Demographic data that impacts 2020 presidential election

The data we use comes from government agencies and mainstream media. We fill the missing data using regression imputation. The pandemic data comes from the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) data tracker. As of Nov. 25, 2020, the death toll reached 261k in the U.S.Adult Ranking is used to assess the possible effects of the national result on its voters’ mental wellness. States that are ranked 1-13 have a lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care for adults. The states with higher rank (39-51) indicate that adults have a higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care. There are seven measures that makeup Adult Ranking, including any mental illness, disorder, suicided, etc. Physical scientist (2018) is used as the representative of the College group. We extract the data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The spirit of independence and freedom in thinking is particularly important in academic studies and research. The underlying assumption of choosing this factoris the higher number of physical scientists, the freer academic atmosphere in which people can pursue truth, exercise reasoning, and respect science. Horse racing is one of the oldest of all sports that have taken place in the United States, which provides normous economic, employment, and social contribution for entertainment sector. It represents the traditional economy in the analysis. We use steed sales from USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) as an indicator of the horse racing prosperity, in other prospects, traditional economy.

本研究所使用的数据来源于政府机构与主流媒体，我们采用回归插补法对缺失数据进行补全。本次新冠大流行相关数据来源于美国疾病控制与预防中心（Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, CDC）的数据追踪平台。截至2020年11月25日，美国累计新冠死亡病例达26.1万例。本研究采用成人排名（Adult Ranking）指标，评估全国层面的防疫结果对选民心理健康状况的潜在影响：排名1-13的州，成人精神疾病患病率更低，且医疗服务可及率更高；排名靠后的州（39-51）则对应成人精神疾病患病率更高、医疗服务可及率更低的情况。成人排名由7项指标构成，涵盖任意精神疾病、精神障碍、自杀相关情况等。我们以2018年的物理科学家数量作为高校群体的代表性指标，相关数据提取自美国劳工统计局（U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics）。独立自由的思维精神在学术研究中尤为重要，选取该指标的底层逻辑为：物理科学家数量越多，学术氛围越自由，人们越能够追求真理、践行理性思考并尊重科学。赛马是美国历史最悠久的体育运动之一，为娱乐产业带来了可观的经济、就业与社会贡献，在本分析中代表传统经济范畴。我们采用美国农业部（United States Department of Agriculture, USDA）的马匹销售数据作为赛马产业繁荣程度的衡量指标，以此反映传统经济的发展态势。