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Deferral Rate · Deliberation Tracker
Attendance Rate · Gender Speech Ratio · Faction Balance
Assembly Health Score (AHS) · Information Transparency Score · Minutes Cadence
| Indicator | Category | Definition (one line) | Coverage | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferral Rate (Sakiokuri-ritsu) | Quality of deliberation | Share of executive responses containing non-committal phrasing | All councils in dataset | Monthly |
| Assembly Health Score (AHS) | Operational transparency | Composite score (0–100) calculated from 9 sub-indicators | Councils in dataset | Monthly |
| Deliberation Tracker | Quality of deliberation | Ratio of 5 statuses (under review / in progress / realized / frozen / unknown) | Councils in dataset | Monthly |
| Attendance Rate | Participation structure | Ratio of days present at plenary sessions and committees | All lawmakers | Monthly |
| Gender Speech Ratio | Participation structure | Seat share (female) ÷ speech-time share (female) | Councils in dataset | Monthly |
| Faction Speech Balance | Participation structure | Faction seat share vs. speech-time share | Councils in dataset | Monthly |
| Information Transparency Score | Operational transparency | Publication status of minutes, lawmaker profiles, and voting records | All municipalities | Quarterly |
| Minutes Publication Cadence | Operational transparency | Average days from plenary session to minutes publication | Councils in dataset | Monthly |
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