*****UK***** import delimited "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\ukmain.tsv", varnames(1) encoding(UTF-16LE) numericcols(15 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85) clear encode responseid, gen(id) generate respondentid = id+1 drop if respondentid == . keep if q4 == "Medium-size or small city" | q4 == "Metropolis"| q4 == "Rural County" gen country = "UK" gen resp = respondentid + 10000 drop startdate enddate status progress finished distributionchannel userlanguage fl* responseid id **Correct reshaping of data into uniquely identifying candidate level (by respondent id x candidate number (1-20)). *Renaming necessary rename q17_1 answ_1 rename q17_2 answ_2 rename q18_1 answ_3 rename q18_2 answ_4 rename q19_1 answ_5 rename q19_2 answ_6 rename q20_1 answ_7 rename q20_2 answ_8 rename q21_1 answ_9 rename q21_2 answ_10 rename q22_1 answ_11 rename q22_2 answ_12 rename q23_1 answ_13 rename q23_2 answ_14 rename q24_1 answ_15 rename q24_2 answ_16 rename q25_1 answ_17 rename q25_2 answ_18 rename q26_1 answ_19 rename q26_2 answ_20 *Reshaping reshape long answ dem age gender background party redi soc eco cor, i(respondentid) j(candidate, string) *Renaming rename q3 region rename q4 urban rename q5 genderres rename q6 ageres rename q7 edures rename q8_1 abortion rename q8_2 tax rename q8_3 samesex rename q8_4 welfare rename q8_5 unions rename q8_6 immi rename q8_7 demfra rename q9_1 aboprio rename q9_2 taxprio rename q9_3 samesexprio rename q9_4 welprio rename q9_5 unionprio rename q9_6 immiprio rename q10 pid rename q11_1 conser rename q11_2 labour rename q15 mcheck rename q27 attention rename q28 device rename block6_do treat ***Recoding **Candidate attributes clonevar canage = age encode gender, gen(cangender) encode background, gen(canbackground) encode party, gen(canparty) encode redi, gen(canredi) recode canredi (1 = 0 "Decrease income tax on 10 percent richest") (4 = 1 "Increase income tax on 10 percent richest") (else=.), gen(cantax) recode canredi (2 = 0 "Decrease power of trade unions") (5 = 1 "Increase power of trade unions") (else=.), gen(canunion) recode canredi (3 = 0 "Decrease public welfare spending") (6 = 1 "Increase public welfare spending") (else=.), gen(canwel) encode soc, gen(cansoc) recode cansoc (1 = 1 "Allow illegal immigrants to apply for citizenship") (2 = 0 "Increase efforts to arrest and eventually deport illegal immigrants") (else=.), gen(canimmi) recode cansoc (3 = 1 "Make it easier for people of the same sex to marry each other") (5 = 0 "Make it harder for people of the same sex to marry each other") (else=.), gen(canss) recode cansoc (4 = 1 "Make it easier for women to get an abortion") (6 = 0 "Make it harder for women to get an abortion") (else=.), gen(canabort) encode dem, gen(candem) recode candem (1 5 6 7 = 0 "Democratic") (2 3 4 8 = 1 "Undemocratic"), gen(candemmg) //Making one variable where all undemocratic positions are merged encode eco, gen(canec) recode canec (1 = 1 "Bad at handling economic matters") (2 = 3 "Good at handling economic matters") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on economic matters"), gen(caneco) encode cor, gen(canco) recode canco (1 = 1 "Bad at fighting corruption") (2 = 3 "Good at fighting corruption") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on fighting corruption"), gen(cancor) gen cancom = (caneco + cancor)-1 label define competence 1 "Very incompetent" 2 "Moderately incompetent" 3 "Neither competent nor incompetent" 4 "Moderately competent" 5 "Very competent" label values cancom competence **Respondent attributes *Background vars encode region, gen(regionres) encode urban, gen(urbanres) recode urbanres (3 = 1 "Rural County") (2 = 3 "Metropolis") (1 = 2 "Medium-size or small city"), gen(urbanr) drop urbanres encode genderres, gen(genderr) encode edures, gen(edur) recode edur (1 = 2 "High school") (3 = 1 "Less than high school") (2 = 3 "More than high school"), gen(edurr) //approximation drop edur **Preference extremity vars encode abortion, gen(abortionpre) encode tax, gen(taxpre) encode samesex, gen(samesexpre) encode welfare, gen(welfarepre) encode unions, gen(unionspre) encode immi, gen(immipre) encode demfra, gen(demfrapre) recode abortionpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(abrpre) recode taxpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(taxrpre) recode samesexpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(samerpre) recode welfarepre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(welrpre) recode unionspre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(uniorpre) recode immipre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(immirpre) recode demfrapre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(demfrpre) drop abortionpre-demfrapre *"Extremety on candidate-assigned attributes". Matextax is, for example, the respondent's preference on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position. Flips abortion, welfare, unions, and immigration so that low values are extreme left and high values are extreme right. label define extreme 1 "Extreme left" 2 "Moderate Left" 3 "Center" 4 "Moderate Right" 5 "Extreme Right" recode abrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeab) recode welrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremewel) recode immirpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeimmi) recode uniorpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeunion) clonevar extremetax = taxrpre clonevar extremess = samerpre gen matextax = extremetax if cantax != . gen matexwel = extremewel if canwel != . gen matexunion = extremeunion if canunion != . gen matexredi = . replace matexredi = matextax if matextax != . replace matexredi = matexwel if matexwel != . replace matexredi = matexunion if matexunion != . gen mateximmi = extremeimmi if canimmi != . gen matexabo = extremeab if canabort != . gen matexss = extremess if canss != . gen matexsoc = . replace matexsoc = mateximmi if mateximmi != . replace matexsoc = matexabo if matexabo != . replace matexsoc = matexss if matexss != . label values matexsoc mateximmi matexredi matextax matexunion matexwel matexabo matexss extremetax extremess extremeab extremewel extremeunion extremeimmi extreme **Policy distance between candidate and respondent *Main measure recode cantax (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(cantaxm) recode canunion (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canunionm) recode canwel (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canwelm) gen canredim = . replace canredim = cantaxm if cantaxm != . replace canredim = canunionm if canunionm != . replace canredim = canwelm if canwelm != . recode canimmi (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canimmim) recode canss (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canssm) recode canabort (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canabortm) gen cansocm = . replace cansocm = canimmim if canimmim != . replace cansocm = canssm if canssm != . replace cansocm = canabortm if canabortm != . gen distaxm = matextax-cantaxm gen disunionm = matexunion-canunionm gen diswelm = matexwel-canwelm gen disredim = matexredi-canredim gen disimmim = mateximmi-canimmim gen disssm = matexss-canssm gen disabom = matexabo-canabortm gen dissocm = matexsoc-cansocm gen dissumm = sqrt(disredim^2) + sqrt(dissocm^2) label define distancem 1 "Completely Aligned Positions" 7 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissumm distancem *Supplementary measures recode cantax (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cantaxs1) recode canunion (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canunions1) recode canwel (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canwels1) gen canredis1 = . replace canredis1 = cantaxs1 if cantaxs1 != . replace canredis1 = canunions1 if canunions1 != . replace canredis1 = canwels1 if canwels1 != . recode canimmi (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canimmis1) recode canss (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cansss1) recode canabort (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canaborts1) gen cansocs1 = . replace cansocs1 = canimmis1 if canimmis1 != . replace cansocs1 = cansss1 if cansss1 != . replace cansocs1 = canaborts1 if canaborts1 != . gen distaxs1 = matextax-cantaxs1 gen disunions1 = matexunion-canunions1 gen diswels1 = matexwel-canwels1 gen disredis1 = matexredi-canredis1 gen disimmis1 = mateximmi-canimmis1 gen dissss1 = matexss-cansss1 gen disabos1 = matexabo-canaborts1 gen dissocs1 = matexsoc-cansocs1 gen dissums1 = sqrt(disredis1^2) + sqrt(dissocs1^2) label define distances1 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 8 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums1 distances1 recode cantax (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cantaxs2) recode canunion (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canunions2) recode canwel (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canwels2) gen canredis2 = . replace canredis2 = cantaxs2 if cantaxs2 != . replace canredis2 = canunions2 if canunions2 != . replace canredis2 = canwels2 if canwels2 != . recode canimmi (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canimmis2) recode canss (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cansss2) recode canabort (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canaborts2) gen cansocs2 = . replace cansocs2 = canimmis2 if canimmis2 != . replace cansocs2 = cansss2 if cansss2 != . replace cansocs2 = canaborts2 if canaborts2 != . gen distaxs2 = matextax-cantaxs2 gen disunions2 = matexunion-canunions2 gen diswels2 = matexwel-canwels2 gen disredis2 = matexredi-canredis2 gen disarms2 = mateximmi-canimmis2 gen dissss2 = matexss-cansss2 gen disabos2 = matexabo-canaborts2 gen dissocs2 = matexsoc-cansocs2 gen dissums2 = sqrt(disredis2^2) + sqrt(dissocs2^2) label define distances2 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 6 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums2 distances2 **Preference intensity vars (respondent) encode aboprio, gen(abortionpri) encode taxprio, gen(taxpri) encode samesexprio, gen(samesexpri) encode welprio, gen(welfarepri) encode unionprio, gen(unionspri) encode immiprio, gen(immipri) recode abortionpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(abrpri) recode taxpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(taxrpri) recode samesexpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(samerpri) recode welfarepri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(welrpri) recode unionspri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(uniorpri) recode immipri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(immirpri) drop abortionpri-immipri *"Intensity on candidate-assigned attributes". Matintax is, for example, the respondent's intensity on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position label define intensity 1 "Very Low Intensity" 2 "Low Intensity" 3 "Moderate Intensity" 4 "High Intensity" 5 "Very High Intensity" gen matintax = taxrpri if cantax != . gen matinwel = welrpri if canwel != . gen matinunion = uniorpri if canunion != . gen matinredi = . replace matinredi = matintax if matintax != . replace matinredi = matinwel if matinwel != . replace matinredi = matinunion if matinunion != . gen matinimmi = immirpri if canimmi != . gen matinabo = abrpri if canabort != . gen matinss = samerpri if canss != . gen matinsoc = . replace matinsoc = matinimmi if matinimmi != . replace matinsoc = matinabo if matinabo != . replace matinsoc = matinss if matinss != . label values matintax matinwel matinunion matinredi matinimmi matinabo matinss matinsoc intensity *Intensity in favor of or against candidate: used for analysis gen abodir = . replace abodir = -1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 0 replace abodir = -1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = -0.5 if extremeab == 3 & canabort !=. replace abodir = 1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = 1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 0 gen aboint = abodir*abrpri gen taxdir = . replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 0 replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = -0.5 if extremetax == 3 & cantax !=. replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 0 gen taxint = taxdir*taxrpri gen ssdir = . replace ssdir = -1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 0 replace ssdir = -1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = -0.5 if extremess == 3 & canss !=. replace ssdir = 1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = 1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 0 gen ssint = ssdir*samerpri gen weldir = . replace weldir = -1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 0 replace weldir = -1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = -0.5 if extremewel == 3 & canwel !=. replace weldir = 1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = 1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 0 gen welint = weldir*welrpri gen uniondir = . replace uniondir = -1 if extremeunion < 3 & canunion == 0 replace uniondir = -1 if extremeunion > 3 & canunion == 1 replace uniondir = -0.5 if extremeunion == 3 & canunion !=. replace uniondir = 1 if extremeunion < 3 & canunion == 1 replace uniondir = 1 if extremeunion > 3 & canunion == 0 gen unionint = uniondir*uniorpri gen immidir = . replace immidir = -1 if extremeimmi < 3 & canimmi == 0 replace immidir = -1 if extremeimmi > 3 & canimmi == 1 replace immidir = -0.5 if extremeimmi == 3 & canimmi !=. replace immidir = 1 if extremeimmi < 3 & canimmi == 1 replace immidir = 1 if extremeimmi > 3 & canimmi == 0 gen immiint = immidir*immirpri gen rediint =. replace rediint = unionint if unionint != . replace rediint = welint if welint != . replace rediint = taxint if taxint != . gen socint =. replace socint = immiint if immiint != . replace socint = ssint if ssint != . replace socint = aboint if aboint != . label define intensityfa -5 "Intense Opinion Against Candidate" -1 "Mild Opinion Against Candidate" 1 "Mild Opinion in Favor of Candidate" 5 "Intense Opinion in Favor of Candidate" label values aboint taxint ssint rediint welint unionint immiint socint intensityfa **Party ID encode pid, gen(partyid) recode partyid (2 =.) drop pid encode labour, gen(LABOx) encode conser, gen(CONSx) recode CONSx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(CONS) recode LABOx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(LABO) drop CONSx LABOx gen partymmain = . replace partymmain = LABO if canparty == 2 replace partymmain = CONS if canparty == 1 label define conparty 1 "Dislike candidate's party a great deal" 2 "Dislike candidate's party somewhat" 3 "Neither like nor dislike candidate's party" 4 "Like candidate's party somewhat" 5 "Like candidate's party a great deal" label values partymmain conparty recode partyid (4 = 0 "No Party ID") (2=.) (1 3 5 6 7 8 = 1 "Any Party ID"), gen(anyparty) recode partyid (1 6 = 1 "CONS/LABO") (2=.) (3 4 5 7 8 = 0 "Not CONS/LABO"), gen(anyinparty) gen copartisansplit = . replace copartisansplit = 0 if anyinparty == 0 replace copartisansplit = 1 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 2 if partyid == 6 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 3 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 4 if partyid == 6 & canparty == 1 label define copartisansplit 0 "Neither Copartisanship nor Opposing Partisanship" 1 "Copartisanship: CONS" 2 "Copartisanship: LABO" 3 "Voter: CONS, Candidate: LABO" 4 "Voter: LABO, Candidate: CONS" label values copartisansplit copartisansplit recode copartisansplit (0 = 0 "Neither Copartisanship nor Opposing Partisanship") (1 2 = 1 "Copartisanship") (3 4 = 2 "Opposing Partisanship"), gen(copartisanmerge) **Manipulation and attention check encode mcheck, gen(mcheck1) recode mcheck1 (1 = 3 "Democracy is neither robust nor vulnerable in the UK") (2 = 4 "Democracy is quite robust in the UK") (3 = 2 "Democracy is quite vulnerable in the UK") (4 = 5 "Democracy is very robust in the UK") (5 = 1 "Democracy is very vulnerable in the UK") (6=.), gen(manipulation) drop mcheck1 encode attention, gen(atte) recode atte (1=5 "Don't know") (2 = 4 "I have not been presented for a piece of text about the current state of democracy around the world") (3 = 2 "That many democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (4 = 1 "That no or only very few democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (5 = 3 "The piece of text did not mention any predictions"), gen(attent) //NB: Numbers may be wrong; check twice when data is in drop atte **Outcome encode answ, gen(answer) recode answer (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither likely nor unlikely") (3 = 4 "Somewhat likely") (4 = 2 "Somewhat unlikely") (5 = 5 "Very likely") (6 = 1 "Very unlikely"), gen(support) drop answer **Treatment encode treat, gen(treat1) recode treat1 (1 = 0 "Robust") (2=1 "Vulnerable"), gen(treatment) drop treat1 *Did the treatment work (i.e., did it affect perceived democratic vulnerability)? And does it work best with or without providing a democracy definition just before assigning the treatment? reg manipulation i.treatment, cluster(respondentid) //clustering added *Were the respondents attentive? gen correctatte = . replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 5 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 4 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 3 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 2 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 1 & treatment == 1 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 1 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 2 & treatment == 1 label define correct 0 "Inattentive" 1 "Attentive" label values correctatte correct sum correctatte *Creating numerical variables identifying task and candidate number generate task =. replace task = 1 if candidate == "_1" | candidate == "_2" replace task = 2 if candidate == "_3" | candidate == "_4" replace task = 3 if candidate == "_5" | candidate == "_6" replace task = 4 if candidate == "_7" | candidate == "_8" replace task = 5 if candidate == "_9" | candidate == "_10" replace task = 6 if candidate == "_11" | candidate == "_12" replace task = 7 if candidate == "_13" | candidate == "_14" replace task = 8 if candidate == "_15" | candidate == "_16" replace task = 9 if candidate == "_17" | candidate == "_18" replace task = 10 if candidate == "_19" | candidate == "_20" generate candid =. replace candid = 1 if candidate == "_1" replace candid = 2 if candidate == "_2" replace candid = 3 if candidate == "_3" replace candid = 4 if candidate == "_4" replace candid = 5 if candidate == "_5" replace candid = 6 if candidate == "_6" replace candid = 7 if candidate == "_7" replace candid = 8 if candidate == "_8" replace candid = 9 if candidate == "_9" replace candid = 10 if candidate == "_10" replace candid = 11 if candidate == "_11" replace candid = 12 if candidate == "_12" replace candid = 13 if candidate == "_13" replace candid = 14 if candidate == "_14" replace candid = 15 if candidate == "_15" replace candid = 16 if candidate == "_16" replace candid = 17 if candidate == "_17" replace candid = 18 if candidate == "_18" replace candid = 19 if candidate == "_19" replace candid = 20 if candidate == "_20" **Drop respondents with missing values on variables used for key tests reg partymmain dissumm matexredi matexsoc rediint socint support gen sample1 = e(sample) *Saving for appending later save "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\ukfinal.dta", replace *****US***** import delimited "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\usmain.tsv", varnames(1) encoding(UTF-16LE) numericcols(14 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84) clear encode responseid, gen(id) generate respondentid = id+1 drop if respondentid == . keep if q4 == "Medium-size or small city" | q4 == "Metropolis"| q4 == "Rural County" gen country = "US" gen resp = respondentid + 20000 drop startdate enddate status progress finished distributionchannel userlanguage fl* responseid id **Correct reshaping of data into uniquely identifying candidate level (by respondent id x candidate number (1-20)). *Renaming necessary rename q17_1 answ_1 rename q17_2 answ_2 rename q18_1 answ_3 rename q18_2 answ_4 rename q19_1 answ_5 rename q19_2 answ_6 rename q20_1 answ_7 rename q20_2 answ_8 rename q21_1 answ_9 rename q21_2 answ_10 rename q22_1 answ_11 rename q22_2 answ_12 rename q23_1 answ_13 rename q23_2 answ_14 rename q24_1 answ_15 rename q24_2 answ_16 rename q25_1 answ_17 rename q25_2 answ_18 rename q26_1 answ_19 rename q26_2 answ_20 *Reshaping reshape long answ dem age gender background party redi soc eco cor, i(respondentid) j(candidate, string) *Renaming rename q3 region rename q4 urban rename q5 genderres rename q6 ageres rename q7 edures rename q8_1 abortion rename q8_2 tax rename q8_3 samesex rename q8_4 welfare rename q8_5 unions rename q8_6 immi rename q8_7 demfra rename q9_1 aboprio rename q9_2 taxprio rename q9_3 samesexprio rename q9_4 welprio rename q9_5 unionprio rename q9_6 immiprio rename q10 pid rename q11_1 demp rename q11_2 repp rename q15 mcheck rename q27 attention rename q28 device rename block6_do treat ***Recoding **Candidate attributes clonevar canage = age encode gender, gen(cangender) encode background, gen(canbackground) encode party, gen(canparty) encode redi, gen(canredi) recode canredi (1 = 0 "Decrease income tax on 10 percent richest") (4 = 1 "Increase income tax on 10 percent richest") (else=.), gen(cantax) recode canredi (2 = 0 "Decrease power of labor unions") (5 = 1 "Increase power of labor unions") (else=.), gen(canunion) recode canredi (3 = 0 "Decrease public welfare spending") (6 = 1 "Increase public welfare spending") (else=.), gen(canwel) encode soc, gen(cansoc) recode cansoc (1 = 1 "Allow illegal immigrants to apply for citizenship") (2 = 0 "Increase efforts to arrest and eventually deport illegal immigrants") (else=.), gen(canimmi) recode cansoc (3 = 1 "Make it easier for people of the same sex to marry each other") (5 = 0 "Make it harder for people of the same sex to marry each other") (else=.), gen(canss) recode cansoc (4 = 1 "Make it easier for women to get an abortion") (6 = 0 "Make it harder for women to get an abortion") (else=.), gen(canabort) encode dem, gen(candem) recode candem (1 5 6 7 = 0 "Democratic") (2 3 4 8 = 1 "Undemocratic"), gen(candemmg) //Making one variable where all undemocratic positions are merged encode eco, gen(canec) recode canec (1 = 1 "Bad at handling economic matters") (2 = 3 "Good at handling economic matters") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on economic matters"), gen(caneco) encode cor, gen(canco) recode canco (1 = 1 "Bad at fighting corruption") (2 = 3 "Good at fighting corruption") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on fighting corruption"), gen(cancor) gen cancom = (caneco + cancor)-1 label define competence 1 "Very incompetent" 2 "Moderately incompetent" 3 "Neither competent nor incompetent" 4 "Moderately competent" 5 "Very competent" label values cancom competence **Respondent attributes *Background vars encode region, gen(regionres) encode urban, gen(urbanres) recode urbanres (3 = 1 "Rural County") (2 = 3 "Metropolis") (1 = 2 "Medium-size or small city"), gen(urbanr) drop urbanres encode genderres, gen(genderr) encode edures, gen(edur) recode edur (1 = 2 "High school") (2 = 1 "Less than high school") (3 = 3 "More than high school"), gen(edurr) drop edur **Preference extremity vars encode abortion, gen(abortionpre) encode tax, gen(taxpre) encode samesex, gen(samesexpre) encode welfare, gen(welfarepre) encode unions, gen(unionspre) encode immi, gen(immipre) encode demfra, gen(demfrapre) recode abortionpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(abrpre) recode taxpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(taxrpre) recode samesexpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(samerpre) recode welfarepre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(welrpre) recode unionspre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(uniorpre) recode immipre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(immirpre) recode demfrapre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(demfrpre) drop abortionpre-demfrapre *"Extremety on candidate-assigned attributes". Matextax is, for example, the respondent's preference on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position. Flips abortion, welfare, unions, and immigration so that low values are extreme left and high values are extreme right. label define extreme 1 "Extreme left" 2 "Moderate Left" 3 "Center" 4 "Moderate Right" 5 "Extreme Right" recode abrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeab) recode welrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremewel) recode immirpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeimmi) recode uniorpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeunion) clonevar extremetax = taxrpre clonevar extremess = samerpre gen matextax = extremetax if cantax != . gen matexwel = extremewel if canwel != . gen matexunion = extremeunion if canunion != . gen matexredi = . replace matexredi = matextax if matextax != . replace matexredi = matexwel if matexwel != . replace matexredi = matexunion if matexunion != . gen mateximmi = extremeimmi if canimmi != . gen matexabo = extremeab if canabort != . gen matexss = extremess if canss != . gen matexsoc = . replace matexsoc = mateximmi if mateximmi != . replace matexsoc = matexabo if matexabo != . replace matexsoc = matexss if matexss != . label values matexsoc mateximmi matexredi matextax matexunion matexwel matexabo matexss extremetax extremess extremeab extremewel extremeunion extremeimmi extreme **Policy distance between candidate and respondent *Main measure recode cantax (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(cantaxm) recode canunion (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canunionm) recode canwel (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canwelm) gen canredim = . replace canredim = cantaxm if cantaxm != . replace canredim = canunionm if canunionm != . replace canredim = canwelm if canwelm != . recode canimmi (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canimmim) recode canss (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canssm) recode canabort (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canabortm) gen cansocm = . replace cansocm = canimmim if canimmim != . replace cansocm = canssm if canssm != . replace cansocm = canabortm if canabortm != . gen distaxm = matextax-cantaxm gen disunionm = matexunion-canunionm gen diswelm = matexwel-canwelm gen disredim = matexredi-canredim gen disimmim = mateximmi-canimmim gen disssm = matexss-canssm gen disabom = matexabo-canabortm gen dissocm = matexsoc-cansocm gen dissumm = sqrt(disredim^2) + sqrt(dissocm^2) label define distancem 1 "Completely Aligned Positions" 7 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissumm distancem *Supplementary measures recode cantax (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cantaxs1) recode canunion (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canunions1) recode canwel (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canwels1) gen canredis1 = . replace canredis1 = cantaxs1 if cantaxs1 != . replace canredis1 = canunions1 if canunions1 != . replace canredis1 = canwels1 if canwels1 != . recode canimmi (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canimmis1) recode canss (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cansss1) recode canabort (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canaborts1) gen cansocs1 = . replace cansocs1 = canimmis1 if canimmis1 != . replace cansocs1 = cansss1 if cansss1 != . replace cansocs1 = canaborts1 if canaborts1 != . gen distaxs1 = matextax-cantaxs1 gen disunions1 = matexunion-canunions1 gen diswels1 = matexwel-canwels1 gen disredis1 = matexredi-canredis1 gen disimmis1 = mateximmi-canimmis1 gen dissss1 = matexss-cansss1 gen disabos1 = matexabo-canaborts1 gen dissocs1 = matexsoc-cansocs1 gen dissums1 = sqrt(disredis1^2) + sqrt(dissocs1^2) label define distances1 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 8 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums1 distances1 recode cantax (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cantaxs2) recode canunion (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canunions2) recode canwel (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canwels2) gen canredis2 = . replace canredis2 = cantaxs2 if cantaxs2 != . replace canredis2 = canunions2 if canunions2 != . replace canredis2 = canwels2 if canwels2 != . recode canimmi (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canimmis2) recode canss (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cansss2) recode canabort (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canaborts2) gen cansocs2 = . replace cansocs2 = canimmis2 if canimmis2 != . replace cansocs2 = cansss2 if cansss2 != . replace cansocs2 = canaborts2 if canaborts2 != . gen distaxs2 = matextax-cantaxs2 gen disunions2 = matexunion-canunions2 gen diswels2 = matexwel-canwels2 gen disredis2 = matexredi-canredis2 gen disarms2 = mateximmi-canimmis2 gen dissss2 = matexss-cansss2 gen disabos2 = matexabo-canaborts2 gen dissocs2 = matexsoc-cansocs2 gen dissums2 = sqrt(disredis2^2) + sqrt(dissocs2^2) label define distances2 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 6 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums2 distances2 **Preference intensity vars (respondent) encode aboprio, gen(abortionpri) encode taxprio, gen(taxpri) encode samesexprio, gen(samesexpri) encode welprio, gen(welfarepri) encode unionprio, gen(unionspri) encode immiprio, gen(immipri) recode abortionpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(abrpri) recode taxpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(taxrpri) recode samesexpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(samerpri) recode welfarepri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(welrpri) recode unionspri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(uniorpri) recode immipri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(immirpri) drop abortionpri-immipri *"Intensity on candidate-assigned attributes". Matintax is, for example, the respondent's intensity on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position label define intensity 1 "Very Low Intensity" 2 "Low Intensity" 3 "Moderate Intensity" 4 "High Intensity" 5 "Very High Intensity" gen matintax = taxrpri if cantax != . gen matinwel = welrpri if canwel != . gen matinunion = uniorpri if canunion != . gen matinredi = . replace matinredi = matintax if matintax != . replace matinredi = matinwel if matinwel != . replace matinredi = matinunion if matinunion != . gen matinimmi = immirpri if canimmi != . gen matinabo = abrpri if canabort != . gen matinss = samerpri if canss != . gen matinsoc = . replace matinsoc = matinimmi if matinimmi != . replace matinsoc = matinabo if matinabo != . replace matinsoc = matinss if matinss != . label values matintax matinwel matinunion matinredi matinimmi matinabo matinss matinsoc intensity *Intensity in favor of or against candidate: used for analysis gen abodir = . replace abodir = -1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 0 replace abodir = -1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = -0.5 if extremeab == 3 & canabort !=. replace abodir = 1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = 1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 0 gen aboint = abodir*abrpri gen taxdir = . replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 0 replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = -0.5 if extremetax == 3 & cantax !=. replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 0 gen taxint = taxdir*taxrpri gen ssdir = . replace ssdir = -1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 0 replace ssdir = -1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = -0.5 if extremess == 3 & canss !=. replace ssdir = 1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = 1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 0 gen ssint = ssdir*samerpri gen weldir = . replace weldir = -1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 0 replace weldir = -1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = -0.5 if extremewel == 3 & canwel !=. replace weldir = 1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = 1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 0 gen welint = weldir*welrpri gen uniondir = . replace uniondir = -1 if extremeunion < 3 & canunion == 0 replace uniondir = -1 if extremeunion > 3 & canunion == 1 replace uniondir = -0.5 if extremeunion == 3 & canunion !=. replace uniondir = 1 if extremeunion < 3 & canunion == 1 replace uniondir = 1 if extremeunion > 3 & canunion == 0 gen unionint = uniondir*uniorpri gen immidir = . replace immidir = -1 if extremeimmi < 3 & canimmi == 0 replace immidir = -1 if extremeimmi > 3 & canimmi == 1 replace immidir = -0.5 if extremeimmi == 3 & canimmi !=. replace immidir = 1 if extremeimmi < 3 & canimmi == 1 replace immidir = 1 if extremeimmi > 3 & canimmi == 0 gen immiint = immidir*immirpri gen rediint =. replace rediint = unionint if unionint != . replace rediint = welint if welint != . replace rediint = taxint if taxint != . gen socint =. replace socint = immiint if immiint != . replace socint = ssint if ssint != . replace socint = aboint if aboint != . label define intensityfa -5 "Intense Opinion Against Candidate" -1 "Mild Opinion Against Candidate" 1 "Mild Opinion in Favor of Candidate" 5 "Intense Opinion in Favor of Candidate" label values aboint taxint ssint rediint welint unionint immiint socint intensityfa **Party ID encode pid, gen(partyid) recode partyid (2 =.) drop pid encode repp, gen(REPx) encode demp, gen(DEMx) recode REPx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(REP) recode DEMx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(DEM) drop REPx-DEMx gen partymmain = . replace partymmain = REP if canparty == 2 replace partymmain = DEM if canparty == 1 label define conparty 1 "Dislike candidate's party a great deal" 2 "Dislike candidate's party somewhat" 3 "Neither like nor dislike candidate's party" 4 "Like candidate's party somewhat" 5 "Like candidate's party a great deal" label values partymmain conparty recode partyid (3 = 0 "No Party ID") (2=.) (1 4 5 = 1 "Any Party ID"), gen(anyparty) recode partyid (1 5 = 1 "DEM/REP") (2=.) (3 4 = 0 "Not DEM/REP"), gen(anyinparty) gen copartisansplit = . replace copartisansplit = 0 if anyinparty == 0 replace copartisansplit = 1 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 2 if partyid == 5 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 3 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 4 if partyid == 5 & canparty == 1 label define copartisansplit 0 "Neither Copartisanship nor Opposing Partisanship" 1 "Copartisanship: DEM" 2 "Copartisanship: REP" 3 "Voter: DEM, Candidate: REP" 4 "Voter: REP, Candidate: DEM" label values copartisansplit copartisansplit recode copartisansplit (0 = 0 "Neither Copartisanship nor Opposing Partisanship") (1 2 = 1 "Copartisanship") (3 4 = 2 "Opposing Partisanship"), gen(copartisanmerge) **Manipulation and attention check encode mcheck, gen(mcheck1) recode mcheck1 (1 = 3 "Democracy is neither robust nor vulnerable in the United States") (2 = 4 "Democracy is quite robust in the United States") (3 = 2 "Democracy is quite vulnerable in the United States") (4 = 5 "Democracy is very robust in the United States") (5 = 1 "Democracy is very vulnerable in the United States") (6=.), gen(manipulation) drop mcheck1 encode attention, gen(atte) recode atte (1=5 "Don't know") (2 = 4 "I have not been presented for a