This dataset, mexico_elections_df, is a data frame containing a subset of the 2012 Mexico Elections Panel Study. The dataset includes 1004 observations and 25 variables, covering demographics, political preferences, and attitudes toward electoral processes. It provides valuable insights into voter behavior and perceptions during the 2012 federal elections in Mexico.
Usage
data(mexico_elections_df)Format
A data frame with 1004 observations and 25 variables:
- mex.t
Wave number (integer)
- mex.male
Gender: 1 = Male, 0 = Female (integer)
- mex.age
Age of respondent (numeric)
- mex.education
Level of education (integer)
- mex.y.all
Year variable (integer)
- mex.vote
Vote intention or behavior (integer)
- mex.age2
Age squared (numeric)
- mex.interest
Interest in politics (integer)
- mex.married
Marital status (integer)
- mex.pidpanw2
Partisan ID: PAN (integer)
- mex.pidprdw2
Partisan ID: PRD (integer)
- mex.pidpriw2
Partisan ID: PRI (integer)
- mex.votecard
Possession of voting card (integer)
- mex.urban
Urban residence indicator (integer)
- mex.cleanelections
Perception of clean elections (integer)
- mex.metro
Lives in metropolitan area (integer)
- mex.centralregion
Lives in central region (integer)
- mex.northregion
Lives in northern region (integer)
- mex.wealth
Wealth index (numeric)
- mex.epnapprove
Approval of electoral authority (integer)
- mex.havepropoganda
Received political propaganda (integer)
- mex.concurrent
Concurrent elections indicator (integer)
- mex.cleanelectionsmiss
Missing response for clean elections question (integer)
- mex.loyal
Party loyalty (integer)
- mex.direct
Direct benefit from party/government (integer)
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'mexico_elections_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the MexicoDataAPI package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.