This Gallup poll seeks to collect the opinions of Canadians on important political issues, both in Canada and abroad. The major political issues discussed within Canada include prices, defence and unemployment, although lighter issues such as advertising and how spare time is spent are also discussed. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be classified according to geographic, demographic and social variables. The topics of interest include: whether advertisements are believable or not; the Arab Israeli conflict in Palestine; car ownership; the Conservative party; defence policy; the federal election; government control of schools; how spare time is spent; John Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; the number of jobs held by respondents; preferred political parties; price trends; Unemployment rates; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.

This poll, fielded July 2012, and the second of two, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked about the condition of the economy, and whether things in the country were on the right track. Opinions were collected on financial institutions and whether they favor large investors, as well as the likelihood of another financial crisis. Respondents were queried on unemployment, including who is to blame for the high unemployment rate and what will happen to the unemployment rate over the next few months. Several questions addressed modes of transportation, including which mode is the most cost-effective, is the safest, and which one respondents prefer for traveling long distances. Other questions addressed a variety of pop-culture and social issues, such as plants, live theater, traditions, national landmarks, abortion, and taxpayer's money. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, household income, social class, religious preference and participation, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians, marital status, household composition, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status, voting behavior, and the number of phones in their household.

Abstract (en): This special topic poll, conducted January 13-15, 1997, is part of a continuing series of monthly polls that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. This data collection was undertaken to assess public opinion prior to President Bill Clinton's second-term inauguration as president of the United States. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Clinton and his handling of the first term of his presidency, whether he would do a better or worse job in his second term in office, whether they approved of his choices for Cabinet and other top positions in his administration, and what the nature of his relationship with Congress should be in his second term. Views were sought on whether President Clinton had made progress toward reducing unemployment and improving education during his first term, and whether he would make substantial progress in these areas during his second term. Respondents rated the most important issue facing the country, whether they were better or worse off financially compared to four years ago, whether they approved of the way Congress was handling its job, whether they expected Congress to do a better job in the next two years, and whether they trusted the Clinton administration or the Republicans in Congress to handle the main problems the nation would face over the next few years. Other questions asked whether respondents approved of the way Hillary Clinton was handling her job as first lady and the amount of influence she held over her husband, and whether she should play a greater role in her husband's second administration. A series of questions asked about recent allegations involving President Clinton, including Whitewater, the Democratic National Campaign Committee's acceptance of foreign contributions, and former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones's sexual harassment charges, and whether they would interfere with his ability to serve as president. Additional topics addressed what actions the government should take to protect the long-term financial stability of Social Security and the Medicare health system and the overall level of ethics and honesty in politics and the federal government. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, household income, political party affiliation, political philosophy, and voter participation history. The data contain a weight variable (WEIGHT) that should be used in analyzing the data. This poll consists of "standard" national representative samples of the adult population with sample balancing of sex, race, age, and education. ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: Created online analysis version with question text.. Persons aged 18 and over living in households with telephones in the contiguous 48 United States. Households were selected by random-digit dialing. Within households, the respondent selected was the adult living in the household who last had a birthday and who was home at the time of the interview. 2008-01-14 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files, and SAS and Stata supplemental files have been added to this data collection. Respondent names were removed from the data file and the CASEID variable was created for use with online analysis. Question text has been added to the codebook, and the data collection instrument has been taken out of the codebook and made into its own file. telephone interview (1) The data available for download are not weighted and users will need to weight the data prior to analysis. (2) Original reports using these data may be found via the ABC News Polling Unit Web site and via the Washington Post Opinion Surveys and Polls Web site. (3) The meaning of the variable SELECTB is unknown and may be associated with the sampling method of selecting a respondent based on the adult living in the household who last had a birthday. (4) According to the data collection instrument, code 3 in the variable Q909 also includes respondents who answered that they had attended a technical college. (5) Value labels for unknown codes were add in the variables RECODED_AGE and Q1. (6) The CASEID variable was c...

