These are variables in dutch271uncond.dta All 1-2 dummies recoded with 2 set to 0 Missing data eliminated Only voters for top 4 parties in data set INTEREST VAR008 Political interest score 8 Value Label 0 low 4 high TV VAR009 Frequency watching tv newscast 9 Value Label 1 almost daily 2 3-4 times per week 3 1-2 times per week 4 less than once a wk 5 does not own tv set VAR020 Vote intention 1989 parl elections 20 (voteint in stata file) Value Label 1 PvdA 2 CDA 3 VVD 4 D66 5 Groen Links 6 CPN 7 PPR 8 PSP 9 SGP 10 GPV 11 RPF 12 CD/Centrumpartij 13 EVP 14 SP 18 Vrouwenpartij 90 M blank 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP GOVSAT VAR032 Satisfaction with government 32 Value Label 1 very satisfied 2 satisfied 3 not (dis)satisfied 4 dissatisfied 5 very dissatisfied 7 M DK GOVECON VAR033 Effect govt policy on economic situation 33 Value Label 1 favorable 2 unfavorable 3 not (un)favorable 7 M DK 8 M NA GOVEMP VAR034 Effect govt policy on employment 34 Value Label 1 favorable 2 unfavorable 3 not (un)favorable 7 M DK 8 M NA POLSAT VAR035 Policy satisfaction score 35 Value Label 0 low 3 high GOVFINP VAR036 Effect govt policy on resp's finances 36 Value Label 1 favorable 2 unfavorable 3 not (un)favorable 7 M DK ABORCDA VAR037 Abortion - perception of CDA 37 Value Label 1 forbid abortion 7 woman decides 97 M DK 98 M NA ABORPVDA VAR038 Abortion - perception of PvdA 38 Value Label 1 forbid abortion 7 woman decides 97 M DK 98 M NA ABORVVD VAR039 Abortion - perception of VVD 39 Value Label 1 forbid abortion 7 woman decides 97 M DK 98 M NA ABORD66 VAR040 Abortion - perception of D66 40 Value Label 1 forbid abortion 7 woman decides 97 M DK 98 M NA ABOR VAR041 Abortion - respondent's preference 41 Value Label 1 forbid abortion 7 woman decides 97 M DK 98 M NA NUKECDA VAR042 Nuclear plants - perception of CDA 42 Value Label 1 more nuclear plants 7 no nuclear plants 97 M DK 98 M NA NUKEPVDA VAR043 Nuclear plants - perception of PvdA 43 Value Label 1 more nuclear plants 7 no nuclear plants 97 M DK 98 M NA NUKEVVD VAR044 Nuclear plants - perception of VVD 44 Value Label 1 more nuclear plants 7 no nuclear plants 97 M DK 98 M NA NUKED66 VAR045 Nuclear plants - perception of D66 45 Value Label 1 more nuclear plants 7 no nuclear plants 97 M DK 98 M NA NUKE VAR046 Nuclear plants - resp's preference 46 Value Label 1 more nuclear plants 7 no nuclear plants 97 M DK 98 M NA NUKEPOW VAR047 Closing nuclear plants - yes or no? 47 Value Label 1 stay in operation 2 close nuclear plants 7 M DK 8 M NA 97 DK 98 NA INCCDA VAR048 Income differences - perception of CDA 48 Value Label 1 larger differences 7 smaller differences 97 M DK 98 M NA INCPVDA VAR049 Income differences - perception of PvdA 49 Value Label 1 larger differences 7 smaller differences 97 M DK 98 M NA INCVVD VAR050 Income differences - perception of VVD 50 Value Label 1 larger differences 7 smaller differences 97 M DK 98 M NA INCD66 VAR051 Income differences - perception of D66 51 Value Label 1 larger differences 7 smaller differences 97 M DK 98 M NA INC VAR052 Income differences - resp's preference 52 Value Label 1 larger differences 7 smaller differences 97 M DK 98 M NA LEFT7 VAR086 Left-right selfrating (7 point scale) 86 Value Label 1 left 7 right 97 M DK 98 M NA AGE VAR092 Age of respondent 92 Value Label 1 17-20 years 2 21-25 years 3 26-30 years 4 31-35 years 5 36-40 years 6 41-45 years 7 46-50 years 8 51-55 years 9 56-60 years 10 61-65 years 11 66-70 years 12 71-75 years 13 76 years and older SEX VAR093 Sex of respondent 93 Value Label 1 male 2 female EDUC VAR094 Education of respondent 94 Value Label 1 low 5 high URBAN VAR105 Degree of urbanization 105 Value Label 1 A1-A4 2 B1-B2 3 B3 4 C1-C2 5 C3-C4 6 C5 RELIG VAR107 Is respondent religious? 