What small spatial scales are relevant as electoral contexts for individual voters
What small spatial scales are relevant as electoral contexts for individual voters
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哪些小空间尺度与个体选民的选举背景相关
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2007
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通讯作者：
E. Fieldhouse
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D. Cutts;E. Fieldhouse
多年来，由于数据的限制，研究投票行为的学者在试图确定投票率的微观空间变化时受到了阻碍。这意味着大多数分析都是生态的，这对有效的推断有影响。在这里，第一次使用层次方法来显示包括家庭在内的几个微观空间尺度对选民参与的相对重要性。研究结果强调了家庭环境的重要性。虽然那些住在一起的人经常一起外出，但研究发现，与其他家庭相比，家庭内部而不是地理区域之间的相对聚集程度对两人家庭更为重要。即使考虑到个人是否可能自我选择来自相似社会背景或政治态度相似的人，也有强有力的证据表明，家庭对选民参与的影响是巨大而显著的。
For many years, scholars of voting behavior have been thwarted in their attempts to identify micro spatial variations in turnout by data limitations. This has meant that most analyses have been ecological, which has implications for valid inference. Here, for the first time, a hierarchical approach is used to show the relative importance of several micro spatial scales, including the household, on voter participation. The findings highlight the importance of the household context. While those who live together often turn out together, the relative level of clustering within households as opposed to between geographical areas is found to be more important for two-person households compared to other households. Even after taking account of whether individuals are likely to self-select others from similar social backgrounds or with similar political attitudes, there is strong evidence of large and significant household effects on voter participation.