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State- and year-level composite (pre-averaged) structural stigma indices derived from Project Implicit IAT data, covering the 50 US states and DC from 2016 onward. Used internally by stigmaR().

Usage

composite

Format

A data frame with 510 rows (51 states + DC x 10 years) and 6 columns:

state

Two-letter US state code (50 states + DC only).

year

4-digit integer year.

iat_sex_implicit

IAT D-score (implicit pro-straight bias; higher = more stigma).

iat_sex_explicit_therm

Mean of gay men + lesbian women thermometers (reversed: higher = more stigma).

iat_sex_explicit_pol

Mean of 5 policy opposition items.

iat_sex_explicit

Omnibus mean across all explicit items (thermometer + policy).