107 Value Label 1 yes 2 no 7 M DK 8 M NA DENOM VAR108 Religious denomination of respondent 108 Value Label 1 Roman Catholic 2 Dutch Reformed 3 Calvinist 4 other 5 no religion 7 M DK 8 M NA CHURCH VAR112 Resp's attendance of religious services 112 Value Label 1 at least once a week 2 2 or 3 times a month 3 once a month 4 several times a year 5 (almost) never 9 M INAP CLASS VAR122 Social class - self image 122 Value Label 1 upper class 2 upper middle class 3 middle class 4 upper working class 5 working class 7 M DK 8 M NA INCOME VAR123 Income of respondent's household 123 Value Label 1 less than 21,000 2 21,000 - 23,999 3 24,000 - 29,999 4 30,000 - 35,999 5 36,000 - 43,999 6 44,000 - 54,000 7 more than 54,000 97 M DK 98 M NA POST ELECTION WAVE READNEWS VAR144 Reads about campaign news 144 Value Label 1 (nearly) always 2 often 3 now and then 4 seldom or never 5 does not read papers 9 M INAP TVDEBATE VAR145 Did (not) watch election debate on tv 145 Value Label 1 watched 2 did not watch 7 M DK 9 M INAP PARTY VAR147 Party voted for in 1989 parl elections 147 Value Label 0 PvdA (Social Democrats - Left)) 1 CDA (Christian Democrats - Right, Religious)) 2 VVD (Liberals - Right Secular) 3 D66 (New Party, perhaps like Perot) EUTHCDA VAR168 Euthanasia - perception of CDA 168 Value Label 1 forbid euthanasia 7 allow euthanasia 8 NA 9 DK 97 M DK 99 M INAP EUTHPVDA VAR169 Euthanasia - perception of PvdA 169 Value Label 1 forbid euthanasia 7 allow euthanasia 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP EUTHVVD VAR170 Euthanasia - perception of VVD 170 Value Label 1 forbid euthanasia 7 allow euthanasia 97 M DK 99 M INAP EUTHD66 VAR171 Euthanasia - perception of D66 171 Value Label 1 forbid euthanasia 7 allow euthanasia 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP EUTH VAR172 Euthanasia - respondent's preference 172 Value Label 1 forbid euthanasia 7 allow euthanasia 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP BOMBS VAR178 Nuclear weapons attitude score 178 Value Label 0 not anti-nukes 5 anti nukes 9 M INAP VAR179 Nuclear weapons - perception of CDA 179 Value Label 1 1st statement 2 2nd statement 3 3rd statement 4 4th statement 5 5th statement 7 M DK 9 M INAP VAR180 Nuclear weapons - perception of PvdA 180 Value Label 1 1st statement 2 2nd statement 3 3rd statement 4 4th statement 5 5th statement 7 M DK 9 M INAP VAR181 Nuclear weapons - perception of VVD 181 Value Label 1 1st statement 2 2nd statement 3 3rd statement 4 4th statement 5 5th statement 7 M DK 9 M INAP VAR182 Nuclear weapons - perception of D66 182 Value Label 1 1st statement 2 2nd statement 3 3rd statement 4 4th statement 5 5th statement 7 M DK 8 M NA 9 M INAP DEFUNEM VAR183 Reduce deficit or reduce unemployment? 183 Value Label 1 reduce unemployment 2 reduce deficit 7 M DK 8 M NA 9 M INAP FUTPROSP VAR186 Expectation general prosperity in 4 yrs 186 Value Label 1 greater 2 smaller 3 about the same 7 M DK 8 M NA 9 M INAP KNOW4 VAR201 Political knowledge (4 items) 201 Value Label 0 low 4 high 9 M INAP KNOW12 VAR202 Political knowledge (12 items) 202 Value Label 0 low 12 high 99 M INAP LEFT VAR206 Left-right selfrating (10 point scale) 206 Value Label 1 left 10 right 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP LEFTPVDA VAR207 Left-right rating of PvdA 207 Value Label 1 left 10 right 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP LEFTVVD VAR208 Left-right rating of VVD 208 Value Label 1 left 10 right 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP LEFTD66 VAR209 Left-right rating of D66 209 Value Label 1 left 10 right 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP LEFTCDA VAR212 Left-right rating of CDA 212 Value Label 1 left 10 right 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP LEFTGRL VAR213 Left-right rating of Groen Links 213 Value Label 1 left 10 right 97 M DK 98 M NA 99 M INAP UNION VAR244 Resp is (not) a member of a union 244 Value Label 1 member 2 not a member 7 M DK 9 M INAP CONFATT VAR266 Confessional attitude score 266 Value Label 0 low 5 high 9 M INAP _____ Stuff in dutch271cond.dta(for clogit) (All policy issues are absolute value of self ideal - reported party position - distance (not squared) of respondent to VVD on abortion issue, for example, appears on the third line in the DISABOR variable position) DV is "CHOICE" for 1=PVDA 2=CDA 3=VVD 4=D66 others excluded (four lines per respondent, variable is one on three lines, one on choice line)) VOTE indicates for each line 1 for pvda, 2 for cda, 3 for vvd and 4 for d66, is used for dummy var interactions For each resp, first line should be PVDA, second CDA, third VVD and 4th D66 Policy distance DISABOR DISNUKE DISINC DISLEFT Sociological POLSAT GOVFINP AGE SEX EDUC URBAN RELIG CLASS INCOME DEFUNEM FUTPROSP UNION CONFATT ABOR NUKE INC LEFT (last four are respondent's position that goes into distance var, don't use both) All defined in first part of codebook Note that all 1-2 variables recoded with 2 category set to zero