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Government Data Openness and Coverage. How do They Affect Trust in European Countries? Cover

Government Data Openness and Coverage. How do They Affect Trust in European Countries?

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|Jan 2021

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Figure 1

Relational model.
Relational model.

Model fit indexes_

IndexNFITLICFIGFIAGFIRMSEA
Threshold>0.9>0.9>0.95>0.9>0.85<0.08
Model's values0.9930.9870.9930.9920.9790.051

Conceptual model_ Variables_

VariableDefinitionSource
Data Coverage (D_COV)The score is based on the availability of key indicators and appropriate disaggregation over time and for geographic subdivisions.Open Data Inventory (ODIN)
Data Openness (D_OPEN)Its score is based on whether data can be downloaded in machine-readable and non-proprietary formats, are accompanied by metadata and download options exist such as bulk download and user-selection or APIs, and have an open terms of use.
Trust in Parliament (TRSTPRL)How much a citizen personally trust in countries’ parliamentEuropean Social Survey (ESS)
Trust in politicians (TRSTPLT)How much a citizen personally trust in the politicians
Trust in political parties (TRSTPRT)How much a citizen personally trust in political parties
Trust in European Parliament (TRSTEP)How much a citizen personally trust in the European parliament
Trust in legal system (TRSTLGL)How much a citizen personally trust in the legal system?

Descriptive statistics_

MeanMinimumMaximumStd. Dev.Range
Open Data Coverage62.04146798.7250–100
Open Data Openness76.915529610.9080–100
Trust in Parliament4.5110102.4880–10
Trust in politicians3.5900102.3760–10
Trust in political parties3.5820102.3390–10
Trust in European Parliament4.3810102.4650–10
Trust in legal system5.3710102.5550–10

Factor matrix_

VariableTrust in parliamentTrust in politiciansTrust in political partiesTrust in parliamentTrust in legal system
Factor load0.7940.9410.9220.6610.655
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2021-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 139 - 153
Submitted on: Aug 12, 2020
Accepted on: Nov 19, 2020
Published on: Jan 27, 2021
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Nicolás Gonzálvez-Gallego, Laura Nieto-Torrejón, published by Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
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