Young Adult Evaluation of Men and Women Candidates in 8 Countries
- URL
- https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/179721
- Description
Provides data collected from parallel experiments conducted in 8 countries (10 cases) from 2014 to 2018, using a 2x2x2 factorial experiment with Candidate Gender, Party Platform, and Party Label as the 3 factors. Treatments are speeches by a candidate (approximately 600 words, and including a brief candidate bio to reinforce the sex of the candidate) with the speech presenting partisan stances on 6 policy topics. Each participant was given the speech of 1 candidate (either a man or a woman candidate, from either the governing or main opposition party of the country, with the party name either stated or not listed on the speech). In total the experiments had 6,855 participants, ranging from 253 in Alberta, Canada to 1000 participants in the Texas, US experiment.
Time Period(s): 2014 – 2018Universe: Young adults (17-21) in the following geographic coverage: Canada (Alberta and Quebec), Chile, Costa Rica, England, Israel, Sweden, Uruguay, United States (California and Texas)Methodology
Response Rate: Cross national, ExperimentsSampling: Schools were recruited for participation in the study to produce a socioeconomically diverse group of participants in each country. Classes were recruited to produce a diverse array of subjects ranging from business to mechanics to sociology.Data Source: The experiment was conducted on paper in classrooms in high schools, technical schools, and universitiesCollection Mode(s): View help for Collection Mode(s) on-site questionnaireScales: View help for Scales The questionnaire included attitudinal Likert scales; Categorical items to typify respondents' characteristicsUnit(s) of Observation: View help for Unit(s) of Observation individual respondentGeographic Unit: View help for Geographic Unit CountryThe following publications are supplemented by the data in this project.
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Taylor-Robinson, Michelle M., and Nehemia Geva, eds. The Image of Gender and Political Leadership: A Multinational View of Women and Leadership. Oxford University Press, 2023
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- Sample
- Format
- Single study
- Country
- Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Israel
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Title
- Young Adult Evaluation of Men and Women Candidates in 8 Countries
- Format
- Single study