Response privacy and elapsed time since election day as determinants for vote overreporting

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-246

  Stocké, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 51249159553     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edl031     Document Type: Article

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