This poll, conducted January 11-16, 1985, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked to rate Reagan's performance as president over the past four years and to describe their expectations for his performance in his second term in office. Respondents also were asked a series of questions relating to the nation's economy, their personal financial situation and expectations, and whether they trusted the Democrats or Republicans to do a better job in coping with the nation's problems. A series of questions asked about the federal budget deficit and ways to reduce it, federal income tax system and the Treasury Department's tax reform proposal. Additional subjects addressed support for nuclear power, the apartheid protests in South Africa, the New York City subway shooting, and gun ownership. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, marital status, religious preference, voter registration status and participation history, political party affiliation, political philosophy, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), household income, the number of household members over the age of 18, whether respondents considered themselves to be middle or working class, and whether any member of the household was a veteran, a labor union member, or employed by the government.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians. The primary subject of this survey is politics, with the questions focussing on politicians and political parties, as well as other issues of political importance to both Canada, and other countries. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social groups. Topics of interest include: Adolf Eichmann's trial in Israel; concentration camps; the Conservative party's majority; federal elections; friendliness towards people from Germany and Japan; mandatory English classes in French speaking provinces; mandatory French classes in English speaking provinces; Kennedy's performance as American President; major problems facing the government; nuclear weapons testing, and the possiblity of nuclear war; the Peace Corps; preferred political parties; religion being taught in schools; unemployment; union membership; voting behaviour; and whether Western Canada is more friendly than the rest of Canada. Basic demographics variables are also included.

This dataset contains political preferences of Austrian citizens eligible to vote (age 16 and older) after the national parliamentary election on 29.9.2013. Telephone interviews (CATI) were conducted in the period 1.10. – 29.10.2013. 1000 respondents were selected based on proportionally stratified probability sampling. This survey is part of the international Comparative Study of Electoral Systems.

Important variables are, among others, participation in the election and vote choice; preferences concerning raising/cutting public expenditure in certain policy areas; party closeness; party preferences and party identification; satisfaction with democracy; self- and party-placements on a left-right scale; political participation; perception of campaign ads; and political knowledge. Additional variables capture demographics, weights, and interview ratings.

Topics: Preference for an increase or decrease in public spending on health care, education, unemployment benefits, national defence, pensions, promotion of business and industry, police and social services; likelihood of a higher standard of living in the next ten years; change in the economic situation in the country in the last year; change in the economic situation of the region compared to Austria as a whole; change in own economic situation; agreement with the demand for government measures to reduce income disparities; participation in the National Council election on 29. September 2013 and voting decision; preferential vote cast; voting decision of non-voters; participation in the last National Council election in September 2008 and voting decision; importance of those in government and one´s own vote for policy-making; satisfaction with democracy; party proximity and party identification; intensity of party identification; sympathy scalometer for the parties SPÖ, ÖVP, FPÖ, BZÖ, the Greens, Team Stronach and NEOS and for selected top politicians; ranking of parties on a left-right continuum; self-ranking left-right; contact by a party or candidate during the election campaign; type of contact (personal conversation, by telephone, SMS, post, e-mail or via the internet in social networks) and contacting party; reception of election advertising on television and advertising party; political persuasion in the family, with close friends, colleagues or fellow students and neighbours; mobilisation through personal contact, direct conversation, letter, telephone, SMS, e-mail, social network; online registration for election campaign information; political knowledge: last finance minister, unemployment rate, second strongest party in the National Council, UN Secretary General; expected change in household income in the next year; assessment of selected top politicians with regard to competence, honesty, assertiveness and charisma; Survey Experiment Item Count Technique (Split Half A.): Letter to the editor written, been active in a club, changed primary residence, donated money, Split Half B: Letter to the editor written, been active in a club, voted in the National Council elections in September 2013, changed primary residence, donated money).

Demography: Austrian citizenship; age (year and month of birth); sex; household size; number of persons in the household under 18 years and under 6 years; property: owning a home or condominium, weekend house or holiday home, business, farm, land, rental property, shares and savings; highest level of education; marital status; trade union membership of the respondent or other household members; employment of the respondent and partner or seeking work; current or last occupational situation, occupational position and economic sector of the respondent and partner; assumed difficulties in finding work; net household income; religiousness; religious community; religious confession; other language. current or last occupational situation, occupational position and economic sector of the respondent and partner; assumed difficulties in finding a job; net household income; religious service attendance; religiousness; religious community; religious confession; language other than German in the household; household language; federal state; rural or urban residential area; length of residence in the residential area; country of birth; year of moving to Austria; interview by mobile phone or landline; location of the interview; landline at home; other mobile phone available.

