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Datasets

LAPOP Lab grants unrestricted world-wide access to the AmericasBarometer surveys. This means that users anywhere in the world may download the SPSS and Stata country-based survey files without restriction, limitation, or charge, so long as each user agrees to the terms of use. These terms ask users to adhere to all relevant human subjects protections, and not to pass along the data to third parties. Ìý

Who uses LAPOP Lab data?

  • Academic researchers
  • Several governments across Latin America and the Caribbean
  • And many more

LAPOP Lab also has provided seed funding for researchers and several institutions who are using its data to support research on public opinion in Latin America and the Caribbean. ÌýThese small grants have resulted in research papers that provide additional insight into democratic politics in the region.

How can I access LAPOP Lab data?

  • Raw Data Files: These files are free and publicly available, you can access them
  • Interactive Data Analysis Tool: ÌýThis tool is available in both Spanish and English and allows analyses from simple tabulations through complicated multivariate analysis of all AmericasBarometer data sets. This tool can be found here
  • Subscribers: Individuals and institutions can become premium access subscribers. To learn more click here
  • Repositories: Institutions or individuals can purchase datasets to create enduring data repositories. ÌýTo learn more click here

If you have any questions about the free access, please contact Rubi Arana.

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THE DATA SETS


°Õ³ó±ðÌý Ìý() applies to each year of the AmericasBarometer data. Users of the LAPOP Lab datasets should carefully read the corresponding reports for details on the sample design of these surveys. Some of the samples are weighted, others are not. To obtain correct results, for weighted datasets, the appropriate weight variable, normally called "WT", must be applied in both SPSS or STATA.

To see technical information including sample design information and core questionnaires, please clickÌýhere.

Citing our Data

We ask that all users of the AmericasBarometer data cite it as follows:

LAPOP Lab. AmericasBarometer Dominican Republic, 2021, v1.2. Center for Global Democracy. .

Because data files are updated from time to time and because individual country datasets can be accessed within multiple data files (i.e., individual country files in English or Spanish, and merge files), we recommend that authors note the version of the dataset — either in the citation or in the graphs/tables, or both. The version information is included in the data file name.

Please note: Replication requests should refer to the Center for Global Democracy/LAPOP Lab websites where the data can be downloaded. Authors should provide syntax/code that allows for replication of their analyses. Authors are not permitted to transfer LAPOP Lab-obtained data sets to third parties, even journals, as that would violate the terms of the "user agreement." If files are not publicly available (available only to subscribers—e.g., merged files): Create and submit a data file containing the minimum data necessary (up to 20 variables) to reproduce the analyses (only the variables, countries, and years used in the analyses). For more than 20 variables, please contact Carole Wilson.

We would appreciate an email containing the publication reference to centerforglobaldemocracy@vanderbilt.edu

×ÔοÊÓƵ data sets prior to 2004:
LAPOP Lab is proud to make available a special collection of surveys, "The Seligson Political Culture Survey Archive," for free download.