Summary statistics of the Dutch electorate; full sample and voter only sample
| Variable . | Mean . | SD . | Min. . | Max. . | Obs. . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | |||||
| Age | 47.19 | 17.51 | 16 | 103 | 33,576 |
| Share of women | 0.51 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 35,379 |
| Share of religious | 0.54 | 0.498 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of highly educated | 0.24 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 | 33,613 |
| Share in urban areas | 0.43 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of upper class | 0.25 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of working class | 0.29 | 0.454 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Left-right self-rating | 5.10 | 2.435 | 0 | 10 | 26.695 |
| Voter sample | |||||
| Age | 47.62 | 17.30 | 16 | 103 | 25,887 |
| Share of women | 0.50 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 27,289 |
| Share of religious | 0.53 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of highly educated | 0.27 | 0.443 | 0 | 1 | 26,160 |
| Share in urban areas | 0.42 | 0.494 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of upper class | 0.25 | 0.432 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of working class | 0.27 | 0.444 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Left-right self-rating | 5.10 | 2.448 | 0 | 10 | 22,868 |
| Variable . | Mean . | SD . | Min. . | Max. . | Obs. . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | |||||
| Age | 47.19 | 17.51 | 16 | 103 | 33,576 |
| Share of women | 0.51 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 35,379 |
| Share of religious | 0.54 | 0.498 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of highly educated | 0.24 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 | 33,613 |
| Share in urban areas | 0.43 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of upper class | 0.25 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of working class | 0.29 | 0.454 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Left-right self-rating | 5.10 | 2.435 | 0 | 10 | 26.695 |
| Voter sample | |||||
| Age | 47.62 | 17.30 | 16 | 103 | 25,887 |
| Share of women | 0.50 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 27,289 |
| Share of religious | 0.53 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of highly educated | 0.27 | 0.443 | 0 | 1 | 26,160 |
| Share in urban areas | 0.42 | 0.494 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of upper class | 0.25 | 0.432 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of working class | 0.27 | 0.444 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Left-right self-rating | 5.10 | 2.448 | 0 | 10 | 22,868 |
Note: This table shows summary statistics for the DPES full sample and the sample that includes only those respondents that indicated that they voted during the parliamentary elections. Note that the minimum age for the voting sample is 16, which leads us to believe there is a mistake in the data given that the voting age in the Netherlands is 18. On closer inspection, we found that 41 respondents lower than 18 indicated to have voted in the 2010 elections. Given that we are not sure where the mistake is (ie, in age or voting behavior), we chose to leave these observations in, as 41 observations are unlikely to influence general trends.
Summary statistics of the Dutch electorate; full sample and voter only sample
| Variable . | Mean . | SD . | Min. . | Max. . | Obs. . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | |||||
| Age | 47.19 | 17.51 | 16 | 103 | 33,576 |
| Share of women | 0.51 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 35,379 |
| Share of religious | 0.54 | 0.498 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of highly educated | 0.24 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 | 33,613 |
| Share in urban areas | 0.43 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of upper class | 0.25 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of working class | 0.29 | 0.454 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Left-right self-rating | 5.10 | 2.435 | 0 | 10 | 26.695 |
| Voter sample | |||||
| Age | 47.62 | 17.30 | 16 | 103 | 25,887 |
| Share of women | 0.50 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 27,289 |
| Share of religious | 0.53 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of highly educated | 0.27 | 0.443 | 0 | 1 | 26,160 |
| Share in urban areas | 0.42 | 0.494 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of upper class | 0.25 | 0.432 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of working class | 0.27 | 0.444 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Left-right self-rating | 5.10 | 2.448 | 0 | 10 | 22,868 |
| Variable . | Mean . | SD . | Min. . | Max. . | Obs. . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | |||||
| Age | 47.19 | 17.51 | 16 | 103 | 33,576 |
| Share of women | 0.51 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 35,379 |
| Share of religious | 0.54 | 0.498 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of highly educated | 0.24 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 | 33,613 |
| Share in urban areas | 0.43 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of upper class | 0.25 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Share of working class | 0.29 | 0.454 | 0 | 1 | 35,386 |
| Left-right self-rating | 5.10 | 2.435 | 0 | 10 | 26.695 |
| Voter sample | |||||
| Age | 47.62 | 17.30 | 16 | 103 | 25,887 |
| Share of women | 0.50 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 27,289 |
| Share of religious | 0.53 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of highly educated | 0.27 | 0.443 | 0 | 1 | 26,160 |
| Share in urban areas | 0.42 | 0.494 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of upper class | 0.25 | 0.432 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Share of working class | 0.27 | 0.444 | 0 | 1 | 27,291 |
| Left-right self-rating | 5.10 | 2.448 | 0 | 10 | 22,868 |
Note: This table shows summary statistics for the DPES full sample and the sample that includes only those respondents that indicated that they voted during the parliamentary elections. Note that the minimum age for the voting sample is 16, which leads us to believe there is a mistake in the data given that the voting age in the Netherlands is 18. On closer inspection, we found that 41 respondents lower than 18 indicated to have voted in the 2010 elections. Given that we are not sure where the mistake is (ie, in age or voting behavior), we chose to leave these observations in, as 41 observations are unlikely to influence general trends.
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