17,848 rated or chosen profiles from 2,231 respondents, in up to 4 tasks of 2 profiles varying on 6 attributes.
One of 2 tables from the same source; this one is the uk table. The others are listed under Related tables.
| Description | UK YouGov respondents (Jan 2025, n = 2,231 answering the conjoint) chose between 4 pairs of hypothetical parliamentary candidates varying in name (sex, Turkish vs majority ethnicity), age, years in profession, occupation and stated task priority; forced vote choice. |
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| Reference | Pedersen, H. H. (2025). Legislator or representative? Politicians' tasks according to voters. British Journal of Political Science. |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0007123425101245 |
| Licence | CC0 1.0 |
| Source data | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/50RWSI |
These notes describe the source data, which the IRW reproduces as released. All notes are listed on the Data Notes page.
| Respondents | 2,231 |
|---|---|
| Rows (one per respondent, task and profile) | 17,848 |
| Tasks per respondent (most) | 4 |
| Profiles per task | 2 |
| Attributes | 6 |
| Tasks with no profile chosen | 0 |
| Topic | candidate choice |
|---|---|
| A profile represents | person |
| Country | GB |
| Language shown | en |
| Language of stored levels | en |
| Randomization restrictions | yes (stated by the source): candidates aged 25-34 always have short (1-3 years) work experience (article); also, in the data the surname's origin always matches the first name's (majority first names only with the 20 majority surnames, Turkish first names only with the 20 Turkish surnames), not stated in the sources read |
| Task order | recorded in the deposit |
| Profile position | recorded in the deposit |
Because the attribute levels were not randomized independently, an estimator has to account for the restriction; a plain difference in means across levels can mislead.
Outcomes:
| choice | Which of the two candidates would you be most inclined to vote for if there were ... [rest truncated in deposit label] [choice, forced] |
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attr_ageattr_first_nameattr_occupationattr_surnameattr_task_priorityattr_years_in_professionchoicecov_agecov_gendercov_interest_politicscov_left_rightcov_task_importance_1cov_task_importance_10cov_task_importance_2cov_task_importance_3cov_task_importance_4cov_task_importance_5cov_task_importance_6cov_task_importance_7cov_task_importance_8cov_task_importance_9cov_task_time_1cov_task_time_10cov_task_time_2cov_task_time_3cov_task_time_4cov_task_time_5cov_task_time_6cov_task_time_7cov_task_time_8cov_task_time_9cov_trust_mpsidprofiletask
The layout (one row per respondent, task and profile; choice/rating outcomes; attr_ columns holding each attribute level as displayed) is defined in the IRW conjoint standard. What the outcomes asked is under Design above.
Or load it directly in R or Python (both need a free Redivis account; the first call opens a browser to sign in):
# R
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("itemresponsewarehouse/Rpkg")
library(irw)
df <- irw_fetch("pedersen_2025_mp_tasks_uk", source = "conj")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("pedersen_2025_mp_tasks_uk", source="conj")
@article{Pedersen_2025, title={Legislator or Representative? Politicians’ Tasks According to Voters}, volume={56}, ISSN={1469-2112}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007123425101245}, DOI={10.1017/s0007123425101245}, journal={British Journal of Political Science}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Pedersen, Helene Helboe}, year={2025} }
| IRW version | v584 |
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| Redivis dataset | irw_conjoint v4.2 |
| Redivis dataset DOI | 10.57761/qkye-q530 |
| Manifest pin for this IRW version | v4.2 |
| Metadata source | irw_meta v44.0 |