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CSES Module 3: 2006-2011 Errata

Updates and error corrections.

CURRENT ERRATA

Errata listed in this section apply to the current version of CSES Module 3, and users should consider whether to apply the items to their files.

CSES Module 3 errata discovered with Full Release of December 15, 2015, in the development of CSES IMD Phase 3

CSES Module 3: Dataset & Codebook Errata

Posted December 8, 2020

Errata discovered with Full Release of December 15, 2015, in the development of CSES IMD Phase 3 of December 8, 2020.  

With the release of Phase 3 of the CSES Integrated Module Dataset (IMD), the CSES Secretariat identified some issues with the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015. Below, we provide a list of these issues that detail the problem, which users of CSES Module 3 in the future may wish to take note of concerning analyses. Issues requiring data change to CSES Module 3 will be incorporated in the next release of this data.

DATA CHANGES

  1. Variable C2010 (CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS): For France (2007) respondents refusing to answer are incorrectly coded “98. Don’t know” in CSES Module 3. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for France (2007) the value has been corrected to “97. Refused” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2014).

 

  1. Variable C2010 (CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS): For Netherlands (2010) respondents working less than 12 hours a week is incorrectly coded 2. “Employed – part time (15 – 30 hours weekly)” in CSES Module 3. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for the Netherlands (2010), the value has been corrected to “02. Employed – Part-time (15-32 hours weekly)” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2014).

 

  1. Variable C2011 (MAIN OCCUPATION): For Latvia (2010) study, skilled workers are incorrectly coded “60. Skilled agricultural and fishery workers” in CSES Module 3. However, these respondents should have been set to “996. Other non-classifiable occupations” as skilled workers are a generic group not matching a single ISCO-88 category. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Latvia (2010) have been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2015_ISCO_88).

 

  1. Variable C2013 (EMPLOYMENT TYPE – PUBLIC OR PRIVATE): For the Czech Republic (2006 and 2010) state, state administration and self-government administration employees are incorrectly coded “5. [See Election Study Notes]” in CSES Module 3. These respondents should have been coded “1. Public Sector.” Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Czech Republic (2006 and 2010) the value has corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2017).

 

  1. Variable C2016 (SPOUSE: OCCUPATION): For Latvia (2010) skilled workers are incorrectly coded “60. Skilled agricultural and fishery workers” in CSES Module 3. However, they should have been set to “996. Other non-classifiable occupations” as skilled workers are a generic group not matching a single ISCO-88 category. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Latvia (2010) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2021_ISCO_88).

 

  1. Variable C2018 (SPOUSE: EMPLOYMENT TYPE – PUBLIC OR PRIVATE): For Czech Republic (2006 and 2010) respondents’ spouses working as state, state administration and self-government administration employees are incorrectly coded “5. [See Election Study Notes]” in CSES Module 3. These respondents should have been coded “1. Public Sector.” Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Czech Republic (2006 and 2010) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2021_ISCO_88).

 

  1. Variable C2023 (RELIGIOUS SERVICE ATTENDANCE): For Switzerland (2007), data are incorrectly coded for several categories. In what follows, we list how data are coded in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 and the errors with the existing coding:
  • “Once a year” coded as “3. Two to eleven times a year” is an error. The correct classification is “2. Once a year”
  • “Several times a year” coded as “4. Once a month” is an error. The correct classification is “3. Two to eleven times a year”
  • “Once or twice per month” coded as “5. Two or more times a month” is an error. The correct classification is “4. Once a month”
  • “Several times a week “ coded as “7. Volunteered: Refused” is an error. The correct classification is “6. Once a week / more than once a week”

 

Data remains unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Switzerland (2007) have been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2005_1).

 

  1. Variable C5030 (ELECTORAL ALLIANCES PERMITTED IN ELECTION): For Canada (2008) this variable is incorrectly coded “5. No” in CSES Module 3. However, this is an error, as electoral alliances are permitted during the election campaign in Canada, a point clarified by the Canadian national collaborators. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Canada (2008) the value has been corrected to “1. Yes” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5036_1).

 

  1. Variable C5030 (ELECTORAL ALLIANCES PERMITTED IN ELECTION): For Sweden (2006) this variable is incorrectly coded “1. Yes” in CSES Module 3. However, that is an error, as electoral alliances are not permitted during the election campaign in Sweden, a point clarified by the Swedish national collaborators. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Sweden (2006) the value has been corrected to “0. No” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5036_1).

 

  1. Variable C5030 (ELECTORAL ALLIANCES PERMITTED IN ELECTION): For Canada (2008) this variable is incorrectly coded “5. No” in CSES Module 3. However, that is an error, as electoral alliances are permitted during the election campaign in Canada, a point clarified by the Canadian national collaborators. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Canada (2008) the value has been corrected to “1. Yes” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5036_1).

 

  1. Variable C5032 (DID ANY ELECTORAL ALLIANCES FORM?): For Spain (2008) this variable is incorrectly coded “7. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3. As alliances did not for Spain (2008) election, the correct value is “0. No.” Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Spain (2008) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5036_3).

 

  1. Variable C5036 (MULTI-PARTY ENDORSEMENTS): For Iceland (2007 and 2009) this variable is incorrectly coded “1. Yes” in CSES Module 3, suggesting that candidates could run with the endorsement of more than one party. However, multi-party endorsements are not permissible in Iceland. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Iceland (2007 and 2009) the values have been corrected to “5. No” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5040_1).

 

  1. Variable C5037 (MULTI-PARTY ENDORSEMENTS ON BALLOT): For Iceland (2007 and 2009) this variable is incorrectly coded “4. Yes, candidate’s name appearing as many times as there are different parties endorsing him/her, each time with the name of the endorsing party” in CSES Module 3. However, multi-party endorsements are not permissible in Iceland. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Iceland (2007 and 2009) the values have been corrected to “7. Not applicable” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5040_2).

 

  1. Variable C5037 (MULTI-PARTY ENDORSEMENTS ON BALLOT): For Japan (2007) this variable is incorrectly coded “7. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3, suggesting that multi-party endorsements were not permissible in Japan. However, candidates can run with the endorsement of more than one party, even if that is not reflected on the ballot. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Japan (2007) the value has been corrected to “1. No” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5040_2).

