The Association between Employment and Political Participation among Liberal and Conservative American Adults

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Seth Larner
Seth Larner

Seth is a sophomore at Wesleyan double majoring in physics and astronomy. He is originally from Eldersburg, Maryland where he attended Liberty High School.

Abstract:

This work makes use of the 2014 General Survey Study (GSS) to examine the relationship between a person’s employment status and their level of political participation. Political participation was measured by asking participants if they had ever participated in a variety of politically motivated activities such as donating to a political candidate or attending a rally. Levels of political participation were compared between unemployed and employed adults and adults who are self-employedadults and those who are employed by others. In these categories, adults who identify as politically conservative were compared to those who identify as politically liberal.

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