party votes in 2007 and 2011 elec
  • swing2 - Swing voter dummy (based on difference between party votes in 2011 election and
  • redist - Government's responsibility to maintain poor's living standards
  • redist_2012 - Government's responsibility to maintain poor's living standards 2012
  • extreme_redist_pos_2012 - Choose extreme position on redistribution in 2012 survey
  • dis_family - Talk with family about politics
  • dis_friend - Talk with friends about politics
  • dis_neighbor - Talk with neighbor about politics
  • dis_work - Talk with colleague about politics
  • dis_other - Talk with other about politics
  • news - How often read or watch news on politics or economics
  • news_import - Is being informed about politics important for making economic decisions?
  • math1
  • math2
  • math3
  • math4
  • math5
  • math_test - Summative rating scale for correct math scores over 5 questions
  • prospects_den_dummy
  • news_always
  • discuss
  • treatment
  • urate_fut - Estimate for unemployment rate in Denmark in 2013

Variables

Unemployment projection information treatment

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

3.

Assume DCB 5

8.

DCB 7

7.

Assume opp 5

6.

Assume opp 7

2.

Assume DCB 7

1.

Control

5.

Assume govt 5

4.

Assume govt 7

Summary Statistics: Max. 8.0; StDev 2.286263302452735; Mean 4.455214723926379; Valid 5705.0; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ZkLP9GH5N6iuXo5MeV62aQ==

Woman dummy

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.49996232340318536; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.4909728308501306; Valid 5705.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:YVrAvt5V3AK+fPwk6RV4DA==

Year of birth

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 11.405428964028804; Valid 5692.0; Min. 1930.0; Max. 1991.0; Mean 1961.8511946591707

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:+qybJBxNuuZaDJRVatMZCQ==

Wage income 2012, pre-tax, standardized

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.0015970430648407535; Max. 75.98363494873047; Min. -0.07548853009939194; Valid 5532.0; StDev 1.0256822183724508

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:zd3Ildl9VOSsAxuJvTZSWg==

Wage income 2012, pre-tax, natural log, lower bound of 0

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 5.14991985922144; Max. 19.831666946411133; Min. 0.0; Valid 5532.0; Mean 10.193896885204397;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:YqWtx63vCCeld2CIkYZcFA==

Expected total income 2013, pre-tax (average of minimum and maximum expectation

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 5705.0; Max. 8.00299968E8; Mean 531051.6390885246; Min. 0.0; StDev 1.0600550469665019E7

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:rKzPQprU1EsiJA7q3ifG9A==

Expected total income 2013, pre-tax, natural log, lower bound of 0

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.6297447716215682; Mean 12.704534130041488; Valid 5554.0; Max. 20.500497817993164; Min. 5.0106353759765625

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:GqzoA8f7kbYJfJgVl57Q1w==

Probability of period without a job in 2013

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 29.08788579364982; Min. 0.0; Valid 4540.0; Max. 100.0; Mean 16.361314977991025;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CVOlcHxk+HLSGJTjubaOKQ==

Dummy for respondents stating 0 labor market risk

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Valid 4540.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.4781938325991197; StDev 0.4995792875146092

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:nveFBMJxw4yIPEryMWrJGg==

Home owner dummy

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.8192813321647674; Valid 5705.0; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.38481864307010727

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:R9krka+cxqmTZGA8HrWe/g==

Country's expected economic situation in 2013 compared to 2012

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

3.

Same

4.

Better

5.

Much better

1.

Much worse

2.

Worse

Summary Statistics: Valid 5675.0; Min. 1.0; StDev 0.7800240166288702; Max. 5.0; Mean 3.1124229074889866

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CTHvcudycd6WLm3UdeU5+g==

Risk aversion 1-10 scale

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 6.7817204301075265; StDev 2.433269121353681; Min. 1.0; Max. 10.0; Valid 5580.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:y5jzavCGxR/bbu97U3WUIw==

Risk averse dummy, score below 6 on 1-10 scale

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.4748168236983963; Valid 5580.0; Mean 0.6568100358422938; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gU+eHtMIodbdLt+Vz/dSlA==

Guess at current unemployment rate in Denmark

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 4.312869877733048; Valid 5705.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 8.579009640561612; Max. 45.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:EvGmNm4VhbFzZWUrcNcMkQ==

Estimate for unemployment rate in Denmark in 2013

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 7.979631901894811; Max. 45.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 5705.0; StDev 3.554863730286987

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:qxeKZSMA29zuka2SpLKR3g==

Need government unemployment insurance

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

3.

