Improving public opinion surveys interdisciplinary innovation and the American national election studies (Princeton University Press, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
pt. 1. The American National Election Studies : the "gold standard" for survey research -- pt. 2. Individual predispositions -- pt. 3. Political orientations and the media -- pt. 4. Perceptions of political institutions and groups -- pt. 5. Political issues -- pt. 6. Concluding thoughts and future directions
The American National Election Studies (ANES) is the premier social science survey program devoted to voting and elections. Conducted during the presidential election years and midterm Congressional elections, the survey is based on interviews with voters and delves into why they make certain choices. In this edited volume, John Aldrich and Kathleen McGraw bring together a group of leading social scientists that developed and tested new measures that might be added to the ANES, with the ultimate goal of extending scholarly understanding of the causes and consequences of electoral outcomes. The