Table 6.
Legitimacy items used in the Aarau study.
| wording | leg. dim. | mean | SD | median | max | min | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I was able to influence the outcome. | input 1 | 5.96 | 3.11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 343 |
| I feel the outcome of the Stadtidee votes accurately represents the will of Aarau citizens. | input 2 | 5.82 | 2.83 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 343 |
| the budget should have been spent on fewer projects that are more expensive. | throughput 1 | 3.82 | 3.13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 343 |
| the winning projects are too similar. | throughput 2 | 4.31 | 2.73 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 343 |
| I accept the outcome. | output 1 | 8.41 | 2.343 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 343 |
| I am satisfied with the outcome. | output 2 | 6.44 | 2.37 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 343 |