Additionally coded were: Interviewer sex; age (year of birth) and...

This poll, fielded October 2011, and the first of three, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Opinions were sought about how well Barack Obama was handling the presidency, foreign policy, the economy, the situation in Iraq, and job creation. Further questions were asked about the state of the national economy, various tax cuts and regulations, job creation, the Affordable Care Act, and the most important problem facing the nation. Respondents were asked whether the country was headed in the right direction, whether Congress was performing their job well, how Republicans and Democrats were handling job creation, whether Obama or the Republicans favored a certain social class, whether respondents trusted the government, and whether respondents supported the Tea Party movement and/or Occupy Wall Street movement. Respondents were also queried about how much attention they were paying to the 2012 campaign, whether they planned to vote in a 2012 primary or caucus, and for their opinions of various Republican candidates, such as Mitt Romney. Additional topics included unemployment and unemployment benefits, job searches, and problems resulting from being unemployed. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, personal finances, perceived social class, employment status, religious preference, whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status, voting behavior, military service, number of phones, and household composition.

Description:

This dataset combines data from three sources to provide a comprehensive overview of county-level socioeconomic indicators, educational attainment, and voting outcomes in the United States. The dataset includes variables such as unemployment rates, median household income, urban influence codes, education levels, and voting percentages for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. By integrating this data, the dataset enables analysis of how factors like income, education, and unemployment correlate with political preferences, offering insights into regional voting behaviors across the country.

References:

The following reference datasets were used to construct this dataset.

[1] Harvard Dataverse, Voting Data Set by County. Available: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi: 10.7910/DVN/VOQCHQ

[2] USDA Economic Research Service, Educational Attainment and Un- employment Data. Available: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ county-level-data-sets/county-level-data-sets-download-data/

Abstract (en): This poll, fielded December 17-22, 2009, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked how they felt about the future of the United States over the next few years, whether they thought their opportunities to succeed in life were better or worse than their parent's generation, how satisfied they were with their life, and what major ambition or dream they would like to accomplish over the next 10 years. Respondents were queried on how they would rate the condition of the national economy, and how concerned they were that they or someone in the household would be out of work in the next year. Respondents were also asked what grade they would give to the United States in finding a cure for AIDS, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease, in ensuring the safety of the nation's food supply, and the quality of the public schools, in its ability to protect the country from a terrorist attack, its efforts to combat obesity, in its progress in protecting the environment, in the condition of the military, and in the nation's technological innovation compared to other countries. Information was collected on what was more important to the respondent, stimulating the economy or protecting the environment, whether they would be willing to pay more for a product if they knew it would be better for the environment, and how much confidence they had that advances in technology will solve global warming and other threats to the environment. Respondents were asked how likely they thought it was that there would be anther terrorist attack in the United States within the next few months, how secure they thought the country's ports and harbors were from terrorist activity, whether they thought that obesity was a serious public health problem, whether they would like to lose or gain weight, whether they support or oppose a special tax on junk food, and whether they thought that a special tax on junk food would encourage more people to lose weight. Respondents were queried on whether they had teenagers that they thought have tried illegal drugs and prescription drugs to get high, whether they thought that their teenaged children were sexually active, whether they thought that their teenagers have sent or received sexually explicit messages or images through their mobile phone, and whether they thought that their teenagers were overweight. Information was collected on how much free time their teenagers spent on the Internet, whether they monitor what their teenagers are doing online, whether their teenagers have been threatened or bullied online, whether they give their teenagers allowance, whether their teenagers work, and whether their teenagers have chores. Respondents were asked whether they favor or oppose divorce as a solution if the marriage isn't working out, whether they know anyone who has been unfaithful to their spouse, and whether they feel torn between their job and their family. Finally, respondents were also asked if they thought that we should return to a military draft, whether they thought that the United States military was adequately prepared to respond to a new military threat, whether public schools should teach a course on the major religions of the world, and how often they went to the theater to see a movie. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, employment status, military service, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and voter registration status. The data contain weight variables that should be used in analyzing the data. According to the CBS News Web site, the data were weighted to match United States Census Bureau breakdowns on age, sex, race, education, and region of the country. The data were also adjusted for the fact that people who share a telephone with others have less chance to be contacted than people who live alone and have their own telephones, and that households with more than one telephone number have more chances to be called than households with only one telephone number. ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In additio...

