***********Does Public Opinion affect the Preferences of Foreign Policy Leaders? Experimental Evidence from the UK Parliament
***********Journal of Politics
***********Jonathan A. Chu and Stefano Recchia
***********Author contact information at: jonathanchu.org


cd "[insert file location of JOP_ChuRecchia_ReplicationData.dta]"

use JOP_ChuRecchia_ReplicationData.dta

svyset [pw=weight_pr]

**************Main Manuscript: Figure 1
**************Main Manuscript: Figure 1

histogram dv_full [fw=weight_freq] if t_poll==0 , discrete percent fcolor(ebblue*0.6) lcolor(white) ///
subtitle( , lcolor(white) fcolor(white) size(large) ) ///
title("Not given polling information (control group)", margin(medium) color(black) pos(6)) ///
ylab(0(10)70, angle(horizontal) nogmin gmax grid nogextend glcolor(gray*0.3) glwidth(vthin) notick) ///
ytitle("", size (medlarge) margin(medsmall)) ///
yscale(lcolor(white) ) xscale(line  lcolor(black) ) ///
xlab(1(1)3 1 "Cease" 2 "Continue" 3 "DK/Other",  labsize(medium)  notick) ///
xtitle("", size (medlarge) margin(medsmall)) ///
graphregion(fcolor(white) lcolor(white)) bgcolor(white) xsize(10) ysize(8) ///
legend(off)  name (control_weights, replace)

histogram dv_full [fw=weight_freq] if t_poll==1 , discrete percent fcolor(ebblue*0.6) lcolor(white) ///
subtitle( , lcolor(white) fcolor(white) size(large) ) ///
title("Given polling information (treatment group)",  margin(medium) color(black)  pos(6)) ///
ylab(0(10)70, angle(horizontal) nogmin gmax grid nogextend glcolor(gray*0.3) glwidth(vthin) notick) ///
ytitle("", size (medlarge) margin(medsmall)) ///
yscale(lcolor(white) ) xscale(line  lcolor(black) ) ///
xlab(1(1)3 1 "Cease" 2 "Continue" 3 "DK/Other", labsize(medium) notick) ///
xtitle("", size (medlarge) margin(medsmall)) ///
graphregion(fcolor(white) lcolor(white)) bgcolor(white) xsize(10) ysize(8) ///
legend(off)  name (treatment_weights, replace)

graph combine control_weights treatment_weights, ///
	title("Views on Military Presence in the South China Sea", size(vlarge) margin(small) color(black) pos(11) ) ///
	subtitle("% of MPs who believe that the UK should ____ activity in the South China Sea", size(medium) margin(small) color(black) pos(11) ) ///
	xcommon ycommon ///
	graphregion(fcolor(white) ilcolor(white) lcolor(white)) plotregion(color(white) margin(b = 0)) ///
	xsize(16) ysize(9) name(histograms_compare, replace)

	
	
**************Appendix: Table A1
**************Appendix: Table A1

tab female t_poll, col
tab conservative t_poll, col
tab labour t_poll, col
tab other_party t_poll, col


*************Appendix: Note at bottom of Table A1: no difference is significant at 0.10 level
svy: reg female t_poll
svy: reg conservative t_poll
svy: reg labour t_poll
svy: reg other_party t_poll



**************Appendix: Table A2
**************Appendix: Table A2

***Column 1
svy: mean (dv_cease100) if t_poll==1 // dependent variable scaled to be out of 100
svy: mean (dv_continue100) if t_poll==1
svy: mean (dv_otherDK100) if t_poll==1

***Column 2
svy: mean (dv_cease100) if t_poll==0
svy: mean (dv_continue100) if t_poll==0
svy: mean (dv_otherDK100) if t_poll==0

***Column 3
svy: reg dv_cease100 t_poll
svy: reg dv_continue100 t_poll
svy: reg dv_otherDK100 t_poll



**************Appendix: Figure A1
**************Appendix: Figure A1

svy: reg dv_continue100 t_poll if female==0
estimates store poll_male
svy: reg dv_continue100 t_poll if female ==1 
estimates store poll_female
svy: reg dv_continue100 t_poll female
estimates store poll_control

coefplot ///
 (poll_male, offset(0.3) label ("Effect among Men") msymbol(square) msize(huge) mfcolor(white) color(black) ciopts(recast(rcap) color(black))  level(90)) ///
 (poll_female,  offset(0)  label ("Effect among Women") msymbol(square) msize(huge) mfcolor(black*0.5) color(black) ciopts(recast(rcap) color(black))  level(90)) ///
 (poll_control,  offset(-0.3)  label ("Effect controlling for Gender") msymbol(square) msize(huge) color(black) ciopts(recast(rcap) color(black))  level(90)) ///
, drop(_cons female) xline(0, lcolor(black*0.7) lp(dash) ) ///
xtitle( "Percentage Point Effect of Public Opinion", size (large) margin(medlarge)) ///
graphregion(fcolor(white) lcolor(white)) bgcolor(white) ///
yscale(off) xscale (line noextend) xlab(-20(10)60) ///
legend (region(lcolor(white))  pos (11) col(1) ) xsize(10) ysize(12) name(Poll_Gender, replace)