piece of text about the current state of democracy around the world") (3 = 2 "That many democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (4 = 1 "That no or only very few democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (5 = 3 "The piece of text did not mention any predictions"), gen(attent) //NB: Numbers may be wrong; check twice when data is in drop atte **Outcome encode answ, gen(answer) recode answer (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither likely nor unlikely") (3 = 4 "Somewhat likely") (4 = 2 "Somewhat unlikely") (5 = 5 "Very likely") (6 = 1 "Very unlikely"), gen(support) drop answer **Treatment encode treat, gen(treat1) recode treat1 (1 = 0 "Robust") (2=1 "Vulnerable"), gen(treatment) drop treat1 *Did the treatment work (i.e., did it affect perceived democratic vulnerability)? And does it work best with or without providing a democracy definition just before assigning the treatment? reg manipulation i.treatment, cluster(respondentid) //clustering added *Were the respondents attentive? gen correctatte = . replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 5 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 4 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 3 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 2 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 1 & treatment == 1 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 1 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 2 & treatment == 1 label define correct 0 "Inattentive" 1 "Attentive" label values correctatte correct sum correctatte *Creating numerical variables identifying task and candidate number generate task =. replace task = 1 if candidate == "_1" | candidate == "_2" replace task = 2 if candidate == "_3" | candidate == "_4" replace task = 3 if candidate == "_5" | candidate == "_6" replace task = 4 if candidate == "_7" | candidate == "_8" replace task = 5 if candidate == "_9" | candidate == "_10" replace task = 6 if candidate == "_11" | candidate == "_12" replace task = 7 if candidate == "_13" | candidate == "_14" replace task = 8 if candidate == "_15" | candidate == "_16" replace task = 9 if candidate == "_17" | candidate == "_18" replace task = 10 if candidate == "_19" | candidate == "_20" generate candid =. replace candid = 1 if candidate == "_1" replace candid = 2 if candidate == "_2" replace candid = 3 if candidate == "_3" replace candid = 4 if candidate == "_4" replace candid = 5 if candidate == "_5" replace candid = 6 if candidate == "_6" replace candid = 7 if candidate == "_7" replace candid = 8 if candidate == "_8" replace candid = 9 if candidate == "_9" replace candid = 10 if candidate == "_10" replace candid = 11 if candidate == "_11" replace candid = 12 if candidate == "_12" replace candid = 13 if candidate == "_13" replace candid = 14 if candidate == "_14" replace candid = 15 if candidate == "_15" replace candid = 16 if candidate == "_16" replace candid = 17 if candidate == "_17" replace candid = 18 if candidate == "_18" replace candid = 19 if candidate == "_19" replace candid = 20 if candidate == "_20" **Drop respondents with missing values on variables used for key tests reg partymmain dissumm matexredi matexsoc rediint socint support gen sample1 = e(sample) *Saving for appending later save "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\usfinal.dta", replace *****MX***** import delimited "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\mxmain.tsv", varnames(1) encoding(UTF-16LE) numericcols(14 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87) clear encode responseid, gen(id) generate respondentid = id+1 drop if respondentid == . keep if q4 == "Ciudad mediana o pequeña" | q4 == "Zona metropolitana"| q4 == "Zona rural" gen country = "MX" gen resp = respondentid + 30000 drop startdate enddate status progress finished distributionchannel userlanguage fl* responseid id **Correct reshaping of data into uniquely identifying candidate level (by respondent id x candidate number (1-20)). *Renaming necessary rename q17_1 answ_1 rename q17_2 answ_2 rename q18_1 answ_3 rename q18_2 answ_4 rename q19_1 answ_5 rename q19_2 answ_6 rename q20_1 answ_7 rename q20_2 answ_8 rename q21_1 answ_9 rename q21_2 answ_10 rename q22_1 answ_11 rename q22_2 answ_12 rename q23_1 answ_13 rename q23_2 answ_14 rename q24_1 answ_15 rename q24_2 answ_16 rename q25_1 answ_17 rename q25_2 answ_18 rename q26_1 answ_19 rename q26_2 answ_20 *Reshaping reshape long answ dem age gender background party redi soc eco cor, i(respondentid) j(candidate, string) *Renaming rename q3 region rename q4 urban rename q5 genderres rename q6 ageres rename q7 edures rename q8_1 abortion rename q8_2 tax rename q8_3 samesex rename q8_4 welfare rename q8_5 edu rename q8_6 crime rename q8_7 demfra rename q9_1 aboprio rename q9_2 taxprio rename q9_3 samesexprio rename q9_4 welprio rename q9_5 eduprio rename q9_6 crimeprio rename q10 pid rename q11_1 pri rename q11_2 prd rename q11_3 morena rename q11_4 pan rename q11_5 ciu rename q15 mcheck rename q27 attention rename q28 device rename block1_do treat *Translating variables to English replace abortion = "Strongly agree" if abortion == "Totalmente de acuerdo" replace abortion = "Don't know" if abortion == "No sé" replace abortion = "Somewhat agree" if abortion == "Ligeramente de acuerdo" replace abortion = "Neither agree nor disagree" if abortion == "Ni de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo" replace abortion = "Strongly disagree" if abortion == "Totalmente en desacuerdo" replace abortion = "Somewhat disagree" if abortion == "Ligeramente en desacuerdo" replace tax = "Strongly agree" if tax == "Totalmente de acuerdo" replace tax = "Don't know" if tax == "No sé" replace tax = "Somewhat agree" if tax == "Ligeramente de acuerdo" replace tax = "Neither agree nor disagree" if tax == "Ni de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo" replace tax = "Strongly disagree" if tax == "Totalmente en desacuerdo" replace tax = "Somewhat disagree" if tax == "Ligeramente en desacuerdo" replace samesex = "Strongly agree" if samesex == "Totalmente de acuerdo" replace samesex = "Don't know" if samesex == "No sé" replace samesex = "Somewhat agree" if samesex == "Ligeramente de acuerdo" replace samesex = "Neither agree nor disagree" if samesex == "Ni de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo" replace samesex = "Strongly disagree" if samesex == "Totalmente en desacuerdo" replace samesex = "Somewhat disagree" if samesex == "Ligeramente en desacuerdo" replace welfare = "Strongly agree" if welfare == "Totalmente de acuerdo" replace welfare = "Don't know" if welfare == "No sé" replace welfare = "Somewhat agree" if welfare == "Ligeramente de acuerdo" replace welfare = "Neither agree nor disagree" if welfare == "Ni de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo" replace welfare = "Strongly disagree" if welfare == "Totalmente en desacuerdo" replace welfare = "Somewhat disagree" if welfare == "Ligeramente en desacuerdo" replace edu = "Strongly agree" if edu == "Totalmente de acuerdo" replace edu = "Don't know" if edu == "No sé" replace edu = "Somewhat agree" if edu == "Ligeramente de acuerdo" replace edu = "Neither agree nor disagree" if edu == "Ni de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo" replace edu = "Strongly disagree" if edu == "Totalmente en desacuerdo" replace edu = "Somewhat disagree" if edu == "Ligeramente en desacuerdo" replace crime = "Strongly agree" if crime == "Totalmente de acuerdo" replace crime = "Don't know" if crime == "No sé" replace crime = "Somewhat agree" if crime == "Ligeramente de acuerdo" replace crime = "Neither agree nor disagree" if crime == "Ni de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo" replace crime = "Strongly disagree" if crime == "Totalmente en desacuerdo" replace crime = "Somewhat disagree" if crime == "Ligeramente en desacuerdo" replace demfra = "Strongly agree" if demfra == "Totalmente de acuerdo" replace demfra = "Don't know" if demfra == "No sé" replace demfra = "Somewhat agree" if demfra == "Ligeramente de acuerdo" replace demfra = "Neither agree nor disagree" if demfra == "Ni de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo" replace demfra = "Strongly disagree" if demfra == "Totalmente en desacuerdo" replace demfra = "Somewhat disagree" if demfra == "Ligeramente en desacuerdo" replace aboprio = "Not at all important" if aboprio == "Nada importante" replace aboprio = "Don't know" if aboprio == "No sé" replace aboprio = "Extremely important" if aboprio == "Sumamente importante" replace aboprio = "Very important" if aboprio == "Muy importante" replace aboprio = "Not very important" if aboprio == "No muy importante" replace aboprio = "Moderately important" if aboprio == "Moderadamente importante" replace taxprio = "Not at all important" if taxprio == "Nada importante" replace taxprio = "Don't know" if taxprio == "No sé" replace taxprio = "Extremely important" if taxprio == "Sumamente importante" replace taxprio = "Very important" if taxprio == "Muy importante" replace taxprio = "Not very important" if taxprio == "No muy importante" replace taxprio = "Moderately important" if taxprio == "Moderadamente importante" replace samesexprio = "Not at all important" if samesexprio == "Nada importante" replace samesexprio = "Don't know" if samesexprio == "No sé" replace samesexprio = "Extremely important" if samesexprio == "Sumamente importante" replace samesexprio = "Very important" if samesexprio == "Muy importante" replace samesexprio = "Not very important" if samesexprio == "No muy importante" replace samesexprio = "Moderately important" if samesexprio == "Moderadamente importante" replace welprio = "Not at all important" if welprio == "Nada importante" replace welprio = "Don't know" if welprio == "No sé" replace welprio = "Extremely important" if welprio == "Sumamente importante" replace welprio = "Very important" if welprio == "Muy importante" replace welprio = "Not very important" if welprio == "No muy importante" replace welprio = "Moderately important" if welprio == "Moderadamente importante" replace eduprio = "Not at all important" if eduprio == "Nada importante" replace eduprio = "Don't know" if eduprio == "No sé" replace eduprio = "Extremely important" if eduprio == "Sumamente importante" replace eduprio = "Very important" if eduprio == "Muy importante" replace eduprio = "Not very important" if eduprio == "No muy importante" replace eduprio = "Moderately important" if eduprio == "Moderadamente importante" replace crimeprio = "Not at all important" if crimeprio == "Nada importante" replace crimeprio = "Don't know" if crimeprio == "No sé" replace crimeprio = "Extremely important" if crimeprio == "Sumamente importante" replace crimeprio = "Very important" if crimeprio == "Muy importante" replace crimeprio = "Not very important" if crimeprio == "No muy importante" replace crimeprio = "Moderately important" if crimeprio == "Moderadamente importante" replace pid = "I identify with a party not listed here" if pid == "Me identifico con un partido que no está enumerado aquí en la lista" replace pid = "MORENA" if pid == "MORENA (Movimiento Regeneración Nacional)" replace pid = "Don't know" if pid == "No sé" replace pid = "I do not identify with any party" if pid == "No me identifico con ningún partido" replace pid = "PAN" if pid == "PAN (Partido Acción Nacional)" replace pid = "PRD" if pid == "PRD (Partido de la Revolución Democrática)" replace pid = "PRI" if pid == "PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional)" replace pri = "Dislike a great deal" if pri == "Me desagrada mucho" replace pri = "Like a great deal" if pri == "Me agrada mucho" replace pri = "Don't know" if pri == "No sé" replace pri = "Dislike somewhat" if pri == "Me desagrada un poco" replace pri = "Like somewhat" if pri == "Me agrada un poco" replace pri = "Neither like nor dislike" if pri == "Ni me agrada ni me desagrada" replace prd = "Dislike a great deal" if prd == "Me desagrada mucho" replace prd = "Like a great deal" if prd == "Me agrada mucho" replace prd = "Don't know" if prd == "No sé" replace prd = "Dislike somewhat" if prd == "Me desagrada un poco" replace prd = "Like somewhat" if prd == "Me agrada un poco" replace prd = "Neither like nor dislike" if prd == "Ni me agrada ni me desagrada" replace morena = "Dislike a great deal" if morena == "Me desagrada mucho" replace morena = "Like a great deal" if morena == "Me agrada mucho" replace morena = "Don't know" if morena == "No sé" replace morena = "Dislike somewhat" if morena == "Me desagrada un poco" replace morena = "Like somewhat" if morena == "Me agrada un poco" replace morena = "Neither like nor dislike" if morena == "Ni me agrada ni me desagrada" replace pan = "Dislike a great deal" if pan == "Me desagrada mucho" replace pan = "Like a great deal" if pan == "Me agrada mucho" replace pan = "Don't know" if pan == "No sé" replace pan = "Dislike somewhat" if pan == "Me desagrada un poco" replace pan = "Like somewhat" if pan == "Me agrada un poco" replace pan = "Neither like nor dislike" if pan == "Ni me agrada ni me desagrada" replace ciu = "Dislike a great deal" if ciu == "Me desagrada mucho" replace ciu = "Like a great deal" if ciu == "Me agrada mucho" replace ciu = "Don't know" if ciu == "No sé" replace ciu = "Dislike somewhat" if ciu == "Me desagrada un poco" replace ciu = "Like somewhat" if ciu == "Me agrada un poco" replace ciu = "Neither like nor dislike" if ciu == "Ni me agrada ni me desagrada" replace mcheck = "Democracy is neither robust nor vulnerable in Mexico" if mcheck == "La democracia no es ni robusta ni vulnerable en México" replace mcheck = "Democracy is quite robust in Mexico" if mcheck == "La democracia es bastante robusta en México" replace mcheck = "Democracy is quite vulnerable in Mexico" if mcheck == "La democracia es bastante vulnerable en México" replace mcheck = "Democracy is very robust in Mexico" if mcheck == "La democracia es muy robusta en México" replace mcheck = "Democracy is very vulnerable in Mexico" if mcheck == "La democracia es muy vulnerable en México" replace mcheck = "Don't know" if mcheck == "No sé" replace attention = "The piece of text did not mention any predictions" if attention == "El texto mencionó ninguna predicción" replace attention = "Don't know" if attention == "No sé" replace attention = "I have not been presented for a piece of text about the current state of democracy around the world" if attention == "No se me mostró un texto acerca del estado actual de la democracia en todo el mundo" replace attention = "That many democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade" if attention == "Que muchos colapsos democráticos sucederán durante esta década" replace attention = "That no or only very few democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade" if attention == "Que ninguno o muy pocos colapsos democráticos sucederán durante esta década" replace device = "Prefer not to answer" if device == "Prefiero no responder" replace device = "Other" if device == "Otra opción" replace device = "Smartphone" if device == "Teléfono inteligente" replace device = "PC or Macbook" if device == "Computadora personal o MacBook" replace device = "Tablet" if device == "Tableta" replace answ = "Very unlikely" if answ == "Muy improbable" replace answ = "Very likely" if answ == "Muy probable" replace answ = "Don't know" if answ == "No sé" replace answ = "Somewhat unlikely" if answ == "Ligeramente improbable" replace answ = "Somewhat likely" if answ == "Ligeramente probable" replace answ = "Neither likely nor unlikely" if answ == "Ni probable ni improbable" replace dem = "Said it is unacceptable to harass journalists even though they do not reveal sources" if dem == "Dijo que es inaceptable acosar a los periodistas, incluso si no revelan sus fuentes" replace dem = "Said it is legitimate to fight political opponents in the streets if one feels provoked" if dem == "Dijo que es legal luchar contra oponentes políticos en las calles si uno(a) se siente provocado(a)" replace dem = "Said it is unacceptable to fight political opponents in the streets even though one feels provoked" if dem == "Dijo que es inaceptable luchar contra oponentes políticos en las calles si uno(a) se siente provocado(a)" replace dem = "Said court rulings by judges appointed by opposing parties should be ignored" if dem == "Dijo que deberían ignorarse las sentencias de los jueces nombrados por los partidos de oposición" replace dem = "Said court rulings by judges appointed by opposing parties should be adhered to" if dem == "Dijo que deberían cumplirse las sentencias de los jueces nombrados por los partidos de oposición" replace dem = "Supported a proposal to reduce polling stations in areas that support opposing parties" if dem == "Apoyó una propuesta para reducir los centros electorales en áreas que apoyan a los partidos de oposición" replace dem = "Supported a proposal to preserve existing polling-stations in all areas" if dem == "Apoyó una propuesta para conservar los centros electorales existentes en todas las áreas" replace dem = "Said it is acceptable to harass journalists that do not reveal sources" if dem == "Dijo que es aceptable acosar a los periodistas que no revelan sus fuentes" replace gender = "Male" if gender == "Masculino" replace gender = "Female" if gender == "Femenino" replace background = "Civil Servant" if background == "Funcionario(a) público(a)" replace background = "Academic" if background == "Académico(a)" replace background = "Accountant" if background == "Contador(a)" replace background = "Journalist" if background == "Periodista" replace background = "Lawyer" if background == "Abogado(a)" replace background = "Engineer" if background == "Ingeniero(a)" replace background = "Self-employed" if background == "Trabajador(a) independiente" replace background = "Professional Sports" if background == "Deportes profesionales" replace background = "Business Administration" if background == "Administración de empresas" replace redi = "Prevent universal access to public colleges" if redi == "Evitar el acceso universal a las universidades públicas" replace redi = "Provide universal access to public colleges" if redi == "Ofrecer acceso universal a las universidades públicas" replace redi = "Decrease public welfare spending" if redi == "Disminuir el gasto del bienestar público" replace redi = "Increase public welfare spending" if redi == "Aumentar el gasto del bienestar público" replace redi = "Decrease income tax on 10 percent richest" if redi == "Disminuir en un 10 por ciento el impuesto sobre la renta a las personas más acaudaladas" replace redi = "Increase income tax on 10 percent richest" if redi == "Aumentar en un 10 por ciento el impuesto sobre la renta a las personas más acaudaladas" replace soc = "Punish all drug-related crime harsher" if soc == "Castigar más estrictamente a los delincuentes que cometan delitos relacionados con las drogas" replace soc = "Provide amnesty to low-level drug offenders" if soc == "Ofrecer amnistía a los delincuentes que cometan delitos menores relacionados con las drogas" replace soc = "Make abortion law more strict" if soc == "Endurecer la ley contra el aborto" replace soc = "Relax abortion law" if soc == "Flexibilizar la ley contra el aborto" replace soc = "Prohibit same-sex marriage nationally" if soc == "Prohibir el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en todo el país" replace soc = "Legalize same-sex marriage nationally" if soc == "Legalizar el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en todo el país" replace eco = "Bad at handling economic matters" if eco == "Gestiona de ineficazmente los asuntos económicos" replace eco = "Neither good nor bad reputation on economic matters" if eco == "Su reputación en asuntos económicos no es positiva ni negativa" replace eco = "Good at handling economic matters" if eco == "Gestiona eficazmente los asuntos económicos" replace cor = "Bad at fighting corruption" if cor == "Es ineficaz en la lucha contra la corrupción" replace cor = "Neither good nor bad reputation on fighting corruption" if cor == "Su reputación en la lucha contra la corrupción no es positiva ni negativa" replace cor = "Good at fighting corruption" if cor == "Es eficaz en la lucha contra la corrupción" ***Recoding **Candidate attributes clonevar canage = age encode gender, gen(cangender) encode background, gen(canbackground) encode party, gen(canparty) encode redi, gen(canredi) recode canredi (1 = 0 "Decrease income tax on 10 percent richest") (3 = 1 "Increase income tax on 10 percent richest") (else=.), gen(cantax) recode canredi (5 = 0 "Prevent universal access to public colleges") (6 = 1 "Provide universal access to public colleges") (else=.), gen(canedu) recode canredi (2 = 0 "Decrease public welfare spending") (4 = 1 "Increase public welfare spending") (else=.), gen(canwel) encode soc, gen(cansoc) recode cansoc (4 = 1 "Provide amnesty to low-level drug offenders") (5 = 0 "Punish all drug-related crime harsher") (else=.), gen(cancrime) recode cansoc (1 = 1 "Legalize same-sex marriage nationally") (3 = 0 "Prohibit same-sex marriage nationally") (else=.), gen(canss) recode cansoc (2 = 0 "Make abortion law more strict") (6 = 1 "Relax abortion law") (else=.), gen(canabort) encode dem, gen(candem) recode candem (1 5 6 7 = 0 "Democratic") (2 3 4 8 = 1 "Undemocratic"), gen(candemmg) //Making one variable where all undemocratic positions are merged encode eco, gen(canec) recode canec (1 = 1 "Bad at handling economic matters") (2 = 3 "Good at handling economic matters") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on economic matters"), gen(caneco) encode cor, gen(canco) recode canco (1 = 1 "Bad at fighting corruption") (2 = 3 "Good at fighting corruption") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on fighting corruption"), gen(cancor) gen cancom = (caneco + cancor)-1 label define competence 1 "Very incompetent" 2 "Moderately incompetent" 3 "Neither competent nor incompetent" 4 "Moderately competent" 5 "Very competent" label values cancom competence **Respondent attributes *Background vars encode region, gen(regionres) encode urban, gen(urbanres) recode urbanres (3 = 1 "Rural County") (2 = 3 "Metropolis") (1 = 2 "Medium-size or small city"), gen(urbanr) drop urbanres encode genderres, gen(genderr) encode edures, gen(edur) recode edur (2 3 4 5 6 7 = 1 "Less than high school") (1 = 2 "High school") (8 9 = 3 "More than high school"), gen(edurr) //altered to fit US/UK drop edur **Preference extremity vars encode abortion, gen(abortionpre) encode tax, gen(taxpre) encode samesex, gen(samesexpre) encode welfare, gen(welfarepre) encode edu, gen(edupre) encode crime, gen(crimepre) encode demfra, gen(demfrapre) recode abortionpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(abrpre) recode taxpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(taxrpre) recode samesexpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(samerpre) recode welfarepre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(welrpre) recode edupre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(edurpre) recode crimepre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(crimerpre) recode demfrapre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(demfrpre) drop abortionpre-demfrapre *"Extremety on candidate-assigned attributes". Matextax is, for example, the respondent's preference on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position. Flips abortion, welfare, unions, and army so that low values are extreme left and high values are extreme right. label define extreme 1 "Extreme left" 2 "Moderate Left" 3 "Center" 4 "Moderate Right" 5 "Extreme Right" recode abrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeab) recode welrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremewel) recode edurpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeedu) recode crimerpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremecrime) clonevar extremetax = taxrpre clonevar extremess = samerpre gen matextax = extremetax if cantax != . gen matexwel = extremewel if canwel != . gen matexedu = extremeedu if canedu != . gen matexredi = . replace matexredi = matextax if matextax != . replace matexredi = matexwel if matexwel != . replace matexredi = matexedu if matexedu != . gen matexcrime = extremecrime if cancrime != . gen matexabo = extremeab if canabort != . gen matexss = extremess if canss != . gen matexsoc = . replace matexsoc = matexcrime if matexcrime != . replace matexsoc = matexabo if matexabo != . replace matexsoc = matexss if matexss != . label values matexsoc matexcrime matexredi matextax matexedu matexwel matexabo matexss extremetax extremess extremeab extremewel extremeedu extremecrime extreme **Policy distance between candidate and respondent *Main measure recode cantax (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(cantaxm) recode canedu (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canedum) recode canwel (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canwelm) gen canredim = . replace canredim = cantaxm if cantaxm != . replace canredim = canedum if canedum != . replace canredim = canwelm if canwelm != . recode cancrime (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(cancrimem) recode canss (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canssm) recode canabort (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canabortm) gen cansocm = . replace cansocm = cancrimem if cancrimem != . replace cansocm = canssm if canssm != . replace cansocm = canabortm if canabortm != . gen distaxm = matextax-cantaxm gen disedum = matexedu-canedum gen diswelm = matexwel-canwelm gen disredim = matexredi-canredim gen discrimem = matexcrime-cancrimem gen disssm = matexss-canssm gen disabom = matexabo-canabortm gen dissocm = matexsoc-cansocm gen dissumm = sqrt(disredim^2) + sqrt(dissocm^2) label define distancem 1 "Completely Aligned Positions" 7 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissumm distancem *Supplementary measures recode cantax (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cantaxs1) recode canedu (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canedus1) recode canwel (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canwels1) gen canredis1 = . replace canredis1 = cantaxs1 if cantaxs1 != . replace canredis1 = canedus1 if canedus1 != . replace canredis1 = canwels1 if canwels1 != . recode cancrime (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cancrimes1) recode canss (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cansss1) recode canabort (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canaborts1) gen cansocs1 = . replace cansocs1 = cancrimes1 if cancrimes1 != . replace cansocs1 = cansss1 if cansss1 != . replace cansocs1 = canaborts1 if canaborts1 != . gen distaxs1 = matextax-cantaxs1 gen disedus1 = matexedu-canedus1 gen diswels1 = matexwel-canwels1 gen disredis1 = matexredi-canredis1 gen discrimes1 = matexcrime-cancrimes1 gen dissss1 = matexss-cansss1 gen disabos1 = matexabo-canaborts1 gen dissocs1 = matexsoc-cansocs1 gen dissums1 = sqrt(disredis1^2) + sqrt(dissocs1^2) label define distances1 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 8 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums1 distances1 recode cantax (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cantaxs2) recode canedu (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canedus2) recode canwel (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canwels2) gen canredis2 = . replace canredis2 = cantaxs2 if cantaxs2 != . replace canredis2 = canedus2 if canedus2 != . replace canredis2 = canwels2 if canwels2 != . recode cancrime (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cancrimes2) recode canss (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cansss2) recode canabort (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canaborts2) gen cansocs2 = . replace cansocs2 = cancrimes2 if cancrimes2 != . replace cansocs2 = cansss2 if cansss2 != . replace cansocs2 = canaborts2 if canaborts2 != . gen distaxs2 = matextax-cantaxs2 gen disedus2 = matexedu-canedus2 gen diswels2 = matexwel-canwels2 gen disredis2 = matexredi-canredis2 gen discrimes2 = matexcrime-cancrimes2 gen dissss2 = matexss-cansss2 gen disabos2 = matexabo-canaborts2 gen dissocs2 = matexsoc-cansocs2 gen dissums2 = sqrt(disredis2^2) + sqrt(dissocs2^2) label define distances2 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 6 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums2 distances2 **Preference intensity vars encode aboprio, gen(abortionpri) encode taxprio, gen(taxpri) encode samesexprio, gen(samesexpri) encode welprio, gen(welfarepri) encode eduprio, gen(edupri) encode crimeprio, gen(crimepri) recode abortionpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(abrpri) recode taxpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(taxrpri) recode samesexpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(samerpri) recode welfarepri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(welrpri) recode edupri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(edurpri) recode crimepri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(crimerpri) drop abortionpri-crimepri *"Intensity on candidate-assigned attributes". Matintax is, for example, the respondent's intensity on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position label define intensity 1 "Very Low Intensity" 2 "Low Intensity" 3 "Moderate Intensity" 4 "High Intensity" 5 "Very High Intensity" gen matintax = taxrpri if cantax != . gen matinwel = welrpri if canwel != . gen matinedu = edurpri if canedu != . gen matinredi = . replace matinredi = matintax if matintax != . replace matinredi = matinwel if matinwel != . replace matinredi = matinedu if matinedu != . gen matincrime = crimerpri if cancrime != . gen matinabo = abrpri if canabort != . gen matinss = samerpri if canss != . gen matinsoc = . replace matinsoc = matincrime if matincrime != . replace matinsoc = matinabo if matinabo != . replace matinsoc = matinss if matinss != . label values matintax matinwel matinedu matinredi matincrime matinabo matinss matinsoc intensity *Intensity in favor of or against candidate: used for analysis gen abodir = . replace abodir = -1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 0 replace abodir = -1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = -0.5 if extremeab == 3 & canabort !=. replace abodir = 1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = 1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 0 gen aboint = abodir*abrpri gen taxdir = . replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 0 replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = -0.5 if extremetax == 3 & cantax !=. replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 0 gen taxint = taxdir*taxrpri gen ssdir = . replace ssdir = -1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 0 replace ssdir = -1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = -0.5 if extremess == 3 & canss !=. replace ssdir = 1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = 1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 0 gen ssint = ssdir*samerpri gen weldir = . replace weldir = -1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 0 replace weldir = -1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = -0.5 if extremewel == 3 & canwel !=. replace weldir = 1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = 1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 0 gen welint = weldir*welrpri gen edudir = . replace edudir = -1 if extremeedu < 3 & canedu == 0 replace edudir = -1 if extremeedu > 3 & canedu == 1 replace edudir = -0.5 if extremeedu == 3 & canedu !=. replace edudir = 1 if extremeedu < 3 & canedu == 1 replace edudir = 1 if extremeedu > 3 & canedu == 0 gen eduint = edudir*edurpri gen crimedir = . replace crimedir = -1 if extremecrime < 3 & cancrime == 0 replace crimedir = -1 if extremecrime > 3 & cancrime == 1 replace crimedir = -0.5 if extremecrime == 3 & cancrime !=. replace crimedir = 1 if extremecrime < 3 & cancrime == 1 replace crimedir = 1 if extremecrime > 3 & cancrime == 0 gen crimeint = crimedir*crimerpri gen rediint =. replace rediint = eduint if eduint != . replace rediint = welint if welint != . replace rediint = taxint if taxint != . gen socint =. replace socint = crimeint if crimeint != . replace socint = ssint if ssint != . replace socint = aboint if aboint != . label define intensityfa -5 "Intense Opinion Against Candidate" -1 "Mild Opinion Against Candidate" 1 "Mild Opinion in Favor of Candidate" 5 "Intense Opinion in Favor of Candidate" label values aboint taxint ssint rediint welint eduint crimeint socint intensityfa **Party ID encode pid, gen(partyid) recode partyid (1 =.) drop pid encode pri, gen(PRIx) encode pan, gen(PANx) encode prd, gen(PRDx) encode morena, gen(MORENAx) encode ciu, gen(CIUx) replace PRIx = . if canparty != 4 replace PANx = . if canparty != 2 replace PRDx = . if canparty != 3 replace MORENAx = . if canparty != 1 recode PRIx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(PRI) recode PANx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(PAN) recode PRDx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(PRD) recode MORENAx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(MORENA) recode CIUx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(CIU) drop PRIx-CIUx gen partymmain = . replace partymmain = PRI if canparty == 4 replace partymmain = PAN if canparty == 2 replace partymmain = PRD if canparty == 3 replace partymmain = MORENA if canparty == 1 label define conparty 1 "Dislike candidate's party a great deal" 2 "Dislike candidate's party somewhat" 3 "Neither like nor dislike candidate's party" 4 "Like candidate's party somewhat" 5 "Like candidate's party a great deal" label values partymmain conparty recode partyid (2 = 0 "No Party ID") (1=.) (3 4 5 6 7 8 = 1 "Any Party ID"), gen(anyparty) recode partyid (4 6 7 8 = 1 "PRI/PRD/PAN/MORENA") (1=.) (2 3 5 = 0 "Not PRI/PRD/PAN/MORENA"), gen(anyinparty) //maybe makes less sense in Mexico - not polarized in two camps as in SK gen copartisansplit = . replace copartisansplit = 0 if anyparty == 0 //note other coding than in SK: baseline category with no voter party ID replace copartisansplit = 1 if partyid == 4 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 2 if partyid == 6 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 3 if partyid == 7 & canparty == 3 replace copartisansplit = 4 if partyid == 8 & canparty == 4 replace copartisansplit = 5 if partyid == 4 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 6 if partyid == 4 & canparty == 3 replace copartisansplit = 7 if partyid == 4 & canparty == 4 replace copartisansplit = 8 if partyid == 6 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 9 if partyid == 6 & canparty == 3 replace copartisansplit = 10 if partyid == 6 & canparty == 4 replace copartisansplit = 11 if partyid == 7 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 12 if partyid == 7 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 13 if partyid == 7 & canparty == 4 replace copartisansplit = 14 if partyid == 8 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 15 if partyid == 8 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 16 if partyid == 8 & canparty == 3 replace copartisansplit = 17 if partyid == 3 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 17 if partyid == 5 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 18 if partyid == 3 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 18 if partyid == 5 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 19 if partyid == 3 & canparty == 3 replace copartisansplit = 19 if partyid == 5 & canparty == 3 replace copartisansplit = 20 if partyid == 3 & canparty == 4 replace copartisansplit = 20 if partyid == 5 & canparty == 4 label define copartisansplit 0 "No Party ID (Voter)" 1 "Copartisanship: