Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (2001-2006)

The module was administered as a post-election interview. The resulting data are provided along with voting, demographic, district and macro variables in a single dataset. CSES Variable List The list of variables is being provided on the CSES Website to help in understanding what content is available from CSES, and to compare the content available in each module. Themes: MICRO-LEVEL DATA: Identification and study administration variables: mode of interview; gender of interviewer; date questionnaire administered; election type; weighting factors; if multiple rounds: percent of vote selected parties received in first round; selection of head of state; direct election of head of state and process of direct election; threshold for first-round victory; selection of candidates for the final round; simple majority or absolute majority for 2nd round victory; primary electoral district of respondent; number of days the interview was conducted after the election Demography: age; gender; education; marital status; union membership; union membership of others in household; business association membership, farmers´ association membership; professional association membership; current employment status; main occupation; socio economic status; employment type - public or private; industrial sector; current employment status, occupation, socio economic status, employment type - public or private and industrial sector of spouse; household income; number of persons in household; number of children in household under the age of 18; attendance at religious services; race; ethnicity; religiosity; religious denomination; language usually spoken at home; region of residence; rural or urban residence Survey variables: political participation during the recent election campaign (persuade others, campaign activities) and frequency of political participation; contacted by candidate or party during the campaign; respondent cast a ballot at the current and the previous election; vote choice (presidential, lower house and upper house elections) at the current and the previous election; respondent cast candidate preference vote at the current election; most important issue; evaluation of governments performance concerning the most important issue and in general; satisfaction with the democratic process in the country; attitude towards selected statements: it makes a difference who is in power and who people vote for; democracy is better than any other form of government; respondent cast candidate preference vote at the previous election; judgement of the performance of the party the respondent voted for in the previous election; judgement how well voters´ views are represented in elections; party and leader that represent respondent´s view best; form of questionnaire (long or short); party identification; intensity of party identification; sympathy scale for selected parties; assessment of parties and political leaders on a left-right-scale; political participation during the last 5 years: contacted a politician or government, protest or demonstration, work with others who share the same concern; respect for individual freedom and human rights; assessment how much corruption is widespread in the country; self-placement on a left-right-scale; political information items DISTRICT-LEVEL DATA: number of seats contested in electoral district, number of candidates, number of party lists, percent vote of different parties, official voter turnout in electoral district MACRO-LEVEL DATA: percent of popular vote received by parties in current (lower house/upper house) legislative election; percent of seats in lower house received by parties in current lower house/upper house election; percentage of official voter turnout; number of portfolios held by each party in cabinet, prior to and after the most recent election; year of party foundation; ideological family the parties are closest to; European parliament political group and international organization the parties belong to; significant parties not represented before and after the election; left-right position of parties; general concensus on these left-right placements among informed observers in the country; alternative dimension placements; consensus on the alternative dimension placements; most salient factors in the election; consensus on the salience ranking; electoral alliances permitted during the election campaign; name of alliance and participant parties; number of elected legislative chambers; for lower house and upper house was asked: number of electoral segments; number of primary districts; number of seats; district magnitude (number of members elected from each district); number of secondary and tertiary electoral districts; compulsory voting; votes cast; voting procedure; transferrable votes; cumulated votes if more than one can be cast; party threshold; used electoral formula; party lists close, open, or flexible; parties can run joint lists; possibility of apparentement; multi-party endorsements; ally party support; requirements for joint party lists; types of apparentement agreements; multi-party endorsements on ballot; head of state (regime type); year of presidential election (before or after this legislative election); process if indirect election; if by electoral college: selection of electors, deliberates, and voting procedure; if by legislature: chambers of the legislature, voting procedure; power of the head of state (introduce legislation, expedited action, package veto, partial veto, legislate by decree, emergency powers, negotiate agreements, commander of forces, introduce referenda, refer legislation to judiciary, legislative sessions); head of government (elected independently, is the head of state, selection method if not elected independently); authorities of the head of government concerning the composition of the cabinet (name ministers, nominate ministers, review ministerial nominations, dismiss ministers); authorities of the head of government concerning the policy making process (chair cabinet meetings, legislature schedules, policy alternatives, refers policy to committee, votes of confidence); methods of cabinet dismissal (head of state acting alone, by head of government alone, majority of legislature, plurality of legislature, combination); dissolution of legislature prior to regularly scheduled elections; dissolution of legislature by: head of state, head of government, majority of legislature, combination; restrictions on dissolving legislature (on the timing, as a response to action/inaction by the legislature); second chamber of the legislature (method of election, composition, exclusive legislative powers, power over the cabinet); constitutional federal structure; central power over peripher

