Publication type
Journal Article
Author
Publication date
June 1, 2010
Abstract:
This article uses British Household Panel Survey data to estimate the effects of divorce and widowhood on political attitudes and political behavior. In contrast to previous research, which mostly relied on cross-sectional data, a matched propensity score analysis does not find any effects of transitions out of marriage on policy preferences, party identification, or vote choice. The results also show that divorce (but not widowhood) substantially reduces electoral participation. Some preliminary evidence suggests that this effect of divorce on turnout is partially attributable to the increased residential mobility that accompanies divorce.
Published in
Electoral Studies
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 29 , p.249 -258
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2010.01.004
ISSN
2613794
Subjects
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