Introduction

The U.S. job market, with its dynamic trends and fluctuating unemployment rates, serves as an important barometer for the nation's economic health. All rates provided in this dataset are seasonally adjusted. Delving into the intricacies of unemployment rates by age and gender helps researchers, policymakers, and analysts uncover underlying patterns and address potential disparities.

Usage Examples

• Economic Research: Study the historical unemployment trends to gauge economic cycles.
• Policy Making: Inform labor market policies and interventions based on age or gender disparities.
• Business Strategy: Companies can analyze job market conditions when considering expansions or contractions.
• Academic Projects: Students and educators can use the dataset for case studies, dissertations, or classroom projects.

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Dataset Contents

This dataset, sourced from the FRED API, provides: - df_sex_unemployment_rates.csv: A breakdown of U.S. unemployment rates based on gender. - df_unemployment_rates.csv: Unemployment rates categorized by various age groups, ranging from young entrants (ages 16-17) to seasoned professionals (55 and above).

Together, these data files offer a comprehensive insight into the nuances of unemployment in the U.S., highlighting potential disparities in the job market across different age groups and between men and women.

This dataset provides information on the unemployment rates for different demographic groups in the United States.

The data is sourced from the Economic Policy Institute’s State of Working America Data Library and economic research conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

The dataset contains unemployment rates for various age groups, education levels, genders, races, and more.

Interesting Task Ideas:

1. See how unemployment rates have changed for different groups of people over time.
2. Look into how education levels can affect unemployment rates.
3. Compare unemployment rates between different races / genders.
4. Check out how unemployment rates can vary across different age groups and genders.
5. Find out if there's a connection between education levels and unemployment rates within specific racial or gender groups.
6. Explore how economic downturns can impact unemployment rates for specific groups of people.
7. Use the data to create visuals that show how unemployment rates differ across all sorts of factors.

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This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Topics included President Bill Clinton's handling of issues such as foreign policy, the economy, crime, the Whitewater deal, unemployment, and gun control. Respondents were asked to rate the condition of the national economy and were queried as to whether they thought the unemployment rate was going up, down, or had stayed the same in the previous few months. Questions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia included whether the United States had a responsibility to do something about the fighting between the Serbs and the Bosnians. Focusing on health care reform, respondents were asked if they thought Congress would pass a health care plan before the end of the year, whether the health care reform plan Clinton proposed was fair to people like them, and, if the Clinton health care reform plan was adopted, whether they thought the quality of the health care they and their family received would improve. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, household composition, vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, religious preference, and family income.

In June 2025, Tasmania had the highest unemployment rate among all states and territories in Australia with approximately 7.5 percent of those eligible to work jobs not in employment. Victoria had the second highest unemployment rate of 6.4 percent. Unemployment FiguresAustralian unemployment figures had remained relatively stable, hovering between four to six percent for some time before recently dropping to 4.03 percent in June 2024. Unemployment levels and the economy have regularly been a priority of the Australian government and unemployment remains a key political platform for the major parties during elections. However, long-term unemployment remains a concern, with the rate almost doubling between 2009 and 2019. Unemployment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples  The employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders in Australia remain a key indicator for the ongoing inequality experienced by this population group. The figures remain high, especially among Aboriginal youths aged 15 to 24 years old, with almost one-fifth who are out of regular employment as of 2015. This meant that more than 25 thousand Aboriginal youths were out of work and struggling to find employment in that year.

