Public opinion surveys from seven Asian and Western countries compare symbolic and operational ideology using both common cross-national items and country-specific items. Data was collected before and after national elections by researchers including Ikuma Ogura for a study published in Public Opinion Quarterly. The dataset supports analysis of ideological measurement stability, voter choice prediction, and attitudes toward democratic values.
Use Cases
- Compare the temporal stability of common symbolic ideology measures versus country-specific ones using repeated survey waves.
- Analyze the association between country-specific symbolic ideology items and operational ideology items to test construct validity.
- Predict vote choice in national elections using country-specific ideological labels and issue items.
- Examine correlations between ideological extremity, measured by common and country-specific indicators, and attitudes toward democratic values.
- Assess respondent understanding by comparing responses to common ideological labels versus country-specific labels.
Strengths
- Covers seven distinct countries, enabling cross-national comparison.
- Includes pre-election and post-election survey waves for temporal analysis.
- Explicitly compares two measurement approaches: common cross-national items and country-specific items.
Limitations
- Specific sample sizes and row counts are not provided.
- Geographic coverage is limited to seven unspecified Asian and Western countries.
- The absence of column details limits precise feature-level analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Ikuma Ogura, associated with Public Opinion Quarterly.
- Collection Method
- Public opinion surveys conducted before and after national elections.
- Time Range
- Surveys conducted around national election periods; specific years not provided.
- Freshness
- Last updated on the platform in March 2026.
- Geography
- Seven Asian and Western countries; specific nations not listed.