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##	Josh Clinton
##	Princeton University
##	Codebook for "Representation in Congress: Constituents and Roll Calls"
##	Forthcoming in Journal of Politics
##	May 2005
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File: 	HOUSE.106.AKN.dta (STATA)
	HOUSE.106.AKN.R	(R data-table)


x106mean:	1D ideal point estimate for district representative in 106th House using IDEAL (posterior mean)

x106_prec	Precision for 1D ideal point estimate. 
		To get (posterior) standard error use: 1/ sqrt(x106_prec).

x106kmean:	1D ideal point estimate for district representative in 106th House using IDEAL (posterior mean) and only key votes identified by CQ Quarterly.

x106_k_prec	Standard error (posterior standard deviation) for 1D key ideal point estimate. 
		To get (posterior) standard error use: 1/ sqrt(x106_k_prec).

cdcoden		Identifier for congressional district (based on Spatial Insight code).  Arranged alphabetical by state.

pty		ICPSR 3-digit party code (100,200,328) for representative in 106th House

lc		Average ideology for all survey respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

splc		Average ideology for same-party survey respondents in district  merged KN and 	ANES.
	
nsplc		Average ideology for non-same-party survey respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

sdlc		Standard deviation of ideology for all survey respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

sdsplc		Standard deviation of ideology for same-party survey respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.
	
sdnsplc		Standard deviation of ideology for non-same-party survey respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

numg		Number of respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

	NOTE:	numg > numsp + numnsp because numg includes all respondents; including those with missing PID and ideology.

numsp		Number of same-party respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

numnsp		Number of non-same-party respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

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oplc		Average ideology for survey respondents in district self-identifying with the opposite party of the incumbent (i.e., out-party) merged KN and ANES.

ilc		Average ideology for survey respondents in district self-identifying as independents  merged KN and ANES.

sdoplc		Standard deviation of ideology for survey respondents in district self-identifying with the opposite party of the incumbent (i.e., out-party) merged KN and ANES.

sdilc		Standard deviation of ideology for survey respondents in district self-identifying as independents  merged KN and ANES.

numop		Number of out-party respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

numi		Number of independent respondents in district  merged KN and ANES.

	NOTE:	numnsp = numi+numop.

pvcd		Average two-party presidential vote in district from 1992, 1996, 2000

cdarea		Size of district in 106th House from Spatial Insight (square miles).

tenure		Years in congress as of the 106th House.
