An experiment on the measurement of political knowledge in surveys

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-102

  Sturgis, Patrick ^a   Allum, Nick ^a   Smith, Patten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ipsos   (United States)

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EID: 41149138811     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfm032     Document Type: Article

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