S.I. 9 Pre-treatment, vignette, post-treatment
The statistics are displayed for the respondents of interest in this study, which is the respondents who end up with observing an unfavorable decision outcome in the experiment.
9.1 Pre-treatment measures
9.1.1 Ban on begging - opinion
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| In favor | 836 | 60 |
| Oppose | 553 | 40 |
| NA | 5 | 0 |
9.1.2 Ban on begging - importance
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not important at all | 79 | 6 |
| Slightly important | 251 | 18 |
| Somewhat important | 447 | 32 |
| Important | 517 | 37 |
| Very important | 100 | 7 |
The mean score for the pre treatment measure “How important is the issue of begging ban to you?” is 3.55, and the standard deviation is 5.94.
9.1.3 Toll on diesel cars - opinion
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| In favor | 359 | 26 |
| Oppose | 1026 | 74 |
| NA | 9 | 1 |
9.1.4 Toll on diesel cars - importance
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not important at all | 230 | 16 |
| Slightly important | 377 | 27 |
| Somewhat important | 382 | 27 |
| Important | 302 | 22 |
| Very important | 99 | 7 |
| NA | 4 | 0 |
The mean score for the pre treatment measure “How important is the issue of increased tolls for diesel cars to you?” is 3.24, and the standard deviation is 6.96.
9.2 Experimental vignette
| Preference | Treatment | Text |
|---|---|---|
| Issue | Ban on begging | in the future, begging on the streets will be banned or permitted in the municipality. This is a controversial decision. Some residents are strong in favour of a ban (the “Yes” side), while other residents are strongly against a ban (the “No” side). Some |
| Diesel car road toll | in the future, diesel cars will pay increased tolls. This is a controversial decision. Some residents are strongly in favour of such an increase (the side), while others are strongly against an increase (the “No” side). Some parties propose such an | |
| Outcome | Yes | The Yes side won the vote |
| No | The No side won the vote | |
| Winning margin | Not shown | . |
| Small margin | with a slight majority. | |
| Large margin | with a large majority. | |
| Winner’s gloating | Not shown | |
| Yes | Following the decision, a politician on the winning side says that it was a good decision and that common sense prevailed. | |
| Messenger and prime | Not shown | |
| Politician, no prime | The leader of one of the parties that was against the decision says that they are disappointed and that the decision was wrong. | |
| Politician, specific good loser prime | The leader of one of the parties that was against the decision says that they are disappointed and that the decision was wrong, but that it was a fair fight where both sides had the opportunity to argue in favour of their views. | |
| Politician, generic good loser prime | The leader of one of the parties that was against the decision says that they are disappointed and that the decision was wrong, but that is what living in a democracy is all about. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. | |
| Newspaper, no prime | The local newspaper – which was against the decision – writes in an editorial that they are disappointed and that the decision was wrong. | |
| Newspaper, specific good loser prime | The local newspaper – which was against the decision – writes in an editorial that they are disappointed and that the decision was wrong, but that it was a fair fight where both sides had the opportunity to argue in favour of their views. | |
| Newspaper, generic good loser prime | The local newspaper – which was against the decision – writes in an editorial that they are disappointed and that the decision was wrong, but that is what living in a democracy is all about. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. | |
| Note: | ||
| Experimental vignette (treatments in {curly brackets}): Below, we have described a hypothetical situation. Please read through the situation carefully and then answer the three questions that follow. Imagine that your municipality must decide on {Issue} The decision will be taken by the municipal council and follow the usual procedures. The proposal will initially be debated by the municipal council where all the members will have the opportunity to express their opinions and arguments regarding the issue. The debate will be public, and journalists will be in attendance to report on the debate. In the end, the politicians will vote on the issue. {Outcome} {[Winning margin} {Winner gloating} {Messenger and prime} |
9.3 Post treatment measures
Please note that the the respondents were randomly assigned to either a worded answer scale, or a numbered answer scale. This accounts for the high share of NA’s in the post treatment distribution tables.
9.3.1 Evaluation
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not fair at all | 104 | 7 |
| Slightly fair | 417 | 30 |
| Somewhat fair | 110 | 8 |
| Fair | 61 | 4 |
| Very fair | 33 | 2 |
| NA | 669 | 48 |
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Not fair | 252 | 18 |
| 2 | 190 | 14 |
| 3 | 135 | 10 |
| 4 | 42 | 3 |
| 5 Most fair | 36 | 3 |
| NA | 739 | 53 |
The mean score for the pre treatment measure “What do you think about the way the decision was made?” is 48.71, and the standard deviation is 47.9 for the worded answer scale. For the numbered answer scale, the mean score is 52.44, and the standard deviation is 47.97
9.3.2 Reasonable decision
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not reasonable at all | 39 | 3 |
| Slightly reasonable | 293 | 21 |
| Somewhat reasonable | 147 | 11 |
| Reasonable | 172 | 12 |
| Very reasonable | 74 | 5 |
| NA | 669 | 48 |
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Not reasonable | 127 | 9 |
| 2 | 142 | 10 |
| 3 | 203 | 15 |
| 4 | 101 | 7 |
| 5 Most reasonable | 74 | 5 |
| NA | 747 | 54 |
The mean score for the pre treatment measure “How reasonable do you think the decision was?” is 49.05, and the standard deviation is 47.73 for the worded answer scale. For the numbered answer scale, the mean score is 52.95, and the standard deviation is 47.77
9.3.3 Acceptance
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not willing at all | 81 | 6 |
| Slightly willing | 345 | 25 |
| Somewhat willing | 159 | 11 |
| Willing | 106 | 8 |
| Very willing | 36 | 3 |
| NA | 667 | 48 |
| Value | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Not willing | 185 | 13 |
| 2 | 204 | 15 |
| 3 | 150 | 11 |
| 4 | 59 | 4 |
| 5 Most willing | 54 | 4 |
| NA | 742 | 53 |
The mean score for the pre treatment measure “When you think about the actual outcome of the decision, how willing are you to accept the decision?” is 48.71, and the standard deviation is 47.86 for the worded answer scale. For the numbered answer scale, the mean score is 52.61, and the standard deviation is 47.93