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. 2021 Jan 4;34(1):409–431. doi: 10.1057/s41287-020-00353-1

Table 1.

Variable definitions

Variable Description
Dependent variables
 Willingness to vote Binary variable = 1 if a respondent indicated that they would definitely vote in the election; = 0 otherwise
Independent variables
 Fear of COVID-19 If the respondent is afraid of catching COVID-19 = 1 and 0 otherwise
 Agrees with the court to nullify the election Categorical variable = 1 if agrees with the court’s decision to nullify election; 0, otherwise
 Living conditions 1 = very bad living conditions; 2 = fairy bad living conditions and 3 = good living conditions
 Age Age groups are in categories; 18–24; 25–34; 35–44;45–54; 55–64; 64 + , each group = 1 or 0
 Male Binary variable = 1 if respondent is male; = 0 if respondent is female
 Employed Binary variable = 1 if respondent is employed; = 0 if respondent is not employed
 Jehovah’s witness Binary variable = 1 if the respondent is Jehovah’s witness; = 0 if the respondent is not Jehovah’s witness
 Education Categorical variable = 0 if no formal education; 1 = primary; 2 = secondary; 3 = post-secondary
 Urban Binary variable = 1 if respondent is based in urban area; = 0 if respondent is based in rural area
 Region of residence Categorical variable, if respondent is based in: 1 = North; 2 = Centre; 3 = South