Replication Data for: Institutions Held, Confidence Collapsed: Differential Sensitivity of

A merged dataset combining Afrobarometer survey rounds 5 through 9, V-Dem version 16, and World Development Indicators data. The data was authored by Raymond Owusu and is hosted on the Harvard Dataverse, with a last recorded update in April 2026. It likely contains variables for analyzing institutional trust and democratic attitudes across African countries.

Use Cases

• Modeling the differential sensitivity of trust versus satisfaction with democracy based on Afrobarometer survey items.
• Analyzing the relationship between institutional performance and public attitudes using merged V-Dem indicators.
• Investigating how macroeconomic conditions from WDI data correlate with political trust across multiple survey rounds.
• Constituting a replication dataset for studies on political attitudes in Africa.

Strengths

• Integrates three established data sources: Afrobarometer, V-Dem, and World Development Indicators.
• Covers multiple survey rounds (5 through 9), suggesting a longitudinal component.
• Last updated in April 2026, indicating potential maintenance.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse, authored by Raymond Owusu.

Collection Method

Merged data from Afrobarometer surveys, V-Dem project, and World Bank WDI.

Time Range

Covers Afrobarometer Rounds 5-9; specific years are not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 14:03:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Focus is on African countries.