Survey Data on Self-Censorship and Democratic Backsliding in Indonesia

Original survey data from Indonesia collected during a period of heightened digital repression. The dataset includes a Self-Censorship Index derived from differential non-response to sensitive versus non-sensitive survey items. The report was authored by Defbry Margiansyah and last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between fear of selective law enforcement and self-censorship based on the survey's findings.
• Modeling the divergent effects of cognitive versus material resources on political expression using education and economic security variables.
• Investigating the concept of 'protective withdrawal' among economically secure citizens based on the study's theoretical framework.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The description provides a detailed theoretical and methodological framework for the analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 16.3 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Original survey data analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 05:42:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Indonesia