 

  1. Variable C5054 (REGIME: TYPE OF EXECUTIVE): For South Korea (2008) this variable is incorrectly coded “1. Parliamentary regime” in CSES Module 3. The correct value is “3. Presidential Regime”, as South Korea’s President is directly elected and parliament is not empowered to remove the government from office. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for South Korea (2008) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5048).

 

  1. Variable C5054 (REGIME: TYPE OF EXECUTIVE): For Taiwan (2008) this variable is incorrectly coded “3. Presidential regime” in CSES Module 3. However, the correct value is “2. Mixed regime”, based on the assessment that the executive Yuan is responsible to both the legislative Yuan and Taiwan’s directly elected President. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Taiwan (2008) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5048).

 

  1. Variable C5059 (NUMBER OF ELECTORAL TIERS): For Greece (2009) this variable is incorrectly coded 2 (two electoral segments) in CSES Module 3. However, this is an error, as Greece in 2009 employed 3 tiers. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Greece (2009) the value has been corrected to 3 (three electoral segments) in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5041_1).

 

  1. Variable C5060 (LINKED ELECTORAL TIERS): For Norway (2005) this variable is incorrectly coded “7. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3. The correct value is ”1. Yes.” Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Norway (2005) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5041_2).

 

  1. Variable C5061 (DEPENDENT FORMULA IN MIXED SYSTEMS): For Philippines (2010) this variable is incorrectly coded “7. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3. However, the correct value is “3. Dependent” as provided in Matt Golder’s database of Democratic Electoral Systems around the World, 1946-2000. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Philippines (2010) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5042_1).

 

  1. Variable C5061 (DEPENDENT FORMULA IN MIXED SYSTEMS): For Taiwan (2008) this variable is incorrectly coded “7. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3. However, the correct value is “1. Independent” as provided in Matt Golder’s database of Democratic Electoral Systems around the World, 1946-2000. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Taiwan (2008) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5042_1).

 

  1. Variable C5061 (DEPENDENT FORMULA IN MIXED SYSTEMS): For Thailand (2007) this variable is incorrectly coded “7. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3. However, the correct value is “9. Missing” as provided in Matt Golder’s database of Democratic Electoral Systems around the World, 1946-2000. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Thailand (2007) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5042_1).

 

  1. Variable C5062 (SUBTYPES OF MIXED ELECTORAL SYSTEMS): For Philippines (2010) this variable is incorrectly coded “7. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3. However, the correct value is “4. Correction” as provided in Matt Golder’s database of Democratic Electoral Systems around the World, 1946-2000. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Philippines (2010) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5042_2).

 

  1. Variable C5064 (AVERAGE DISTRICT MAGNITUDE – LOWEST TIER – LOWER HOUSE): For Turkey (2011), the first electoral segment is coded as having an average district magnitude of 6.96 in CSES Module 3. The correct value is 6.47, as the first tier returned 550 seats from 85 multi-member districts in 2011. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Turkey (2011) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5045_1).

 

  1. Variable C5067 (AVERAGE DISTRICT MAGNITUDE – SECOND TIER – LOWER HOUSE): For Greece (2009) this variable is incorrectly coded “997. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3. The correct value is “12.00” as for Greece 2009 election, second segment returned 12 national-level seats. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Greece (2009) the value has been corrected to “12.00” in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 for Greece (2009, variable IMD5045_2).

 

  1. Variable C5067 (AVERAGE DISTRICT MAGNITUDE – SECOND TIER – LOWER HOUSE): For Estonia (2011) this variable is incorrectly coded “997. Not applicable” in CSES Module 3. However, for Estonia 2011 election, the second tier is the allocation of seats based on the party list. Seats are awarded to parties/coalitions based on the number of times the party/coalition exceeds the district’s quota. Consequently, the value for tier 2 is not constant and varies in each election. CSES codes this tier “999. Missing.” Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Estonia (2011) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5045_2).

 

  1. Variable C5090 (CONSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL STRUCTURE): For Philippines (2010) this variable is incorrectly coded as a federal state (code “1. Yes”) in CSES Module 3. However, the Philippines are a unitary presidential constitutional republic. Data remain unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Philippines (2010) the value has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD5061).

 

CODEBOOK CHANGES

  1. Variable C2023 (RELIGIOUS SERVICE ATTENDANCE): For France (2007) the CSES Module 3 Codebook specifies that code 5 refers to respondents attending religious services “Once a Week.” However, respondents attending services “Once a Week” are coded together with respondents attending “Several Times a Week” as “6. Once a Week/More than Once a Week.. The CSES Module 3 Codebook entry remains unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for France (2007) has been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2005_1).

 

  1. Variable C2028 (RACE): For Poland (2005 and 2007) the CSES Module 3 Codebook states that collaborators classified all respondents within the sample “1. European.” However, data in C2028 are coded missing for both Poland (2005 and 2007). The CSES Module 3 Codebook entry remains unchanged in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015 but for Poland (2005 and 2007) the Codebook entries have been corrected in the CSES IMD Release of December 8, 2020 (variable IMD2010).
CSES Module 3 errata discovered with Full Release of December 15, 2015, in the development of CSES IMD Phase 2

CSES Module 3: Dataset & Codebook Errata

Posted: October 17, 2019

Errata discovered with Full Release of December 15, 2015, in the development of CSES IMD Phase 2

 

With the release of the second phase of CSES Integrated Module Dataset (IMD), the CSES Secretariat identified some issues with CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015. Below, we provide a list of these issues that users of CSES Module 3 (release date: December 15, 2015) in the future may wish to take note of concerning analyses.

 

  • VARIABLE C2001 (AGE OF RESPONDENT): For United States (2008) there is a code 1 in the CSES Module 3 dataset, with meaning “1. 90 years or older.” This remains unchanged for the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but the code has been recoded into 90, with the same meaning, for variable IMD2001_1 (AGE OF RESPONDENTS – IN YEARS) in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLE C3010_B-C (LIKE-DISLIKE – LEADERS B and C): For Mexico (2006) there is data about leaders B and C in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but there is no information, neither in the data nor in the CSES Module 3 Codebook, to whom this data refers. The new look at the Mexico (2006) study revealed that these are:

Leader B – Andreas Manuel Lopez Obrador (Party of Democratic Revolution)

Leader C – Roberto Madraza (Institutional Revolutionary Party)

This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but the leaders B and C are now documented in the CSES IMD Codebook.

