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Indian Election Data

Description

These data are from the International Social Survey Programme: National Identity III survey (ISSP Research Group 2015). This subset contains only the data from India.

Format

A data frame with 1530 rows and 22 variables

patriotism

Additive scale of level of agreement regarding statements about patriotism (5-point scale Agree Strongly to Disagree Strongly): Strengthens India's place in the world (-), leads to intolerance in India (+), is needed for India to remain united (-), leads to negative attitudes toward immigrants in India (+). All items are standardized before being summed.

imp_roots

Additive scale of level of agreement regarding statements about importance of the following things for being truly Indian (5-point scale Agree Strongly to Disagree Strongly, all indicators positively associated with the scale): being born in India, having Indian citizenship, having lived in India most of your life, ability to speak Hindi, to be Hindu, to respect India's political institutions and laws, to feel Indian and to have Indian ancestry. All items are standardized and reversed before being summed.

pride_country

Additive scale of level of agreement regarding statements about pride in the following things about India (5-point scale Agree Strongly to Disagree Strongly, all indicators positively associated with the scale): the way democracy works, India's political influence in the world, India's economic achievements, its social security system, its scientific and technological achievements, its achievements in sports, its achievements in the arts and literature, India's armed forces, its history, its fair and equal treatment of all groups in society. All items are standardized and reversed before being summed.

country_first

Additive scale of level of agreement regarding statements about the following things regarding India relationships with other countries (5-point scale Agree Strongly to Disagree Strongly, all indicators positively associated with the scale): India should limit the import of foreign products to protect national economy, India should follow its own interests even if that leads to conflict, foreigners should not be allowed to buy land in India, India's television should give preference to Indian films and programs. All items are standardized and reversed before being summed.

anti_immigration

Additive scale of level of agreement regarding statements about pride in the following things about immigrants (5-point scale Agree Strongly to Disagree Strongly): immigrants increase crime dates (+), immigrants are generally good for India's economy (-), immigrants take jobs away from people born in India (+), immigrations improve Ind'a s society by bringing new ideas and cultures (-), India's culture is generally undermined by immigrants (-), legal immigrants to India who are not citizens should not have the same rights as Indian citizens (+), India should take stronger measures to exclude illegal immigrants (+), legal immigrants should have equal access to public education as Indian citizens (-). All items standardized before being summed.

educyrs

Years of formal education, capped at 20.

age

Respondent age.

sbc

Dummy indicator for Scheduled or Backaward Caste.

sex

Binary indicator of respondent gender.

partliv

Living in a steady relationship with a partner.

religgrp

Religious group to which respondent belongs.

attend

Frequency of attendance at religious services.

topbot

Self-placement in socio-economic status decile.

in_ethn1

Respondent ethnicity.

hhchildr

Number of children under 18 in the household.

in_inc

Income group in local currency.

urbrural

Urban-rural category of residence.

work

Ever had paying work (currently, previously, never).

mainstat

Main current employment status.

union

Union membership (current, previous, never).

vote_bjp

Vote for the BJP in most recent election.

vote_le

Vote turnout in last election.

in_prty

Party voted for in most recent parliamentary election.

party_lr

Party voted for in most recent parliamentary election in terms of ideological position.

References

ISSP Research Group (2015): International Social Survey Programme: National Identity III - ISSP 2013. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5950 Data file Version 2.0.0, doi: 10.4232/1.12312

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