International Social Survey Programme: National Identity II - ISSP 2003

Questions on national consciousness and national identity. Topics: Identification with the town, the city, the region, the nationand with the respective continent; most important characteristics fornational identity; identification with one´s own nation and nationalpride (scale); perceived pride in the democracy of the country, thepolitical influence of the country in the world, the economicachievement, the social security system, the scientific achievements,the achievements in sports, the achievements in arts or literature, thearmed forces, the history and equal rights of all social groups insociety; preference for protective duty to support the nationaleconomy; attitude to the right of international institutions to enforcesolutions to be accepted nationally; attitude to enforcing nationalinterests regardless of evoking conflicts with other countries;rejection of acquisition of land by foreigners in one´s country;preference for national films in national television stations; damagedone by large international companies to the local business; attitudeto free trade; attitude to follow the decisions of internationalorganisations even if the local government does not agree with them;international organisations take away too much power from the country;availability of worldwide information as a benefit of the internet;importance of sharing national customs and traditions to achieve fullnationality; attitude to government support of national minorities topreserve their customs and habits; preference for assimilation ofminorities or retention of their identity; hostility to foreigners andprejudices against immigrants (scale); attitude to a reduction ofimmigration of foreigners; respondents citizenship; citizenship ofparents at birth of respondent; birthplace or citizenship of parentsshould allow naturalization of children; same rights for citizens andlegal immigrants; attitude towards stronger measures regarding illegalimmigrants; languages spoken at home; perceived ethnic affiliation andstrength of this feeling. Additional questions in EU states: Advantageousness of membership ofthe country in the EU; benefits from EU-membership; attitude towards apowerful EU-government. Demography: Sex; age; marital status; steady life-partner; years inschool, current employment status; current employment status of spouse;hours worked weekly; occupation of respondent and spouse (ISCO-88);respondent and spouse working for private, public sector orself-employed; supervisor function; union membership; household size;family income; respondents earnings; household composition;self-placement on a left-right continuum; party preference; vote lastelection; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance;self-placement on a top-bottom scale; region; town size, rural or urbanregion; ethnicity or nationality. Additionally encoded: Mode of data-collection

CSES Module 1-3 Harmonized Trend File

Für weitere Informationen zur Variablenliste siehe die Dokumentation (Codebook) des CSES Module 1-3 Harmonized Trend File. Informationen zum Inhalt können den Studiennummern ZA5179 CSES Module 1 Full Release, ZA5180 CSES Module 2 Full Release, und ZA5181 CSES Module 3 Full Release entnommen werden

International Social Survey Programme: National Identity I-III ADD ON - ISSP 1995-2003-2013

