Vol. 17(1): Replication Data for: Who Participates in Local Government? Evidence from Meeting Minutes (doi:10.7910/DVN/RRF7EU)

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Document Description
Citation
Title:	Vol. 17(1): Replication Data for: Who Participates in Local Government? Evidence from Meeting Minutes
Identification Number:	doi:10.7910/DVN/RRF7EU
Distributor:	Harvard Dataverse
Date of Distribution:	2019-02-15
Version:	1
Bibliographic Citation:	Einstein, Katherine Levine; Palmer, Maxwell; Glick, David M., 2019, "Vol. 17(1): Replication Data for: Who Participates in Local Government? Evidence from Meeting Minutes", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/RRF7EU, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:LGBnP5waVqr9O9j527Ksgw== [fileUNF]
Study Description
Citation
Title:	Vol. 17(1): Replication Data for: Who Participates in Local Government? Evidence from Meeting Minutes
Identification Number:	doi:10.7910/DVN/RRF7EU
Authoring Entity:	Einstein, Katherine Levine (Boston University)
	Palmer, Maxwell (Boston University)
	Glick, David M. (Boston University)
Distributor:	Harvard Dataverse
Access Authority:	Palmer, Maxwell
Depositor:	Palmer, Maxwell
Date of Deposit:	2018-06-27
Holdings Information:	https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/RRF7EU
Study Scope
Keywords:	Social Sciences
Abstract:	Scholars and policymakers have highlighted institutions that enable community participation as a potential buffer against existing political inequalities. Yet, these venues may be biasing policy discussions in favor of an unrepresentative group of individuals. To explore who participates, we compile a novel data set by coding thousands of instances of citizens speaking at planning and zoning board meetings concerning housing development. We match individuals to a voter file to investigate local political participation in housing and development policy. We find that individuals who are older, male, longtime residents, voters in local elections, and homeowners are significantly more likely to participate in these meetings. These individuals overwhelmingly (and to a much greater degree than the general public) oppose new housing construction. These participatory inequalities have important policy implications and may be contributing to rising housing costs.
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Data Access
Notes:	<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a>
Other Study Description Materials
File Description--f3181243
File: all_comments_anon.tab
	Number of cases: 4268 No. of variables per record: 13 Type of File: text/tab-separated-values
Notes:	UNF:6:GXRWovE/EnkKZwcl+h8r7A==
File Description--f3181241
File: comments_merged_anon.tab
	Number of cases: 3644 No. of variables per record: 20 Type of File: text/tab-separated-values
Notes:	UNF:6:t/oA0NLqJAvfkhM4dGTPtg==
File Description--f3181244
File: reasons_by_comment.tab
	Number of cases: 5581 No. of variables per record: 5 Type of File: text/tab-separated-values
Notes:	UNF:6:djrvYYL9Ixr6QEV2bNfcNg==
File Description--f3181246
File: reasons_codes.tab
	Number of cases: 20 No. of variables per record: 2 Type of File: text/tab-separated-values
Notes:	UNF:6:v/JbP67DON3/GsHknFIvOw==
File Description--f3181264
File: town_40b_support_comments.tab
	Number of cases: 97 No. of variables per record: 13 Type of File: text/tab-separated-values
Notes:	UNF:6:vXF2ybanmZHuxe90Y/hSDg==
Variable Description
List of Variables:	person_id comment_id town - Town planningboardzoningboard - Planning Board/Zoning Board project - Project position - Position reasons - Reasons reasons_code - Reasons_Code date support oppose neutral position_cd person_id comment_id town - Town planningboardzoningboard - Planning Board/Zoning Board project - Project position - Position support oppose neutral position_cd age - Age length_of_registration - Reg. Length pct_elections_voted - % Elections Voted party_d - Reg. Democrat party_r - Reg. Republican party_o female - Female party_i - Reg. Independent n_comments - Number of comments n_or_o comment_id position - Position position_cd reasons_code reason - Code reasons_code reason - Code town - Town n_comments - (count) comment_id support - (sum) support oppose - (sum) oppose neutral - (sum) neutral n_or_o - (sum) n_or_o pct_sup total_comments - (sum) n County - County registry_of_deeds yes_repeal no_repeal housing_support
Variables
person_id
f3181243 Location:	Summary Statistics: Valid 4268.0; Max. 3327.0; Min. 1.0; Mean 1646.768978444277; StDev 960.186022644187; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:RCgnZ6ktLPWemlBhIEkFFQ==
comment_id
f3181243 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 1232.2098035643119; Max. 4268.0; Min. 1.0; Mean 2134.5; Valid 4268.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:iFcfzw9WT4tFbOim2oIA9A==
Town
