Table A1. Definition of Variables (cont.)

|Variable|Definition|
|---|---|
|**_Knowledge of current events and the politic_**|**_al process_**|
|Aware of imposition of Emergency Rule<br>(1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if respondent had heard about the imposition of the emergency rule, the removal of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the<br>house arrest of various lawyers.|
|Index of knowledge of current events|Average score of the following knowledge questions: "Aware of imposition of emergency/house arrest of lawyers and removal of Chief Justice" and "Knows<br>name of newly elected Prime Minister".|
|Share of political party signs correctly<br>identified|Proportion of signs (outof 7) that respondent were able to correctly match to a political party contesting for a National Assembly seat.|
|Share of political party names correctly<br>identified|Proportion of party's names contesting for National Assembly that the respondent was able to recall perfectly out of 2.|
|Recalls winning candidate (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman perfectly recalled the name of the candidate that won the National Assembly seat in her constituency|
|Recalls names of main candidates (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman perfectly recalled the names of the candidates from the two main parties that contested a National Assembly seat|
|Knows the gender of main candidates<br>(1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman perfectly identified the gender of the candidates from the two main parties that contested a National Assembly seat|
|**_Voting behavior and perceptions_**||
|Checked voter list after February 5th<br>(1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if after February 5th woman or a family member checked to see if she was on the voter list.|
|Voted in last elections (local) (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman voted in the last local body elections.|
|Voted in Feb 08 (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if respondent voted in this national elections.|
|Witnessed or heard of any type of<br>violence in/near village (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman personally witnessed or heard of any type of violence in/near her village.|
|Elections were free and fair (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman believes that the national elections held in February 18th 2008 were "Completely free and fair" or "Free and fair, but<br>with minor problems" instead of "Free and fair but with minor problems" and "Not free and fair".|
|Index of opinion on democracy|Disagreement with the following statement: "Only educated should vote" and average disapproval of the following forms of government: "Only one party is<br>allowed to stand for election and hold office. ", "The army comes in to govern the country", "There are no elections, no MPA or MNA and the president|
|**_Recall of Intervention_**||
|Visit before elections (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that she was visited before the elections to tell her about the importance of the<br>elections and voting.|
|Present in visit before elections (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that she was present in the visit before the elections to tell her about the importance<br>of the elections and voting.|
|Attend presentation in a neighbor's|<br>Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that she was present in the visit that took place in a neighbor's house before the|
|house (1=Yes)|elections to tell them about the importance of the elections and voting.|
|Neighbors joined during visit (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that some neighbors were present in the visit that took place at her house before the<br>elections to tell them about the importance of the elections and voting.|
|Issues raised: importance of voting<br>(1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that the issue raised during the visit before the elections was about the importance<br>of voting.|
|Issues raised: importance of secret voting<br>(1=Yes)|<br>Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that the issue raised during the visit before the elections was about the importance<br>of voting secrecy.|
|Issues raised: importance of voting and<br>secrecy (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that the issues raised during the visit before the elections were the importance of<br>voting and importance of voting secrecy.|
|Talked about visit (1=Yes)|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that she talked about the visit and the issues raised during the visit with others in her<br>neighborhood.|
|Neighbor talked about meeting to|Dummy variable equal to 1 if woman confirmed in the follow-up survey that some women from her neighborhood talk to her about the meeting which she|
|woman (1=Yes)|had attended in the days preceding the election.|