The release of the cumulated ISSP ´National Identity´ modules for the years 1995, 2003 and 2013 consists of two separate datasets: ZA5960 and ZA5961. This documentation deals with the supplementary dataset ZA5961. This dataset contains all those national specific background variables that could not be cumulated for various reasons, or in case of the miscellaneous variables differ from the cumulation standard. However, the variables of this dataset can be matched easily to the cumulated file if necessary. A comprehensive overview on the contents, the structure and basic coding rules of both data files can be found in the following guide: Guide for the ISSP ´National Identity´ cumulation of the years 1995, 2003, and 2013 National Identity: 1. Country specific background variables on respondent´s occupation, occupation of spouse/ partner, respondent’s education, respondent’s personal income, household income, party voted for in last general election, racial-ethnic group of respondent if deviating from cumulation standard. 2. Miscellaneous variables including module specific background variables and country specific variables for cumulated substantial and background variables if deviating from cumulation standard: subjective social class (1995); type of organization: for profit/ non-profit (2013); number of children in the household between school age and 17 years of age (2013); number of toddlers in the household (2013); living in steady partnership (2013); language speak at home 1st and 2nd mention (1995); language speak at home 1st und 2nd mention (2003); country specific region: Czech Republic (1995); country specific size of community: Australia (1995 und 2003); country specific ethnic group 1 (2013); country specific ethnic group 2 (2013). Additonally encoded: respondent ID; unique cumulation ID; ISSP module, year, and study number; country; country/ sample (ISO 3166); country sample year

International Social Survey Programme: National Identity I-III - ISSP 1995-2003-2013

