University:
University of Houston
Course:
MATH 1313 | Linear Algebra
Academic year:

2022
Views:

52

Pages:

7
Author:

Karen Cantrell

Conclusions  Party differential, civic duty and affinity for candidate are positively associated with voter turnout.  The interaction terms between party differential and civic duty and between civic duty and affinity for candidate are negatively related to turnout.  Implication: Citizens with a strong sense of civic duty turn out to vote mainly because they want to fulfill their civil obligation and thus hardly take into consideration parties and candidates.  Suggestion: Analysts should include choice preference, civic duty and their interaction terms in the statistical model of turnout and it is required to take the D term seriously. Thanks for your listening. Any comments are welcome! Supplement 1 – U.S.A  Party differential: When it comes to politics, how would you describe each person or group – as (liberal, conservative, or neither liberal nor conservative / conservative, liberal, or neither conservative nor liberal)? 1) Yourself? 2) Democrats? 3) Republicans?  7-point scale: from “Very liberal” to “Very conservative.” Supplement 2 – U.S.A  Affinity for candidate: How much do you like or dislike each person? 1) House Republican Candidate? 2) House Democratic Candidate? 3) Senate Republican Candidate? 4) Senate Democratic Candidate?  7-point scale: from “Like a great deal” to “dislike a great deal.” Supplement 3 - Taiwan  Party differential: Sometimes people will talk about the question of Taiwan independence or the unification with China. Some people say that Taiwan should declare independence immediately. Others say that Taiwan and China should unify immediately. Still others have opinions between these two positions. This card lists eleven positions from independence (0) to unification (10). 1) What position do you think KMT occupies? 2) What position do you think DPP occupies? Supplement 4 - Taiwan  Affinity for candidate: We’d like to get your feeling toward presidential candidates. I’ll read the name of a candidate and I’d like you to rate that candidate using a 0 to 10 scale, while rating 0 means that you dislike him or her very much and rating 10 means that you like him very much. 1) How would you rate TSAI Ing-wen using 0 to 10 scale? 2) How would you rate MA Ying-jeou? Supplement 5 - Taiwan  Civic duty: 1) Different people have different opinions about voting. Some people think that voting is a responsibility, and you should vote even if you don’t like any of the candidates or parties. Other people think that it is all right to vote or not to vote, and the decision depends on how you feel about the candidates or parties. Do you think that voting is a responsibility, or do you think that it is all right either to vote or not to vote? 2) Do you believe very strongly, somewhat strongly, or only a little that voting is a responsibility?