More

2.

Same

1.

Less

Summary Statistics: Mean 2.228535803348771; Min. 1.0; Max. 3.0; StDev 0.6060724489239528; Valid 5614.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:DhP2lVoRIJ9JZtIAYA+8/g==

Lower Start Help benefits for immigrants dummy (2012)

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.43056834434441615; Min. 0.0; Valid 5705.0; Mean 0.24574934268186213; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:if+Xxk20IE+JH0Ycjfh4qw==

Confidence in Danish Central Bank

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

High mistrust

4.

Trust

5.

High trust

2.

Mistrust

3.

Indifferent

Summary Statistics: Mean 3.966294128082313; StDev 0.9691475445740815; Valid 5637.0; Max. 5.0; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:frbBi/47RdvEJWDLLwFeBQ==

Confidence in Government

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

5.

High trust

1.

High mistrust

2.

Mistrust

4.

Trust

3.

Indifferent

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.9950922545279814; Min. 1.0; Valid 5688.0; Mean 2.6896976090014064; Max. 5.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:C/Z9g8QP6aW0pjnq5sPYsQ==

Confidence in main Opposition (Venstre)

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

5.

High trust

1.

High mistrust

4.

Trust

2.

Mistrust

3.

Indifferent

Summary Statistics: Max. 5.0; StDev 1.13144243092132; Mean 2.8013893836836474; Min. 1.0; Valid 5614.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Sj3U6TH4fYXXVNsZ3ICi2w==

Vote in 2011 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

9.

Blank

13.

Don't remember

2.

Social Liberal Party (in gov) (Radicalike Venstre)

8.

Red-Green Alliance

4.

Socialist People's Party (in gov)

7.

Liberal Alliance

6.

Liberals (Venstre)

5.

Danish People's Party

10.

Did not vote

1.

Social Democrats (in gov)

3.

Conservative People's Party

11.

Other

12.

No answer

Summary Statistics: StDev 2.9198134722370948; Max. 13.0; Valid 5705.0; Mean 4.481858019281331; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:LMb2vLtdH3uEGeRWbTr4JQ==

Vote in 2007 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

6.

Liberals (Venstre) (in gov)

4.

Socialist People's Party

11.

Other

5.

Danish People's Party

9.

Blank

10.

Did not vote

3.

Conservative People's Party (in gov)

8.

Red-Green Alliance

1.

Social Democrats

2.

Social Liberal Party (Radicalike Venstre)

7.

Liberal Alliance

12.

No answer

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; Max. 12.0; StDev 2.7979177320572663; Valid 3827.0; Mean 4.544290567023777

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:irUDTHk36xbkadeQrJYk8A==

Voted for Social Democrats in 2011 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Valid 5705.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.42472695886870765; Mean 0.23610867659947385

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:E2Un6y0xIG+xfMo/A0N+QQ==

Voted for winning government coalition member in 2011 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Valid 5705.0; StDev 0.49784022920512144; Mean 0.45311130587204196; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:sh53XqZdv/ooSukX1RpBFg==

Voted for Venstre in 2011 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Valid 5705.0; Mean 0.2706397896581949; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.4443292699503341; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:LSiHqiPLZLp/f9w6HVVTuQ==

Voted for left party in 2011 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 5705.0; Mean 0.5042944785276072; StDev 0.5000253824686551; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:o+NAsE4XDPmXNh/Nu24gfQ==

Voted for right party in 2011 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.4148992112182296; StDev 0.4927478208780621; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 5705.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:wAQ7FokmcRAJL+UvebZBLg==

Voted for left party in 2007 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Valid 3827.0; StDev 0.4987155083142802; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.4632871701071337

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:TzZCopLKRcL8HqrTYVo8PA==

Voted for right party in 2007 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Valid 3827.0; StDev 0.49519167223179567; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.4303632087797225

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:dElX61oKMEAwj/f9aEYfNw==

Turnout dummy for 2011 election

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: Valid 5705.0; StDev 0.17714863907697193; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.9675723049956179

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:A3pq8yVxwFOj7NyySbn/jg==

Choice of party if election tomorrow

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Social Democrats (in gov)

6.

