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Understanding Voter Efficacy Trends: The Impact of Demographics and Behaviors on Public Involvement

This research delves into the lack of efficacy among voters today, focusing on demographic and behavioral factors such as age, gender, education, income, and party affiliation. The study uses data from ANES 2008 to analyze the relationship between efficacy, gender, education, and income, revealing interesting trends that influence voter behavior. The findings suggest that improving efficacy may require more concise ANES questions and a qualitative approach to better understand voter phenomena.

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Understanding Voter Efficacy Trends: The Impact of Demographics and Behaviors on Public Involvement

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  1. The lack of efficacy among voters today (II) Sandra M. Emerson PLS 205

  2. Introduction • Importance of public involvement in republic • Structure of government that is deliberately complex.

  3. Literature Review Demographic factors: • Age • Gender • Ethnicity Behavioral factors: • Education attainment • Income • Party affiliation • Religious activity.

  4. Methodology • ANES 2008 Female, HS educated white and mid 40s. • ∑ Efficacy

  5. Is Gender a Factor?

  6. Other Demographic factors? Not Significant • Age • Ethnicity • Significant but not strong: religion and political party • Republican norm highest

  7. Behavioral Factors • Education √ • Income √ •   Efficacy with educationr = .216** P=.000 • Efficacy with Income • r=.171** p=.000

  8. General Model Ŷ efficacy = Male+β* Education+β* Income • R2=.057 not robust

  9. EDUCATION and EFFICACY Relationship between efficacy and years of education using quadratic (curve) model.

  10. Findings Gender matters with efficacy but so might education. Need More concise ANES questions Qualitative approach to phenomena

  11. Questions

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