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INDEX_CR Corruption Index (INDEX_CR)
Data file: The_Gallup_062813
Overview
Valid:
900394
Invalid:
198889
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
100
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
141
End:
143
Width:
3
Range:
0 - 100
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 205269 |
22.8%
|
|
| 1 | 1 Index Score | 0 |
0%
|
| 50 | 157009 |
17.4%
|
|
| 100 | 538116 |
59.8%
|
|
| Sysmiss | 198889 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
The Corruption Index measures perceptions in a community about the level of corruption in business and government. Higher scores on the Corruption Index indicate more residents perceive corruption as widespread. Countries that score high on the index tend to have less confidence in their national institutions and in law and order and less satisfaction with community basics and their personal economic situations. Further, the index has a strong negative correlation with percentage thriving and a strong positive relationship with percentage struggling.
The external validity of the index is demonstrated by the strong relationship with the Transparency International Corruption indicator. The Corruption Index is negatively related to GDP, health expenditures per person, percentage of GDP spent on education, and gender empowerment. Additionally, the index is negatively correlated with measures of access to information such as daily newspapers per 1,000 and information and communication technology expenditure.
INDEX QUESTIONS
- Is corruption widespread within businesses located in (country), or not? (WP145)
- Is corruption widespread throughout the government in (country), or not? (WP146)
INDEX CONSTRUCTION
Index scores are calculated at the individual record level. For each individual record the following procedure applies: The two items are recoded so that affirmative (corrupt) answers are scored as a "1" and all other answers (including don't know and refused) are assigned a score of "0." If a record has no answer for an item, then that item is not eligible for inclusion in the calculations. An individual record has an index calculated if it has valid scores for both items. A record's final index score is the mean of valid items multiplied by 100. The final country-level index score is the mean of all individual records for which an index score was calculated. Country-level weights are applied to this calculation.
RELIABILITY
The Corruption Index has a Cronbach's alpha of .96 when aggregated at the country level.
The external validity of the index is demonstrated by the strong relationship with the Transparency International Corruption indicator. The Corruption Index is negatively related to GDP, health expenditures per person, percentage of GDP spent on education, and gender empowerment. Additionally, the index is negatively correlated with measures of access to information such as daily newspapers per 1,000 and information and communication technology expenditure.
INDEX QUESTIONS
- Is corruption widespread within businesses located in (country), or not? (WP145)
- Is corruption widespread throughout the government in (country), or not? (WP146)
INDEX CONSTRUCTION
Index scores are calculated at the individual record level. For each individual record the following procedure applies: The two items are recoded so that affirmative (corrupt) answers are scored as a "1" and all other answers (including don't know and refused) are assigned a score of "0." If a record has no answer for an item, then that item is not eligible for inclusion in the calculations. An individual record has an index calculated if it has valid scores for both items. A record's final index score is the mean of valid items multiplied by 100. The final country-level index score is the mean of all individual records for which an index score was calculated. Country-level weights are applied to this calculation.
RELIABILITY
The Corruption Index has a Cronbach's alpha of .96 when aggregated at the country level.