Journal article
Health and Voting in Young Adulthood
British journal of political science, Vol.49(3), pp.1163-1186
07/2019
DOI: 10.1017/S0007123417000151
Abstract
Do changes in health lead to changes in the probability of voting? Using two longitudinal datasets, this article looks at the impact of three measures of health – physical health, mental health and overall well-being – on voting trajectories in young adulthood. The results show that self-rated health is associated with a lower probability of voting in one’s first election, depression is related to a decline in turnout over time and physical limitations are unrelated to voting. Some familial resources from childhood are also found to condition when the health–participation effect manifests.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Health and Voting in Young Adulthood
- Creators
- Christopher OjedaJulianna Pacheco
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- British journal of political science, Vol.49(3), pp.1163-1186
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0007123417000151
- ISSN
- 0007-1234
- eISSN
- 1469-2112
- Number of pages
- 24
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2019
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9983988990802771
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