Liberals (Venstre)

9.

Blank

4.

Socialist People's Party (in gov)

10.

Did not vote

7.

Liberal Alliance

11.

Other

8.

Red-Green Alliance

5.

Danish People's Party

2.

Social Liberal Party (in gov) (Radicalike Venstre)

13.

Don't remember

3.

Conservative People's Party

12.

No answer

Summary Statistics: Mean 5.932164767747589; Valid 5705.0; Max. 13.0; Min. 1.0; StDev 3.8322272371259736;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:FG5UTNQxH+f2thzCVujg9w==

Would vote for left party

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.38597721297107823; StDev 0.4868679016099815; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Valid 5705.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:aEWoHXlMDBVR/IkYfNXQfQ==

Would vote for right party

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: Valid 5705.0; Mean 0.40876424189307586; StDev 0.49164866115374406; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:KlePFudFWwhdvXjOZ4ZQrQ==

Would vote for party in governing coalition

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.3218229623137595; Max. 1.0; Valid 5705.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.46721644489472924

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:5bnASj0ondakjvUFsGwYkA==

Would vote for Social Democrats

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.37336268219060675; Valid 5705.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.1673970201577564; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:u+ea6gMV8/ei1YmErQki0Q==

Would vote for Social Liberals

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 0.29300441647395825; Max. 1.0; Valid 5705.0; Mean 0.0948290972830847;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Xum7TN/YvVpL21lryZAfBA==

Would vote for Social People's party

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.23675913187415007; Valid 5705.0; Mean 0.05959684487291853; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:q7Cb9wlOxhgkTI+MYl1mTg==

Would vote for Venstre (main opposition)

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.45104179962222163; Valid 5705.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.28413672217353214;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:M6lMQLKrLuFUm8BNRsvWgA==

Would vote for Red-Green (left outside gov)

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Valid 5705.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.06415425065731815; StDev 0.2450489919600419

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:OCjtGYyhS1tMTx3FPvy3pQ==

Choice of party if election tomorrow 2012

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

7.

Liberal Alliance

3.

Conservative People's Party

4.

Socialist People's Party (in gov)

2.

Social Liberal Party (in gov) (Radicalike Venstre)

10.

Did not vote

9.

Blank

8.

Red-Green Alliance

11.

Other

5.

Danish People's Party

1.

Social Democrats (in gov)

6.

Liberals (Venstre)

12.

No answer

13.

Don't remember

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; Max. 13.0; StDev 3.4636392063658676; Mean 5.213753832676304; Valid 4566.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:y2wwdj8seoxalhu7eKcs0Q==

Would vote for left party 2012

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Valid 4566.0; Mean 0.43517301795882746; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.49583395034258715; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:7BEFAuTzutQT0HEhKXpzKg==

Would vote for right party 2012

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.49563105560495196; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Valid 4566.0; Mean 0.43363994743758155

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Q6iLU+EZRb155pktuMypHg==

Choice of party if election tomorrow 2011

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

13.

Don't remember

5.

Danish People's Party

10.

Did not vote

3.

Conservative People's Party

4.

Socialist People's Party (in gov)

11.

Other

7.

Liberal Alliance

6.

Liberals (Venstre)

2.

Social Liberal Party (in gov) (Radicalike Venstre)

8.

Red-Green Alliance

12.

No answer

9.

Blank

1.

Social Democrats (in gov)

Summary Statistics: Max. 12.0; Valid 3828.0; Min. 1.0; StDev 3.734690197734583; Mean 5.448014629049112;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jXUR1EanLVJLF4BIvb2SBg==

Swing voter dummy (based on difference between party votes in 2007 and 2011 elec

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Valid 3827.0; Mean 0.4321923177423573; StDev 0.49544551554592214; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:nAISKL+btteHz1CmiSZJAA==

Swing voter dummy (based on difference between party votes in 2011 election and

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Valid 4566.0; StDev 0.4184404254225423; Mean 0.22623740692071856;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/KjIHdyg+3YFWzHq1RFy6A==

Government's responsibility to maintain poor's living standards

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

2.

