Incorporating Health into Studies of Political Behavior: Evidence for Turnout and Partisanship

Julianna Pacheco; Jason Fletcher

doi:10.1177/1065912914563548

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Incorporating Health into Studies of Political Behavior: Evidence for Turnout and Partisanship

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Incorporating Health into Studies of Political Behavior: Evidence for Turnout and Partisanship

Julianna Pacheco and Jason Fletcher

Political Research Quarterly, Vol.68(1), pp.104-116

2015

DOI: 10.1177/1065912914563548

PMCID: PMC6042216

PMID: 30008544

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We argue that research on political behavior, including political participation, public opinion, policy responsiveness, and political inequality will be strengthened by studying the role of health. We then provide evidence that health matters for voter turnout and partisanship. Using the General Social Survey (GSS) and The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we find that people who report poor health are less likely to vote and identify with the Republican Party. Moreover, the effects of health on voter turnout and partisanship appear to have both developmental and contemporaneous components. Taken together, our findings suggest that health inequalities may have significant political consequences.

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Title: Subtitle: Incorporating Health into Studies of Political Behavior: Evidence for Turnout and Partisanship
Creators: Julianna Pacheco
Jason Fletcher
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Political Research Quarterly, Vol.68(1), pp.104-116
DOI: 10.1177/1065912914563548
PMID: 30008544
PMCID: PMC6042216
NLM abbreviation: Polit Res Q
ISSN: 1065-9129
eISSN: 1938-274X
Language: English
Date published: 2015
Academic Unit: Center for Social Science Innovation; Public Policy Center (Archive); Political Science
Record Identifier: 9983920519102771

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