 

  • VARIABLE C3023_PR_1 (CURRENT ELECTION – VOTE CHOICE – PRESIDENT): For the Philippines (2010) there are four respondents coded 20. There is no information about the meaning of this code neither in the data nor in the CSES Module 3 Codebook. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this code is recoded into “9999999. Missing” for the variable IMD3002_PR_1 (CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: VOTE CHOICE – ROUND 1) in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLE C3023_LH_ (CURRENT ELECTION – VOTE CHOICE – LOWER HOUSE): For Ireland (2007), the vote choice has been coded as Party List vote, under the variable C3023_LH_PL (CURRENT ELECTION: VOTE CHOICE LOWER HOUSE – PARTY LIST), while voters in Ireland cast district candidate vote. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but the vote choice for Ireland (2007) has been coded into IMD3002_LH_DC (CURRENT LOWER HOUSE ELECTION: VOTE CHOICE – DISTRICT CANDIDATE) in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLE C3023_UH_ (CURRENT ELECTION – VOTE CHOICE – UPPER HOUSE): For Brazil (2006), the vote choice has been coded as Party List vote, under the variable C3023_UH_PL (CURRENT ELECTION: VOTE CHOICE LOWER HOUSE – PARTY LIST), while voters in Brazil cast district candidate vote for Upper house elections. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but the vote choice for Brazil (2006) has been coded into IMD3002_UH_DC (CURRENT UPPER HOUSE ELECTION: VOTE CHOICE – DISTRICT CANDIDATE) in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLE C3023_UH_DC_3 (CURRENT ELECTION – VOTE CHOICE – UPPER HOUSE – DISTRICT CANDIDATE 3): For Poland (2005) there is one respondent coded 63. There is no information about the meaning of this code neither in the data nor in the CSES Module 3 Codebook.

This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this code is recoded into “9999999. Missing” for the variable IMD3002_UH_DC_3 (CURRENT UPPER HOUSE ELECTION: VOTE CHOICE – DISTRICT CANDIDATE 3) in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLES C3023_ (ALL VOTE CHOICE VARIABLES) and C3023_3 (WHICH PARTY DO YOU FEEL CLOSEST TO): For Taiwan (2008) study in the CSES Module 3 Codebook Appendix, the Kuomintang (KMT) party is listed as PARTY B with the numerical code 1. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is listed as PARTY A with the numerical party code 2. However, for all vote choice variables and party identification variables, except C3032_PR_1 (CURRENT ELECTION – VOTE CHOICE – PRESIDENT), the numerical party code 1 refers to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the data. The numerical party code 2 refers to the Kuomintang (KMT) party. This is a documentation error. For C3032_PR_1, the data were coded according to the party labels in the CSES Module 3 Codebook. Hence, the numerical party code 2 refers to the DPP, and the numerical party code 1 refers to the KMT. Throughout the CSES Module 3 dataset, variables related to the alphabetical code PARTY B refer to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and variables related to the alphabetical code PARTY A refers to the Kuomintang (KMT) party. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but the issue was addressed and corrected for the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLE C3023_3 (WHICH PARTY DO YOU FEEL CLOSEST TO): For Ireland (2007) the data in this variable is incorrect and there are only 40 eligible cases on this variable for Ireland (2007) study in the CSES Module 3. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but the variable IMD3005_3 (PARTY IDENTIFICATION: WHO) is coded as “999999. MISSING” for Ireland (2007) in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLES C5007 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE) and C5011 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER) are coded “ NOT applicable” for Czech Republic (2006 and 2010). This code is not correct because Vaclav Klaus (ODS) was President before and after the respective elections. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but these variables are coded “2030002. Civic Democratic Party (ODS)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Czech Republic (2006 and 2010).

 

  • VARIABLES C5007 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE) and C5011 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER) are coded “ NOT applicable” for Estonia (2011). This code is not correct because Toomas Hendrik Ilves (SDE) was President before and after the Estonian 2011 election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but these variables are coded “2330003. Social Democratic Party (SDE)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019 for Estonia (2011).

 

  • VARIABLE C5007 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE) is coded “1” for France (2007). This numerical code in CSES module 3 for France (2007) refers to the Green Party (Les Verts). However, Jacques Chirac (UMP) was President before the French 2007 Presidential election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “2500001. Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for France (2007).

 

  • VARIABLES C5007 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE) and C5011 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER) are coded “ NOT applicable” for Germany (2005). This code is not correct because Horst Koehler (CDU) was President before and after the German 2005 election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but these variables are coded “2760002. Christian Democratic Union (CDU)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Germany (2005).

 

  • VARIABLES C5007 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE) and C5011 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER) are coded “ NOT applicable” for Greece (2009). This code is not correct because Karolos Papoulias (PASOK) was President before and after the 2009 Greek election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but these variables are coded “3000001. Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019 for Greece (2009).

 

  • VARIABLES C5007 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE) and C5011 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER) are coded “ NOT applicable” for Israel (2006). This code is not correct because Moshe Katsav (Likud) was President before and after the 2006 Israeli election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but these variables are coded “3760001. Likud – The Consolidation (L)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Israel (2006).

 

  • VARIABLES C5007 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE) and C5011 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER) are coded “ MISSING” for Portugal (2009). This code is not correct because Anibal Cavaco Silva (PSD) was President before and after the 2009 Portuguese election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but these variables are coded “6200001. Social Democratic Party (PSD)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Portugal (2009).

 

  • VARIABLES C5007 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE) and C5011 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER) are coded “ NOT applicable” for Turkey (2011). This code is not correct because Abdullah Gul (AKP) was President before and after the 2011 Turkish election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but these variables are coded “7920001. Justice and Development Party (AKP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019 for Turkey (2011).

