train: Attitude changes toward immigrants.

Description Usage Format Source

Description

Data for changes in attitude toward immigration-related policies after exposure to Spanish-speakers on a Boston commuter train, from Enos (2016). Individuals with a treatment value of "Treated" were exposed to a Spanish-speaker on their regular commute. "Control" individuals were not.

Usage

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Format

A tibble with 115 observations and 9 variables:

male

0/1 variable with 1 meaning male

liberal

0/1 variable with 1 meaning liberal

republican

0/1 variable with 1 meaning Republican

age

numeric variable for age in years

income

numeric variable for family income in dollars

treatment

factor variable with two values: Treated and Control

att_start

Starting attitude toward immigration issues. Uses a 3 to 15 scale, with higher numbers meaning more conservative.

att_end

Ending attitude toward immigration issues. Uses a 3 to 15 scale, with higher numbers meaning more conservative.

att_chg

Change in attitude toward immigration issues. Positive means becoming more conservative.

Source

https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/DOP4UB


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