Religion and survey non-response bias: Toward explaining the moral voter gap between surveys and voting

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-95

  Sherkat, Darren E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247380650     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/68.1.83     Document Type: Article

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