 

  • VARIABLE C5008 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER BEFORE) is coded “1” for France (2007). This numerical code in CSES Module 3 for France (2007) refers to Green Party (Les Verts). However, Dominique de Villepin (UMP) was Prime Minister before the French 2007 Presidential election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “2500001. Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019 for France 2007).

 

  • VARIABLE C5008 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER BEFORE) is coded “97. not applicable” for Peru (2011). The coding is not correct because Rosario Fernandez (Peruvian Aprista Party – PAP) was Prime Minister prior to the 2011 Peruvian general election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “6040026. Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Peru 2011).

 

  • VARIABLE C5008 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER BEFORE) is coded “97. not applicable” for South Korea (2008). The coding is not correct because Han Seung-soo (Grand National Party – known as Grand National Party until 2012) was Prime Minister before and after the 2008 South Korean election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “4100001. New Frontier Party (NFP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for South Korea (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5008 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER BEFORE) is coded “6” for Poland (2007). This numerical code in CSES module 3 for Poland (2007) refers to Civic Platform (PO). However, Jaroslaw Kaczynski (PiS) was Prime Minister before the Polish 2007 election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “6160002. Law and Justice (PiS)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Poland (2007).

 

  • VARIABLE C5008 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER BEFORE) is coded “2” for Slovenia (2008). This numerical code in CSES module 3 for Slovenia (2008) refers to Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS). However, Janez Jansa (SDS) was Prime Minister before the 2008 election in Slovenia. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “7050001. Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Slovenia (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5011 (PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER) is coded “1” for France (2007). This numerical code in CSES module 3 for France (2007) refers to the Green Party (Les Verts). However, Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) was President after the French 2007 Presidential election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “2500001. Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for France (2007).

 

  • VARIABLE C5012 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER AFTER) is coded “1” for France (2007). This numerical code in CSES module 3 for France (2007) refers to the Green Party (Les Verts). However, François Fillon (UMP) was Prime Minister after the 2007 French Presidential election.

This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “2500001. Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for France (2007).

 

  • VARIABLE C5012 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER AFTER) is coded “ NOT applicable” for Peru (2011). This code is not correct because Salomón Lerner Ghitis, the former campaign manager of the 2011 Peru Wins alliance, became Prime Minister after the 2011 Peruvian general election.This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “6040050. Peru Wins (UPP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Peru (2011).

 

  • VARIABLE C5012 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER AFTER) is coded “ NOT applicable” for South Korea (2008). This code is not correct because Han Seung-soo (Grand National Party) was Prime Minister before and after the 2008 South Korean election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “4100001. New Frontier Party (NFP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for South Korea (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5012 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER AFTER) is coded “8” for Poland (2007). This numerical code in CSES module 3 for Poland (2007) refers to the Polish Peasant Party (PSL). However, Donald Tusk (PO) became Prime Minister after the Polish 2007 election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “ Civic Platform” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Poland (2007).

 

  • VARIABLE C5012 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER AFTER) is coded “1” for Slovenia (2008). This numerical code in CSES module 3 for Slovenia (2008) refers to the Democratic Party of Pensioners (DeSUS). However, Borut Pahor (SD) became Prime Minister after the 2008 Slovenian election. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “7050002. Social Democrats (SD)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Slovenia (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5012 (PARTY OF THE PRIME MINISTER AFTER) is coded “ NOT applicable” for South Korea (2008). This code is not correct because Han Seung-soo (Grand National Party) was Prime Minister before and after the 2008 South Korean election.

This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this variable is coded “4100001.  New Frontier Party (NFP)” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for South Korea (2008).

 

  • VARIABLES C5016_F (IDEOLOGICAL FAMILY – PARTY F) and C5016_G (IDEOLOGICAL FAMILY – PARTY G) are coded “8. Christian Democratic Parties,” for Finland (2007). The party F for Finland (2007) refers to Swedish People’s Party in Finland, while party G refers to Christian Democrats (KD). After consulting Macro Report, these two parties should have been coded “12. ETHNIC PARTIES.”

These errors remain in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but both of these variables are coded “12. ETHNIC PARTIES” in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, for Finland (2007).

 

  • VARIABLE C5038_2 (VOTES CAST – LOWER – 2ND SEGMENT) is coded “97. NOT APPLICABLE” for Norway (2005 and 2009). However, the Norwegian Parliament comprises 169 seats in two tiers. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019 this variable is coded “91. OTHER (SEE ELECTION STUDY NOTES)” for Norway (2005 and 2009).

 

  • VARIABLE C5038_3 (VOTES CAST – UPPER – 1ST SEGMENT) is coded “1” for Poland (2005 and 2007). In Upper House Election in Poland, voters have as many votes as there are candidates to be elected in a district (between 1 and 4). In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “91. OTHER (SEE ELECTION STUDY NOTES)” for Poland (2005 and 2007).

 

  • VARIABLE C5039_1 (VOTING PROCEDURE – LOWER – 1ST SEGMENT) is coded “1. CANDIDATES” for Peru (2011). Voters in Peru cast one vote for a party list, but they can also express a preferential vote for some specific candidate, though not many voters do that. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “2. PARTY LISTS” for Peru (2011).

 

  • VARIABLE C5039_2 (VOTING PROCEDURE – LOWER – 2ND SEGMENT) is coded “7. NOT APPLICABLE” for Norway (2005 and 2009). Norway is a two-tier system, and voters cast one single vote based on party lists. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “2. PARTY LISTS” for Norway (2005 and 2009).

 

  • VARIABLE C5040_1 (VOTING ROUNDS – LOWER – 1ST SEGMENT) is coded “2” for Belarus (2008). Even though the second round is possible in the election, in 2008 all 110 deputies were elected in the first round of election. Thus, the number of rounds in the election should be 1. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “1” for Belarus (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5040_2 (VOTING ROUNDS – LOWER – 2ND SEGMENT) is coded “2” for Hong Kong (2008). However, in geographical constituencies, which are considered to be the second segment of the system, there is only one round of voting. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “1” for Hong Kong (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5040_2 (VOTING ROUNDS – LOWER – 2ND SEGMENT) is coded “97. NOT APPLICABLE” for Norway (2005 and 2009). Voters in Norway cast only a single ballot, even though their vote directly impacts the selection of 150 members from 19 multi-member districts using proportional representation but also influences the dispersion of the 19 “member at large seats.” In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “1” for Norway (2005 and 2009).

