List of variables with description
| Variables (Abbreviations) | Description/Measurement |
|---|---|
| Environmental Consciousness (Env_Cons) | “Protecting the environment vs economic growth”, where 0 indicates the individual prefers economic growth over protecting the environment and 1 indicates environmental consciousness |
| Life satisfaction (L_Sat) | All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? Please use a scale where 1 means you are “completely dissatisfied” and 10 means you are “completely satisfied” to indicate your satisfaction with your life as a whole? |
| Equality of Income Vs. Incentive for Individual effort (Eq_Inc_Incv) | Incomes should be made more equal vs there should be greater incentives for individual effort. Measured on a 10-point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = ″Incomes should be made more equal” and 10 means “10 = ″There should be greater incentives for individual effort” |
| Private vs state ownership of business (Pvt Vs.St) | Private vs state ownership of business. Measured on a 10-point Likert scale, where 1 means “1 ″Private ownership of business should be increased” and 10 means “Government ownership of business should be increased” |
| Government's vs individual's responsibility (ResG_I) | Government's vs individual's responsibility: Measured on a 10-point Likert scale where 1 means “The government should take more responsibility to ensure that everyone is provided for” and 10 means “People should take more responsibility to provide for themselves” |
| Confidence in Parliament (Con_Parl) | Confidence: The Parliament; Measured in a 4 point Measured in a 10 point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = ″Incomes should be made more equal” and 10 means “10 = ″There should be greater incentives for individual effort” Likert scale where 1 means “a great deal” and 4 means “not at all” |
| Freedom Vs. Control Fr_Con | How much freedom of choice and control; measured on a 10-point Likert scale where 1 means “none at all” and 10 means “a great deal” |
| Hard Work vs. Luck (HardW_L) | Measured on a 10-point scale where 1 means “In the long run, hard work usually brings a better life” and 10 means “Hard work doesn't necessarily bring success – it's more of a matter of luck and connections” |
| Competition is good | Competition good or harmful: Measured on a 10-point scale where 1 means “competition is good” and 10 implies “competition is harmful” |
| Importance of God (Imp_God) | On a 10-point scale where 1 means “Not at all important” and 10 means “very important” |
| National Pride (Nat_Pri) | How proud are you to be an Indian – very proud, quite proud, not very proud or not at all proud? (Code one answer) Very proud (1) –I am not proud of my nationality (5) |
| Sex of the Respondent (Sex) | Respondent's sex: Male (1) and Female (2) |
| Age of the respondent (Age) | Age of the respondent based on year of birth |
| Marital Status (Married) | Marital status of the respondents: Married (1) and others (0) |
| Democratic Political System Important (Demo_Imp) | Having a democratic political system: Measured on a 4-point Likert Scale: Very Good (1) –Very Bad (4) |
| Democracy (Democ) | “How democratically is this country being governed today?” to be answered in a 10 point Likert scale where 1 means: “Not at all democratic” and 10 indicates: “Completely Democratic” |
| Education: Low (Edu_Low) | Highest educational attainment: Low:1, Others:0 (Base) |
| Education: Middle (Edu_Mid) | Highest educational attainment: Middle:1, Others:0 |
| Education: High (Edu_High) | Highest educational attainment: Higher:1, Others:0 |
| Income: Low (Inc_Low) | Income level: Low:1, Others:0 (Base) |
| Income: Mid (Inc_Mid) | Income level: Moderate:1, Others:0 |
| Income: High (Inc_High) | Income level: High:1, Others:0 |
| The government has the right to collect information (Govt_Inf) | Government has the right to collect information about anyone living in without their knowledge, measured on a 4-point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = ″Definitely should have the right” and 4 means “Definitely should not have the right” |
| Democracy: Governments tax the rich and subsidize the poor | Democracy: Governments tax the rich and subsidize the poor, measured in a 10-point Likert scale where 1 signified “it is against democracy” and 10 implies “essential for democracy” |
| Freedom and Equality – Which is more important (Fr vs.Eq) | Freedom and Equality – Which more important: “1 = Freedom” and “2 = Equality” |
| Women have the same rights as men (Wom_Eq) | Democracy: Women have the same rights as men, measured in terms of “0 = ″It is against democracy (spontaneous)” and “10 = An essential characteristic of democracy” |
| Political Activism (Pol_Act) | Political action: Signing a petition, measured on a 3-point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = have done” and 3 means “would never do” |
| Social Activism (Soc_Act) | Social activism: Encouraging others to vote, measured on a 3-point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = have done” and 3 means “would never do” |
