The political consequences of transitions out of marriage in Great Britain

This article uses British Household Panel Survey data to estimate the effects of divorce and widowhood on political attitudes and political behavior. In contrast to previous research, which mostly relied on cross-sectional data, a matched propensity score analysis does not find any effects of transi...

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Published inElectoral studies Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 249 - 258
Main Author Kern, Holger Lutz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.06.2010
Subjects
Divorce
Great Britain
Households
Marriage
Participation
Political Attitudes
Political Behavior
Residential Mobility
Voting
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Summary:This article uses British Household Panel Survey data to estimate the effects of divorce and widowhood on political attitudes and political behavior. In contrast to previous research, which mostly relied on cross-sectional data, a matched propensity score analysis does not find any effects of transitions out of marriage on policy preferences, party identification, or vote choice. The results also show that divorce (but not widowhood) substantially reduces electoral participation. Some preliminary evidence suggests that this effect of divorce on turnout is partially attributable to the increased residential mobility that accompanies divorce. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]
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ISSN:0261-3794
DOI:10.1006/jado.2000.0344