National Origin Based Variations of Latino Voter Turnout in 1988: Findings from the Latino National Political Survey
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University of Arizona, Department of Political ScienceIssue Date
1994Keywords
Hispanic Americans -- Politics and governmentVoting -- United States
Voting research -- United States
Elections -- United States
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The MASRC Working Paper Series © The Arizona Board of RegentsCollection Information
The goal of the Mexican American Studies & Research Center's Working Paper Series is to disseminate recent research on the Mexican American experience. The Center welcomes papers from the social sciences, public policy fields, and the humanities. Areas of particular interest include economic and political participation of Mexican Americans, health, immigration, and education. The Mexican American Studies & Research Center assumes no responsibility for statements or opinions of contributors to its Working Paper Series.Abstract
The Latino community in the United States, currently estimated at over 23 million, is projected to become the largest minority group in America within the next fifteen years. However, insufficient national-level data on Latinos has resulted in relatively few studies being published on the voting behavior of this increasingly important group. Using data drawn from the first national probability sample of Latinos, the Latino National Political Survey, this paper addresses selected socio-demographic indices correlated with voter turnout. The logistic regression model empirically demonstrates the importance of distinguishing among subgroups and identifies the life-cycle effect as a principle determinant of voter turnout.Identifiers
0732-7749http://hdl.handle.net/10150/219033
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