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Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain (version 1.5)
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Date Issued
June 2005
Date Available
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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
University College Dublin; School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP05/11
Subject – LCSH
Voting research
Political psychology
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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