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Do Surveys Overestimate or Underestimate Socioeconomic Differences in Voter Turnout? Evidence from Administrative Registers.

Surveys generally overestimate the overall level of voter turnout in elections due to both the misreporting of voting and nonresponse. It is sometimes argued that socioeconomic differences in turnout are exaggerated in surveys because social desirability has a more pronounced effect on eligible vote...

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Published in:Public Opinion Quarterly Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 363 - 386
Main Authors: Lahtinen, Hannu, Martikainen, Pekka, Mattila, Mikko, Wass, Hanna, Rapeli, Lauri
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Summer2019
Subjects:
Finland. Eduskunta
Socioeconomic factors
Demographic surveys
Social classes
Voter turnout
Political participation & society
Elections & society
Finnish politics & government, 1981-
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