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Analysing the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland
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Date Issued
2007-09
Date Available
2008-05-23T16:49:37Z
Abstract
Health issues are an integral part of the political agenda in Ireland. Yet no study to date has examined the impact of health concerns on political outcomes. This study investigates the relationship between health, both physical and psychological, and perceptions of the health service, and voter turnout in Ireland using the European Social Survey in 2005, (n=2286, RR 59.7%). The results show that individuals with poor subjective health are significantly less likely to vote in a General Election. Dissatisfaction with the health service is
also associated with a lower probability of voting. However these effects interact: those with poor health and who are dissatisfied with the health service are more likely to vote. Psychological well-being has no effect on voter turnout. The health effects identified in this study
are large and further work is needed in this area to identify the causal mechanisms underlying this relationship.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Irish Medical Association
Journal
Irish Medical Journal
Volume
100
Issue
8
Start Page
56
End Page
58
Copyright (Published Version)
2007 Irish Medical Journal
Subject – LCSH
Medical care--Ireland
Patient satisfaction
Voting research
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Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0332-3102
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