MORENA" 2 "Copartisanship: PAN" 3 "Copartisanship: PRD" 4 "Copartisanship: PRI" 5 "Voter: MORENA, Candidate: PAN" 6 "Voter: MORENA, Candidate: PRD" 7 "Voter: MORENA, Candidate: PRI" 8 "Voter: PAN, Candidate: MORENA" 9 "Voter: PAN, Candidate: PRD" 10 "Voter: PAN, Candidate: PRI" 11 "Voter: PRD, Candidate: MORENA" 12 "Voter: PRD, Candidate: PAN" 13 "Voter: PRD, Candidate: PRI" 14 "Voter: PRI, Candidate: MORENA" 15 "Voter: PRI, Candidate: PAN" 16 "Voter: PRI, Candidate: PRD" 17 "Voter: Other, Candidate: MORENA" 18 "Voter: Other, Candidate: PAN" 19 "Voter: Other, Candidate: PRD" 20 "Voter: Other, Candidate: PRI" label values copartisansplit copartisansplit recode copartisansplit (0 = 0 "No Party ID (Voter)") (1 2 3 4 = 1 "Copartisanship") (5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 = 2 "Differing Partisanship"), gen(copartisanmerge) **Manipulation and attention check encode mcheck, gen(mcheck1) recode mcheck1 (1 = 3 "Democracy is neither robust nor vulnerable in Mexico") (2 = 4 "Democracy is quite robust in Mexico") (3 = 2 "Democracy is quite vulnerable in Mexico") (4 = 5 "Democracy is very robust in Mexico") (5 = 1 "Democracy is very vulnerable in Mexico") (6=.), gen(manipulation) drop mcheck1 encode attention, gen(atte) recode atte (1=5 "Don't know") (2 = 4 "I have not been presented for a piece of text about the current state of democracy around the world") (3 = 2 "That many democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (4 = 1 "That no or only very few democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (5 = 3 "The piece of text did not mention any predictions"), gen(attent) //NB: Numbers may be wrong; check twice when data is in drop atte **Outcome encode answ, gen(answer) recode answer (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither likely nor unlikely") (3 = 4 "Somewhat likely") (4 = 2 "Somewhat unlikely") (5 = 5 "Very likely") (6 = 1 "Very unlikely"), gen(support) drop answer **Treatment encode treat, gen(treat1) recode treat1 (1 = 0 "Robust") (2=1 "Vulnerable"), gen(treatment) drop treat1 *Did the treatment work (i.e., did it affect perceived democratic vulnerability?) reg manipulation i.treatment, cluster(respondentid) //clustering added *Were the respondents attentive? gen correctatte = . replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 5 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 4 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 3 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 2 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 1 & treatment == 1 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 1 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 2 & treatment == 1 label define correct 0 "Inattentive" 1 "Attentive" label values correctatte correct sum correctatte *Creating numerical variables identifying task and candidate number generate task =. replace task = 1 if candidate == "_1" | candidate == "_2" replace task = 2 if candidate == "_3" | candidate == "_4" replace task = 3 if candidate == "_5" | candidate == "_6" replace task = 4 if candidate == "_7" | candidate == "_8" replace task = 5 if candidate == "_9" | candidate == "_10" replace task = 6 if candidate == "_11" | candidate == "_12" replace task = 7 if candidate == "_13" | candidate == "_14" replace task = 8 if candidate == "_15" | candidate == "_16" replace task = 9 if candidate == "_17" | candidate == "_18" replace task = 10 if candidate == "_19" | candidate == "_20" generate candid =. replace candid = 1 if candidate == "_1" replace candid = 2 if candidate == "_2" replace candid = 3 if candidate == "_3" replace candid = 4 if candidate == "_4" replace candid = 5 if candidate == "_5" replace candid = 6 if candidate == "_6" replace candid = 7 if candidate == "_7" replace candid = 8 if candidate == "_8" replace candid = 9 if candidate == "_9" replace candid = 10 if candidate == "_10" replace candid = 11 if candidate == "_11" replace candid = 12 if candidate == "_12" replace candid = 13 if candidate == "_13" replace candid = 14 if candidate == "_14" replace candid = 15 if candidate == "_15" replace candid = 16 if candidate == "_16" replace candid = 17 if candidate == "_17" replace candid = 18 if candidate == "_18" replace candid = 19 if candidate == "_19" replace candid = 20 if candidate == "_20" **Drop respondents with missing values on variables used for key tests reg partymmain dissumm matexredi matexsoc rediint socint support gen sample1 = e(sample) *Saving for appending later save "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\mxfinal.dta", replace *****SK***** import delimited "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\skmain.tsv", varnames(1) encoding(UTF-16LE) numericcols(14 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84) clear encode responseid, gen(id) generate respondentid = id+1 keep if q4 == "대도시" | q4 == "시골" | q4 == "중소도시" gen country = "SK" gen resp = respondentid + 40000 drop startdate enddate status progress finished distributionchannel userlanguage fl* responseid id **Correct reshaping of data into uniquely identifying candidate level (by respondent id x candidate number (1-20)). *Renaming necessary rename q17_1 answ_1 rename q17_2 answ_2 rename q18_1 answ_3 rename q18_2 answ_4 rename q19_1 answ_5 rename q19_2 answ_6 rename q20_1 answ_7 rename q20_2 answ_8 rename q21_1 answ_9 rename q21_2 answ_10 rename q22_1 answ_11 rename q22_2 answ_12 rename q23_1 answ_13 rename q23_2 answ_14 rename q24_1 answ_15 rename q24_2 answ_16 rename q25_1 answ_17 rename q25_2 answ_18 rename q26_1 answ_19 rename q26_2 answ_20 *Reshaping reshape long answ dem age gender background party redi soc eco cor, i(respondentid) j(candidate, string) *Renaming rename q3 region rename q4 urban rename q5 genderres rename q6 ageres rename q7 edures rename q8_1 abortion rename q8_2 tax rename q8_3 samesex rename q8_4 welfare rename q8_5 unions rename q8_6 army rename q8_7 demfra rename q9_1 aboprio rename q9_2 taxprio rename q9_3 samesexprio rename q9_4 welprio rename q9_5 unionprio rename q9_6 armyprio rename q10 pid rename q11_1 ufp rename q11_2 dpk rename q15 mcheck rename q27 attention rename q28 device rename block1_do treat *Translating variables to English replace region = "Gangwon" if region == "강원" replace region = "Gyeonnggi" if region == "경기" replace region = "Gyeongnam" if region == "경남" replace region = "Gyeongbuk" if region == "경북" replace region = "Gwangju" if region == "광주" replace region = "Daegu" if region == "대구" replace region = "Daejeon" if region == "대전" replace region = "Pusan" if region == "부산" replace region = "Seoul" if region == "서울" replace region = "Ulsan" if region == "울산" replace region = "Incheon" if region == "인천" replace region = "Jeonnam" if region == "전남" replace region = "Jeonbuk" if region == "전북" replace region = "Jeju" if region == "제주" replace region = "Chungnam" if region == "충남" replace region = "Chungbuk" if region == "충북" replace urban = "Metropolis" if urban == "대도시" replace urban = "Rural County" if urban == "시골" replace urban = "Medium-size or small city" if urban == "중소도시" replace genderres = "Other" if genderres == "기타" replace genderres = "Male" if genderres == "남성" replace genderres = "Prefer not to answer" if genderres == "답변 거부" replace genderres = "Female" if genderres == "여성" replace edures = "High School" if edures == "고졸" replace edures = "College" if edures == "대졸" replace edures = "Graduate School or above" if edures == "대학원 이상" replace edures = "Vocational High School" if edures == "전문대" replace edures = "Middle School or below" if edures == "중졸 이하" replace abortion = "Strongly agree" if abortion == "매우 동의함" replace abortion = "Don't know" if abortion == "모름" replace abortion = "Somewhat agree" if abortion == "어느 정도 동의함" replace abortion = "Neither agree nor disagree" if abortion == "이도 저도 아님" replace abortion = "Strongly disagree" if abortion == "전혀 동의하지 않음" replace abortion = "Somewhat disagree" if abortion == "별로 동의하지 않음" replace tax = "Strongly agree" if tax == "매우 동의함" replace tax = "Don't know" if tax == "모름" replace tax = "Somewhat agree" if tax == "어느 정도 동의함" replace tax = "Neither agree nor disagree" if tax == "이도 저도 아님" replace tax = "Strongly disagree" if tax == "전혀 동의하지 않음" replace tax = "Somewhat disagree" if tax == "별로 동의하지 않음" replace samesex = "Strongly agree" if samesex == "매우 동의함" replace samesex = "Don't know" if samesex == "모름" replace samesex = "Somewhat agree" if samesex == "어느 정도 동의함" replace samesex = "Neither agree nor disagree" if samesex == "이도 저도 아님" replace samesex = "Strongly disagree" if samesex == "전혀 동의하지 않음" replace samesex = "Somewhat disagree" if samesex == "별로 동의하지 않음" replace welfare = "Strongly agree" if welfare == "매우 동의함" replace welfare = "Don't know" if welfare == "모름" replace welfare = "Somewhat agree" if welfare == "어느 정도 동의함" replace welfare = "Neither agree nor disagree" if welfare == "이도 저도 아님" replace welfare = "Strongly disagree" if welfare == "전혀 동의하지 않음" replace welfare = "Somewhat disagree" if welfare == "별로 동의하지 않음" replace unions = "Strongly agree" if unions == "매우 동의함" replace unions = "Don't know" if unions == "모름" replace unions = "Somewhat agree" if unions == "어느 정도 동의함" replace unions = "Neither agree nor disagree" if unions == "이도 저도 아님" replace unions = "Strongly disagree" if unions == "전혀 동의하지 않음" replace unions = "Somewhat disagree" if unions == "별로 동의하지 않음" replace army = "Strongly agree" if army == "매우 동의함" replace army = "Don't know" if army == "모름" replace army = "Somewhat agree" if army == "어느 정도 동의함" replace army = "Neither agree nor disagree" if army == "이도 저도 아님" replace army = "Strongly disagree" if army == "전혀 동의하지 않음" replace army = "Somewhat disagree" if army == "별로 동의하지 않음" replace demfra = "Strongly agree" if demfra == "매우 동의함" replace demfra = "Don't know" if demfra == "모름" replace demfra = "Somewhat agree" if demfra == "어느 정도 동의함" replace demfra = "Neither agree nor disagree" if demfra == "이도 저도 아님" replace demfra = "Strongly disagree" if demfra == "전혀 동의하지 않음" replace demfra = "Somewhat disagree" if demfra == "별로 동의하지 않음" replace aboprio = "Not at all important" if aboprio == "전혀 중요하지 않음" replace aboprio = "Don't know" if aboprio == "모름" replace aboprio = "Extremely important" if aboprio == "지극히 중요함" replace aboprio = "Very important" if aboprio == "매우 중요함" replace aboprio = "Not very important" if aboprio == "별로 중요하지 않음" replace aboprio = "Moderately important" if aboprio == "어느 정도 중요함" replace taxprio = "Not at all important" if taxprio == "전혀 중요하지 않음" replace taxprio = "Don't know" if taxprio == "모름" replace taxprio = "Extremely important" if taxprio == "지극히 중요함" replace taxprio = "Very important" if taxprio == "매우 중요함" replace taxprio = "Not very important" if taxprio == "별로 중요하지 않음" replace taxprio = "Moderately important" if taxprio == "어느 정도 중요함" replace samesexprio = "Not at all important" if samesexprio == "전혀 중요하지 않음" replace samesexprio = "Don't know" if samesexprio == "모름" replace samesexprio = "Extremely important" if samesexprio == "지극히 중요함" replace samesexprio = "Very important" if samesexprio == "매우 중요함" replace samesexprio = "Not very important" if samesexprio == "별로 중요하지 않음" replace samesexprio = "Moderately important" if samesexprio == "어느 정도 중요함" replace welprio = "Not at all important" if welprio == "전혀 중요하지 않음" replace welprio = "Don't know" if welprio == "모름" replace welprio = "Extremely important" if welprio == "지극히 중요함" replace welprio = "Very important" if welprio == "매우 중요함" replace welprio = "Not very important" if welprio == "별로 중요하지 않음" replace welprio = "Moderately important" if welprio == "어느 정도 중요함" replace unionprio = "Not at all important" if unionprio == "전혀 중요하지 않음" replace unionprio = "Don't know" if unionprio == "모름" replace unionprio = "Extremely important" if unionprio == "지극히 중요함" replace unionprio = "Very important" if unionprio == "매우 중요함" replace unionprio = "Not very important" if unionprio == "별로 중요하지 않음" replace unionprio = "Moderately important" if unionprio == "어느 정도 중요함" replace armyprio = "Not at all important" if armyprio == "전혀 중요하지 않음" replace armyprio = "Don't know" if armyprio == "모름" replace armyprio = "Extremely important" if armyprio == "지극히 중요함" replace armyprio = "Very important" if armyprio == "매우 중요함" replace armyprio = "Not very important" if armyprio == "별로 중요하지 않음" replace armyprio = "Moderately important" if armyprio == "어느 정도 중요함" replace pid = "I identify with a party not listed here" if pid == "다른 정당을 지지함" replace pid = "Democratic Party of Korea" if pid == "더불어민주당" replace pid = "Don't know" if pid == "모름" replace pid = "United Future Party" if pid == "미래통합당" replace pid = "I do not identify with any party" if pid == "어떤 정당도 지지하지 않음" replace ufp = "Dislike a great deal" if ufp == "매우 싫어함" replace ufp = "Like a great deal" if ufp == "매우 좋아함" replace ufp = "Don't know" if ufp == "모름" replace ufp = "Dislike somewhat" if ufp == "약간 싫어함" replace ufp = "Like somewhat" if ufp == "약간 좋아함" replace ufp = "Neither like nor dislike" if ufp == "좋아하지도 싫어하지도 않음" replace dpk = "Dislike a great deal" if dpk == "매우 싫어함" replace dpk = "Like a great deal" if dpk == "매우 좋아함" replace dpk = "Don't know" if dpk == "모름" replace dpk = "Dislike somewhat" if dpk == "약간 싫어함" replace dpk = "Like somewhat" if dpk == "약간 좋아함" replace dpk = "Neither like nor dislike" if dpk == "좋아하지도 싫어하지도 않음" replace mcheck = "Democracy is neither robust nor vulnerable in South Korea" if mcheck == "대한민국의 민주주의는 강건하지도 취약하지도 않음" replace mcheck = "Democracy is quite robust in South Korea" if mcheck == "대한민국의 민주주의는 꽤 강건함" replace mcheck = "Democracy is quite vulnerable in South Korea" if mcheck == "대한민국의 민주주의는 꽤 취약함" replace mcheck = "Democracy is very robust in South Korea" if mcheck == "대한민국의 민주주의는 매우 강건함" replace mcheck = "Democracy is very vulnerable in South Korea" if mcheck == "대한민국의 민주주의는 매우 취약함" replace mcheck = "Don't know" if mcheck == "모름" replace attention = "The piece of text did not mention any predictions" if attention == "글은 그 어떤 예상도 다루지 않았음" replace attention = "Don't know" if attention == "모름" replace attention = "I have not been presented for a piece of text about the current state of democracy around the world" if attention == "세계 민주주의 상황에 대한 글을 보지 못했음" replace attention = "That many democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade" if attention == "향후 10년 이내 붕괴할 민주주의의 수가 많을 것" replace attention = "That no or only very few democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade" if attention == "향후 10년 이내 붕괴할 민주주의의 수는 전혀 없거나 매우 낮을 것" replace device = "Prefer not to answer" if device == "답변 거부" replace device = "Other" if device == "기타" replace device = "Smartphone" if device == "스마트폰" replace device = "PC or Macbook" if device == "컴퓨터 또는 맥북" replace device = "Tablet" if device == "태블릿" replace answ = "Very unlikely" if answ == "매우 낮음" replace answ = "Very likely" if answ == "매우 높음" replace answ = "Don't know" if answ == "모름" replace answ = "Somewhat unlikely" if answ == "약간 낮음" replace answ = "Somewhat likely" if answ == "약간 높음" replace answ = "Neither likely nor unlikely" if answ == "높지도 낮지도 않음" replace dem = "Said it is unacceptable to harass journalists even though they do not reveal sources" if dem == "기자가 정보 출처를 밝히지 않는다고 하더라도 공격 당해서는 안 된다고 주장함" replace dem = "Said it is legitimate to fight political opponents in the streets if one feels provoked" if dem == "도발당했다고 느낄 경우 길거리에서 정치적으로 반대 성향인 상대와 몸싸움을 벌이는" replace dem = "Said it is unacceptable to fight political opponents in the streets even though one feels provoked" if dem == "도발당했다고 느낄 경우라도 길거리에서 정치적으로 반대 성향인 상대와 몸싸움을" replace dem = "Said court rulings by judges appointed by opposing parties should be ignored" if dem == "반대 정당에서 임명한 판사들이 내린 판결은 무시해야 한다고 주장함" replace dem = "Said court rulings by judges appointed by opposing parties should be adhered to" if dem == "반대 정당에서 임명한 판사들이 내린 판결이라도 따라야 한다고 주장함" replace dem = "Supported a proposal to reduce polling stations in areas that support opposing parties" if dem == "반대 정당을 지지하는 지역의 투표소 수를 줄이자는 제안을 지지함" replace dem = "Supported a proposal to preserve existing polling-stations in all areas" if dem == "전 지역에 현존하는 투표소를 유지하자는 제안을 지지함" replace dem = "Said it is acceptable to harass journalists that do not reveal sources" if dem == "정보 출처를 밝히지 않는 기자는 공격 당해도 된다고 주장함" replace gender = "Male" if gender == "남성" replace gender = "Female" if gender == "여성" replace background = "Civil Servant" if background == "공무원" replace background = "Professor" if background == "교수" replace background = "Army General" if background == "군대 참모" replace background = "Journalist" if background == "기자" replace background = "Lawyer" if background == "변호사" replace background = "Engineer" if background == "엔지니어" replace background = "Self-employed" if background == "자영업자" replace background = "Political Career" if background == "정치인" replace background = "Company Director" if background == "회사 임원" replace party = "Democratic Party of Korea" if party == "더불어민주당" replace party = "United Future Party" if party == "미래통합당" replace redi = "Decrease power of labor unions" if redi == "노동조합의 힘 축소" replace redi = "Increase power of labor unions" if redi == "노동조합의 힘 확대" replace redi = "Decrease public welfare spending" if redi == "사회복지 지출 감소" replace redi = "Increase public welfare spending" if redi == "사회복지 지출 증가" replace redi = "Decrease income tax on 10 percent richest" if redi == "상위 10% 고소득자의 소득세 감소" replace redi = "Increase income tax on 10 percent richest" if redi == "상위 10% 고소득자의 소득세 증가" replace soc = "Decrease funds to the army" if soc == "군대 예산 삭감" replace soc = "Increase funds to the army" if soc == "군대 예산 증가" replace soc = "Make abortion law more strict" if soc == "낙태법 강화" replace soc = "Relax abortion law" if soc == "낙태법 완화" replace soc = "Prohibit same-sex marriage nationally" if soc == "동성 결혼 금지" replace soc = "Legalize same-sex marriage nationally" if soc == "동성 결혼 합법화" replace eco = "Bad at handling economic matters" if eco == "경제 문제를 잘 다루지 못함" replace eco = "Neither good nor