 

  • VARIABLE C5044_ (COMPULSORY VOTING – LOWER – 1st AND 2nd SEGMENT): For Mexico (2006 and 2009) these two variables were coded as “5. NO” indicating that Mexico did not have compulsory voting for the lower house elections. This is not correct, and the correct code for the two election studies is “3. YES; WITHOUT SANCTION FOR VIOLATION.” This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but this is corrected for the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLE C5046_1 (PARTY THRESHOLD – LOWER – 1ST SEGMENT) is coded “5” for South Africa (2009). However, South Africa is one national district with a magnitude of four hundred, and there is no legal threshold for gaining representation. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “0” for South Africa (2009).

 

  • VARIABLES C5046_2 (PARTY THRESHOLD – LOWER – 2ND SEGMENT) and C5046_3 (PARTY THRESHOLD – UPPER – 1ST SEGMENT) are coded “7” for Canada (2008). Canada is using “first-past-the-post” system, which is a one-tier system, and the 2008 study does not concern the Upper house election.In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, these variables are coded “97. NOT APPLICABLE” for Canada (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5046_2 (PARTY THRESHOLD – LOWER – 2ND SEGMENT) is coded “5” for New Zealand (2008). New Zealand has an alternative threshold; parties can obtain seats by winning 5% of total votes nationally, or by winning one of the 70 constituency seats.In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019 this variable is coded “96. OTHER THRESHOLD (SEE ELECTION STUDY NOTES)” for New Zealand (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5046_2 (PARTY THRESHOLD – LOWER – 2ND SEGMENT) is coded “5” for South Korea (2008). South Korea has an alternative threshold; parties can obtain seats by winning 3% of total votes nationally, or by winning at least 5 primary district seats. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “96. OTHER THRESHOLD (SEE ELECTION STUDY NOTES)” for South Korea (2008).

 

  • VARIABLE C5046_3 (PARTY THRESHOLD – UPPER – 1ST SEGMENT) is coded “0” for Ireland (2007). However, members of the Upper house in Ireland are indirectly elected. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, this variable is coded “97. NOT APPLICABLE” for Ireland (2007).

 

  • VARIABLES C5046_3 (PARTY THRESHOLD – UPPER – 1ST SEGMENT) and C5046_3 (PARTY THRESHOLD – UPPER – 1ST SEGMENT) are coded “7” for Peru (2011). Peru has a unicameral Parliament. In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, this error persists. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, these variables are coded “97. NOT APPLICABLE” for Peru (2011).

 

  • VARIABLE C5052 (AGE OF THE CURRENT REGIME): There are several anomalies concerning this variable, including:
    1. For Czech Republic (2010), the data is coded “16”. The data should reflect the last regime change in the country, which, according to PolityIV happened in 1993.
    2. for Denmark (2007) the data is coded “61”.The data should reflect the last regime change in the country, which according to PolityIV happened in 1945.
    3. For New Zealand (2008) the data is coded “135”. The data should reflect the last regime change in the country, which, according to PolityIV happened in 1877.
    4. For Netherlands (2006) the data is coded “60”. The data should reflect the last regime change in the country, which, according to PolityIV happened in 1945.
    5. For Netherlands (2010), the data is coded “64”. The data should reflect the last regime change in the country which, according to PolityIV happened in 1945.

    In the last Full Release of CSES Module 3 dated December 15, 2015, these errors persist. However, in the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019, these variables are corrected.

 

  • VARIABLE C5057 (PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ELECTORAL FORMULA): For Estonia (2011), Greece (2009) and Hong Kong (2008) this variable is coded as missing in CSES Module 3, while the correct code should be “Not Applicable.” This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but these studies are coded as “7. Not Applicable” in the variable IMD5014 (ELECTORAL FORMULA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION) for the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

  • VARIABLE C5057 (PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ELECTORAL FORMULA): For Thailand (2007), this variable is coded as “5. Single Transferable Vote” in CSES Module 3, while the correct code should be “Not Applicable,” because Thailand does not have a president. This error remains in the CSES Module 3 Full Release of December 15, 2015, but Thailand (2007) is coded as “7. Not Applicable” in the variable IMD5014 (ELECTORAL FORMULA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION) for the CSES IMD Release of October 17, 2019.

 

CSES Module 3 Full Release: December 15, 2015 Version

CSES Module 3 Full Release: Data Set Errata
Posted: December 15, 2015

Updates made to the Full Release of December 15, 2015, since the Full Release of March 27, 2013

The files released on December 15, 2015 are an update to the prior release of March 27. 2013. Please do not use files from the previous release with files from the current release. Variable names and attributes, as well as the data, have sometimes been changed. However, no records were removed nor added. The respondent, country, and election study count remain the same.

With this release, the data and syntax file formats, and the codebook, have been improved to be more consistent with other CSES data releases. Furthermore, newly accompanying the release are datasets already prepared and ready to be immediately loaded into R, SAS, SPSS, and STATA. The dataset has also been made available in CSV format (albeit without metadata beyond variable names in the column headers).

Last, a number of corrections were made to known issues in the data and documentation. The CSES user community originally made us aware of many of these issues, and we thank you for that feedback. A list of some of the most important changes made is as follows, though this is not a comprehensive list of all changes:

For Poland (2007), the coding of variable C3032_LH_PL (PREVIOUS ELECTION: VOTE CHOICE LOWER HOUSE – PARTY LIST) was corrected to now correspond to the Party table for Poland (2007).

For the Ireland (2007) election study, the value labels of the four variables concerning ‘Most important problem’ (C3001_1-C3002_2) were added to the codebook. Furthermore, the missing codes of these variables have been adjusted to the CSES standard. An election study note specifying the value labels has been included in the codebook.

For Czech Republic (2010), an error in the number of portfolios after election assigned to parties A, B and C (variables C5013_A, C5013_B and C5013_C – NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS AFTER) has been corrected.

