Sex Differences in Attitude Expression: A Generational Explanation |
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| Authors: | RAPOPORT RONALD B |
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| Institution: | Ronald B. Rapoport is an Associate Professor of Government, College of William and Mary. The data for this study were made available by the Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political Research. Neither the Consortium nor the original collectors of the data are responsible for the analyses or interpretations presented here. The author would like to acknowledge the insightful suggestions of Jere Bruner on this project, and the helpful comments of Alan Abramowitz, Fritz Gaenslen, John McGlennon, Patricia Rapoport, and the anonymous reviewers on an earlier draft of this article. |
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| Abstract: | Females have consistently shown higher DK response rates thanmales in surveys. Using the 1972 Center for Political StudiesNational Election Study, this sex difference is shown to bea largely generational phenomenon which is much greater amongolder than younger respondents. It also declines at higher levelsof political knowledge and interest. Finally, using the CPS1972–76 national panel, DK response rate shows high test-retestreliability. |
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