f3181243 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:Kw/sOokIQ/7lKurXeZpfzw==
Planning Board/Zoning Board
f3181243 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:QrWYpWLAncdJ5bBwLa9zSQ==
Project
f3181243 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:UKFRlUR7/MRgUXW+9ri56w==
Position
f3181243 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:Of+VHNdz7vs01R2dppQEHw==
Reasons
f3181243 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:WHolYCACLOb7avNeGxpQ+A==
Reasons_Code
f3181243 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:wSIR1oX/FUKWSVDPoDkgBQ==
date
f3181243 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:F/NMeZUCBAdXpFjYC1xfxA==
support
f3181243 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 0.35264696859632255; Valid 4268.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.14550140581068371; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:fJvJR5BHWo+TSDm7mEdMLA==
oppose
f3181243 Location:	Summary Statistics: Valid 4268.0; Mean 0.6255857544517337; StDev 0.4840280066575929; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:8vFU2LLAvg+zRFybtpQ5Lw==
neutral
f3181243 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 0.4194239318373425; Mean 0.22774133083411466; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 4268.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:kEVskssehN7AX6x6cfkUiw==
position_cd
f3181243 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 0.7355926389810213; Max. 1.0; Mean -0.4806474313863484; Min. -1.0; Valid 4263.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:r8CAY1bG3UD2IdNQ/jpPIA==
person_id
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 1624.9678924259363; Valid 3644.0; Max. 3326.0; Min. 1.0; StDev 953.8170310374345; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:8GyZCNfbqQ5HdJHx2E1dgw==
comment_id
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 2108.2505488473953; Min. 1.0; Max. 4268.0; StDev 1229.6181371367506; Valid 3644.0; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:l2k9FybrnuIpdJ1k2Oa+8A==
Town
f3181241 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:J+N1JWgPZcTbPgBXSkNImA==
Planning Board/Zoning Board
f3181241 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:9huGVvxolvrwXeYd57r54A==
Project
f3181241 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:0/HxPK8UtagTOf9gY7n9tA==
Position
f3181241 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:6z2ZRRDwKRzIDvajKX+ZDA==
support
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 0.14407244785949508; Min. 0.0; Valid 3644.0; StDev 0.3512113717333888; Max. 1.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:h7bU66U3krOnrv1hMbebvQ==
oppose
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 0.6240395170142703; Valid 3644.0; StDev 0.48443637310887006; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:VMzXfdOxcCTCHZW2dxiXJw==
neutral
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Valid 3644.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.42122086719619867; Mean 0.23051591657519152; Max. 1.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:m3o8DLxf1H5upav83ML7CA==
position_cd
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 0.7336984435877184; Min. -1.0; Valid 3639.0; Mean -0.4806265457543281; Max. 1.0; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:qlpWlueEhSH1gT1jehYbpg==
Age
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 58.81216509501843; Min. 19.375770568847656; StDev 12.513976527509138; Valid 3629.0; Max. 94.83641052246094; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:DDqqDDkQVefpIqIEjxGD4w==
Reg. Length
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 17.572904239755257; Min. 0.2710472345352173; StDev 10.701878090541063; Valid 3644.0; Max. 117.41272735595703; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:gVAK/A00M/k1D/N/1OdTug==
% Elections Voted
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 0.3340829069567929; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.5167436010319777; Valid 3644.0; Min. 0.0; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:hyRpOtT/41zBQz1M4MlWNA==
Reg. Democrat
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.46203148900727176; Mean 0.30872667398463266; Min. 0.0; Valid 3644.0; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:8S0Kb4Uuhqz+1Dl4h52X0A==
Reg. Republican
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Mean 0.12047200878155896; Valid 3644.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.3255573519200789 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:iCyNhO8RsL9btv5YRm/4yw==
party_o
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Valid 3644.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.04379271801999018; Mean 0.001920965971459994; Min. 0.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:MjCryr5Tc67piIKUfRY79Q==
Female