For Poland (2005), the value labels of the two variables C3002_1 and C3002_2 (MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM-SOCIOTROPIC) have been added to the codebook.

Variable C5037 (MULTI-PARTY ENDORSEMENTS ON BALLOT) was recoded from ‘3. YES, CANDIDATE’S NAME APPEARS ONCE, TOGETHER WITH THE NAMES OF ALL SUPPORTING PARTIES’ to ‘1. NO’ for the Polish election studies of both 2005 and 2007.

For Ireland (2007), variable C5065 (ELECTORAL FORMULA – LOWEST SEGMENT (TIER) – LOWER HOUSE has been recoded to ’32. PR – LARGEST REMAINDER – DROOP’ instead of ’33. PR – LARGEST REMAINDER – HARE’.

For Japan (2007), variable C5067 (AVERAGE DISTRICT MAGNITUDE – SECOND TIER – LOWER HOUSE) has been recoded to 16.36.

The variable C5054 (REGIME: TYPE OF EXECUTIVE) was recoded from ‘2. MIXED DEMOCRACY’ to ‘1. PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY’ for the Icelandic election studies of 2007 and 2009.

For Taiwan (2008), variable C5041_1 (PARTY LISTS – LOWER – 1ST SEGMENT (TIER) was recoded from code 1. CLOSED to 7. NA, as this concerns a FPTP System. Furthermore, variable C5047_2 (UNIT FOR THE THRESHOLD – LOWER – 2ND SEGMENT (TIER) is not missing anymore but now contains a value for this election study.

The following note was added to the variable notes of C5093-C5096 (concerning the effective number of electoral parties) to mention that data can refer to upper house elections as well, in order to accommodate the Japanese election study: The electoral data employed to calculate this index comes from lower house elections, unless the study is focused on upper house election exclusively.

The following party codes have been added to the party table for Slovenia (2008): 09. United List of Social Democrats (ZLSD), 10. Slovenian People’s Party (SLS), 11. Youth Party of Slovenia (SMS).

All Irish cases were coded ‘000. NOT APPLICABLE’ for variable C4003 (NUMBER OF PARTY LISTS IN DISTRICT), as Ireland does not employ party lists.

The alphabetical country codes of Romania and Hong-Kong in Module 3 were corrected. They now read ROU_2009 and HKG_2008.

For Sweden (2006), variable C5055 (NUMBER OF MONTHS SINCE LAST LOWER HOUSE ELECTION) was recoded 48, as Sweden switched to having elections every four years from 1998 onwards.

For both the German elections of 2005 and 2009, variables C4004_A-C4004_G (PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT – PARTY X) had been coded according to election outcomes of the ‘second vote’. This has been corrected to refer to the ‘first vote’ instead, as these votes are actually counted on the district level. As a consequence, also the variable C4005 (TURNOUT IN DISTRICT) has been recoded for both Germany (2005) and Germany (2009) as the turnouts for the ‘first vote’ and ‘second vote’ differ slightly. In accordance with these changes, C4003 was coded ‘000. NOT APPLICABLE’ for Germany (2009) and data was added for C4002 (NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IN DISTRICT) for Germany (2005).

The Latvian collaborator asked only one Party Identification question which was decided to be coded into variable C3020_1 (ARE YOU CLOSE TO ANY POLITICAL PARTY) instead of C3020_2 (DO YOU FEEL CLOSER TO ONE PARTY) where it was coded before. C3020_2 was set to missing.

We have inserted values for variable C4002 for the election studies Brazil (2006) and Brazil (2010). As the Brazilian electoral system employs open lists, both variable C4003 (NUMBER OF PARTY LISTS IN DISTRICT) and C4002 (NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IN DISTRICT) apply and should contain data.

Variables C5002_A to C5002_D (PERCENT SEATS – LOWER HOUSE) were corrected for Australia (2007).

The election study note for Austria (2008) for variables C3002_1-C3002_2 (MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM-SOCIOTROPIC) now also mentions the code ‘010. Unemployment’.

The variable C2028 (RACE) has been recoded for the Mexico (2006) election study to now be consistent with Mexico (2009). An election study note has been added.

Due to a processing error, the macro variables were wrongly coded for Estonia (2011). They were recoded to now contain the correct values, corresponding to the Estonian macro report.

Peru (2011), Chile (2009), and Turkey (2011) had invalid missing codes (999) for macro variables C5016 (IDEOLOGICAL FAMILY) and C5017 (LEFT-RIGHT – PARTY X). These codes were recoded to the valid missing code (99) for these variables.

The coding for the variable C5074 (FUSED VOTE) for the Slovenia (2008) study has been changed, from ‘5. NO’ into ‘7. NOT APPLICABLE’.

For variable C5065 (ELECTORAL FORMULA – LOWEST SEGMENT (TIER)), both Brazilian election studies (2006 and 2010) used a non-labelled, invalid code 14. This has been corrected and is now coded ’31. PR – D’HONDT’.
If you have questions or concerns, e-mail us at [email protected] and we would be pleased to help.

ALREADY APPLIED

The following errata have already been applied to the most recent version of the dataset, and can be ignored by users of the current version of CSES Module 3.

CSES Module 3 Full Release: March 27, 2013 Version

CSES Module 3 Data Set Errata
Posted: Mar 27, 2013

Updates made to the Full Release of March 27, 2013, since the Advance Release of May 31, 2012

The Full Release of March 27, 2013 contain additions, updates, error corrections, and improvements to the third Advance Release of May 31, 2012. Please do not use files from the previous release with files from the current release. Variable names and attributes, as well as the data, have sometimes been changed.

Thirteen new election studies have been added to the file, bringing the number of election studies appearing in CSES Module 3 to 50 election studies in total. The studies added as of the March 27, 2013 Full Release are: Canada (2008), Chile (2009), Czech Republic (2010), Finland (2011), Latvia (2010), Netherlands (2010), Norway (2009), Peru (2011), Philippines (2010), Romania (2009), South Africa (2009), Turkey (2011), and the United States (2008).

