Analysing the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland
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Title: | Analysing the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland | Authors: | Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla | Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/161 | Date: | Sep-2007 | Online since: | 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 |
Other versions: | http://www.imj.ie/Archive/UCD%20Supplement.pdf | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed | ISSN: | 0332-3102 | This item is made available under a Creative Commons License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/ |
Appears in Collections: | Geary Institute Research Collection Economics Research Collection |
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