Variable Choice

IVS Variables

The variables I am looking at:

Country Identifiers and Weight

Column 10: cntry (ISO-3 numeric Country Code)
Column 35: wght_eq1000 (Equilibrated weight: Equilibrated weights are weighting factors whose goal is to transform the sample’s n to 1000 making all samples count the same in a combined analysis.)

Importance Variables

Columns 41-46: A001 to A006 - How important each of the following is in your life:

A001: Family
A002: Friends
A003: Leisure Time
A004: Politics
A005: Work
A006: Religion
0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very important
2: Rather important
3: Not very important
4: Not at all important

Satisfaction Variables

Column 47: A008 (Feeling of happiness)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very happy
2: Quite happy
3: Not very happy
4: Not at all happy

Column 48: A009 (State of Health)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very good
2: Good
3: Fair
4: Poor
5: Very poor

Column 49: A170 (Satisfaction with your life)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1. Dissatisfied to (10) Satisfied

Column 50: A173 (Freedom of choice and control over life)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1. None at all to (10) A great deal

Political/Civic Engagement Variables

Column 106: E012 (Willingness to fight for country. Would you be willing?)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: No
2: Yes

Column 109: E023 (Interest in politics)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very interested
2: Somewhat interested
3: Not very interested
4: Not at all interested

Column 110: E025 (Propensity to sign a petition)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Have done
2: Might do
3: Would never do

Column 111: E026 (Propensity to join boycotts)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Have done
2: Might do
3: Would never do

Column 112: E027 (Propensity to attend lawful/peaceful demonstrations)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Have done
2: Might do
3: Would never do

Column 113: E028 (Propensity to join unofficial strikes)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Have done
2: Might do
3: Would never do

Column 114: E033 (Self positioning in political scale)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1. Left to (10) Right

Confidence in Institutions

Column 119: E069_01 (Confidence in Churches)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 120: E069_02 (Confidence in Armed Forces)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 121: E069_04 (Confidence in The Press)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 122: E069_05 (Confidence in Labour Unions)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 123: E069_06 (Confidence in The Police)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 124: E069_07 (Confidence in Parliament)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 125: E069_08 (Confidence in Civil Services)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 126: E069_18A (Confidence in Major Regional Organization)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all
Note:

Constructed variable combining the following country-specific major regional organizations used in the surveys as follows: The European Union (EU): in all EVS5 countries and Andorra, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): in Japan, Malaysia, South Korea The Arab League: in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN): in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam The African Union (AU): in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO): in Iran The Mercosur: in Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Puerto Rico The Organization of American States (OAE): in Peru The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): in USA The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): in Pakistan The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): in Hong Kong SAR

Column 127: E069_18 (Confidence in EU)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Data not available for: WVS7: All countries/territories besides Andorra, Taiwan ROC, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine

Column 128: E069_11 (Confidence in The Government)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 129: E069_12 (Confidence in Political Parties)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 130: E069_13 (Confidence in Major Companies)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 131: E069_14 (Confidence in Environmental Protection Movement)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 132: E069_17 (Confidence in Justice System/Courts)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 133: E069_20 (Confidence in The United Nations)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A great deal
2: Quite a lot
3: Not very much
4: None at all

Column 134: E111_01 (Satisfaction with the political system of their country)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1. Not satisfied at all to (10) Completely satisfied

Column 135-138: (Is this a good-bad way of governing this country?)

E114: Having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very good
2: Fairly good
3: Fairly bad
4: Very bad

E115: Having experts, not government, make decisions according to what they think is best for the country

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very good
2: Fairly good
3: Fairly bad
4: Very bad

E116: Having the army rule the country

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very good
2: Fairly good
3: Fairly bad
4: Very bad

E117: Is this a good-bad way of governing this country: Having a democratic political system

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very good
2: Fairly good
3: Fairly bad
4: Very bad

Column 150: E235 (How important is it for you to live in a country that is governed democratically?)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1. Not at all important to (10) Absolutely important

Column 151: E236 (How democratically is this country being governed today?)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1. Not at all democratic to (10) Completely democratic

Columns 152-161 (How often do these things occur in this country’s elections?)

