specialCodes
|
Code |
Meaning |
|
-1 |
Missing
Data, presumably there were elections |
|
-2 |
missing data
because of IDEA disqualification (should no longer exist) |
|
-4 |
presumably
no elections (8th year of filling out. fill out only 7 years with
election data) |
|
-7 |
No suffrage
data for Paxton (prob. because country didn't exist) |
|
-9 |
n/a in IDEA,
-99 gets converted into -9 if no other option possible |
|
-10 |
It is
confirmed that an election was held, but no votes are available (recode
to -1) |
|
-11 |
An election
was due. It is almost certain it was held, but no votes are available.
(recode to -1) |
|
-12 |
An election
was due. It cannot be confirmed that it was held. (recode to -9) |
|
-13 |
An election
was due or it has been 7+ years since the last one. It probably wasn't
held (don't code this!) (recode to -4) |
|
-14 |
Scheduled in
2006, not yet held (recode to -2) (don't use it?) |
|
-15 |
Election
held, but not competitive and/or free (recode to -2) |
|
-99 |
temporary
code to mark data not present when transposing |