As of October 2025, the political party that 18 to 24 year-old's in Great Britain would be most likely to vote for was the Labour Party, at 30 percent, with Labour also the joint-most popular party among those aged 25 to 49 along with Reform UK. Reform was the most popular party for the 50 to 64 age group, with 32 percent of voters saying they would vote for them. For the oldest age group, Reform was also the most popular, with 31 percent of over 65s intending to vote for them. Reform surge in the polls Since winning the last UK general election in July 2024, the ruling Labour Party have steadily become more unpopular among voters. After winning 33.7 percent of the vote in that election, the party was polling at 24 percent in April 2025, only slightly ahead of Reform UK on 23 percent. A right-wing populist party, Reform benefited from the collapse in support for the center-right Conservative Party in the last election, winning several seats at their expense. While the next UK general election is not due to be held until 2029, the government will be keen to address their collapsing approval ratings, in the face of Reform's rising support. Economic headaches for Labour in 2025 Although Labour inherited a growing economy, with falling inflation, and low unemployment from the Conservatives, the overall economic outlook for the UK is still quite gloomy. The country's government debt is around 100 percent of GDP, and without large tax rises and spending cuts, the government hopes to create a stronger, more resilient economy to reduce the deficit. While this is still a possibility, the UK's economic prospects for 2025 were recently slashed, with growth of one percent forecast, down from an earlier prediction of two percent. Although mainly due to external factors such as the threat of increasing tariffs, and general geopolitical instability, the UK's faltering economy will add further problems to the embattled government.

Judgement on the problems of unemployment and the function of occupation and job from of the perspective of unemployed and employed women as well as among housewives.

Topics: reasons and length of unemployment; work orientation; roll of occupation versus roll of housewife; functions of occupation and job; burdens from unemployment; circle of friends; assessment of social situation; future expectations; personality structure; responsibility for unemployment; political conduct; party ties; trust in the political parties; life style; family; leisure time; partner conflicts; conflicts in child-raising; sport engagement; assessment of the situation in the job market; willingness to make concessions; mobility; activities for re-employment; experiences with the employment office.

Demography: age; marital status; school and occupational training; household structure; further education; employment of mother and head of household; net income; supports; employment; interest in politics; party preference; political discussions; party membership.

Also encoded were: size of municipality class; date of interview; length of interview; cooperation of respondent.

Political issues (Issues). Political attitudes and behaviour. Opinion formation during election campaigns.

Topics: Political interest; satisfaction with democracy; Big Five (psychological self-characterisation); intention to participate in elections; intended vote on BTW (first and second vote); election decision (intended, hypothetical): Consideration Set for second vote; current assessment of personal economic situation and the economic situation in Germany; sympathy scale for selected parties (CDU, CSU, SPD, FDP, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Die Linke, AfD); satisfaction with the performance of the federal government (scale); satisfaction with the performance of the individual governing parties (CDU, CSU, SPD); willingness to take risks; sympathy scale for top politicians (Angela Merkel, Sigmar Gabriel, Horst Seehofer, Christian Lindner, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Katja Kipping, Frauke Petry); problem-solving competence of the parties; political knowledge (voting rights in Germany, first-second vote, 5% hurdle); self-assessment on the left-right continuum (scalometer); personal value orientations according to the Schwartz model; positionissues (ego): socio-economic dimension (lower taxes and less welfare benefits vs. more welfare state benefits vs. more taxes), opportunities for foreigners to move in, integration of foreigners (should be able to adapt to German culture vs. be able to live according to their own culture), climate protection (priority for combating climate change, even if it harms economic growth vs. priority for economic growth, even if it makes combating climate change more difficult), security and privacy (for strong state intervention vs. against strong state intervention), European integration (push for European unification vs. European unification is already going too far); attitudes towards efficiency and electoral norms; political positions (adoption of children for same-sex partnerships, deportation of economic refugees, Islamic communities should be monitored by the state, state measures to reduce income disparities, referenda at federal level, restrictions on the exercise of the Islamic faith); political positions on current issues (state and economy, expansion of state powers in fighting crime, Islam fits into German society); most important source of political information (television, newspaper, radio, Internet, personal conversations, others); average Internet use (general, politically current); current use and reception frequency of TV news (Tagesschau/Tagesthemen (ARD), Heute/Heute Journal (ZDF), RTL Aktuell, Sat. 1 News, others); current use and reception frequency of daily newspapers (Bild-Zeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung, die tageszeitung, Die Welt, others); current use and reception frequency of weekly magazines in print and online versions (Der Spiegel, Focus, Die Zeit, Stern); voter participation and decision on the BTW 2013 election; frequency of political conversations; number of interlocutors; relationship to individual interlocutors and the interlocutors´ election intentions; party identification as well as the duration, strength and type of party identification; disenchantment with politics (parties only want voters´ votes, most party politicians are trustworthy and honest, even simple party members can contribute ideas, without professional politicians our country would be governed worse, citizens have hardly any possibilities to influence politics, parties are only about power, parties exert too much influence in society, parties consider the state as a self-service shop); assessment of differences in governmental policies of parties and assessment of differences between parties in general; national identity; assessment of components of national identity; temporary work; fear of losing a job; fear of losing a business; subjective class affiliation.

