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       log:  /Users/cfbaum/Desktop/polbizcycles.smcl
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 opened on:  21 Oct 2012, 21:12:39


. // EC 228 01 F2012 Political Business Cycles questionnaire . use polbizcycles, clear

. . // validate the hand-entered data . assert inlist(gender, "m", "f")

. assert inlist(class, 13, 14, 15)

. assert inlist(college, "as", "cs", "ls")

. assert inlist(party, "d", "r", "i") | mi(party)

. forv i=1/7 { 2. assert inlist(q`i', "t", "f") 3. }

. . // clean up variables . qui replace gender = strupper(gender)

. qui replace class = class + 2000

. qui replace college = strupper(college)

. qui replace party = strupper(party)

. . // one-way tabulations . foreach v of varlist gender class college party { 2. tab `v' 3. }

gender | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- F | 12 34.29 34.29 M | 23 65.71 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 35 100.00

class | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- 2013 | 4 11.43 11.43 2014 | 29 82.86 94.29 2015 | 2 5.71 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 35 100.00

college | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- AS | 34 97.14 97.14 LS | 1 2.86 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 35 100.00

party | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- D | 4 11.76 11.76 I | 21 61.76 73.53 R | 9 26.47 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 34 100.00

. . // crosstab of gender and party . tab gender party, cell nofreq

| party gender | D I R | Total -----------+---------------------------------+---------- F | 0.00 23.53 11.76 | 35.29 M | 11.76 38.24 14.71 | 64.71 -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Total | 11.76 61.76 26.47 | 100.00



. . // one-way tabulations of responses for those with party affiliation . foreach v of varlist q1-q7 { 2. qui replace `v' = strupper(`v') 3. tab `v' if !mi(party) 4. }

q1 | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- F | 19 55.88 55.88 T | 15 44.12 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 34 100.00

q2 | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- F | 17 50.00 50.00 T | 17 50.00 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 34 100.00

q3 | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- F | 23 67.65 67.65 T | 11 32.35 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 34 100.00

q4 | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- F | 28 82.35 82.35 T | 6 17.65 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 34 100.00

q5 | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- F | 17 50.00 50.00 T | 17 50.00 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 34 100.00

q6 | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- F | 11 32.35 32.35 T | 23 67.65 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 34 100.00

q7 | Freq. Percent Cum. ------------+----------------------------------- F | 26 76.47 76.47 T | 8 23.53 100.00 ------------+----------------------------------- Total | 34 100.00

. . // correct responses to each question from Economist article . g q1a = "F"

. g q2a = "T"

. g q3a = "F"

. g q4a = "T"

. g q5a = "F"

. g q6a = "F"

. g q7a = "T"

. loc q1 "1929-2011 nominal stock market returns higher under Republican presidents"

. loc q2 "1929-2011 real stock market returns higher under Democratic presidents"

. loc q3 "1929-2011 bond market returns negative under Republican presidents"

. loc q4 "1929-2011 bond market returns negative under Democratic presidents"

. loc q5 "1929-2011 inflation twice as high under Democratic than under Republican presidents"

. loc q6 "1952-2004 after-tax income gain for top 20% higher under Republican presidents"

. loc q7 "1952-2004 after-tax income gain for bottom 20% negative under Republican presidents"

. . // flag correct answers . lab def correct 0 Wrong 1 Right

. forv i=1/7 { 2. qui g q`i'c = (q`i' == q`i'a) if !mi(party) 3. }

. lab val q1c-q7c correct

. . // tabulate correct responses, by party . forv i=1/7 { 2. di _n "#`i': `q`i'' : " q`i'a[1] 3. tab q`i'c party, cell nofreq 4. }

#1: 1929-2011 nominal stock market returns higher under Republican presidents : F

| party q1c | D I R | Total -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Wrong | 0.00 26.47 17.65 | 44.12 Right | 11.76 35.29 8.82 | 55.88 -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Total | 11.76 61.76 26.47 | 100.00



#2: 1929-2011 real stock market returns higher under Democratic presidents : T

| party q2c | D I R | Total -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Wrong | 5.88 26.47 17.65 | 50.00 Right | 5.88 35.29 8.82 | 50.00 -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Total | 11.76 61.76 26.47 | 100.00



#3: 1929-2011 bond market returns negative under Republican presidents : F

| party q3c | D I R | Total -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Wrong | 5.88 14.71 11.76 | 32.35 Right | 5.88 47.06 14.71 | 67.65 -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Total | 11.76 61.76 26.47 | 100.00



#4: 1929-2011 bond market returns negative under Democratic presidents : T

| party q4c | D I R | Total -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Wrong | 11.76 55.88 14.71 | 82.35 Right | 0.00 5.88 11.76 | 17.65 -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Total | 11.76 61.76 26.47 | 100.00



#5: 1929-2011 inflation twice as high under Democratic than under Republican presidents : F

| party q5c | D I R | Total -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Wrong | 5.88 23.53 20.59 | 50.00 Right | 5.88 38.24 5.88 | 50.00 -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Total | 11.76 61.76 26.47 | 100.00



#6: 1952-2004 after-tax income gain for top 20% higher under Republican presidents : F

| party q6c | D I R | Total -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Wrong | 2.94 44.12 20.59 | 67.65 Right | 8.82 17.65 5.88 | 32.35 -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Total | 11.76 61.76 26.47 | 100.00