E263: (You vote in local elections?)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Always
2: Usually
3: Never
4: Not allowed to vote

E264 (You vote in national elections?)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Always
2: Usually
3: Never
4: Not allowed to vote

E265_01 (The votes are counted fairly in this country’s elections?)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very often
2: Fairly often
3: Not often
4: Not at all often

E265_02 (Opposition candidates are prevented from running)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very often
2: Fairly often
3: Not often
4: Not at all often

E265_03 (TV news favors the governing party)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very often
2: Fairly often
3: Not often
4: Not at all often

E265_04 (Voters are bribed)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very often
2: Fairly often
3: Not often
4: Not at all often

E265_05 (Journalists provide fair coverage of elections)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very often
2: Fairly often
3: Not often
4: Not at all often

E265_06 (Election officials are fair)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very often
2: Fairly often
3: Not often
4: Not at all often

E265_07 (Rich people buy elections)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very often
2: Fairly often
3: Not often
4: Not at all often

E265_08 (Voters are threatened with violence at the polls)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very often
2: Fairly often
3: Not often
4: Not at all often

Religious Variables

Column 162: F025 (Religious Denomination)

0: Missing, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Roman Catholic
2: Protestant
3: Orthodox (Russian/Greek/etc.)
4: Jew
5: Muslim
6: Hindu
7: Buddhist
8: Other Christian (Evangelical/Pentecostal/Free church/etc.)
9: Other
10: Do not belong to a denomination

Column 166: F034 (Overall would you say you are)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: A religious person
2: Not a religious person
3: A convinced atheist

Closeness to Country/world

Columns 188-192: Closeness to country/world: How close do you feel to…

G062 (the continent, e.g. Europe)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very close
2: Close
3: Not very close
4: Not close at all

G063 (the world)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very close
2: Close
3: Not very close
4: Not close at all

G255 (your town or city)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very close
2: Close
3: Not very close
4: Not close at all

G256 (your county, region, district)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very close
2: Close
3: Not very close
4: Not close at all

G257 (the country)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Very close
2: Close
3: Not very close
4: Not close at all

Role of Government variables

Columns 193-195: Does this country’s government have or should it have the right to the following:

H009 (keep people under video surveillance in public areas)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Definitely should have the right
2: Probably should have the right
3: Probably should not have the right
4: Definitely should not have the right

H010 (monitor all emails and any other information exchanged on the internet)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Definitely should have the right
2: Probably should have the right
3: Probably should not have the right
4: Definitely should not have the right

H011 (collect information about anyone living in the country without their knowledge)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Definitely should have the right
2: Probably should have the right
3: Probably should not have the right
4: Definitely should not have the right

Demographic Variables

Column 196: X001 (Sex)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Male
2: Female

Columns 199: X003R (Recoded ages with intervals)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: 15-24
2: 25-34
3: 35-44
4: 45-54
5: 55-64
6: 65 and more years

Column 201: G027A (Born in or immigrant to country)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: I am born in this country
2: I am an immigrant to this country

Column 210: X007 (Marital Status)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Married
2: Living together as married
3: Divorced
4: Separated
5: Widowed
6: Single/Never married

Column 211: X011 (How many children in household)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: 1 child
2: 2 children
3: 3 children
4: 4 children
5: 5 children and more
6: No child

Column 212: x026_01 (Do you live with your parents)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: No
2: Yes, own parent(s)
3: Yes, parent(s) in law
4: Yes, both own parent(s) and parent(s) in law

Column 213: X013 (Number of people total in household including respondent)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: 1
2: 2
3: 3
4: 4
5: 5
6: 6 and more

Column 214: X025A_01 Highest Education Level Attained

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Less than primary
2: Primary
3: Lower secondary
4: Upper secondary
5: Post-secondary non tertiary
6: Short-cycle tertiary
7: Bachelor or equivalent
8: Master or equivalent
9: Doctoral or equivalent

Column 222: X028 (Employment Status of Respondent)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Full time (30h a week or more)
2: Part time (less then 30 hours a week)
3: Self employed
4: Retired/pensioned
5: Housewife (not otherwise employed)
6: Student
7: Unemployed
8: Other (Includes military service and disabled)

Column 224: X052 (Institution of occupation)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: Public institution
2: Private business
3: Private non-profit organization

Columns 230-231: Income (Combined, variable “income”)

0: Missing, Not Asked, Not Applicable, No Answer, Don’t Know
1: 1st decile
2: 2nd decile
3: 3rd decile
4: 4th decile
5: 5th decile
6: 6th decile
7: 7th decile
8: 8th decile
9: 9th decile
10: 10th decile

About Variables Chosen