Some of the changes made to election studies which appeared in previous releases are listed here, though this is not intended to be comprehensive…

Micro section improvements:

In the Austria (2008) election study, the code for “Don’t Know” was separated out from “Missing” for several variables.
In the “degree of closeness to this party” variable (C3020_4) for the Brazil (2006) study, 96 previously valid answers have been set to missing. For these answers the like-dislike questions were previously being used as a proxy for the 96 cases.
In the Czech Republic (2006) study, corrections were made to the election date (C1016-C1021), and codes for the party leaders were adjusted (C3008_2).
Vote variables for the previous presidential election for the France (2007) study had been collapsed by accident, and now appear their original, detailed format.
The distribution for the education variable (C2003) in the Germany (2005) study included a recoding error and has been corrected. Please note that the education variable (C2003) distribution for the Germany (2009) study was verified to be correct as provided, and there is a special election study note in the codebook describing the circumstances.
The “date questionnaire administered” variables (C1026-C1028) were deleted from Portugal (2009) due a techincal problem in their collection.
The distribution for the household income variable (C2020) in the Switzerland (2009) election study included a recoding error and has been corrected.
Variables newly available for a election study:

In the Brazil (2006) study, party affiliations previously missing for candidates were identified, and information added to the C3023-C3030 series of variables as a result.
Data are newly available in the Ireland (2007) study for these variables: C3001 series and C3002 series.
Data are newly available in the Poland (2005) study for variable C1023.
Data are newly available in the Poland (2007) study for these variables: C1023, C2031, C3001-C3002 series, C3007 series, C3008 series, C3020 series, and C3023 series.
Data are newly available in the Slovenia (2008) study for these variables: C1024, C1025, C2031, and the district-level data section.
Data are newly available in the Spain (2008) study for variable C3036_1.
Data are newly available in the Thailand (2007) study for variable C2031.
In the Taiwan (2008) study, data are newly available for detailed age (C2001) and additional district-level data are newly available for the presidential election.
Data added back in to the dataset:

Added back in information for variables C2012-C2014 and C2017-C2019 for election studies where respondents and spouses outside of the labor force were consistently eligible to answer the follow-up questions.
Added back in information for variables C2015-C2019 for election studies where respondents who did not indicate living together or married (C2004 > 1) were consistently eligible to answer the follow-up questions.
Added back in information for variables C3029_LH and the C3030 series for election studies where non-voters (C3021_1 > 1) were consistently eligible to answer the follow-up questions.
In the “most important problem” questions (C3001 and C3002 series), previously non-missing (substantive) answers that were mentioned twice by a respondent had the second mention deleted in the dataset, but the second (duplicate) mention has been added back in as of this release. Likewise, answers for C3003 was added back in for respondents even where the answer seems not consistent with their answer in C3002.
Macro section improvements:

The macro variables for “government composition before election” (C5009 series) for Estonia (2011) were coded incorrectly and have been corrected.
In the “geographic concentration of violence” variable (C5027), a coding error in Netherlands (2006) was recoded to “no election violence”.
Improvements were made to the macro variables for cabinets for the following election studies, to make the coding more consistent cross-nationally: Australia (2007), Estonia (2011), Finland (2007), Germany (2009), Greece (2009), Israel (2006), Slovakia (2010), Slovenia (2008), South Korea (2008), Spain (2008), Sweden (2006), and Thailand (2007). At the same time, two mistakes were corrected in the variables for “party of the prime minister before the election” and “after the election” as well – the correct party was listed in the codebook, but the wrong numeric code was in use in the data.
The electoral tiers for Greece (2009), Estonia (2011), and Slovenia (2008) were changed.
Macro variables were updated from third-party sources (Freedom House, World Bank, etc.) for election studies where the information was previously missing.
The method by which election date irregularities (C5025) are coded has been streamlined, and dates corrected in the C5024 series for Greece (2009) and Estonia (2011).
In the macro section, the counts for the number of of overhang seats has been improved in the Germany (2005), Germany (2009) and New Zealand (2008) studies to count the size of the lower house, and a mistake was corrected in the Finland (2007) study.
In the macro section, some changes were made in electoral formulas (the codebook was deterined to be correct, but not the data, for a handful of countries).
If you have questions or concerns, e-mail us at [email protected] and we would be pleased to help.

CSES Module 3 Advance Release: May 31, 2012 Version

Updates made to the Advance Release of May 31, 2012, since the Advance Release of March 31, 2011

The third advance release of May 31, 2012 contain additions, updates, and improvements to the second advance release of March 31, 2011. Please do not use files from the previous release with files from the current release. Variable names and attributes, as well as the data, have sometimes been changed.

Some of the changes between the first and second advance releases are listed here, though this is not a comprehensive list:

Eight new election studies have been added to the file, bringing the number of election studies included so far in Module 3 to 37 in total. The studies added as of the third advance release are: Brazil (2010), Denmark (2007), Estonia (2011), Greece (2009), Slovakia (2010), Slovenia (2008), Spain (2008), and Uruguay (2009).
As of 2010 the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) changed the methodology it uses to create its Human Development Index (HDI). The numbers in the CSES release have been updated accordingly. Please see the codebook variable note for C5083 for more information.
In the macro data section, the coding of Norway’s electoral tiers has been changed.
If you have questions or concerns, e-mail us at [email protected] and we would be pleased to help.

CSES Module 3 Advance Release: March 31, 2011 Version

Posted: March 31, 2011

Iceland (2009) – missing respondent identifier variable

In the second advance release of CSES Module 3, variable C1009 (ID COMPONENT – RESPONDENT WITHIN ELECTION STUDY) was accidentally omitted by the CSES Secretariat for the Iceland (2009) election study. It will be restored in the next release.

In the meantime, users who wish to use C1009 for the Iceland (2009) election study can derive it from variable C1005 (ID VARIABLE – RESPONDENT), which does appear in the dataset.

