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