Chapter 1.5
Constraint among issue positions
Planned This chapter has not been written. It is listed so the book shows its full scope.
The question
Are Americans' issue positions more tightly bundled than they were in the 1980s?
The data
- ANES Cumulative Data FileYears: 1948-2024 (33 study years; even years only after 2004; no 2006, 2010 or 2014 study)
- Cooperative Election StudyYears: 2006-2024 (every year; self-reported turnout is available in the 10 even years)
anesces
The scope
Individuals Each row of the data is a person, so results describe people and can be compared across groups.
The chapter sits in Part I, The sort, the great sorting. Its unit of analysis is individuals. See how the book treats evidence.