Political Knowledge
Political knowledge has long been considered an integral part of public opinion, as well as a topic of survey research interest in its own right for many decades. While many definitions of political knowledge exist, most reflect an understanding of it as factual information about politics and government that individuals retain in their memory.
Political knowledge is similar to, but somewhat narrower than, "political awareness," "political sophistication," or "political expertise." Political knowledge is an important source of the considerations people draw upon when asked to respond to an attitude or opinion question and is thus an integral aspect of many theories of public opinion formation and change. It also is a key concept in democratic theory, with scholars and philosophers since the time of Plato debating ...
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Reader's Guide
Ethical Issues In Survey Research
Measurement - Interviewer
Measurement - Mode
Measurement - Questionnaire
Measurement - Respondent
Measurement - Miscellaneous
Nonresponse - Item-Level
Nonresponse - Outcome Codes And Rates
Nonresponse - Unit-Level
Operations - General
Operations - In-Person Surveys
Operations - Interviewer-Administered Surveys
Operations - Mall Surveys
Operations - Telephone Surveys
Political And Election Polling
Public Opinion
Sampling, Coverage, And Weighting
Survey Industry
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