Die Kumulation der ISSP-Studien aus den Jahren 1995, 2003 und 2013 besteht aus zwei Datensätzen: ZA5960 und ZA5961. Die vorliegende Studienbeschreibung bezieht sich auf den Datensatz ZA5960. Er enthält alle kumulierten inhaltlichen sowie Demographievariablen. Der Zusatzdatensatz ZA5961 enthält dagegen jene, meist länderspezifischen Variablen, die aus den verschiedensten Gründen nicht kumulierbar waren. Diese Variablen können jedoch, wenn nötig, sehr leicht in den Hauptdatensatz integriert werden. Einen umfassenden Überblick über den Aufbau der Kumulation, die Variablen und die wichtigsten Kodierungsentscheidungen bietet das nachfolgende pdf-Dokument: Guide for the ISSP ´National Identity´ cumulation of the years 1995, 2003, and 2013 Fragen zum nationalen Bewusstsein und zur nationalen Identität. Themen: Identifikation mit der Stadt/dem Ort, der Region (Landkreis), dem Land und mit dem jeweiligen Kontinent; wichtige Merkmale für die nationale Identität (im Land geboren, Besitz der Staatsbürgerschaft des Landes, die meiste Zeit des Lebens im Land leben, Landessprache sprechen können, Religionszugehörigkeit zur dominierende Religion im Land, politische Institutionen und Gesetze des Landes respektieren, sich als Landesangehöriger fühlen, Abstammung von Landesangehörigen); Zustimmung zu verschiedenen Aussagen (wäre lieber Bürger von (Land) als von irgendeinem anderen Land der Welt, Dinge über Land schämen sich, die Welt wäre ein besserer Ort, wenn die Menschen mehr wie die (Nationalität des Landes) wären, (Land) ist ein besseres Land als die meisten anderen Länder, die Menschen sollten ihr Land unterstützen, auch wenn das Land im Unrecht ist, Nationalstolz bei gutem Abschneiden des Landes im internationalen Sport, oft weniger stolz auf (Land), als ich es gerne wäre); Nationalstolz im Hinblick auf: die Art und Weise, wie die Demokratie im Land funktioniert, den politischen Einfluss des Landes in der Welt, die wirtschaftlichen Errungenschaften des Landes, sein System der sozialen Sicherheit, seine wissenschaftlichen und technologischen Errungenschaften, seine Leistungen im Sport, die Errungenschaften in Kunst und Literatur, die Streitkräfte des Landes, seine Geschichte und die faire Behandlung aller Gruppen in der Gesellschaft; Haltung im Hinblick auf die Beziehungen des eigenen Land zu anderen Ländern (Land sollte die Einfuhr ausländischer Produkte beschränken, um die nationale Wirtschaft zu schützen, internationale Gremien sollten Lösungen für bestimmte Probleme wie Umweltverschmutzung durchsetzen, nationale Interessen durchsetzen, ohne dabei Konflikte mit anderen Ländern heraufzubeschwören, Erwerb von Land durch Ausländer verbieten, Fernsehen sollte nationale Filme und Programme bevorzugen); große internationale Unternehmen schaden den lokalen Unternehmen; Freihandel führt zu besseren Produkten im Land; das Land sollte den Entscheidungen internationaler Organisationen folgen; internationale Organisationen nehmen der Regierung zu viel Macht weg; Haltung gegenüber Minderheiten im Land des Befragten (ohne gemeinsame Bräuche keine Vollmitgliedschaft, ethnische Minderheiten sollten von der Regierung Unterstützung erhalten, um ihre Bräuche und Traditionen zu bewahren, besser für eine Gesellschaft, wenn Gruppen ihre Traditionen pflegen vs. ihre Traditionen beibehalten und sich nicht an die Gesellschaft anpassen); Einstellung gegenüber Einwanderern (Einwanderer erhöhen die Kriminalitätsrate, gut für die Wirtschaft des Landes, Einwanderer nehmen Menschen, die im Land geboren wurden, Arbeit weg, Einwanderer bringen neue Ideen und Kulturen mit, legale Einwanderer sollten die gleichen Rechte haben wie (Staatsbürger des Landes), illegale Einwanderer sollten ausgeschlossen werden); Einstellung gegenüber der Anzahl der Einwanderer im Land; Nationalstolz; Staatsbürgerschaft des Befragten; Staatsbürgerschaft der Eltern zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt des Befragten; Einstellung gegenüber der Europäischen Union (geeignete Assoziation für den Kontinent/Subkontinent): wie viel über die Europäische Union gehört oder gelesen; Land profitiert von der EU-Mitgliedschaft; Land sollte den Entscheidungen der Europäischen Union folgen; EU sollte mehr Macht haben als die nationale Regierung; Entscheidung beim EU-Referendum, für eine EU-Mitgliedschaft des Landes (potenzielle Mitglieder); Entscheidung beim EU-Referendum für Fortbestehen der EU-Mitgliedschaft des Landes; Land sollte eine Nation bleiben vs. Separationsbemühungen einzelner Landesteile ermöglichen; Selbsteinschätzung der ethnischen Gruppenzugehörigkeit. Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; Bildung: Schuljahre; höchstes abgeschlossenes Bildungsniveau (Kategorien); Wochenarbeitsstunden; Arbeitsverhältnis; Selbständige: Zahl der Beschäftigten; Vorgesetztenfunktion; Art der Organisation (öffentlicher/ privater Sektor); Beruf ISCO/ ILO 1988; Beruf ISCO/ ILO 2008; Hauptstatus (aktueller Beschäftigungsstatus); Zusammenleben mit einem Partner; Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft; Religionsgruppenzugehörigkeit (abgeleitet); Besuch religiöser Gottesdienste; Oben-unten-Selbsteinstufung; Wahlbeteiligung bei der letzten Parlamentswahl; Wahlverhalten bei der letzten Parlamentswahl; gewählte Partei: links-rechts (abgeleitet von der nationalen Partei); Haushalt mit oder ohne Kinder; Haushaltsgröße; Status der rechtlichen Partnerschaft; Wohnort: städtisch - ländlich. Informationen über Ehepartner, Partner: Arbeitsverhältnis; Beruf ISCO/ ILO 1988; Beruf ISCO/ ILO 2008; Hauptstatus (aktueller Beschäftigungsstatus). Zusätzlich verkodet: Befragten-ID; eindeutige Kumulations-ID; ISSP-Modul, Jahr und Studiennummer; Land; Land/Stichprobe (ISO 3166); Jahr der Länderstichprobe; Region (länderspezifisch); Ortsgröße (länderspezifisch); administrativer Modus der Datenerhebung; Gewichtungsfaktor