Public attitudes toward polls: Evidence from the 2000 U.S. presidential election

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-421

  Price, Vincent ^a,b   Stroud, Natalie Jomini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 33845260572     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edh119     Document Type: Article

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