Respecification of Factors Affecting Vote Turnout: A Test of Three Competing Models
Description:
This study tests hypothesized causal relationships between predictor variables and voter turnout. Attention is focused on the psychological and attitudinal dimensions of turnout. Using data from the 1980 National Election Study of the Center for Political Studies, recursive and nonrecursive causal models are constructed to test the effects of election specific factors, social psychological factors, and rational choice based factors on voter turnout. Self-reported turnout is used as the primary …
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Date:
December 1983
Creator:
McClure, David Lawson
Partner:
UNT Libraries