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.4253567508232708; Valid 3644.0; StDev 0.49446484274342134; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:9zxOsW8IsvTrw1ECCajxQw==
Reg. Independent
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 0.49530073653116774; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.5688803512623478; Valid 3644.0; Max. 1.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:9nsBoZot00aR91v5/+J5tg==
Number of comments
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Max. 17.0; Min. 1.0; Valid 3644.0; StDev 1.809403410070085; Mean 1.8913282107574023 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:/uwLifKzBDC4zFwmqrnthQ==
n_or_o
f3181241 Location:	Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.3525968833098156; Min. 0.0; Valid 3644.0; Mean 0.8545554335894626 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:zlTwaNvW59AaCCC9r2klVg==
comment_id
f3181244 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 1149.468111268747; Min. 1.0; Valid 5581.0; Max. 4268.0; Mean 1970.4454398852852; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:pc4rhcIbNDbBhKhzthNmxQ==
Position
f3181244 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:At4qj6r/dZmi4UNBZ+UQzg==
position_cd
f3181244 Location:	Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Min. -1.0; StDev 0.6350915505608374; Valid 5581.0; Mean -0.6876903780684427; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:3EkNNn1XaTG5+InkWGaObA==
reasons_code
f3181244 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 10.19727647375023; Min. 1.0; StDev 5.709292535411898; Valid 5581.0; Max. 20.0; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:8eHbZXk0DW/hoHL5k57jFQ==
Code
f3181244 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:AJ+iH/bHX18pnl4qYIsUow==
reasons_code
f3181246 Location:	Summary Statistics: Max. 20.0; Mean 10.5; StDev 5.916079783099616; Min. 1.0; Valid 20.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:/FIOZM/29oC3TK/IE52m2A==
Code
f3181246 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:pzLWEGHgLBCTfZp6dk5Zjg==
Town
f3181264 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:6Ljnin3hXQijOklphqZY5g==
(count) comment_id
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: Valid 97.0; Mean 37.56701030927835; StDev 42.83906589796642; Max. 251.0; Min. 1.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:kGFlSnsxi7KJ5lqx6995NQ==
(sum) support
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 12.739990006307883; Valid 97.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 5.41237113402062; Max. 93.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:LbG87dfNG3IBovaJq6kTOg==
(sum) oppose
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: Max. 127.0; Mean 23.443298969072167; StDev 26.026416496899884; Min. 0.0; Valid 97.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:Ew+W8Hluk11qZHxQtoQywQ==
(sum) neutral
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: Valid 97.0; StDev 9.98528771695528; Mean 8.659793814432991; Max. 50.0; Min. 0.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:CNwEWlM9p47pdUSSOb3XdQ==
(sum) n_or_o
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 32.103092783505154; StDev 33.449428413178964; Max. 158.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 97.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:N2l8eeZiQM3aZvvb61+x3A==
pct_sup
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: Valid 97.0; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.11948243928017074; StDev 0.16654443461575294; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:lEcIvzfpxWoNfV/ZGF0rwA==
(sum) n
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 48.4632592795821; Valid 97.0; Mean 44.0; Max. 280.0; Min. 1.0 Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:zdjElKdELHKzPP5yxWMM/w==
County
f3181264 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:MX8aVD+9xIj8exI/j/cvdg==
registry_of_deeds
f3181264 Location:	Variable Format: character Notes: UNF:6:1dsJVpSuK517QKQ08WR/Vg==
yes_repeal
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 2428.8575763527465; Mean 3936.322916666667; Max. 13829.0; Valid 96.0; Min. 744.0; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:Bm8rOlvPzA76CPmG7Uvm8A==
no_repeal
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: StDev 4576.617031410097; Max. 25171.0; Mean 4957.645833333334; Min. 953.0; Valid 96.0; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:gcNR+YJ8CiTwAHzBl8++MA==
housing_support
f3181264 Location:	Summary Statistics: Mean 0.5275856281320254; Max. 0.7952783703804016; StDev 0.0776581983111571; Min. 0.3733054995536804; Valid 96.0; Variable Format: numeric Notes: UNF:6:RJPj9IigFbdTuo3rY7zzZA==
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Label:	zoning_participation_graphs.R
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Label:	zoning_participation_main_analysis.do
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