name of dataset: fair
no of variables: 28
no of observations: 21

+----------+--------------------------------+
| variable | label                          |
+----------+--------------------------------+
| year     | 1916 to 1992, by 4             |
| V        | prop. dem. vote                |
| I        | =1 if demwh, -1 if repwh       |
| DPER     | incumbent running              |
| DUR      | duration                       |
| g3       | avg ann grwth rte, prev 3 qrts |
| p15      | avg ann inf rate, prev 15 qtrs |
| n        | quarters of good news          |
| g2       | avg ann grwth rte, prev 2 qrts |
| gYR      | ann grwth rte, prev year       |
| p8       | avg ann inf rate, prev 8 qtrs  |
| p2YR     | inf rte over 2 yr period       |
| Ig2      | I*g2                           |
| Ip8      | I*p8                           |
| demwins  | =1 if V > .5                   |
| In       | I*n                            |
| d        | =1 in 1920, 1944,1948          |
| Id       | I*d                            |
| Ig3      | I*g3                           |
| Ip151md  | I*p15*(1-d)                    |
| In1md    | I*n*(1-d)                      |
+----------+--------------------------------+

R.C. Fair (1996), “Econometrics and Presidential Elections,” Journal
of Economic Perspectives 10, 89-102. The data set is provided in the
article.