Worldwide Age Representation in Cabinet Dataset

Data source: Stockemer and Kolodziejczyk

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Description:

The WARC dataset is a comprehensive dataset and ongoing data collection that provides information on the numerical presence of female ministers and different age groups worldwide and over time.

In more detail, it provides information on the gendered composition of cabinets across the globe as well as the mean and median age of cabinet members. Authors also provide figures on the presence of young cabinet members, as well as figures that that compare the presence of a certain age group of cabinet members in relation to the same age group in the general population. Finally, they present data on the gender and age distributions of different types of portfolios (i.e. low-prestige, medium-prestige and high-prestige portfolios).

Last updated by source: 2024-09-01

Dataset type: Time-Series
Dataset level: Country

Citation:

When using this dataset, please cite as:
• Stockemer, D., & Kolodziejczyk, K. (2024). Introducing the world age representation in cabinet (WARC) dataset. Representation, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2024.2409636



Variables in this dataset:

   Percent of age coverage
QoG Code: warc_acov

The percent of ministers authors could get age data.

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   Cabinet Age Representation Index (35 or under)
QoG Code: warc_agi35

The percentage of ministers aged 35 or under relative to the percent of citizens aged 35 or under in the population.

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   Cabinet Age Representation Index (40 or under)
QoG Code: warc_agi40

The percentage of ministers aged 40 or under relative to the percent of citizens aged 40 or under in the population.

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   Cabinet Age Representation Index ((41 to 60)
QoG Code: warc_agi4160

The percentage of ministers aged 41 to 60 relative to the percent of citizens aged 41 to 60 in the population.

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   Cabinet Age Representation Index (over 61 years)
QoG Code: warc_agi61

The percentage of ministers aged 61 or over relative to the percent of citizens aged 61 or over in the population.

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   Percent of women ministers aged 35 or under
QoG Code: warc_fem35

The percent of women ministers aged 35 or under at inauguration.

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   Percent of women ministers aged 40 or under
QoG Code: warc_fem40

The percent of women ministers aged 40 or under at inauguration.

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   Percent of women ministers aged 61 or over
QoG Code: warc_fem61

The percent women ministers aged 61 or more at inauguration.

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   Age of cabinet leader
QoG Code: warc_leadage

The age of the cabinet leader.

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   Gender of leader
QoG Code: warc_leadgen

The gender of the cabinet leader. (0 = male, 1 = female)

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   Mean age of cabinet members
QoG Code: warc_meanage

The mean age of cabinet at inauguration.

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   Median age of cabinet members
QoG Code: warc_medianage

The median age of cabinet at inauguration.

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   Percent of ministers aged 35 or under
QoG Code: warc_min35

The percent of ministers aged 35 or under at inauguration.

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   Percent of ministers aged 40 or under
QoG Code: warc_min40

The percent of ministers aged 40 or under at inauguration.

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   Percent of cabinet members aged 41 to 60
QoG Code: warc_min4160

The percent of ministers aged between 41 and 60 at inauguration.

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   Percent of cabinet members aged 61 or over
QoG Code: warc_min61

The percent of ministers aged 61 or more at inauguration.

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   Percentage of women ministers
QoG Code: warc_wmin

The percent of women ministers at inauguration.

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