Instructions for obtaining data:



GSS:

 

-Cumulative cross-sections of the General Social Survey can be obtained by following http://www3.norc.org/GSS+Website/Download/STATA+v8.0+Format/


(accessed 13 June 2013)

ANES:


-Access to the American National Election Studies requires registration (http://www.electionstudies.org/studypages/download/registration_form.php). 
-After registering, researchers can obtain cumulative cross-sections of the ANES by following http://www.electionstudies.org/studypages/anes_timeseries_cdf/anes_timeseries_cdf.htm
(accessed 5 June 2014)



UK:
-Access to the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey is managed by the UK Data Service. 
-Researchers must first register with the UK Data Archive (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/sign-up). 
-Those that are not affiliated with a UK institution must apply for credentials (following the "Apply for a username" link). 
-Once, granted access, researchers must register with the UK Data Service as a member of the UK Data Archive (http://esds.ac.uk/newRegistration/newLogin.asp).


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After completing the registration procedure described above, researchers can obtain the 1983-2012 cross-sections of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey by following doi: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-2955-1. 
-Select the 1983-1991 dataset and proceed to add the other data by following the appropriate links in the "Related Studies" section. 
-One may be asked to declare the purpose of obtaining the data (to summarize the project) before being granted permission to download any files. 


(accessed September 2014)



Germany:


-The German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) - Cumulation 1980-2012 can be downloaded by following doi:10.4232/1.11952. 
-Researchers are asked to register and declare purpose at time of download.


(accessed September 2014)



Sweden:
-To obtain the 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006 cross-sections of the Swedish National Election Studies (SNES) Program, follow doi: 10.5878 / 002512. 
-Select the 1988 dataset and proceed to add the other data by following the appropriate links in the "Related Studies" tab. 
-After each year has been added, click "Order studies" and follow instructions. 
-Researchers may be asked to sign and email a license agreement governing the use/distribution of the data when completing the ordering process.


(accessed December 2014)



Description of program files:


1. [gss_analysis.do]: This program prepares the GSS cumulative dataset for analysis and produces the following figures and tables:


	A. Figures 2 (a, b, c), 3 (a, c), 4 (a), 6 (a), 7, 8 (a)
	

B. Tables 1-5


2. [anes_analysis.do]: This program prepares the ANES cumulative dataset for analysis and produces the following figures:
	

A. Figures 2 (d), 3 (b, d), 4 (b), 6 (b), 8 (b)


3. The following programs prepare and analyze the international data (run in order):
	

A. [bsa_append.do], [allbus_prep.do], [snes_append.do]: These programs append and "clean" cross-sections of the BSA, ALLBUS, and SNES datasets for analysis.


	B. [all_country_graph.do]: Figure 5

B. [bsa_analysis.do], [allbus_analysis.do], [snes_analysis.do]: Appendix Figures 1-3, Online Appendix Figures 2-6
