R/rd-anes_partytherms.R

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#' Major Party (Democrat, Republican) Thermometer Index Data (1978-2012)
#'
#' A data set on thermometer ratings for the Democratic party, Republican party,
#'  "both major parties", and a major party thermometer index from the
#'  American National Election Studies (1978-2012).
#'
#' @format A data frame with 33830 observations on the following 19 variables.
#' \describe{
#' \item{\code{year}}{the survey year}
#' \item{\code{uid}}{a unique identifier for each respondent, taken directly from the time-series files for potential merging}
#' \item{\code{stateabb}}{the two-character abbreviation for the state of residence for the respondent}
#' \item{\code{therm_dem}}{the respondent's thermometer rating of the Democratic party}
#' \item{\code{therm_gop}}{the respondent's thermometer rating of the Republican party}
#' \item{\code{therm_bmp}}{the respondent's thermometer rating of "both major parties"}
#' \item{\code{mpti}}{the "major party thermometer index" score for the respondent. See details for more.}
#' \item{\code{age}}{the age of the respondent}
#' \item{\code{educat}}{the education-level of the respondent. 1 = 8 grades or less.
#' 2 = high school, no diploma. 3 = high school diploma. 4 = high school "plus non-academic training".
#' 5 = Some college, no degree (includes AA holders). 6 = BA-level degree. 7 = advanced degree, including Bachelor of Laws degrees.}
#' \item{\code{urbanism}}{1 = central cities. 2 = suburban areas. 3 = rural/small towns/outlying areas.}
#' \item{\code{pid7}}{1 = Strong Democrat. 2 = Weak Democrat. 3 = Independent, lean Democrat. 4 = Independent. 5 = Independent, lean Republican.
#' 6 = Weak Republican. 7 = Strong Republican}
#' \item{\code{incomeperc}}{respondent's household income percentile. 1 = 0-16 percentile. 2 = 17-33. 3 = 34-67. 4 = 68-95. 5 = 96-100.}
#' \item{\code{race4}}{respondent's race-ethnicity summary. 1 = White, non-hispanic. 2 = Black, non-hispanic. 3 = Hispanic. 4 = Other.}
#' \item{\code{unemployed}}{a binary numeric vector for if the respondent is temporarily unemployed. }
#' \item{\code{polint}}{the respondent's self-reported interest in public affairs. 1 = Hardly at all. 2 = Only now and then. 3 = Some of the time. 4 = Most of the time.}
#' \item{\code{distrust_govt}}{the respondent's self-reported (dis)trust in the federal government's ability to do what's right. 1 = Just about always (trust the government).
#' 2 = Most of the time. 3 = Some of the time. 4 = None of the time/never.}
#' \item{\code{govt_crooked}}{the respondent's assessment of how many government officials are crooked. 1 = Hardly any. 2 = Not many. 3 = Quite a few; quite a lot.}
#' \item{\code{govt_waste}}{the respondent's assessment of how much the government wastes in tax money. 1 = Not very much. 2 = Some. 3 = A lot.}
#' \item{\code{govt_biginterests}}{the respondent's assessment of whether the government is run by a few big interests. 0 = Run for the benefit of all people.
#'  1 = Run by a few big interests.}
#' }
#'
#' @source Data come from ANES's time series file.
#'
#' @details The major party thermometer index is calculated as the thermometer rating for the
#' Democratic party minus the thermometer rating for the Republican party. 100 is then added to that difference, which is then divided by 2.
#' Fractional results are rounded to the next highest integer. Also note the coding of the "government distrust" measures. These are reverse-coded
#' from their original scales.
#'
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