1,691 rated or chosen profiles from 1,691 respondents, in up to 1 tasks of 1 profile varying on 6 attributes.
| Description | Pakistani adults (Gallup Pakistan phone survey, June 2023, n = 1,691) read a short text on Pakistan's IMF credit line with six independently randomized statements (reform costs, social protection, and government/industry/civil-society blame of the IMF), then rated approval of the program, government and IMF responsibility, and confidence in the IMF. |
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| Reference | Reinsberg, B., Abouharb, M. R., & Seiferling, M. (2026). Unlocking public support: How communication about program design affects public perception of IMF interventions. Foreign Policy Analysis, 22(2), orag003. |
| DOI | 10.1093/fpa/orag003 |
| Licence | CC0 1.0 |
| Source data | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HJ9OPE |
These notes describe the source data, which the IRW reproduces as released. All notes are listed on the Data Notes page.
| Respondents | 1,691 |
|---|---|
| Rows (one per respondent, task and profile) | 1,691 |
| Tasks per respondent (most) | 1 |
| Profiles per task | 1 |
| Attributes | 6 |
| Topic | international economy, political communication |
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| A profile represents | message |
| Country | PK |
| Language shown | unknown |
| Language of stored levels | en |
| Task order | inferred from row order |
| Profile position | inferred from row order |
Task order or profile position was rebuilt from row order; analyses of position or task order should leave it out.
Outcomes:
| rating | To what extent do you approve or disapprove of this program? [rating, 1 (Disapprove a lot) to 4 (Approve a lot)] |
|---|---|
| rating_gov_responsible | To what extent do you think the government of Pakistan under the leadership of Shehbaz Sharif (PML-N) is responsible for the program with the IMF? [rating, 1 (Not responsible) to 3 (Much responsible)] |
| rating_imf_confidence | On a scale of 0-10 where 0 means 'no confidence at all' and 10 means 'complete confidence,' to what extent do you have confidence in the International Monetary Fund to do what is right? [rating, 0 (No confidence at all) to 10 (Complete confidence)] |
| rating_imf_responsible | To what extent do you think the IMF is responsible for this program? [rating, 1 (Not responsible) to 3 (Much responsible)] |
attr_adjburdenattr_govblameattr_hurtattr_industryblameattr_ngoblameattr_socprogcov_agecov_areacov_educationcov_employmentcov_gendercov_imf_knowledgecov_incomecov_mother_tonguecov_q7cov_q8cov_record_statementcov_sectorcov_survey_weightcov_vote_intentionidprofileratingrating_gov_responsiblerating_imf_confidencerating_imf_responsibletask
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("reinsberg_2026_imf_messages", source = "conj")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("reinsberg_2026_imf_messages", source="conj")
@article{Reinsberg_2026, title={Unlocking Public Support: How Communication about Program Design Affects Public Perception of IMF Interventions}, volume={22}, ISSN={1743-8594}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fpa/orag003}, DOI={10.1093/fpa/orag003}, number={2}, journal={Foreign Policy Analysis}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Reinsberg, Bernhard and Abouharb, M Rodwan and Seiferling, Mike}, year={2026}, month=Jan }
| IRW version | v607 |
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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 v47.0 |