CSES datasets

Data source: Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)

Description:

CSES (CSES1, CSES2, CSES3, CSES4, and CSES5) is a collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world. Participating countries include a common module of survey questions in their post-election studies. The resulting data are deposited along with voting, demographic, district, and macro variables. The studies are then merged into a single, free, public dataset for use in comparative study and cross-level analysis. The research agenda, questionnaires, and study design are developed by an international committee of leading scholars of electoral politics and political science. The design is implemented in each country by their foremost social scientists.

Note: Portugal 2002 from the initial data Module 1 was excluded, as this module provides data until 2001, therefore these observations are coded incorrectly.

Last updated by source: 2023-07-25

Dataset type:	Time-Series
Dataset level:	Country

Citation:

When using this dataset, please cite as:

• The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. (2015a). CSES MODULE 1 FULL RELEASE [dataset], december 15, 2015 version. https://doi.org/doi:10.7804/cses.module1.2015-12-15

• The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. (2015b). CSES MODULE 2 FULL RELEASE [dataset], december 15, 2015 version. https://doi.org/doi:10.7804/cses.module2.2015-12-15

• The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. (2015c). CSES MODULE 3 FULL RELEASE [dataset], december 15, 2015 version. https://doi.org/doi:10.7804/cses.module3.2015-12-15

• The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. (2018). CSES MODULE 4 FULL RELEASE [dataset], may 29, 2018 version. https://doi.org/doi:10.7804/cses.module4.2018-05-29

• The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. (2023). CSES MODULE 5 FULL RELEASE [dataset], july 25, 2023 version. https://doi.org/doi:10.7804/cses.module4.2020-05-14

    @misc{cses1,
 author = {{The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems}},
 doi = {doi:10.7804/cses.module1.2015-12-15},
 title = {{CSES MODULE 1} FULL RELEASE [dataset], December 15, 2015 version},
 url = {http://cses.org/},
 year = {2015}
}

@misc{cses2,
 author = {{The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems}},
 doi = {doi:10.7804/cses.module2.2015-12-15},
 title = {{CSES MODULE 2} FULL RELEASE [dataset], December 15, 2015 version},
 url = {http://cses.org/},
 year = {2015}
}

@misc{cses3,
 author = {{The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems}},
 doi = {doi:10.7804/cses.module3.2015-12-15},
 title = {{CSES MODULE 3} FULL RELEASE [dataset], December 15, 2015 version},
 url = {http://cses.org/},
 year = {2015}
}

@misc{cses4,
 author = {{The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems}},
 doi = {doi:10.7804/cses.module4.2018-05-29},
 title = {{CSES MODULE 4} FULL RELEASE [dataset], May 29, 2018 version},
 url = {http://cses.org/},
 year = {2018}
}

@misc{cses5,
 author = {{The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems}},
 doi = {doi:10.7804/cses.module4.2020-05-14},
 title = {{CSES MODULE 5} FULL RELEASE [dataset], July 25, 2023 version},
 url = {http://cses.org/},
 year = {2023}
}

Variables in this dataset:

Closeness to Political Party

QoG Code: cses_pc

Do you usually think of yourself as close to any particular party? Share of the population who answered Yes. Note: Refused to answer, Don't know and similar answers were coded as missing, and the average are based on the remaining answers.

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Satisfaction with Democracy

QoG Code: cses_sd

On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied with the way democracy works in [COUNTRY]? 1. Not at all satisfied. 2. Not very satisfied. 3. Fairly satisfied. 4. Very satisfied. Note: Refused to answer, Don't know and similar answers were coded as missing, and the average are based on the remaining answers.

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