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Health and Voting in Young Adulthood

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  • Ojeda, Christopher
  • Pacheco, Julianna

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Do changes in health lead to changes in the probability of voting? Using two longitudinal datasets, this article looks at the impact of three measures of health – physical health, mental health and overall well-being – on voting trajectories in young adulthood. The results show that self-rated health is associated with a lower probability of voting in one’s first election, depression is related to a decline in turnout over time and physical limitations are unrelated to voting. Some familial resources from childhood are also found to condition when the health–participation effect manifests.

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  • Ojeda, Christopher & Pacheco, Julianna, 2019. "Health and Voting in Young Adulthood," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 49(3), pages 1163-1186, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:49:y:2019:i:03:p:1163-1186_00
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    1. Angela Cools, 2020. "Parents, Infants, and Voter Turnout," Working Papers 20-04, Davidson College, Department of Economics.
    2. Jungkunz, Sebastian & Marx, Paul, 2021. "Income changes do not influence political participation: Evidence from comparative panel data," ifso working paper series 11, University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute for Socioeconomics (ifso).
    3. Sebastian Jungkunz & Paul Marx, 2021. "Income Changes Do Not Influence Political Participation: Evidence from Comparative Panel Data," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1129, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    4. Jungkunz, Sebastian & Marx, Paul, 2021. "Income Changes Do Not Influence Political Participation: Evidence from Comparative Panel Data," IZA Discussion Papers 14198, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    5. Niederdeppe, Jeff & Avery, Rosemary J. & Liu, Jiawei & Gollust, Sarah E. & Baum, Laura & Barry, Colleen L. & Welch, Brendan & Tabor, Emmett & Lee, Nathaniel W. & Fowler, Erika Franklin, 2021. "Exposure to televised political campaign advertisements aired in the United States 2015–2016 election cycle and psychological distress," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 277(C).
    6. De Luca, Giacomo Davide & Lin, Xi, 2024. "The role of health and health systems in promoting social capital, political participation and peace: A narrative review," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).

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