Cohort Analysis of Survey Data: A Procedure for Studying Long-term Opinion Change

Cohort Analysis of Survey Data: A Procedure for Studying Long-term Opinion Change

Two or more surveys taken a number of years apart may show a trend in opinion or at least a major change. However, such a change may be due to a shift in opinion among the members of a population, a change in the composition of the population itself, or a combination of these two types of change. An...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public opinion quarterly 1959-01, Vol.23 (1), p.63-72
1. Verfasser: Evan, William M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Groups
Cohort Analysis
Cohort studies
Cross sectional studies
Longitudinal studies
Methodological Problems
Opinion Polls
Political Attitudes
Polls
Public Opinion
Railway systems
Social research
Survey data
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Zusammenfassung:Two or more surveys taken a number of years apart may show a trend in opinion or at least a major change. However, such a change may be due to a shift in opinion among the members of a population, a change in the composition of the population itself, or a combination of these two types of change. An attempt to disentangle the two types of change is presented in the following article.
ISSN:0033-362X
1537-5331
DOI:10.1086/266846