Variable List > District-Level 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 (2001-2005), 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) |
District-Level Variables
| NUMBER OF SEATS IN DISTRICT | ||
| A4001 | B4001 | C4001 |
| This variable reports the number of seats contested in each district of the first segment of the lower house of the legislature. | This variable reports the number of seats contested in each district of the first segment of the lower house of the legislature. | This variable reports the number of seats contested in each district of the first segment of the lower house of the legislature. |
| NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IN DISTRICT | ||
| A4002 | B4002 | C4002 |
| This variable reports the number of candidates who contested seats in each district. These data are reported for systems in which electors vote for candidates directly, and for systems in which electors may cast a preference ballot (i.e. indicate a candidate from a party list, in addition to casting a ballot for a party list). | This variable reports the number of candidates who contested seats in each district. These data are reported for systems in which electors vote for candidates directly, and for systems in which electors may cast a preference ballot (i.e. indicate a candidate from a party list, in addition to casting a ballot for a party list). | This variable reports the number of candidates who contested seats in each district. These data are reported for systems in which electors vote for candidates directly as well as for systems in which electors may cast a preference ballot (i.e., where a voter can indicate a candidate from a party list, in addition to casting a ballot for a party list). |
| NUMBER OF PARTY LISTS IN DISTRICT | ||
| A4003 | B4003 | C4003 |
| This variable reports the number of parties that presented lists and thereby contested seats in the district. These data are reported for those systems in which electors cast ballots for party lists. | This variable reports the number of parties that presented lists and thereby contested seats in the district. These data are reported for those systems in which electors cast ballots for party lists. | This variable reports the number of parties that presented lists and, thereby, contested seats in the district. These data are reported for those systems in which electors cast ballots for party lists. |
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PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - PARTY A PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - PARTY B PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - PARTY C PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - PARTY D PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - PARTY E PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - PARTY F PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - OPTIONAL PARTY G PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - OPTIONAL PARTY H PERCENT VOTE IN DISTRICT - OPTIONAL PARTY I |
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A4004_A A4004_B A4004_C A4004_D A4004_E A4004_F |
B4004_A B4004_B B4004_C B4004_D B4004_E B4004_F |
C4004_A C4004_B C4004_C C4004_D C4004_E C4004_F C4004_G C4004_H C4004_I |
| This variable reports the proportion of votes cast in favor of [PARTY A-F] in this district. In majoritarian systems, in which more than one round of elections are held, this variable reports the proportion of the popular vote cast in favor of [PARTY A-F] in the FIRST round. | This variable reports the proportion of votes cast in favor of [PARTY A-F] in this district. In majoritarian systems, in which more than one round of elections are held, this variable reports the proportion of the popular vote cast in favor of [PARTY A-F] in the FIRST round. | This variable reports the proportion of votes cast in favor of party [A/B/C/D/E/F] in this district. In majoritarian systems, in which more than one round of elections are held, this variable reports the proportion of the popular vote cast in favor of party [A/B/C/D/E/F] in the FIRST round. |
| TURNOUT IN DISTRICT | ||
| A4005 | B4005 | C4005 |
| This variable reports the proportion of valid votes cast relative to the number of voters. | This variable reports the proportion of valid votes cast relative to the number of voters. | This variable reports official voter turnout in each district. |