Variable List > Administrative Variables
The following list of variables was produced from the Full Release of CSES Module 1 (August 4, 2003 version), the second Advance Release of CSES Module 2 (December 15, 2004 version), and the first Advance Release of CSES Module 3 (March 29, 2010 version).
The list is being provided to help in understanding what content is available from CSES, and to compare the content available in each module. However, the list is not intended to replace use of the codebook and other study documentation, so please refer instead to those materials when you are ready to begin your analysis of the data.
The first row of each entry, in orange, is the variable label. The second row of each entry, in grey, contains the variable names from the dataset. The third row of each entry, in white, is the variable description or question text. The second and third rows are divided into three columns - the first for Module 1 (1996-2001), the second for Module 2 (2006-2011), and the third for Module 3 (2006-2011).
Because the list merges multiple modules, questions do not necessarily appear in the order in which they were asked, and variables do not necessarily appear in the same order as in the codebooks.
| CSES Module 1 (1996-2001) |
CSES Module 2 (2001-2006) |
CSES Module 3 (2006-2011) |
Administrative Variables
| DATASET | ||
| A1001 | B1001 | C1001 |
| Dataset. | Dataset. | Dataset. |
| DATASET VERSION | ||
| A1002 | B1002 | C1002 |
| Dataset version. | Dataset version. | Dataset version. |
| ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (NUMERIC POLITY) | ||
| A1003 | B1003 | C1003 |
| Election Study Identifier, with Numeric Polity Component. | Election Study Identifier, with Numeric Polity Component. | Election Study Identifier: Numeric Polity Code and Election Year. |
| ID VARIABLE - ELECTION STUDY (ALPHABETIC POLITY) | ||
| A1004 | B1004 | C1004 |
| Election Study Identifier, with Alphabetic Polity Component. | Election Study Identifier, with Alphabetic Polity Component. | Election Study Identifier: Alphabetic Polity Code and Election Year. |
| ID VARIABLE - RESPONDENT | ||
| A1005 | B1005 | C1005 |
| Respondent Identifier, unique across dataset. | Respondent Identifier, unique across dataset. | Respondent Identifier. |
| ID COMPONENT - POLITY | ||
| A1006 | B1006 | C1006 |
| Polity Identifier. | Polity Identifier. | Polity Identifier. |
| ID COMPONENT - SAMPLE COMPONENT | ||
| A1007 | B1007 | C1007 |
| In some cases, analysts may wish to consider regions of countries or other sample components as units of analysis, rather than the elections themselves. This variable identifies these sample components. Where these sample components do not exist this variable reports 001. | In some cases, analysts may wish to consider regions of countries or other sample components units of analysis, rather than the countries themselves. This variable identifies these sample components. Where these sample components do not exist this variable reports 001. | In some cases, analysts may wish to consider regions of countries or other sample components units of analysis, rather than the countries themselves. This variable identifies these sample components. Where these sample components do not exist this variable is coded 001. |
| ID COMPONENT - ELECTION YEAR | ||
| A1008 | B1008 | C1008 |
| Election year. | Election year. | Election year. |
| ID COMPONENT - RESPONDENT WITHIN ELECTION STUDY | ||
| A1009 | B1009 | C1009 |
| Respondent identifier. | Respondent identifier. | Respondent identifier. |
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ORIGINAL WEIGHT: SAMPLE ORIGINAL WEIGHT: DEMOGRAPHIC ORIGINAL WEIGHT: POLITICAL |
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A1010_1 A1010_2 A1010_3 |
B1010_1 B1010_2 B1010_3 |
C1010_1 C1010_2 C1010_3 |
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FACTOR: MEAN OF SAMPLE WEIGHT FACTOR: MEAN OF DEMOGRAPHIC WEIGHT FACTOR: MEAN OF POLITICAL WEIGHT |
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A1011_1 A1011_2 A1011_3 |
B1011_1 B1011_2 B1011_3 |
C1011_1 C1011_2 C1011_3 |
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POLITY WEIGHT: SAMPLE POLITY WEIGHT: DEMOGRAPHIC POLITY WEIGHT: POLITICAL |
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A1012_1 A1012_2 A1012_3 |
B1012_1 B1012_2 B1012_3 |
C1012_1 C1012_2 C1012_3 |
| FACTOR: SAMPLE SIZE ADJUSTMENT | ||
| A1013 | B1013 | C1013 |
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DATASET WEIGHT: SAMPLE DATASET WEIGHT: DEMOGRAPHIC DATASET WEIGHT: POLITICAL |
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A1014_1 A1014_2 A1014_3 |
B1014_1 B1014_2 B1014_3 |
C1014_1 C1014_2 C1014_3 |
| ELECTION TYPE | ||
| A1015 | B1015 | C1015 |
| Type of election. | Type of election. | Type of election. |
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DATE 1ST ROUND ELECTION BEGAN - MONTH DATE 1ST ROUND ELECTION BEGAN - DAY DATE 1ST ROUND ELECTION BEGAN - YEAR DATE 2ND ROUND ELECTION BEGAN - MONTH DATE 2ND ROUND ELECTION BEGAN - DAY DATE 2ND ROUND ELECTION BEGAN - YEAR |
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A1016 A1017 A1018 A1019 A1020 A1021 |
B1016 B1017 B1018 B1019 B1020 B1021 |
C1016 C1017 C1018 C1019 C1020 C1021 |
| Date [first round/second round] election began. | Date [first round/second round] election began. | Date [first round/second round] election began. |
| STUDY TIMING | ||
| A1022 | B1022 | C1022 |
| Timing of study relative to election. | Timing of study relative to election. | Timing of study relative to election. |
| MODE OF INTERVIEW | ||
| A1023 | B1023 | C1023 |
| Mode of interview. | Mode of interview. | Mode of interview. |
| INTERVIEWER WITHIN ELECTION STUDY | ||
| A1024 | B1024 | C1024 |
| Interviewer identification variable, within election study. | Interviewer identification variable, within election study. | Interviewer identification variable, within election study. |
| INTERVIEWER GENDER | ||
| A1025 | B1025 | C1025 |
| Gender of interviewer. | Gender of interviewer. | Gender of interviewer. |
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DATE QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED - MONTH DATE QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED - DAY DATE QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED - YEAR |
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A1026 A1027 A1028 |
B1026 B1027 B1028 |
C1026 C1027 C1028 |
| Date that the questionnaire was administered. | Date that the questionnaire was administered. | Date questionnaire administered. |
| DAYS INTERVIEW CONDUCTED POST ELECTION | ||
| A2026 | B2032 | C2032 |
| Number of days after the election interview conducted. | Number of days after the election interview conducted. | Number of days after the election interview conducted. |