#7: 1952-2004 after-tax income gain for bottom 20% negative under Republican presidents : T

| party q7c | D I R | Total -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Wrong | 8.82 44.12 23.53 | 76.47 Right | 2.94 17.65 2.94 | 23.53 -----------+---------------------------------+---------- Total | 11.76 61.76 26.47 | 100.00



. . // produce score, tabulate vs gender and party . qui egen pctright = rowtotal(q1c-q7c) if !mi(party)

. qui replace pctright = 100 * pctright / 7

. su pctright

Variable | Obs Mean Std. Dev. Min Max -------------+-------------------------------------------------------- pctright | 34 42.43698 14.27935 14.28571 71.42857

. tabstat pctright, by(gender) stat(mean min max N) format(%6.2f)

Summary for variables: pctright by categories of: gender

gender | mean min max N -------+---------------------------------------- F | 47.62 14.29 71.43 12.00 M | 39.61 14.29 57.14 22.00 -------+---------------------------------------- Total | 42.44 14.29 71.43 34.00 ------------------------------------------------

. tabstat pctright, by(party) stat(mean min max N) format(%6.2f)

Summary for variables: pctright by categories of: party

party | mean min max N -------+---------------------------------------- D | 50.00 42.86 57.14 4.00 I | 45.58 28.57 71.43 21.00 R | 31.75 14.29 42.86 9.00 -------+---------------------------------------- Total | 42.44 14.29 71.43 34.00 ------------------------------------------------

. . /* > > Summary demographics: > > 35 of 47 enrolled responded: 12 women and 23 men. > 29 of 35 are juniors; 4 are seniors and 2 are sophomores. > 34 of 35 are A&S students, while one is a LSOE student. > 21 of 35 (74%) self-identify as Independents; 4 as Democrats, 9 as Republicans. > All of those identifying as Democrats are males. > > Q1: "1929-2011 nominal stock market returns higher under Republican presidents" > The statement is FALSE. 19 of 34 (56%) expressing a party affiliation were correct. > > Q2: "1929-2011 real stock market returns higher under Democratic presidents" > The statement is TRUE. 17 of 34 (50%) were correct. > > Q3: "1929-2011 bond market returns negative under Republican presidents" > The statement is FALSE. 23 of 34 (68%) were correct. > > Q4: "1929-2011 bond market returns negative under Democratic presidents" > The statement is TRUE. 6 of 34 (18%) were correct. > > Q5: "1929-2011 inflation twice as high under Democratic than under Republican presidents" > The statement is FALSE. 17 of 34 (50%) were correct. > > Q6: "1952-2004 after-tax income gain for top 20% higher under Republican presidents" > The statement is FALSE. 11 of 34 (32%) were correct. > > Q7: "1952-2004 after-tax income gain for bottom 20% negative under Republican presidents" > The statement is TRUE. 8 of 34 (24%) were correct. > > 34 respondents had a mean score of 42.3 / 100, ranging from 14 to 71. > > 12 Females had a mean score of 47.6, ranging from 14 to 71. > 22 Males had a mean score of 39.6, ranging from 14 to 57. > > 4 Democrats had a mean score of 50.0, ranging from 42.9 to 57.1. > 9 Republicans had a mean score of 31.75, ranging from 14.3 to 42.9. > 21 Independents had a mean score of 45.6, ranging from 28.6 to 71.4. > > */ . . encode party,gen(iparty)

. encode gender, gen(igender)

. reg pctright i.igender i.iparty

Source | SS df MS Number of obs = 34 -------------+------------------------------ F( 3, 30) = 5.38 Model | 2352.67573 3 784.225242 Prob > F = 0.0044 Residual | 4376.01613 30 145.867204 R-squared = 0.3496 -------------+------------------------------ Adj R-squared = 0.2846 Total | 6728.69186 33 203.899753 Root MSE = 12.078

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ pctright | Coef. Std. Err. t P>|t| [95% Conf. Interval] -------------+---------------------------------------------------------------- 2.igender | -11.12516 4.508996 -2.47 0.020 -20.33376 -1.91656 | iparty | 2 | -8.659924 6.809067 -1.27 0.213 -22.56589 5.246046 3 | -23.19848 7.529295 -3.08 0.004 -38.57535 -7.821612 | _cons | 61.12516 7.536435 8.11 0.000 45.73371 76.51661 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

. margins i.igender i.iparty

Predictive margins Number of obs = 34 Model VCE : OLS

Expression : Linear prediction, predict()

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Delta-method | Margin Std. Err. z P>|z| [95% Conf. Interval] -------------+---------------------------------------------------------------- igender | 1 | 49.63561 3.578061 13.87 0.000 42.62274 56.64848 2 | 38.51045 2.612049 14.74 0.000 33.39093 43.62997 | iparty | 1 | 53.92653 6.244949 8.64 0.000 41.68665 66.1664 2 | 45.2666 2.638562 17.16 0.000 40.09512 50.43809 3 | 30.72804 4.046937 7.59 0.000 22.79619 38.65989 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

. testparm i.igender

( 1) 2.igender = 0

F( 1, 30) = 6.09 Prob > F = 0.0195

. testparm i.iparty

( 1) 2.iparty = 0 ( 2) 3.iparty = 0

F( 2, 30) = 6.36 Prob > F = 0.0050

. . /* Both gender and self-identified party affiliation have significant effects > on the individual's score. > */ . . log close name: <unnamed> log: /Users/cfbaum/Desktop/polbizcycles.smcl log type: smcl closed on: 21 Oct 2012, 21:12:39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------