| Variables (Abbreviations) | Description/Measurement |
|---|---|
| Environmental Consciousness | “Protecting the environment vs economic growth”, where 0 indicates the individual prefers economic growth over protecting the environment and 1 indicates environmental consciousness |
| Life satisfaction | All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? Please use a scale where 1 means you are “completely dissatisfied” and 10 means you are “completely satisfied” to indicate your satisfaction with your life as a whole? |
| Equality of Income Vs. Incentive for Individual effort (Eq_Inc_Incv) | Incomes should be made more equal vs there should be greater incentives for individual effort. Measured on a 10-point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = ″Incomes should be made more equal” and 10 means “10 = ″There should be greater incentives for individual effort” |
| Private vs state ownership of business (Pvt Vs.St) | Private vs state ownership of business. Measured on a 10-point Likert scale, where 1 means “1 ″Private ownership of business should be increased” and 10 means “Government ownership of business should be increased” |
| Government's vs individual's responsibility | Government's vs individual's responsibility: Measured on a 10-point Likert scale where 1 means “The government should take more responsibility to ensure that everyone is provided for” and 10 means “People should take more responsibility to provide for themselves” |
| Confidence in Parliament | Confidence: The Parliament; Measured in a 4 point Measured in a 10 point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = ″Incomes should be made more equal” and 10 means “10 = ″There should be greater incentives for individual effort” Likert scale where 1 means “a great deal” and 4 means “not at all” |
| Freedom Vs. Control | How much freedom of choice and control; measured on a 10-point Likert scale where 1 means “none at all” and 10 means “a great deal” |
| Hard Work vs. Luck | Measured on a 10-point scale where 1 means “In the long run, hard work usually brings a better life” and 10 means “Hard work doesn't necessarily bring success – it's more of a matter of luck and connections” |
| Competition is good | Competition good or harmful: Measured on a 10-point scale where 1 means “competition is good” and 10 implies “competition is harmful” |
| Importance of God | On a 10-point scale where 1 means “Not at all important” and 10 means “very important” |
| National Pride (Nat_Pri) | How proud are you to be an Indian – very proud, quite proud, not very proud or not at all proud? (Code one answer) |
| Sex of the Respondent (Sex) | Respondent's sex: Male (1) and Female (2) |
| Age of the respondent (Age) | Age of the respondent based on year of birth |
| Marital Status (Married) | Marital status of the respondents: Married (1) and others (0) |
| Democratic Political System Important | Having a democratic political system: Measured on a 4-point Likert Scale: Very Good (1) –Very Bad (4) |
| Democracy | “How democratically is this country being governed today?” to be answered in a 10 point Likert scale where 1 means: “Not at all democratic” and 10 indicates: “Completely Democratic” |
| Education: Low (Edu_Low) | Highest educational attainment: Low:1, Others:0 (Base) |
| Education: Middle (Edu_Mid) | Highest educational attainment: Middle:1, Others:0 |
| Education: High (Edu_High) | Highest educational attainment: Higher:1, Others:0 |
| Income: Low (Inc_Low) | Income level: Low:1, Others:0 (Base) |
| Income: Mid (Inc_Mid) | Income level: Moderate:1, Others:0 |
| Income: High (Inc_High) | Income level: High:1, Others:0 |
| The government has the right to collect information (Govt_Inf) | Government has the right to collect information about anyone living in without their knowledge, measured on a 4-point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = ″Definitely should have the right” and 4 means “Definitely should not have the right” |
| Democracy: Governments tax the rich and subsidize the poor | Democracy: Governments tax the rich and subsidize the poor, measured in a 10-point Likert scale where 1 signified “it is against democracy” and 10 implies “essential for democracy” |
| Freedom and Equality – Which is more important (Fr vs.Eq) | Freedom and Equality – Which more important: “1 = Freedom” and “2 = Equality” |
| Women have the same rights as men (Wom_Eq) | Democracy: Women have the same rights as men, measured in terms of “0 = ″It is against democracy (spontaneous)” and “10 = An essential characteristic of democracy” |
| Political Activism (Pol_Act) | Political action: Signing a petition, measured on a 3-point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = have done” and 3 means “would never do” |
| Social Activism (Soc_Act) | Social activism: Encouraging others to vote, measured on a 3-point Likert scale where 1 means “1 = have done” and 3 means “would never do” |
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