Disagree

5.

Strongly agree

4.

Agree

3.

Indifferent

1.

Strongly disagree

Summary Statistics: Mean 3.2047326906222615; Min. 1.0; Max. 5.0; Valid 5705.0; StDev 1.0190052537203478

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:O6OZkd2nOGQOmMqTMIuDbA==

Government's responsibility to maintain poor's living standards 2012

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 3.1329391151992994; Max. 5.0; Valid 4566.0; StDev 1.0297125745641704; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:qx8GIrReUUuC6WA95H9Etg==

Choose extreme position on redistribution in 2012 survey

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.37716418767208615; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.17170389837932626; Valid 4566.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ItRdpF/6FMRcVYsdeSUORg==

Talk with family about politics

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.4087038406990313; Mean 0.7880806310254166; Max. 1.0; Valid 5705.0; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:NpGlv5FLovq4XWkMWMM/QA==

Talk with friends about politics

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 5705.0; Mean 0.6347063978965816; StDev 0.48155460128019556;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:NO35CULST64jvIzTKjgGmw==

Talk with neighbor about politics

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Mean 0.2743207712532867; Valid 5705.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.4462104722965007;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Q0MlzeladDTSFKr+2jWspQ==

Talk with colleague about politics

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Yes

0.

No

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Mean 0.5412795793163899; Min. 0.0; Valid 5705.0; StDev 0.4983367601181941

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:B04xU227g1d7G/86gDC51g==

Talk with other about politics

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

No

1.

Yes

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.06170026292725668; StDev 0.24063144035191647; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 5705.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:z9lL/LUiAg39yoLufNbtkA==

How often read or watch news on politics or economics

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Never

4.

Couple of times a week

6.

Every day

2.

Rarely

5.

Every other day

3.

At least once a week

Summary Statistics: Valid 5705.0; Mean 5.4022787028922; Max. 6.0; StDev 1.1080929482306356; Min. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:DmSgRvTr/nqLaxILn+vjMA==

Is being informed about politics important for making economic decisions?

f2700775 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

For private economic reasons

4.

Neither

2.

As part of job

3.

Both

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; Max. 4.0; Mean 2.7886064855390007; Valid 5705.0; StDev 1.1589232002788241

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:H3X6tN4h1MQtV6vUfKvklg==

math1

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.9377316530763526; StDev 0.24168709160244609; Valid 2698.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jCyK3nGRjbK5RJwlz4BZ5A==

math2

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.95; StDev 0.2179859258268571; Max. 1.0; Valid 2660.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:lZBCUQ/yh3ROUlS5s2768Q==

math3

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Valid 2593.0; Mean 0.9298110296953337; StDev 0.2555144950441738

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:o8w1sn4PKiweYRMTXUxyqQ==

math4

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.656423388817755; Valid 2343.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.47500318125514723; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:MwQss33RMIQG5wEvBVPc8A==

math5

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.4902731759975205; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.4013434089000839; Valid 2382.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:047y4FnYPxSJjYzk9xtdmQ==

Summative rating scale for correct math scores over 5 questions

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.20947147557678078; Valid 2758.0; Mean 0.7821005638513209;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Imk0Qo0n8AEDLajfVCU0Zw==

prospects_den_dummy

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.33938325991189416; Valid 5675.0; StDev 0.4735417370970921; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jaxCPqM/wV/xaThoS3b4DQ==

news_always

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.45036788427401714; Mean 0.71726555652936; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Valid 5705.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:OINdt67cIlZsFIFKb17SNw==

discuss

f2700775 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 4.0; StDev 1.138871543871212; Min. 1.0; Mean 2.3000876424189314; Valid 5705.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:1gXczB43OkV2eOlTkUalDQ==

treatment

f2700779 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 4.455214723926379; Valid 5705.0; StDev 2.286263302452735; Max. 8.0; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ZkLP9GH5N6iuXo5MeV62aQ==

Estimate for unemployment rate in Denmark in 2013

f2700779 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 45.0; StDev 3.554863730286987; Mean 7.979631901894811; Valid 5705.0; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:qxeKZSMA29zuka2SpLKR3g==

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