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Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain
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Date Issued
2005
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Abstract
This paper uses longitudinal data from the National Cohort Development Study (NCDS) to investigate the determinants of voter turnout in the 1997 British General Election. It introduces measures of cognitive ability and personality into
models of electoral participation and finds that firstly, their inclusion reduces the
impact of education and secondly, that standard turnout models may be biased by the
inclusion of the much used “interest in politics” measure. A bivariate probit model of turnout and interest then shows that individuals with high ability, an aggressive
personality and a sense of civic duty are more likely to both turn out to vote and to
have an interest in politics.
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
Geary Institute
Series
Geary Discussion Paper Series
WP 2005/07
Copyright (Published Version)
Geary Institute 2005
Subject – LCSH
Voting research
Political psychology
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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