***Analysis of Partisan vs. Non-partisan Issues ***For empirical work in Chapter 5 ***Date: 10//25/07 ***Update: 08/24/10 ***Data file: issue_level_variables_24_August_2010.dta ***Do file: chapter5.do ***Creating an issue salience index (presented in chapter 6) alpha bills hearings witness floor house senate natjourn news tv, std generate(salindex) ***Descriptive Results Reported in Text tab partisan tab partisan3 tab pers partisan tab flvote partisan3, col chi2 tab omnibus partisan3, col chi2 ***Salience by 3-category partisan issue type, Table 5.1 tabstat floor, stat(mean n) by(partisan3) tabstat bills, stat(mean n) by(partisan3) tabstat hearings, stat(mean n) by(partisan3) tabstat tv, stat(mean n) by(partisan3) tabstat natjourn, stat(mean n) by(partisan3) ***T-tests, Table 5.1 ttest floor if partisan3~=2, by(partisan3) ttest floor if partisan3~=1, by(partisan3) ttest bills if partisan3~=2, by(partisan3) ttest bills if partisan3~=1, by(partisan3) ttest hearings if partisan3~=2, by(partisan3) ttest hearings if partisan3~=1, by(partisan3) ttest tv if partisan3~=2, by(partisan3) ttest tv if partisan3~=1, by(partisan3) ttest natjourn if partisan3~=2, by(partisan3) ttest natjourn if partisan3~=1, by(partisan3) ***Table 5.2 tab fed partisan3, col chi2 tab estprog partisan3, col chi2 tab newprog partisan3, col chi2 tab jurisch partisan3, col chi2 ***Table 5.3 tab accel partisan3 if continuing==1, col tab reverse partisan3 if continuing==1, col tab stall107 partisan3 if continuing==1, col tab stall106 partisan3 if continuing==1, col tab any4 partisan3 if continuing==1, col ***Table 5.4 tab p050 partisan3, col chi2