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title: "Global Leadership Project (v1)" |
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sdk: "datasets" |
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taskCategories: |
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- "research" |
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tags: |
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- "descriptive representation" |
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- "political leadership" |
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- "political science" |
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- "social science" |
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- "demographics" |
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license: "mit" |
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datasets: |
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- "GlobalLeadershipProject_v1.csv" |
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--- |
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[](https://github.com/cjerzak/DescriptiveRepresentationCalculator-software) |
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**A distilled dataset of more than 50,000 political elites coded on gender, ethnicity, language, religion, office type, and more.** |
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The release accompanies the open‑access paper: |
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> John Gerring, Connor T. Jerzak & Erzen Öncel (2024). |
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> “The Composition of Descriptive Representation.” *American Political Science Review* 118(2): 784‑801. |
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> https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423000680 |
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For more information, see [**GlobalLeadershipProject.net**](https://globalleadershipproject.net/). |
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## Dataset quick facts |
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| **Rows** | >50 000 leaders | |
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| **Countries** | 156 | |
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| **Waves** | 2 (2010‑13, 2017‑19) | |
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| **Political bodies** | 1 552 (executive, cabinet, parliamentary party group, upper/lower chambers, supreme court) | |
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| **Identities coded** | Gender · Ethnicity · Language · Religion | |
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| **File size** | ~92.8 MB CSV | |
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## Files included |
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| File | Description | |
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| `GlobalLeadershipProject_v1.csv` | Tabular data (leaders × variables) | |
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| `LICENSE` | MIT | |
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## Reference |
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John Gerring, Connor T. Jerzak, Erzen Öncel. The Composition of Descriptive Representation. _American Political Science Review_, 118(2): 784-801, 2024. |
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``` |
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@article{gerring2024composition, |
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title={The Composition of Descriptive Representation}, |
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author={Gerring, John and Connor T. Jerzak and Erzen \"{O}ncel}, |
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journal={American Political Science Review}, |
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year={2024}, |
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volume={118}, |
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number={2}, |
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pages={784-801} |
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} |
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``` |
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## Covariates covered |
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| #|Column Name | Description | |
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| 1|glp_country | Name of the country in the Global Leadership Project | |
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| 2|glp_country_nid | Numerical ID for the country in GLP | |
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| 3|glp_person | Name of the person in GLP | |
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| 4|glp_person_nid | Numerical ID for the person in GLP | |
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| 5|person_ethnic | Person's ethnicity (most important cleavage, potentially defined by race, religion, language, etc.) | |
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| 6|person_ethnic_nid | Numerical ID for person's ethnicity | |
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| 7|office1 | Primary office held by the person | |
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| 8|office2 | Secondary office held by the person | |
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| 9|office3 | Tertiary office held by the person | |
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| 10|person_firstname | Person's first name | |
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| 11|person_lastname | Person's last name | |
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| 12|round1 | Indicator for data from first wave (2010-13) | |
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| 13|round2 | Indicator for data from second wave (2017-19) | |
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| 14|person_round | Data collection round associated with the person | |
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| 15|country | Country name | |
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| 16|country_id | Country identifier | |
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| 17|lexical_index | Lexical index of democracy | |
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| 18|pop_wdi_actual | Actual population from World Bank Development Indicators | |
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| 19|V_Dem_Country | Country name from V-Dem dataset | |
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| 20|country_text_id | Textual identifier for country | |
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| 21|person_party_aff_power | Person's party affiliation in power | |