Additionally in the second wave: Political knowledge (assignment of politicians/parties, unemployment rate); assessment of justice within the German society; assessment of one´s own share in the German standard of living; foreign policy orientation (use of military force never justified, FRG should concentrate on problems in the country, FRG should act in agreement with the USA, necessity of a common stance of FRG and allies in crises, FRG should play a more active role in world politics, war sometimes necessary to protect national interests, FRG should provide security on its own, F...

This statistic shows the most suitable political parties for dealing with issues concerning unemployment in Great Britain according to an opinion poll among adults in Great Britain in *********, broken down by gender. Of female respondents, ** percent reported they believed the Labour Party to be the most able at handling unemployment, compared with ** percent of male respondents. ** percent of male respondents were sure the Conservative Party would be best at dealing with issues facing unemployment, while ** percent of female respondents were unsure which party they could put their trust in.

Persons 18 years old and older in typical residential areas.

Influence of religion, church and religious denomination on political conduct of the Federal German population.

Topics: judgement on the current economic situation in the Federal Republic; assessment of economic growth as well as development of gross income in the Federal Republic; assessment of the development of the standard of living; party preference (ballot procedure, first vote and second vote); attitude to civil rights; ideas about the unemployment figures and the unemployment rate in the Federal Republic; personal and assumed position of the church and parties on government expenditures for social security, the defense budget, fetching family members of guest workers and creation of new jobs; behavior at the polls in the last Federal Parliament election; personal change in party voted for; sympathy scale for the parties in Federal Parliament; significance of religion for the respondent as well as in parental home; reasons for membership in the church (scale); religious tie; personal activities in church committees and parish; religiousness of friends; agreement of one´s own religious view with that of partner; desired influence of Christian principles on life in society; attitude to political comments of church representatives; membership in organizations and movements; club activities; judgement on price development and job security in the Federal Republic; future economic expectations; impact of unemployment or short time work; reasons for change of job; unemployment of friends, acquaintances and partner; satisfaction with income development and property situation of household as well as with personal occupation; expected development of personal standard of living as well as occupational area; fear of unemployment; religious affiliation; attitude to common religion instruction of protestant and Catholic schoolchildren; desired role of the religious denomination in politics (scale); position of the church on the parties; employment in civil service or with church organizations; company size; religiousness; religious denomination of spouse, parents and parents-in-law; characterization of residential surroundings according to profession, religious denomination and status.

Also encoded was: number of residence units in building; city size; date of interview; length of interview.

Overview

Data on the performance of a president's party in the House of Representatives during the midterm elections. (A midterm election is the election year between presidential election years, e.g. 2014.) The data covers midterm elections since 1898.

A commonly held political belief is that when unemployment is high, the president's party generally performs poorly during midterm elections in Congress. This was the primary motivation for examining this data set. Variables year: Year of the midterm election. potus: The President of the United States (POTUS). party: Political party of the president. unemployment:Proportion of the working population that was unemployment. house.change: The relative proportional change in the number of seats that the president's party held in the House of Representatives based on that year's midterm elections.

Data Source Unemployment data comes from Wikipedia and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. President information was collected from Wikipedia. House of Representative data was from Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Party Divisions.

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