italy2006.lin: 2006 Italian General Election survey

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2006 Italian General Election survey

Description

2006 Italian General Election survey, with linear ideological proximity.

Usage

data(italy2006.lin)

Format

A data frame with 438 observations on the following 18 variables.

country

country name

id

id of respondent

vote

a factor with levels FI UL AN UDC RC for each party voted

self

self-placement of respondent on a 0 to 10 left-right scale

proxlin_FI

see Details.

proxlin_UL

see Details.

proxlin_AN

see Details.

proxlin_UDC

see Details.

proxlin_RC

see Details.

partyID_FI

see Details.

partyID_UL

see Details.

partyID_AN

see Details.

partyID_UDC

see Details.

partyID_RC

see Details.

sex

gender variable 1 = female

age

see Details.

education

see Details.

gov_perf

see Details.

Details

In this survey respondents were asked to indicate which party they voted for in the 2006 Election. The data concerns 5 parties: UL (Ulivo), RC (Communist Refoundation party), FI (Forza Italia), AN (National Alliance) and UDC (Union of Christian Democrats).

prox_* linear ideological distance between the respondent and a party * placement

partyID_* binary variable equals to 1 if the respondent declares to feel herself close to party *

age : 1 = "18-24 years", 2 = "25-34", 3 = "35-44", 4 = "45-54", 5 = "55-64", 6 = "65 +"

education : 0 = "up to primary school", 1 = "incomplete secondary", 2 = "secondary completed", 3 = "post-secondary trade", 4 = "university undergraduate degree inc", 5 = "university undergraduate degree comp"

gov_perf : 1 = "very good job", 2 = "good job", 3 = "bad job", 4 = "very bad job"

Source

CSES - Comparative Study of Electoral Systems: https://cses.org/).

Examples

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