Mexico (2006) and Mexico (2009) – three cases that are potentially duplicates

The Mexico (2006) election study includes 1,591 cases. The CSES Secretariat has identified that other than the respondent identification variable C1005, the following two cases are identical:

484020062004134107 and 484020062004134110

The Mexico (2009) election study includes 2,400 cases. The CSES Secretariat has identified that other than the respondent identification variable C1004, the following two sets of cases are identical:

484020090009195107 and 484020090009195109 
484020090009195108 and 484020090009195110

The CSES Secretariat does not yet know whether these potentially duplicate cases are the same respondents or different respondents, and will be investigating the issue and addressing it as necessary in a future data release. In the meantime, analysts who would be interested in deleting the one potentially duplicate case from Mexico (2006) and the two potentially duplicate cases from Mexico (2009) could use the following code to do so:

SPSS code:

SELECT IF C1005 <> "484020062004134110".
SELECT IF C1005 <> "484020090009195109".
SELECT IF C1005 <> "484020090009195110".

STATA code:

drop if C1005=="484020062004134110"
drop if C1005=="484020090009195109" | C1005=="484020090009195110"

Should users decide to drop these three potentially duplicate cases, the Mexico (2006) election study should have 1,590 cases remaining and the Mexico (2009) election study should have 2,398 cases remaining.

STATA storage types and binary-decimal precision

Users of STATA are likely to already be familiar with the binary-decimal precision issue in the storage of variables in STATA. Numbers that are provided to STATA as decimals are stored within STATA in a binary format. A decimal value that appears in the raw data as “0.67” might be read into STATA and stored in binary format as “0.67000001168930054”. This issue is well documented by STATA and on the Internet.

In the STATA dictionary “cses3_columns.dct” that CSES provides, all variables which contain decimals in the raw data file “cses3_rawdata.txt” are set in the dictionary to be stored as data type “double”. When reading the CSES dataset into STATA for the first time, STATA users may wish to consider whether for their analyses the use of the data type “double” is appropriate for each of these variables.

The CSES Secretariat [email protected] would appreciate advice from the user community on ways to modify the STATA dictionary and syntax files to be optimized for use with the CSES data.

Updates made to the Advance Release of March 31, 2011, since the Advance Release of March 29, 2010

The second advance release of March 31, 2011 contain additions, updates, and improvements to the first advance release of March 29, 2010. Please do not use files from the previous release with files from the current release. Variable names and attributes, as well as the data, have sometimes been changed.

Some of the changes between the first and second advance releases are listed here, though this is not a comprehensive list:

  1. Fifteen new election studies have been added to the file, bringing the number of election studies included so far in Module 3 to 29 in total. The studies added as of the second advance release are: Austria (2008), Czech Republic (2006), France (2007), Germany (2009), Hong Kong (2008), Iceland (2007), Iceland (2009), Ireland (2007), Mexico (2006), Mexico (2009), Netherlands (2006), New Zealand (2008), Poland (2005), Poland (2007), and Portugal (2009).
  2. The sources of the following variables updated their data for election studies from the previous release, so we updated the values in the CSES data set as well: C5050 (Freedom House Rating), C5051 (Democracy – Autocracy – Polity IV Ratings), C5080 (GDP Growth – Annual %), C5081 (GDP Per Capita, PPP), C5082 (Inflation, GDP Deflator – Annual %), C5084 (Population, Total), and C5085 (Unemployment, Total).
  3. The methodology that UNDP uses to create their Human Development Index was changed as of 2010. We have changed the values of variable C5083 (Human Development Index) for all election studies to reflect the new methodology so that the measure in use is comparable across the full CSES Module 3 dataset.
  4. In the Australia (2007) election study, variables C3010_A-C3010_F (Like-Dislike Evaluations for Leaders A-F) were added.
  5. In the Australia (2007) election study, we constructed C3031 (Previous Election: Did Respondent Cast a Ballot) out of the reported vote choice in the previous election (C3032_LH_DC).
  6. In the Belarus (2008) election study, the variable C5091 (Number of Elected Legislative Chambers) was changed to “2. Two legislative chambers; Bicameral legislature”.
  7. In the Germany (2005) election study, the variable C5075 (Size of the Lower House) was changed from 514 to 598. The German parliament has 598 seats nominally, although the size of the Bundestag is slightly variable due to the possibility of “overhang mandates”.
  8. In the South Korea (2008) election study, we changed C2011 (main occupation) from “96. Other or non-classifiable occupations” to “99. Missing” for respondents who were listed in C2010 (current employment status) as not being in the labor force (C2010 = 6, 7, or 8).
  9. In the Taiwan (2008) election study, respondents previously coded in variable C2011 (main occupation) as “70. [See variable notes]” were recoded into “51. Personal and protective service workers”.
  10. In the Taiwan (2008) election study, we corrected the codes for the effective and corrected effective number of parliamentary parties. C5095 (ENPP) now has value “1.7489” and C5096 (CENPP) now has value “1.7491”.

If you have questions or concerns, e-mail us at [email protected] and we would be pleased to help.

 
CSES Module 3 Advance Release: March 29, 2010 Version

Posted: October 24, 2010

SPSS portable files

For the convenience of users, in recent years the CSES project has been providing SPSS portable (.por) files in its data releases. However, an SPSS portable file is not available in the first advance release of CSES Module 3. This is because variable names in SPSS portable files are limited to eight characters in length, and some CSES Module 3 variables names exceed that limit. Until the CSES Secretariat is able to resolve the issue, SPSS portable files will not be provided in CSES Module 3 releases.

As an alternative, we are providing a link where you may download an SPSS system file (.sav) for the first advance release of CSES Module 3. SPSS system files do not have the variable name length limitation. The file may be downloaded here:

Mar-31-2011 update: Please note that this file has been removed and is no longer available for download, as the comparable file for the second advance release of CSES Module 3 has since been made available in a later erratum.

This file was created using SPSS Version 17, and it is approximately 2MB in size.

Once you unzip and download the SPSS system file, you may read it into SPSS using the following steps:

  1. Save the file into a location of your choice and open SPSS
  2. Go to File -> Open -> Data
  3. Select file “cses3_dataset.sav” (Note: you may need to change the file type to “all files”)

Please note that SPSS system (.sav) files are unlikely to be distributed in future releases of CSES, but are being provided as a temporary fix.

STATA syntax statements – numeric formats

The STATA syntax files included in the first advance release of CSES Module 3 do not contain storage formats for most numeric variables. For these variables, the default storage formats are used. While this increases the file size, it does not have any consequences for analyses as far as we are aware.