CLASS INEQUALITIES IN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: SPAIN AND EUROPE

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CLASS INEQUALITIES IN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
SPAIN AND EUROPE

• Miguel Caínzos
• Carmen Voces
• Mónica Ferrín
• University of Santiago de Compostela
• Galician School of Public Administration
• Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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• a. Forms of political action signing petitions,
  taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike, addressing mass media,
  contacting a politician, attending a political
  meeting, working in a political party, donating
  money, collecting money for a cause, working in a
  citizens-action group, working in another kind of
  association, contacting an association.
• b. Representation index is the ratio of the
  percentage that a particular group is of the
  participating segment of the population to the
  percentage that that group is of the population
  as a whole.
• c. Class of respondent, according to their
  current or last job. Interviewed who have never
  been employed are not included in the analysis.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002.

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• a. Forms of political action signing petitions,
  taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike, addressing mass media,
  contacting a politician, attending a political
  meeting, working in a political party, donating
  money, collecting money for a cause, working in a
  citizens-action group, working in another kind of
  association, contacting an association.
• b. Representation index is the ratio of the
  percentage that a particular group is of the
  participating segment of the population to the
  percentage that that group is of the population
  as a whole.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002.

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• a. Forms of political action signing petitions,
  taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike, addressing mass media,
  contacting a politician, attending a political
  meting, working in a political party, donating
  money, collecting money for a cause, working in a
  citizens-action group, working in another kind of
  association, contacting an association.
• b. Representation index is the ratio of the
  percentage that a particular group is of the
  participating segment of the population to the
  percentage that that group is of the population
  as a whole.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002.

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• a. Taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike.
• b. Taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike, signing petitions.
• c. Contacting a politician, attending a political
  meeting, working in a political party.
• d. Donating money, collecting money for a cause.
• e. Working in a citizens-action group, working in
  another kind of association, contacting an
  association.
• f. Class of respondent, according to their
  current or last job. Intervieweed who have never
  been employed are not included in the analysis.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002
• Statistical significance of adjusted residuals
  plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01.

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• a. Taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike.
• b. Taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike, signing petitions.
• c. Contacting a politician, attending a political
  meeting, working in a political party.
• d. Donating money, collecting money for a cause.
• e. Working in a citizens-action group, working in
  another kind of association, contacting an
  association.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002
• Statistical significance of adjusted residuals
  plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01.

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• a. Taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike.
• b. Taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike, signing petitions.
• c. Contacting a politician, attending a political
  meeting, working in a political party.
• d. Donating money, collecting money for a cause.
• e. Working in a citizens-action group, working in
  another kind of association, contacting an
  association.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002
• Statistical significance of adjusted residuals
  plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01.

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• a. Taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike.
• b. Taking part in a public demonstration,
  participating in a strike, signing petitions.
• c. Contacting a politician, attending a political
  meeting, working in a political party.
• d. Donating money, collecting money for a cause.
• e. Working in a citizens-action group, working in
  another kind of association, contacting an
  association.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002
• Statistical significance of adjusted residuals
  plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01.

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• plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01
• Reference categories
• skilled workers in industry and construction
  employed in the private sector
• lower secondary or second stage of basic
  studies
• income between 200001 and 400000 Spanish pesetas.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002

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• plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01
• Reference categories
• skilled workers in industry and construction
• lower secondary or second stage of basic
  studies
• income between 200001 and 400000 Spanish pesetas.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002

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• plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01
• Reference categories
• skilled workers in industry and construction
  employed in the private sector
• lower secondary or second stage of basic
  studies
• income between 200001 and 400000 Spanish pesetas.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002

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• plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01
• Reference categories
• skilled workers in industry and construction
• lower secondary or second stage of basic
  studies
• income between 200001 and 400000 Spanish pesetas.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002

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• plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01
• Reference categories
• skilled workers in industry and construction
  employed in the private sector
• lower secondary or second stage of basic
  studies
• income between 200001 and 400000 Spanish pesetas.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002

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• plt0,10 plt0,05 plt0,01
• Reference categories
• skilled workers in industry and construction
• lower secondary or second stage of basic
  studies
• income between 200001 and 400000 Spanish pesetas.
• SOURCE Spanish survey of the Citizenship,
  Involvement and Democracy project (Centro de
  Investigaciones Sociológicas, code 2450).
  March-april 2002

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