Additional logistic regression tables for the Constitutional reform chapter

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1 Additional logistic regression tables for the Constitutional reform chapter Coding of variables for logistic regressions, Constitutional reform chapter Dependent variables Parliamentary term Frequency of elections Fully elected House of Lords (Lords11a) Fully elected House of Lords (Lords11b) Fully elected House of Lords (Lords11c) Coding (distributions) 0=PM discretion, 1=Fixed 0=Four/five years, 1=Three years 0=All rest, 1=All elected 0=All rest, 1=Most/all elected 1 (All appointed) to 5 (All elected) Elected mayors easier to get things done power to one person speak up for area Police commissioners focus on crime political interference Party candidates decided by everyone 0=Members/voters, 1=Everyone Referendum on council tax level council tax increase issues of local concern death penalty electoral system powers to EU elected mayors 0=Council, no referendum, 1=Everyone in a referendum Recall MPs who break the rules who are not doing good job Independent variables (on each, values 8 9 set to missing) Age (RAgeCat1): RAgeCat recoded into 6pt scale (1=18 24, 2=25 34, 3=35 44, 4=45 54, 5=55 64, 6=65+) Education (HedQual1): HedQual recoded into 6pt scale (1=Degree, 2=HE below degree, 3=A level or equivalent, 4=O level or equivalent, 5=CSE or equivalent, 6=None/Foreign) Political interest (Politics1): Politics copied into 5pt scale (1=Great deal of interest, 2=Quite a lot, 3=Some, 4=Not very much, 5=No interest at all) Party ID (PartyID): PartyID2 recoded into 5pt scale (1=Conservative, 2=Labour, 3=Liberal Democrat, 4=Other/Green, 5=None/DK) Trust (Trust3): Summed scale (TrstParl, MP, Gov) recoded into 5pt scale ( = 1 (High trust), 1.6% (N=35), = 2, = 3, = 4, 5 = 5 (Low trust) 7.5% (N=161))

2 Full logistic regression results for Table A.3, Constitutional reform chapter Parliamentary term (fixed) Frequency of elections (3 years) Elected Elected House of mayors: easier Lords + (all to get things elected) done (agree) Elected mayors: power to one person (agree) * 1.50** -0.51* 0.61** ** 1.27** ** ** 0.85** ** ** 0.01 Degree * -0.55** below degree level ** A level ** -0.61** -0.52** O level ** -0.49** CSE -0.61* 0.50* * Conservative 0.40* ** * Labour 0.51** Liberal Democrat Other party interest * -0.15** Political distrust 0.15* 0.35** 0.32** -0.28** 0.22** R Weighted base Source reference: British Social Attitudes 29: Constitutional reform

3 Full logistic regression results for Table A.3, Constitutional reform chapter (continued) Elected mayors: speak up for area (agree) Police commissioners: concentrate on crime (agree) Police commissioners: political interference (agree) Party candidates decided by everyone ** 0.67** * ** 0.56** * * -0.37* Degree ** 0.55** below degree level * A level * O level CSE * Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Other party interest Political distrust -0.42** 0.13* ** R Weighted base

4 Full logistic regression results for Table A.3, Constitutional reform chapter (continued) Choice on council tax (everyone in a referendum) Referendum on tax increase (agree) Initiate referendum on issues of local concern (agree) Decision on death penalty * -0.67** ** * * Degree -0.84** -0.42* 0.62** -0.79** below degree level -0.57** A level -0.64** ** O level -0.39* CSE Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Other party ** 0.57 interest * Political distrust 0.30** 0.21** 0.36** 0.32** R Weighted base

5 Full logistic regression results for Table A.3, Constitutional reform chapter (continued) Decision on electoral system Decision on EU power Decision on elected mayors Recall MPs who break rules (agree) Recall MPs who do bad job (agree) * * * Degree below degree level A level O level * CSE ** 1.04* Conservative * 0.13 Labour Liberal Democrat Other party interest * 0.08 Political distrust 0.24** 0.40** 0.40** 0.56 ** 0.35** R Weighted base

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