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| 22|pol_party_nid | Numerical ID for political party | |
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| 23|pol_party | Political party name | |
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| 24|person_combethnicity | Person's combined ethnicity | |
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| 25|person_combethnicity_no | Numerical code for combined ethnicity | |
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| 26|person_ethnocultural_title | Title of person's ethnocultural group | |
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| 27|person_ethnocultural_nid | Numerical ID for ethnocultural group | |
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| 28|person_ethnic1_title | Title of first ethnic group | |
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| 29|person_ethnic1_nid | Numerical ID for first ethnic group | |
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| 30|person_combethnic_title | Title of combined ethnic group | |
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| 31|person_house | Legislative house (e.g., upper or lower chamber) | |
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| 32|person_bday | Person's birthdate | |
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| 33|person_gender | Person's gender (coded as male or female) | |
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| 34|person_gender_no | Numerical code for gender | |
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| 35|person_born_abroad | Indicator if person was born abroad | |
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| 36|person_birthplace | Person's birthplace | |
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| 37|person_birthcountry | Person's birth country | |
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| 38|person_marital_stat | Person's marital status | |
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| 39|person_numchild | Number of children the person has | |
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| 40|person_occupation_all | All occupations of the person | |
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| 41|person_occupation_1 | Primary occupation | |
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| 42|person_occupation_2 | Secondary occupation | |
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| 43|person_occupation_3 | Tertiary occupation | |
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| 44|person_family_clan_name | Family or clan name | |
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| 45|person_family_clan_nam_rel | Relation to family or clan name | |
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| 46|person_ethnocultural_crite | Criteria for ethnocultural classification | |
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| 47|person_ethnocultural_crite_all | All ethnocultural criteria | |
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| 48|person_ethnocultural_crite_1 | First ethnocultural criterion | |
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| 49|person_ethnocultural_crite_2 | Second ethnocultural criterion | |
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| 50|person_ethnocultural_crite_3 | Third ethnocultural criterion | |
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| 51|person_ethnocultural_signf_nid | Numerical ID for ethnocultural significance | |
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| 52|prsn_ethncltral_signf_title | Title for ethnocultural significance | |
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| 53|person_ethnocultural_rel | Relation to ethnocultural group | |
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| 54|person_ethnocultural_rel_no | Numerical code for ethnocultural relation | |
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| 55|prsn_ethncltralgp_living_style | Living style of ethnocultural group | |
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| 56|person_ethnocultural_source | Source of ethnocultural information | |
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| 57|person_ethnocultural_all | All ethnocultural groups | |
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| 58|person_ethnocultural_all_nid | Numerical IDs for all ethnocultural groups | |
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| 59|person_ethnocultural_1_nid | Numerical ID for first ethnocultural group | |
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| 60|person_ethnocultural_1_title | Title for first ethnocultural group | |
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| 61|person_ethnocultural_2_nid | Numerical ID for second ethnocultural group | |
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| 62|person_ethnocultural_2_title | Title for second ethnocultural group | |
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| 63|person_ethnocultural_3_nid | Numerical ID for third ethnocultural group | |
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| 64|person_ethnocultural_3_title | Title for third ethnocultural group | |
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| 65|person_ethnic_criteria | Criteria for ethnic classification | |
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| 66|person_ethnic_criteria_all | All ethnic criteria | |
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| 67|person_ethnic_criteria_1 | First ethnic criterion | |
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| 68|person_ethnic_criteria_2 | Second ethnic criterion | |
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| 69|person_ethnic_criteria_3 | Third ethnic criterion | |
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| 70|person_ethnic_signf_nid | Numerical ID for ethnic significance | |
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| 71|person_ethnic_signf_title | Title for ethnic significance | |
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| 72|person_ethnic_rel | Relation to ethnic group | |
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| 73|person_ethnic_rel_no | Numerical code for ethnic relation | |
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| 74|person_ethnicgrp_ecorank | Economic rank of ethnic group | |
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| 75|person_ethnicgrp_size | Size of ethnic group | |
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| 76|person_ethnicgp_living_style | Living style of ethnic group | |
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| 77|person_ethnicgrp_source | Source of ethnic group information | |
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| 78|person_ethnicgrp_population | Population of ethnic group | |
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| 79|person_ethnicgrp_defcriteria | Definition criteria for ethnic group | |