bad reputation on economic matters" if eco == "경제 문제를 잘 다루지도 못 다루지도 않음" replace eco = "Good at handling economic matters" if eco == "경제 문제를 잘 다룸" replace cor = "Bad at fighting corruption" if cor == "부정부패에 잘 맞서지 못함" replace cor = "Neither good nor bad reputation on fighting corruption" if cor == "부정부패에 잘 맞서지도 못 맞서지도 않음" replace cor = "Good at fighting corruption" if cor == "부정부패에 잘 맞섬" ***Recoding **Candidate attributes clonevar canage = age encode gender, gen(cangender) encode background, gen(canbackground) encode party, gen(canparty) encode redi, gen(canredi) recode canredi (1 = 0 "Decrease income tax on 10 percent richest") (4 = 1 "Increase income tax on 10 percent richest") (else=.), gen(cantax) recode canredi (2 = 0 "Decrease power of labor unions") (5 = 1 "Increase power of labor unions") (else=.), gen(canunion) recode canredi (3 = 0 "Decrease public welfare spending") (6 = 1 "Increase public welfare spending") (else=.), gen(canwel) encode soc, gen(cansoc) recode cansoc (1 = 1 "Decrease funds to the army") (2 = 0 "Increase funds to the army") (else=.), gen(canarmy) recode cansoc (3 = 1 "Legalize same-sex marriage nationally") (5 = 0 "Prohibit same-sex marriage nationally") (else=.), gen(canss) recode cansoc (4 = 0 "Make abortion law more strict") (6 = 1 "Relax abortion law") (else=.), gen(canabort) encode dem, gen(candem) recode candem (1 5 6 7 = 0 "Democratic") (2 3 4 8 = 1 "Undemocratic"), gen(candemmg) //Making one variable where all undemocratic positions are merged encode eco, gen(canec) recode canec (1 = 1 "Bad at handling economic matters") (2 = 3 "Good at handling economic matters") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on economic matters"), gen(caneco) encode cor, gen(canco) recode canco (1 = 1 "Bad at fighting corruption") (2 = 3 "Good at fighting corruption") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on fighting corruption"), gen(cancor) gen cancom = (caneco + cancor)-1 label define competence 1 "Very incompetent" 2 "Moderately incompetent" 3 "Neither competent nor incompetent" 4 "Moderately competent" 5 "Very competent" label values cancom competence **Respondent attributes *Background vars encode region, gen(regionres) encode urban, gen(urbanres) recode urbanres (3 = 1 "Rural County") (2 = 3 "Metropolis") (1 = 2 "Medium-size or small city"), gen(urbanr) drop urbanres encode genderres, gen(genderr) encode edures, gen(edur) recode edur (1 2 = 3 "More than high school") (3 5 = 2 "High School") (4 = 1 "Less than high school"), gen(edurr) //altered to fit UK/US drop edur **Preference extremity vars encode abortion, gen(abortionpre) encode tax, gen(taxpre) encode samesex, gen(samesexpre) encode welfare, gen(welfarepre) encode unions, gen(unionspre) encode army, gen(armypre) encode demfra, gen(demfrapre) recode abortionpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(abrpre) recode taxpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(taxrpre) recode samesexpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(samerpre) recode welfarepre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(welrpre) recode unionspre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(uniorpre) recode armypre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(armrpre) recode demfrapre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(demfrpre) drop abortionpre-demfrapre *"Extremety on candidate-assigned attributes". Matextax is, for example, the respondent's preference on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position. Flips abortion, welfare, unions, and army so that low values are extreme left and high values are extreme right. label define extreme 1 "Extreme left" 2 "Moderate Left" 3 "Center" 4 "Moderate Right" 5 "Extreme Right" recode abrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeab) recode welrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremewel) recode armrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremearm) recode uniorpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeunion) clonevar extremetax = taxrpre clonevar extremess = samerpre gen matextax = extremetax if cantax != . gen matexwel = extremewel if canwel != . gen matexunion = extremeunion if canunion != . gen matexredi = . replace matexredi = matextax if matextax != . replace matexredi = matexwel if matexwel != . replace matexredi = matexunion if matexunion != . gen matexarmy = extremearm if canarmy != . gen matexabo = extremeab if canabort != . gen matexss = extremess if canss != . gen matexsoc = . replace matexsoc = matexarmy if matexarmy != . replace matexsoc = matexabo if matexabo != . replace matexsoc = matexss if matexss != . label values matexsoc matexarmy matexredi matextax matexunion matexwel matexabo matexss extremetax extremess extremeab extremewel extremeunion extremearm extreme **Policy distance between candidate and respondent *Main measure recode cantax (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(cantaxm) recode canunion (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canunionm) recode canwel (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canwelm) gen canredim = . replace canredim = cantaxm if cantaxm != . replace canredim = canunionm if canunionm != . replace canredim = canwelm if canwelm != . recode canarmy (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canarmym) recode canss (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canssm) recode canabort (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canabortm) gen cansocm = . replace cansocm = canarmym if canarmym != . replace cansocm = canssm if canssm != . replace cansocm = canabortm if canabortm != . gen distaxm = matextax-cantaxm gen disunionm = matexunion-canunionm gen diswelm = matexwel-canwelm gen disredim = matexredi-canredim gen disarmm = matexarmy-canarmym gen disssm = matexss-canssm gen disabom = matexabo-canabortm gen dissocm = matexsoc-cansocm gen dissumm = sqrt(disredim^2) + sqrt(dissocm^2) label define distancem 1 "Completely Aligned Positions" 7 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissumm distancem *Supplementary measures recode cantax (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cantaxs1) recode canunion (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canunions1) recode canwel (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canwels1) gen canredis1 = . replace canredis1 = cantaxs1 if cantaxs1 != . replace canredis1 = canunions1 if canunions1 != . replace canredis1 = canwels1 if canwels1 != . recode canarmy (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canarmys1) recode canss (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cansss1) recode canabort (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canaborts1) gen cansocs1 = . replace cansocs1 = canarmys1 if canarmys1 != . replace cansocs1 = cansss1 if cansss1 != . replace cansocs1 = canaborts1 if canaborts1 != . gen distaxs1 = matextax-cantaxs1 gen disunions1 = matexunion-canunions1 gen diswels1 = matexwel-canwels1 gen disredis1 = matexredi-canredis1 gen disarms1 = matexarmy-canarmys1 gen dissss1 = matexss-cansss1 gen disabos1 = matexabo-canaborts1 gen dissocs1 = matexsoc-cansocs1 gen dissums1 = sqrt(disredis1^2) + sqrt(dissocs1^2) label define distances1 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 8 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums1 distances1 recode cantax (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cantaxs2) recode canunion (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canunions2) recode canwel (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canwels2) gen canredis2 = . replace canredis2 = cantaxs2 if cantaxs2 != . replace canredis2 = canunions2 if canunions2 != . replace canredis2 = canwels2 if canwels2 != . recode canarmy (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canarmys2) recode canss (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cansss2) recode canabort (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canaborts2) gen cansocs2 = . replace cansocs2 = canarmys2 if canarmys2 != . replace cansocs2 = cansss2 if cansss2 != . replace cansocs2 = canaborts2 if canaborts2 != . gen distaxs2 = matextax-cantaxs2 gen disunions2 = matexunion-canunions2 gen diswels2 = matexwel-canwels2 gen disredis2 = matexredi-canredis2 gen disarms2 = matexarmy-canarmys2 gen dissss2 = matexss-cansss2 gen disabos2 = matexabo-canaborts2 gen dissocs2 = matexsoc-cansocs2 gen dissums2 = sqrt(disredis2^2) + sqrt(dissocs2^2) label define distances2 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 6 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums2 distances2 **Preference intensity vars (respondent) encode aboprio, gen(abortionpri) encode taxprio, gen(taxpri) encode samesexprio, gen(samesexpri) encode welprio, gen(welfarepri) encode unionprio, gen(unionspri) encode armyprio, gen(armypri) recode abortionpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(abrpri) recode taxpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(taxrpri) recode samesexpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(samerpri) recode welfarepri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(welrpri) recode unionspri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(uniorpri) recode armypri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(armrpri) drop abortionpri-armypri *"Intensity on candidate-assigned attributes". Matintax is, for example, the respondent's intensity on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position label define intensity 1 "Very Low Intensity" 2 "Low Intensity" 3 "Moderate Intensity" 4 "High Intensity" 5 "Very High Intensity" gen matintax = taxrpri if cantax != . gen matinwel = welrpri if canwel != . gen matinunion = uniorpri if canunion != . gen matinredi = . replace matinredi = matintax if matintax != . replace matinredi = matinwel if matinwel != . replace matinredi = matinunion if matinunion != . gen matinarmy = armrpri if canarmy != . gen matinabo = abrpri if canabort != . gen matinss = samerpri if canss != . gen matinsoc = . replace matinsoc = matinarmy if matinarmy != . replace matinsoc = matinabo if matinabo != . replace matinsoc = matinss if matinss != . label values matintax matinwel matinunion matinredi matinarmy matinabo matinss matinsoc intensity *Intensity in favor of or against candidate: used for analysis gen abodir = . replace abodir = -1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 0 replace abodir = -1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = -0.5 if extremeab == 3 & canabort !=. replace abodir = 1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = 1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 0 gen aboint = abodir*abrpri gen taxdir = . replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 0 replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = -0.5 if extremetax == 3 & cantax !=. replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 0 gen taxint = taxdir*taxrpri gen ssdir = . replace ssdir = -1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 0 replace ssdir = -1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = -0.5 if extremess == 3 & canss !=. replace ssdir = 1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = 1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 0 gen ssint = ssdir*samerpri gen weldir = . replace weldir = -1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 0 replace weldir = -1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = -0.5 if extremewel == 3 & canwel !=. replace weldir = 1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = 1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 0 gen welint = weldir*welrpri gen uniondir = . replace uniondir = -1 if extremeunion < 3 & canunion == 0 replace uniondir = -1 if extremeunion > 3 & canunion == 1 replace uniondir = -0.5 if extremeunion == 3 & canunion !=. replace uniondir = 1 if extremeunion < 3 & canunion == 1 replace uniondir = 1 if extremeunion > 3 & canunion == 0 gen unionint = uniondir*uniorpri gen armdir = . replace armdir = -1 if extremearm < 3 & canarmy == 0 replace armdir = -1 if extremearm > 3 & canarmy == 1 replace armdir = -0.5 if extremearm == 3 & canarmy !=. replace armdir = 1 if extremearm < 3 & canarmy == 1 replace armdir = 1 if extremearm > 3 & canarmy == 0 gen armint = armdir*armrpri gen rediint =. replace rediint = unionint if unionint != . replace rediint = welint if welint != . replace rediint = taxint if taxint != . gen socint =. replace socint = armint if armint != . replace socint = ssint if ssint != . replace socint = aboint if aboint != . label define intensityfa -5 "Intense Opinion Against Candidate" -1 "Mild Opinion Against Candidate" 1 "Mild Opinion in Favor of Candidate" 5 "Intense Opinion in Favor of Candidate" label values aboint taxint ssint rediint welint unionint armint socint intensityfa **Party ID encode pid, gen(partyid) recode partyid (2 =.) drop pid encode ufp, gen(UFPx) encode dpk, gen(DPKx) replace UFPx = . if canparty != 2 replace DPKx = . if canparty != 1 recode UFPx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(UFP) recode DPKx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(DPK) drop UFPx-DPKx gen partymmain = . replace partymmain = UFP if canparty == 2 replace partymmain = DPK if canparty == 1 label define conparty 1 "Dislike candidate's party a great deal" 2 "Dislike candidate's party somewhat" 3 "Neither like nor dislike candidate's party" 4 "Like candidate's party somewhat" 5 "Like candidate's party a great deal" label values partymmain conparty recode partyid (3 = 0 "No Party ID") (2=.) (1 4 5 = 1 "Any Party ID"), gen(anyparty) recode partyid (1 5 = 1 "DPK/UFP") (2=.) (3 4 = 0 "Not DPK/UFP"), gen(anyinparty) gen copartisansplit = . replace copartisansplit = 0 if anyinparty == 0 replace copartisansplit = 1 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 2 if partyid == 5 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 3 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 4 if partyid == 5 & canparty == 1 label define copartisansplit 0 "Neither Copartisanship nor Opposing Partisanship" 1 "Copartisanship: DPK" 2 "Copartisanship: UFP" 3 "Voter: DPK, Candidate: UFP" 4 "Voter: UFP, Candidate: DPK" label values copartisansplit copartisansplit recode copartisansplit (0 = 0 "Neither Copartisanship nor Opposing Partisanship") (1 2 = 1 "Copartisanship") (3 4 = 2 "Opposing Partisanship"), gen(copartisanmerge) **Manipulation and attention check encode mcheck, gen(mcheck1) recode mcheck1 (1 = 3 "Democracy is neither robust nor vulnerable in South Korea") (2 = 4 "Democracy is quite robust in South Korea") (3 = 2 "Democracy is quite vulnerable in South Korea") (4 = 5 "Democracy is very robust in South Korea") (5 = 1 "Democracy is very vulnerable in South Korea") (6=.), gen(manipulation) drop mcheck1 encode attention, gen(atte) recode atte (1=5 "Don't know") (2 = 4 "I have not been presented for a piece of text about the current state of democracy around the world") (3 = 2 "That many democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (4 = 1 "That no or only very few democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (5 = 3 "The piece of text did not mention any predictions"), gen(attent) //NB: Numbers may be wrong; check twice when data is in drop atte **Outcome encode answ, gen(answer) recode answer (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither likely nor unlikely") (3 = 4 "Somewhat likely") (4 = 2 "Somewhat unlikely") (5 = 5 "Very likely") (6 = 1 "Very unlikely"), gen(support) drop answer **Treatment encode treat, gen(treat1) recode treat1 (1 = 0 "Robust") (2=1 "Vulnerable"), gen(treatment) drop treat1 *Did the treatment work (i.e., did it affect perceived democratic vulnerability?) reg manipulation i.treatment, cluster(respondentid) //clustering added *Were the respondents attentive? gen correctatte = . replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 5 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 4 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 3 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 2 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 1 & treatment == 1 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 1 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 2 & treatment == 1 label define correct 0 "Inattentive" 1 "Attentive" label values correctatte correct sum correctatte *Creating numerical variables identifying task and candidate number generate task =. replace task = 1 if candidate == "_1" | candidate == "_2" replace task = 2 if candidate == "_3" | candidate == "_4" replace task = 3 if candidate == "_5" | candidate == "_6" replace task = 4 if candidate == "_7" | candidate == "_8" replace task = 5 if candidate == "_9" | candidate == "_10" replace task = 6 if candidate == "_11" | candidate == "_12" replace task = 7 if candidate == "_13" | candidate == "_14" replace task = 8 if candidate == "_15" | candidate == "_16" replace task = 9 if candidate == "_17" | candidate == "_18" replace task = 10 if candidate == "_19" | candidate == "_20" generate candid =. replace candid = 1 if candidate == "_1" replace candid = 2 if candidate == "_2" replace candid = 3 if candidate == "_3" replace candid = 4 if candidate == "_4" replace candid = 5 if candidate == "_5" replace candid = 6 if candidate == "_6" replace candid = 7 if candidate == "_7" replace candid = 8 if candidate == "_8" replace candid = 9 if candidate == "_9" replace candid = 10 if candidate == "_10" replace candid = 11 if candidate == "_11" replace candid = 12 if candidate == "_12" replace candid = 13 if candidate == "_13" replace candid = 14 if candidate == "_14" replace candid = 15 if candidate == "_15" replace candid = 16 if candidate == "_16" replace candid = 17 if candidate == "_17" replace candid = 18 if candidate == "_18" replace candid = 19 if candidate == "_19" replace candid = 20 if candidate == "_20" **Drop respondents with missing values on variables used for key tests reg partymmain dissumm