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| Changes and continuities in the determinants of older adults' voter turnout 1952-1996 | | Author(s) | M Jean Turner, Todd G Shields, Darinda Sharp |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 41, no 6, December 2001 |
| Pages | pp 805-818 |
| Keywords | Elections ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study builds on previous research to examine factors related to the high level of voter turnout among older Americans and how these factors have changed across the past 50 years. It does so by combining individual level analyses from three nationally representative surveys of voter turnout by older citizens: the American National Election Studies (ANES) 1952-1996; the Current Population Studies (CPS) 1972-1996; and the General Social Surveys (GSS) 1972-1996. Results indicate that being married, attending church, and contact by political canvassers (since the 1980 election) contributed positively to older voters' turnout, whereas living in the South was a negative predictor. Triangulating data sources, the researchers are able to use the strengths of each study, and thereby provide an overview of the determinants of voter turnout and changes over time. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020130210 A |
| Classmark | VLE: 3J: 7T |
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