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| 80|person_ethnic_all | All ethnic groups | |
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| 81|person_ethnic_all_nid | Numerical IDs for all ethnic groups | |
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| 82|person_ethnic_1_nid | Numerical ID for first ethnic group | |
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| 83|person_ethnic_1_title | Title for first ethnic group | |
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| 84|person_ethnic_2_nid | Numerical ID for second ethnic group | |
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| 85|person_ethnic_2_title | Title for second ethnic group | |
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| 86|person_ethnic_3_nid | Numerical ID for third ethnic group | |
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| 87|person_ethnic_3_title | Title for third ethnic group | |
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| 88|person_rel_family_nid | Numerical ID for religious family (religion by birth) | |
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| 89|person_rel_family_title | Title for religious family | |
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| 90|person_rel_family_rel | Relation to religious family | |
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| 91|person_rel_family_rel_no | Numerical code for religious family relation | |
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| 92|person_rel_current_nid | Numerical ID for current religion | |
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| 93|person_rel_current_title | Title for current religion | |
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| 94|person_rel_current_rel | Relation to current religion | |
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| 95|person_rel_current_rel_no | Numerical code for current religion relation | |
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| 96|person_lang_native_nid | Numerical ID for native language (mother tongue) | |
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| 97|person_lang_native_title | Title for native language | |
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| 98|person_lang_native_rel | Relation to native language | |
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| 99|person_lang_native_rel_no | Numerical code for native language relation | |
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| 100|person_lang_native_other | Other native languages | |
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| 101|person_lang_spoken_nid | Numerical ID for spoken language | |
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| 102|person_lang_spoken_title | Title for spoken language | |
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| 103|person_lang_spoken_other | Other spoken languages | |
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| 104|person_lang_english | Proficiency in English | |
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| 105|person_lang_french | Proficiency in French | |
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| 106|person_lang_arabic | Proficiency in Arabic | |
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| 107|person_lang_spanish | Proficiency in Spanish | |
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| 108|person_lang_chinese | Proficiency in Chinese | |
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| 109|person_lang_german | Proficiency in German | |
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| 110|person_lang_russian | Proficiency in Russian | |
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| 111|person_lang_portuguese | Proficiency in Portuguese | |
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| 112|person_lang_other | Other languages | |
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| 113|person_lang_all | All languages | |
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| 114|person_lang_all_count | Count of all languages | |
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| 115|person_unv_name_all | All university names attended | |
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| 116|person_unv_name_1 | First university name | |
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| 117|person_unv_name_2 | Second university name | |
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| 118|person_unv_name_3 | Third university name | |
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| 119|person_ug_major | Undergraduate major | |
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| 120|person_ug_major_all | All undergraduate majors | |
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| 121|person_ug_major_1 | First undergraduate major | |
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| 122|person_ug_major_1_no | Numerical code for first undergraduate major | |
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| 123|person_ug_major_2 | Second undergraduate major | |
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| 124|person_ug_major_2_no | Numerical code for second undergraduate major | |
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| 125|person_ug_major_3 | Third undergraduate major | |
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| 126|person_ug_major_3_no | Numerical code for third undergraduate major | |
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| 127|person_education | Education level | |
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| 128|person_education_no | Numerical code for education level | |
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| 129|person_college_country | Country where college was attended | |
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| 130|person_abroad | Indicator for studying abroad | |
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| 131|person_eduwest | Indicator for education in a Western country | |
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| 132|person_course_of_study | Course of study | |
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| 133|person_combethnic_nid | Numerical ID for combined ethnicity | |
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| 134|person_combethnic_all | All combined ethnicities | |
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| 135|person_combethnic_all_nid | Numerical IDs for all combined ethnicities | |
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| 136|person_combethnic_1_nid | Numerical ID for first combined ethnicity | |
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| 137|person_combethnic_1_title | Title for first combined ethnicity | |