matexredi matexsoc rediint socint support gen sample1 = e(sample) *Saving for appending later save "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\skfinal.dta", replace *****CZ***** import delimited "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\czmain.tsv", varnames(1) encoding(UTF-16LE) numericcols(14 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84) clear encode responseid, gen(id) generate respondentid = id+1 drop if respondentid == . keep if q4 == "Středně velké nebo malé město" | q4 == "Velkoměsto"| q4 == "Venkov" gen country = "CZ" gen resp = respondentid + 50000 drop startdate enddate status progress finished distributionchannel userlanguage fl* responseid id **Correct reshaping of data into uniquely identifying candidate level (by respondent id x candidate number (1-20)). *Renaming necessary rename q17_1 answ_1 rename q17_2 answ_2 rename q18_1 answ_3 rename q18_2 answ_4 rename q19_1 answ_5 rename q19_2 answ_6 rename q20_1 answ_7 rename q20_2 answ_8 rename q21_1 answ_9 rename q21_2 answ_10 rename q22_1 answ_11 rename q22_2 answ_12 rename q23_1 answ_13 rename q23_2 answ_14 rename q24_1 answ_15 rename q24_2 answ_16 rename q25_1 answ_17 rename q25_2 answ_18 rename q26_1 answ_19 rename q26_2 answ_20 *Reshaping reshape long answ dem age gender background party redi soc eco cor, i(respondentid) j(candidate, string) *Renaming rename q3 region rename q4 urban rename q5 genderres rename q6 ageres rename q7 edures rename q8_1 abortion rename q8_2 tax rename q8_3 samesex rename q8_4 welfare rename q8_5 unions rename q8_6 immi rename q8_7 demfra rename q9_1 aboprio rename q9_2 taxprio rename q9_3 samesexprio rename q9_4 welprio rename q9_5 unionprio rename q9_6 immiprio rename q10 pid rename q11_1 Čssd rename q11_2 Ods rename q11_3 Ano rename q15 mcheck rename q27 attention rename q28 device rename block5_do treat *Translating variables to English replace urban = "Metropolis" if urban == "Velkoměsto" replace urban = "Rural County" if urban == "Venkov" replace urban = "Medium-size or small city" if urban == "Středně velké nebo malé město" replace genderres = "Other" if genderres == "Jiné" replace genderres = "Male" if genderres == "Muž" replace genderres = "Prefer not to answer" if genderres == "Nepřeji si odpovědět" replace genderres = "Female" if genderres == "Žena" replace edures = "Elementary school or lower" if edures == "Základní škola nebo nižší vzdělání" replace edures = "Secondary education (general or vocational)" if edures == "Středoškolské vzdělání (všeobecné nebo odborné)" replace edures = "University or other tertiary education" if edures == "Univerzitní nebo jiné terciární vzdělání" replace abortion = "Strongly agree" if abortion == "Rozhodně souhlasím" replace abortion = "Don't know" if abortion == "Nevím" replace abortion = "Somewhat agree" if abortion == "Spíše souhlasím" replace abortion = "Neither agree nor disagree" if abortion == "Mám neutrální názor" replace abortion = "Strongly disagree" if abortion == "Rozhodně nesouhlasím" replace abortion = "Somewhat disagree" if abortion == "Spíše nesouhlasím" replace tax = "Strongly agree" if tax == "Rozhodně souhlasím" replace tax = "Don't know" if tax == "Nevím" replace tax = "Somewhat agree" if tax == "Spíše souhlasím" replace tax = "Neither agree nor disagree" if tax == "Mám neutrální názor" replace tax = "Strongly disagree" if tax == "Rozhodně nesouhlasím" replace tax = "Somewhat disagree" if tax == "Spíše nesouhlasím" replace samesex = "Strongly agree" if samesex == "Rozhodně souhlasím" replace samesex = "Don't know" if samesex == "Nevím" replace samesex = "Somewhat agree" if samesex == "Spíše souhlasím" replace samesex = "Neither agree nor disagree" if samesex == "Mám neutrální názor" replace samesex = "Strongly disagree" if samesex == "Rozhodně nesouhlasím" replace samesex = "Somewhat disagree" if samesex == "Spíše nesouhlasím" replace welfare = "Strongly agree" if welfare == "Rozhodně souhlasím" replace welfare = "Don't know" if welfare == "Nevím" replace welfare = "Somewhat agree" if welfare == "Spíše souhlasím" replace welfare = "Neither agree nor disagree" if welfare == "Mám neutrální názor" replace welfare = "Strongly disagree" if welfare == "Rozhodně nesouhlasím" replace welfare = "Somewhat disagree" if welfare == "Spíše nesouhlasím" replace unions = "Strongly agree" if unions == "Rozhodně souhlasím" replace unions = "Don't know" if unions == "Nevím" replace unions = "Somewhat agree" if unions == "Spíše souhlasím" replace unions = "Neither agree nor disagree" if unions == "Mám neutrální názor" replace unions = "Strongly disagree" if unions == "Rozhodně nesouhlasím" replace unions = "Somewhat disagree" if unions == "Spíše nesouhlasím" replace immi = "Strongly agree" if immi == "Rozhodně souhlasím" replace immi = "Don't know" if immi == "Nevím" replace immi = "Somewhat agree" if immi == "Spíše souhlasím" replace immi = "Neither agree nor disagree" if immi == "Mám neutrální názor" replace immi = "Strongly disagree" if immi == "Rozhodně nesouhlasím" replace immi = "Somewhat disagree" if immi == "Spíše nesouhlasím" replace demfra = "Strongly agree" if demfra == "Rozhodně souhlasím" replace demfra = "Don't know" if demfra == "Nevím" replace demfra = "Somewhat agree" if demfra == "Spíše souhlasím" replace demfra = "Neither agree nor disagree" if demfra == "Mám neutrální názor" replace demfra = "Strongly disagree" if demfra == "Rozhodně nesouhlasím" replace demfra = "Somewhat disagree" if demfra == "Spíše nesouhlasím" replace aboprio = "Not at all important" if aboprio == "Zcela nedůležité" replace aboprio = "Don't know" if aboprio == "Nevím" replace aboprio = "Extremely important" if aboprio == "Extrémně důležité" replace aboprio = "Very important" if aboprio == "Velmi důležité" replace aboprio = "Not very important" if aboprio == "Nepříliš důležité" replace aboprio = "Moderately important" if aboprio == "Středně důležité" replace taxprio = "Not at all important" if taxprio == "Zcela nedůležité" replace taxprio = "Don't know" if taxprio == "Nevím" replace taxprio = "Extremely important" if taxprio == "Extrémně důležité" replace taxprio = "Very important" if taxprio == "Velmi důležité" replace taxprio = "Not very important" if taxprio == "Nepříliš důležité" replace taxprio = "Moderately important" if taxprio == "Středně důležité" replace samesexprio = "Not at all important" if samesexprio == "Zcela nedůležité" replace samesexprio = "Don't know" if samesexprio == "Nevím" replace samesexprio = "Extremely important" if samesexprio == "Extrémně důležité" replace samesexprio = "Very important" if samesexprio == "Velmi důležité" replace samesexprio = "Not very important" if samesexprio == "Nepříliš důležité" replace samesexprio = "Moderately important" if samesexprio == "Středně důležité" replace welprio = "Not at all important" if welprio == "Zcela nedůležité" replace welprio = "Don't know" if welprio == "Nevím" replace welprio = "Extremely important" if welprio == "Extrémně důležité" replace welprio = "Very important" if welprio == "Velmi důležité" replace welprio = "Not very important" if welprio == "Nepříliš důležité" replace welprio = "Moderately important" if welprio == "Středně důležité" replace unionprio = "Not at all important" if unionprio == "Zcela nedůležité" replace unionprio = "Don't know" if unionprio == "Nevím" replace unionprio = "Extremely important" if unionprio == "Extrémně důležité" replace unionprio = "Very important" if unionprio == "Velmi důležité" replace unionprio = "Not very important" if unionprio == "Nepříliš důležité" replace unionprio = "Moderately important" if unionprio == "Středně důležité" replace immiprio = "Not at all important" if immiprio == "Zcela nedůležité" replace immiprio = "Don't know" if immiprio == "Nevím" replace immiprio = "Extremely important" if immiprio == "Extrémně důležité" replace immiprio = "Very important" if immiprio == "Velmi důležité" replace immiprio = "Not very important" if immiprio == "Nepříliš důležité" replace immiprio = "Moderately important" if immiprio == "Středně důležité" replace pid = "I identify with a party not listed here" if pid == "Identifikuji se s politickou stranou, která zde není uvedena" replace pid = "Don't know" if pid == "Nevím" replace pid = "I do not identify with any party" if pid == "Neidentifikuji se s žádnou politickou stranou" replace Čssd = "Dislike a great deal" if Čssd == "Velmi se mi nelíbí" replace Čssd = "Like a great deal" if Čssd == "Velmi se mi líbí" replace Čssd = "Don't know" if Čssd == "Nevím" replace Čssd = "Dislike somewhat" if Čssd == "Trochu se mi nelíbí" replace Čssd = "Like somewhat" if Čssd == "Trochu se mi líbí" replace Čssd = "Neither like nor dislike" if Čssd == "Mám neutrální názor" replace Ods = "Dislike a great deal" if Ods == "Velmi se mi nelíbí" replace Ods = "Like a great deal" if Ods == "Velmi se mi líbí" replace Ods = "Don't know" if Ods == "Nevím" replace Ods = "Dislike somewhat" if Ods == "Trochu se mi nelíbí" replace Ods = "Like somewhat" if Ods == "Trochu se mi líbí" replace Ods = "Neither like nor dislike" if Ods == "Mám neutrální názor" replace Ano = "Dislike a great deal" if Ano == "Velmi se mi nelíbí" replace Ano = "Like a great deal" if Ano == "Velmi se mi líbí" replace Ano = "Don't know" if Ano == "Nevím" replace Ano = "Dislike somewhat" if Ano == "Trochu se mi nelíbí" replace Ano = "Like somewhat" if Ano == "Trochu se mi líbí" replace Ano = "Neither like nor dislike" if Ano == "Mám neutrální názor" replace mcheck = "Democracy is neither robust nor vulnerable in the Czech Republic" if mcheck == "Demokracie v České republice není stabilní ani zranitelná" replace mcheck = "Democracy is quite robust in the Czech Republic" if mcheck == "Demokracie v České republice je docela stabilní" replace mcheck = "Democracy is quite vulnerable in the Czech Republic" if mcheck == "Demokracie v České republice je docela zranitelná" replace mcheck = "Democracy is very robust in the Czech Republic" if mcheck == "Demokracie v České republice je velmi stabilní" replace mcheck = "Democracy is very vulnerable in the Czech Republic" if mcheck == "Demokracie v České republice je velmi zranitelná" replace mcheck = "Don't know" if mcheck == "Nevím" replace attention = "The piece of text did not mention any predictions" if attention == "Text neobsahoval žádné předpovědi" replace attention = "Don't know" if attention == "Nevím" replace attention = "I have not been presented for a piece of text about the current state of democracy around the world" if attention == "Žádný text o současném stavu demokracie ve světě mi nebyl předložen" replace attention = "That many democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade" if attention == "Že se během tohoto desetiletí zhroutí mnoho demokracií" replace attention = "That no or only very few democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade" if attention == "Že se během tohoto desetiletí nezhroutí žádná demokracie nebo že se jich zhroutí jen velmi málo" replace device = "Prefer not to answer" if device == "Nepřeji si odpovědět" replace device = "Other" if device == "Jiné" replace device = "PC or Macbook" if device == "PC nebo Macbook" replace answ = "Very unlikely" if answ == "Velmi nepravděpodobné" replace answ = "Very likely" if answ == "Velmi pravděpodobné" replace answ = "Don't know" if answ == "Nevím" replace answ = "Somewhat unlikely" if answ == "Spíše nepravděpodobné" replace answ = "Somewhat likely" if answ == "Spíše pravděpodobné" replace answ = "Neither likely nor unlikely" if answ == "Mám neutrální názor" replace dem = "Said it is unacceptable to harass journalists even though they do not reveal sources" if dem == "Řekl/a, že je nepřijatelné pronásledovat novináře, i když neprozradí své zdroje" replace dem = "Said it is legitimate to fight political opponents in the streets if one feels provoked" if dem == "Řekl/a, že je přijatelné bojovat s politickými oponenty v ulicích, pokud je člověk vyprovokován" replace dem = "Said it is unacceptable to fight political opponents in the streets even though one feels provoked" if dem == "Řekl/a, že je nepřijatelné bojovat s politickými oponenty v ulicích, i pokud je člověk vyprovokován" replace dem = "Said court rulings by judges appointed by opposing parties should be ignored" if dem == "Řekl/a, že rozsudky soudců jmenovaných opozičními stranami by měly být ignorovány" replace dem = "Said court rulings by judges appointed by opposing parties should be adhered to" if dem == "Řekl/a, že rozsudky soudců jmenovaných opozičními stranami by měly být dodržovány" replace dem = "Supported a proposal to reduce polling stations in areas that support opposing parties" if dem == "Podporoval/a návrh na omezení počtu volebních místností v oblastech, které podporují opoziční strany" replace dem = "Supported a proposal to preserve existing polling-stations in all areas" if dem == "Podporoval/a návrh na zachování existujících volebních místností ve všech oblastech" replace dem = "Said it is acceptable to harass journalists that do not reveal sources" if dem == "Řekl/a, že je přijatelné pronásledovat novináře, kteří neprozradí své zdroje" replace gender = "Male" if gender == "Muž" replace gender = "Female" if gender == "Žena" replace background = "Actor/actress" if background == "Herec/herečka" replace background = "Professor" if background == "Profesor/ka" replace background = "Journalist" if background == "Novinář/ka" replace background = "Political Career" if background == "Politická kariéra" replace redi = "Decrease power of labor unions" if redi == "Snížit moc odborů" replace redi = "Increase power of labor unions" if redi == "Zvýšit moc odborů" replace redi = "Decrease public welfare spending" if redi == "Snížit výdaje na sociální zabezpečení" replace redi = "Increase public welfare spending" if redi == "Zvýšit výdaje na sociální zabezpečení" replace redi = "Decrease income tax on 10 percent richest" if redi == "Snížit daň z příjmu u 10 procent nejbohatších" replace redi = "Increase income tax on 10 percent richest" if redi == "Zvýšit daň z příjmu u 10 procent nejbohatších" replace soc = "Allow illegal immigrants to apply for citizenship" if soc == "Umožnit nelegálním přistěhovalcům žádat o české občanství" replace soc = "Increase efforts to arrest and eventually deport illegal immigrants" if soc == "Zvýšit snahu zatýkat a nakonec deportovat nelegální přistěhovalce" replace soc = "Make it harder for women to get an abortion" if soc == "Ztížit ženám jít na potrat" replace soc = "Make it easier for women to get an abortion" if soc == "Usnadnit ženám jít na potrat" replace soc = "Make it harder for people of the same sex to marry each other" if soc == "Ztížit sňatek lidem stejného pohlaví" replace soc = "Make it easier for people of the same sex to marry each other" if soc == "Usnadnit sňatek lidem stejného pohlaví" replace eco = "Bad at handling economic matters" if eco == "Špatně zvládá ekonomické záležitosti" replace eco = "Neither good nor bad reputation on economic matters" if eco == "Ohledně ekonomických záležitostí nemá dobrou ani špatnou pověst" replace eco = "Good at handling economic matters" if eco == "Dobře zvládá ekonomické záležitosti" replace cor = "Bad at fighting corruption" if cor == "Špatně bojuje s korupcí" replace cor = "Neither good nor bad reputation on fighting corruption" if cor == "Ohledně boje s korupcí nemá ani dobrou ani špatnou pověst" replace cor = "Good at fighting corruption" if cor == "Dobře bojuje s korupcí" ***Recoding **Candidate attributes clonevar canage = age encode gender, gen(cangender) encode background, gen(canbackground) encode party, gen(canparty) encode redi, gen(canredi) recode canredi (1 = 0 "Decrease income tax on 10 percent richest") (4 = 1 "Increase income tax on 10 percent richest") (else=.), gen(cantax) recode canredi (2 = 0 "Decrease power of labor unions") (5 = 1 "Increase power of labor unions") (else=.), gen(canunion) recode canredi (3 = 0 "Decrease public welfare spending") (6 = 1 "Increase public welfare spending") (else=.), gen(canwel) encode soc, gen(cansoc) recode cansoc (1 = 1 "Allow illegal immigrants to apply for citizenship") (2 = 0 "Increase efforts to arrest and eventually deport illegal immigrants") (else=.), gen(canimmi) recode cansoc (3 = 1 "Make it easier for people of the same sex to marry each other") (5 = 0 "Make it harder for people of the same sex to marry each other") (else=.), gen(canss) recode cansoc (4 = 1 "Make it easier for women to get an abortion") (6 = 0 "Make it harder for women to get an abortion") (else=.), gen(canabort) encode dem, gen(candem) recode candem (1 5 6 7 = 0 "Democratic") (2 3 4 8 = 1 "Undemocratic"), gen(candemmg) //Making one variable where all undemocratic positions are merged encode eco, gen(canec) recode canec (1 = 1 "Bad at handling economic matters") (2 = 3 "Good at handling economic matters") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on economic matters"), gen(caneco) encode cor, gen(canco) recode canco (1 = 1 "Bad at fighting corruption") (2 = 3 "Good at fighting corruption") (3 = 2 "Neither good nor bad reputation on fighting corruption"), gen(cancor) gen cancom = (caneco + cancor)-1 label define competence 1 "Very incompetent" 2 "Moderately incompetent" 3 "Neither competent nor incompetent" 4 "Moderately competent" 5 "Very competent" label values cancom competence **Respondent attributes *Background vars encode region, gen(regionres) encode urban, gen(urbanres) recode urbanres (3 = 1 "Rural County") (2 = 3 "Metropolis") (1 = 2 "Medium-size or small city"), gen(urbanr) drop urbanres encode genderres, gen(genderr) encode edures, gen(edur) recode edur (2 = 2 "High school") (1 = 1 "Less than high school") (3 = 3 "More than high school"), gen(edurr) drop edur **Preference extremity vars encode abortion, gen(abortionpre) encode tax, gen(taxpre) encode samesex, gen(samesexpre) encode welfare, gen(welfarepre) encode unions, gen(unionspre) encode immi, gen(immipre) encode demfra, gen(demfrapre) recode abortionpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(abrpre) recode taxpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(taxrpre) recode samesexpre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(samerpre) recode welfarepre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(welrpre) recode unionspre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(uniorpre) recode immipre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(immirpre) recode demfrapre (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither agree nor disagree") (3 = 4 "Somewhat agree") (4 = 2 "Somewhat disagree") (5 = 5 "Strongly agree") (6 = 1 "Strongly disagree"), gen(demfrpre) drop abortionpre-demfrapre *"Extremety on candidate-assigned attributes". Matextax is, for example, the respondent's preference on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position. Flips abortion, welfare, unions, and immigration so that low values are extreme left and high values are extreme right. label define extreme 1 "Extreme left" 2 "Moderate Left" 3 "Center" 4 "Moderate Right" 5 "Extreme Right" recode abrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeab) recode welrpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremewel) recode immirpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeimmi) recode uniorpre (1 = 5) (2 = 4) (3 = 3) (4 = 2) (5 = 1), gen(extremeunion) clonevar extremetax = taxrpre clonevar extremess = samerpre gen matextax = extremetax if cantax != . gen matexwel = extremewel if canwel != . gen matexunion = extremeunion if canunion != . gen matexredi = . replace matexredi = matextax if matextax != . replace matexredi = matexwel if matexwel != . replace matexredi = matexunion if matexunion != . gen mateximmi = extremeimmi if canimmi != . gen matexabo = extremeab if canabort != . gen matexss = extremess if canss != . gen matexsoc = . replace matexsoc = mateximmi if mateximmi != . replace matexsoc = matexabo if matexabo != . replace matexsoc = matexss if matexss != . label values matexsoc mateximmi matexredi matextax matexunion matexwel matexabo matexss extremetax extremess extremeab extremewel extremeunion extremeimmi extreme **Policy distance between candidate and respondent *Main measure recode cantax (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(cantaxm) recode canunion (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canunionm) recode canwel (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canwelm) gen canredim = . replace canredim = cantaxm if cantaxm != . replace canredim = canunionm if canunionm != . replace canredim = canwelm if canwelm != . recode canimmi (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canimmim) recode canss (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canssm) recode canabort (0 = 4.5) (1 = 1.5), gen(canabortm) gen cansocm = . replace cansocm = canimmim if canimmim != . replace cansocm = canssm if canssm != . replace cansocm = canabortm if canabortm != . gen distaxm = matextax-cantaxm gen disunionm = matexunion-canunionm gen diswelm = matexwel-canwelm gen disredim = matexredi-canredim gen disimmim = mateximmi-canimmim gen disssm = matexss-canssm gen disabom = matexabo-canabortm gen dissocm = matexsoc-cansocm gen dissumm = sqrt(disredim^2) + sqrt(dissocm^2) label define distancem 1 "Completely Aligned Positions" 7 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissumm distancem *Supplementary measures recode cantax (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cantaxs1) recode canunion (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canunions1) recode canwel (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canwels1) gen canredis1 = . replace canredis1 = cantaxs1 if cantaxs1 != . replace canredis1 = canunions1 if canunions1 != . replace canredis1 = canwels1 if canwels1 != . recode canimmi (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canimmis1) recode canss (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(cansss1) recode canabort (0 = 5) (1 = 1), gen(canaborts1) gen cansocs1 = . replace cansocs1 = canimmis1 if canimmis1 != . replace cansocs1 = cansss1 if cansss1 != . replace cansocs1 = canaborts1 if canaborts1 != . gen distaxs1 = matextax-cantaxs1 gen disunions1 = matexunion-canunions1 gen diswels1 = matexwel-canwels1 gen disredis1 = matexredi-canredis1 gen disimmis1 = mateximmi-canimmis1 gen dissss1 = matexss-cansss1 gen disabos1 = matexabo-canaborts1 gen dissocs1 = matexsoc-cansocs1 gen dissums1 = sqrt(disredis1^2) + sqrt(dissocs1^2) label define distances1 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 8 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums1 distances1 recode cantax (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cantaxs2) recode canunion (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canunions2) recode canwel (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canwels2) gen canredis2 = . replace canredis2 = cantaxs2 if cantaxs2 != . replace canredis2 = canunions2 if canunions2 != . replace canredis2 = canwels2 if canwels2 != . recode canimmi (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canimmis2) recode canss (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(cansss2) recode canabort (0 = 4) (1 = 2), gen(canaborts2) gen cansocs2 = . replace cansocs2 = canimmis2 if canimmis2 != . replace cansocs2 = cansss2 if cansss2 != . replace cansocs2 = canaborts2 if canaborts2 != . gen distaxs2 = matextax-cantaxs2 gen disunions2 = matexunion-canunions2 gen diswels2 = matexwel-canwels2 gen disredis2 = matexredi-canredis2 gen disarms2 = mateximmi-canimmis2 gen dissss2 = matexss-cansss2 gen disabos2 = matexabo-canaborts2 gen dissocs2 = matexsoc-cansocs2 gen dissums2 = sqrt(disredis2^2) + sqrt(dissocs2^2) label define distances2 0 "Completely Aligned Positions" 6 "Completely Diverting Positions" label values dissums2 distances2 **Preference intensity vars (respondent) encode aboprio, gen(abortionpri) encode taxprio, gen(taxpri) encode samesexprio, gen(samesexpri) encode welprio, gen(welfarepri) encode unionprio, gen(unionspri) encode immiprio, gen(immipri) recode abortionpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(abrpri) recode taxpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(taxrpri) recode samesexpri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(samerpri) recode welfarepri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(welrpri) recode unionspri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(uniorpri) recode immipri (1=.) (2 = 5 "Extremely important") (3 = 3 "Moderately important") (4 = 1 "Not at all important") (5 = 2 "Not very important") (6 = 4 "Very important"), gen(immirpri) drop abortionpri-immipri *"Intensity on candidate-assigned attributes". Matintax is, for example, the respondent's intensity on tax IF the candidate was assigned a tax position label define intensity 1 "Very Low Intensity" 2 "Low Intensity" 3 "Moderate Intensity" 4 "High Intensity" 5 "Very High Intensity" gen matintax = taxrpri if cantax != . gen matinwel = welrpri if canwel != . gen matinunion = uniorpri if canunion != . gen matinredi = . replace matinredi = matintax if matintax != . replace matinredi = matinwel if matinwel != . replace matinredi = matinunion if matinunion != . gen matinimmi = immirpri if canimmi != . gen matinabo = abrpri if canabort != . gen matinss = samerpri if canss != . gen matinsoc = . replace matinsoc = matinimmi if matinimmi != . replace matinsoc = matinabo if matinabo != . replace matinsoc = matinss if matinss != . label values matintax matinwel matinunion matinredi matinimmi matinabo matinss matinsoc intensity *Intensity in favor of or against candidate: used for analysis gen abodir = . replace abodir = -1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 0 replace abodir = -1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = -0.5 if extremeab == 3 & canabort !=. replace abodir = 1 if extremeab < 3 & canabort == 1 replace abodir = 1 if extremeab > 3 & canabort == 0 gen aboint = abodir*abrpri gen taxdir = . replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 0 replace taxdir = -1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = -0.5 if extremetax == 3 & cantax !=. replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax < 3 & cantax == 1 replace taxdir = 1 if extremetax > 3 & cantax == 0 gen taxint = taxdir*taxrpri gen ssdir = . replace ssdir = -1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 0 replace ssdir = -1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = -0.5 if extremess == 3 & canss !=. replace ssdir = 1 if extremess < 3 & canss == 1 replace ssdir = 1 if extremess > 3 & canss == 0 gen ssint = ssdir*samerpri gen weldir = . replace weldir = -1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 0 replace weldir = -1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = -0.5 if extremewel == 3 & canwel !=. replace weldir = 1 if extremewel < 3 & canwel == 1 replace weldir = 1 if extremewel > 3 & canwel == 0 gen welint = weldir*welrpri gen uniondir = . replace uniondir = -1 if extremeunion < 3 & canunion == 0 replace uniondir = -1 if extremeunion > 3 & canunion == 1 replace uniondir = -0.5 if extremeunion == 3 & canunion !=. replace uniondir = 1 if extremeunion < 3 & canunion == 1 replace uniondir = 1 if extremeunion > 3 & canunion == 0 gen unionint = uniondir*uniorpri gen immidir = . replace immidir = -1 if extremeimmi < 3 & canimmi == 0 replace immidir = -1 if extremeimmi > 3 & canimmi == 1 replace immidir = -0.5 if extremeimmi == 3 & canimmi !=. replace immidir = 1 if extremeimmi < 3 & canimmi == 1 replace immidir = 1 if extremeimmi > 3 & canimmi == 0 gen immiint = immidir*immirpri gen rediint =. replace rediint = unionint if unionint != . replace rediint = welint if welint != . replace rediint = taxint if taxint != . gen socint =. replace socint = immiint if immiint != . replace socint = ssint if ssint != . replace socint = aboint if aboint != . label define intensityfa -5 "Intense Opinion Against Candidate" -1 "Mild Opinion Against Candidate" 1 "Mild Opinion in Favor of Candidate" 5 "Intense Opinion in Favor of Candidate" label values aboint taxint ssint rediint welint unionint immiint socint intensityfa **Party ID encode pid, gen(partyid) recode partyid (2 =.) drop pid encode Čssd, gen(ČSSDx) encode Ods, gen(ODSx) encode Ano, gen(ANOx) recode ČSSDx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(ČSSD) recode ODSx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(ODS) recode ANOx (1 = 1 "Dislike a great deal") (2 = 2 "Dislike somewhat") (3=.) (4 = 5 "Like a great deal") (5 = 4 "Like somewhat") (6 = 3 "Neither like nor dislike"), gen(ANO) drop ČSSDx ODSx ANOx gen partymmain = . replace partymmain = ČSSD if canparty == 3 replace partymmain = ODS if canparty == 2 replace partymmain = ANO if canparty == 1 label define conparty 1 "Dislike candidate's party a great deal" 2 "Dislike candidate's party somewhat" 3 "Neither like nor dislike candidate's party" 4 "Like candidate's party somewhat" 5 "Like candidate's party a great deal" label values partymmain conparty recode partyid (3 = 0 "No Party ID") (2=.) (1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 = 1 "Any Party ID"), gen(anyparty) recode partyid (1 7 10 = 1 "ČSSD/ODS/ANO") (2=.) (3 4 5 6 8 9 11 = 0 "Not ČSSD/ODS/ANO"), gen(anyinparty) gen copartisansplit = . replace copartisansplit = 0 if anyinparty == 0 replace copartisansplit = 1 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 2 if partyid == 7 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 3 if partyid == 10 & canparty == 3 replace copartisansplit = 4 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 5 if partyid == 7 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 6 if partyid == 10 & canparty == 1 replace copartisansplit = 7 if partyid == 10 & canparty == 2 replace copartisansplit = 8 if partyid == 1 & canparty == 3 replace copartisansplit = 9 if partyid == 7 & canparty == 3 label define copartisansplit 0 "Neither Copartisanship nor Opposing Partisanship" 1 "Copartisanship: ANO" 2 "Copartisanship: OSD" 3 "Copartisanship: ČSSD" 4 "Voter: ANO, Candidate: OSD" 5 "Voter: OSD, Candidate: ANO" 6 "Voter: ČSSD, Candidate: ANO" 7 "Voter: ČSSD, Candidate: OSD" 8 "Voter: ANO, Candidate: ČSSD" 9 "Voter: OSD, Candidate: ČSSD" label values copartisansplit copartisansplit recode copartisansplit (0 = 0 "Neither Copartisanship nor Opposing Partisanship") (1 2 3 = 1 "Copartisanship") (4 5 6 7 8 9 = 2 "Opposing Partisanship"), gen(copartisanmerge) **Manipulation and attention check encode mcheck, gen(mcheck1) recode mcheck1 (1 = 3 "Democracy is neither robust nor vulnerable in the Czech Republic") (2 = 4 "Democracy is quite robust in the Czech Republic") (3 = 2 "Democracy is quite vulnerable in the Czech Republic") (4 = 5 "Democracy is very robust in the Czech Republic") (5 = 1 "Democracy is very vulnerable in the Czech Republic") (6=.), gen(manipulation) drop mcheck1 encode attention, gen(atte) recode atte (1=5 "Don't know") (2 = 4 "I have not been presented for a piece of text about the current state of democracy around the world") (3 = 2 "That many democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (4 = 1 "That no or only very few democratic breakdowns will occur during this decade") (5 = 3 "The piece of text did not mention any predictions"), gen(attent) //NB: Numbers may be wrong; check twice when data is in drop atte **Outcome encode answ, gen(answer) recode answer (1=.) (2 = 3 "Neither likely nor unlikely") (3 = 4 "Somewhat likely") (4 = 2 "Somewhat unlikely") (5 = 5 "Very likely") (6 = 1 "Very unlikely"), gen(support) drop answer **Treatment encode treat, gen(treat1) recode treat1 (1 = 0 "Robust") (2=1 "Vulnerable"), gen(treatment) drop treat1 *Did the treatment work (i.e., did it affect perceived democratic vulnerability)? And does it work best with or without providing a democracy definition just before assigning the treatment? reg manipulation i.treatment, cluster(respondentid) //clustering added *Were the respondents attentive? gen correctatte = . replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 5 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 4 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 3 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 2 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 0 if attent == 1 & treatment == 1 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 1 & treatment == 0 replace correctatte = 1 if attent == 2 & treatment == 1 label define correct 0 "Inattentive" 1 "Attentive" label values correctatte correct sum correctatte *Creating numerical variables identifying task and candidate number generate task =. replace task = 1 if candidate == "_1" | candidate == "_2" replace task = 2 if candidate == "_3" | candidate == "_4" replace task = 3 if candidate == "_5" | candidate == "_6" replace task = 4 if candidate == "_7" | candidate == "_8" replace task = 5 if candidate == "_9" | candidate == "_10" replace task = 6 if candidate == "_11" | candidate == "_12" replace task = 7 if candidate == "_13" | candidate == "_14" replace task = 8 if candidate == "_15" | candidate == "_16" replace task = 9 if candidate == "_17" | candidate == "_18" replace task = 10 if candidate == "_19" | candidate == "_20" generate candid =. replace candid = 1 if candidate == "_1" replace candid = 2 if candidate == "_2" replace candid = 3 if candidate == "_3" replace candid = 4 if candidate == "_4" replace candid = 5 if candidate == "_5" replace candid = 6 if candidate == "_6" replace candid = 7 if candidate == "_7" replace candid = 8 if candidate == "_8" replace candid = 9 if candidate == "_9" replace candid = 10 if candidate == "_10" replace candid = 11 if candidate == "_11" replace candid = 12 if candidate == "_12" replace candid = 13 if candidate == "_13" replace candid = 14 if candidate == "_14" replace candid = 15 if candidate == "_15" replace candid = 16 if candidate == "_16" replace candid = 17 if candidate == "_17" replace candid = 18 if candidate == "_18" replace candid = 19 if candidate == "_19" replace candid = 20 if candidate == "_20" **Drop respondents with missing values on variables used for key tests reg partymmain dissumm matexredi matexsoc rediint socint support gen sample1 = e(sample) *****APPENDING***** append using "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\ukfinal.dta" append using "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\usfinal.dta" append using "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\mxfinal.dta" append using "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\skfinal.dta" **Tie variables gen start = . replace start =candemmg[_n+11] if candidate == "_1" replace start =candemmg[_n-11] if candidate == "_2" replace start =candemmg[_n+1] if candidate == "_3" replace start =candemmg[_n-1] if candidate == "_4" replace start =candemmg[_n+1] if candidate == "_5" replace start =candemmg[_n-1] if candidate == "_6" replace start =candemmg[_n+1] if candidate == "_7" replace start =candemmg[_n-1] if candidate == "_8" replace start =candemmg[_n-18] if candidate == "_9" replace start =candemmg[_n+18] if candidate == "_10" replace start =candemmg[_n+1] if candidate == "_11" replace start =candemmg[_n-1] if candidate == "_12" replace start =candemmg[_n+1] if candidate == "_13" replace start =candemmg[_n-1] if candidate == "_14" replace start =candemmg[_n+1] if candidate == "_15" replace start =candemmg[_n-1] if candidate == "_16" replace start =candemmg[_n+1] if candidate == "_17" replace start =candemmg[_n-1] if candidate == "_18" replace start =candemmg[_n+2] if candidate == "_19" replace start =candemmg[_n-2] if candidate == "_20" gen tie = . replace tie = 0 if start == 0 & candemmg == 0 replace tie = 1 if start == 1 & candemmg == 0 replace tie = 1 if start == 0 & candemmg == 1 replace tie = 2 if start == 1 & candemmg == 1 label define tie 0 "D+ vs. D+" 1 "D- vs. D+" 2 "D- vs. D-" label values tie tie save "U:\How to Save a Democracy\Data\appendedfinal.dta", replace