Nethvote              package:MCMCpack              R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Dutch Voting Behavior in 1989.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(Nethvote)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 1754 observations and 11 variables from the 1989
     Dutch Parliamentary Election Study (Anker and Oppenhuis, 1993).
     Each observation is a survey respondent. These data are a subset
     of one of five multiply imputed datasets used in Quinn and Martin
     (2002). For more information see Quinn and Martin (2002). 

     _v_o_t_e A factor giving the self-reported vote choice of each
          respondent. The levels are CDA (Christen Democratisch Appel),
          D66 (Democraten 66), Pvda (Partij van de Arbeid), and VVD
          (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie).

     _d_i_s_t_D_6_6 A numeric variable giving the squared ideological distance
          between the respondent and the D66. Larger values indicate
          ideological dissimilarity between the respondent and the
          party.

     _d_i_s_t_P_v_d_A A numeric variable giving the squared ideological
          distance between the respondent and the PvdA. Larger values
          indicate ideological dissimilarity between the respondent and
          the party.

     _d_i_s_t_V_V_D A numeric variable giving the squared ideological distance
          between the respondent and the VVD. Larger values indicate
          ideological dissimilarity between the respondent and the
          party.

     _d_i_s_t_C_D_A A numeric variable giving the squared ideological distance
          between the respondent and the CDA. Larger values indicate
          ideological dissimilarity between the respondent and the
          party.

     _r_e_l_i_g An indicator variable equal to 0 if the respondent is not
          religious and 1 if the respondent is religious.

     _c_l_a_s_s Social class of respondent. 0 is the lowest social class, 4
          is the highest social class.

     _i_n_c_o_m_e Income of respondent. 0 is lowest and 6 is highest.

     _e_d_u_c Education of respondent. 0 is lowest and 4 is highest.

     _a_g_e Age category of respondent. 0 is lowest and 12 is highest.

     _u_r_b_a_n Indicator variable equal to 0 if the respondent is not a
          resident of an urban area and 1 if the respondent is a
          resident of an urban area.

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     H. Anker and E.V. Oppenhuis. 1993. ``Dutch Parliamentary Election
     Study.'' (computer file). Dutch Electoral Research Foundation and
     Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics, Amsterdam.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     K.M. Quinn and A.M. Martin. 2002. ``An Integrated Computational
     Model of Multiparty Electoral Competition.'' _Statistical
     Science_. 17: 405-419.

