Healthy voting: The effect of self-reported health on turnout in 30 countries

Electoral Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 886-891

  Mattila, Mikko ^a   Söderlund, Peter ^b   Wass, Hanna ^a   Rapeli, Lauri ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d Aronia Research and Development Institute   (Finland)

Author keywords

European social survey; Health; Social connectedness; Turnout

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 84889086878     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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