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| 138|person_combethnic_2_nid | Numerical ID for second combined ethnicity | |
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| 139|person_combethnic_2_title | Title for second combined ethnicity | |
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| 140|person_combethnic_3_nid | Numerical ID for third combined ethnicity | |
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| 141|person_combethnic_3_title | Title for third combined ethnicity | |
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| 142|person_combethnicgrp_size | Size of combined ethnic group | |
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| 143|person_combethnicgrp_ecorank | Economic rank of combined ethnic group | |
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| 144|prsn_cmbthncgrp_livingstyle | Living style of combined ethnic group | |
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| 145|person_combethnicgrp_source | Source for combined ethnic group information | |
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| 146|prsn_cmbthncgrp_population | Population of combined ethnic group | |
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| 147|prsn_cmbthncgrp_defcriteria | Definition criteria for combined ethnic group | |
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| 148|person_party_aff_nonpartisan | Indicator for nonpartisan party affiliation | |
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| 149|person_party_aff_position | Position in party affiliation | |
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| 150|prsn_prty_aff_position_local | Local position in party affiliation | |
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| 151|person_party_aff_coalition | Coalition in party affiliation | |
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| 152|prsn_prty_aff_coalition_differ | Differences in coalition affiliation | |
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| 153|person_party_aff_longterm_aff | Long-term party affiliation | |
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| 154|person_party_aff_pol_exp | Political experience via party affiliation | |
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| 155|person_office_position_1 | Position in first office | |
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| 156|person_office_minposarea_1 | Ministerial position area for first office | |
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| 157|person_office_minposarea_lo_1 | Local ministerial position area for first office | |
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| 158|person_office_service_began_1 | Start date of service in first office | |
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| 159|prsn_office_srvc_bgn_cabi_1 | Cabinet service start for first office | |
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| 160|person_office_terms_1 | Number of terms in first office | |
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| 161|person_office_pm_participate_1 | Participation as prime minister in first office | |
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| 162|person_office_howmanydays_1 | Number of days served in first office | |
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| 163|prsn_office_hwmnydys_miss_1 | Missing days in first office | |
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| 164|prsn_office_cnsttncy_nid_1 | Numerical ID for constituency in first office | |
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| 165|prsn_office_cnsttncy_title_1 | Title for constituency in first office | |
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| 166|person_office_position_2 | Position in second office | |
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| 167|person_office_minposarea_2 | Ministerial position area for second office | |
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| 168|person_office_service_began_2 | Start date of service in second office | |
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| 169|prsn_office_srvc_bgn_cabi_2 | Cabinet service start for second office | |
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| 170|person_office_terms_2 | Number of terms in second office | |
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| 171|person_office_pm_participate_2 | Participation as prime minister in second office | |
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| 172|person_office_howmanydays_2 | Number of days served in second office | |
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| 173|prsn_office_hwmnydys_miss_2 | Missing days in second office | |
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| 174|prsn_office_cnsttncy_nid__2 | Numerical ID for constituency in second office | |
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| 175|prsn_office_cnsttncy_title_2 | Title for constituency in second office | |
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| 176|person_office_position_3 | Position in third office | |
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| 177|person_office_minposarea_3 | Ministerial position area for third office | |
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| 178|person_office_service_began_3 | Start date of service in third office | |
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| 179|prsn_office_srvc_bgn_cabi_3 | Cabinet service start for third office | |
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| 180|person_office_terms_3 | Number of terms in third office | |
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| 181|person_office_pm_participate_3 | Participation as prime minister in third office | |
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| 182|person_office_howmanydays_3 | Number of days served in third office | |
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| 183|prsn_office_hwmnydys_miss_3 | Missing days in third office | |
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| 184|prsn_office_cnsttncy_nid_3 | Numerical ID for constituency in third office | |
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| 185|prsn_office_cnsttncy_title_3 | Title for constituency in third office | |
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| 186|person_office_minposarea_4 | Ministerial position area for fourth office | |
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| 187|person_office_minposarea_5 | Ministerial position area for fifth office | |
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| 188|office_type_1 | Type of first office | |
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| 189|office_type_2 | Type of second office | |
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| 190|office_type_3 | Type of third office |
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