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Better health, greater social cohesion linked to voter participation
Better health, greater social cohesion linked to voter participation
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Health policy brief (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research)
- Author(s):
- Babey, Susan H., author
Wolstein, Joelle, author
Charles, Shana A., author - Contributor(s):
- UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Los Angeles, CA : UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, September 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Cooperative Behavior
Politics
Stress, Psychological
Health Status
California
United States - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This policy brief describes voter registration and participation among California adults, using data from the 2017-2018 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Better health status, lower levels of psychological distress, and better access to health care were related to higher levels of voter participation. Higher levels of voter registration and participation were reported among those living in neighborhoods perceived as safe and as having high social cohesion. Among citizens, Asians and those with limited English proficiency were more likely to report that they were not registered to vote because they did not know how or where to register. Individuals who lacked a high school degree, whose incomes were below the poverty level, who were Latino/a, or who were non-native English speakers but spoke English very well or well were more likely to report a lack of eligibility as the main reason for not being registered to vote. Strategies to increase voter engagement could help ensure that voters better represent the diverse residents of California and could also promote policies that better meet the health needs of these populations. Policymakers, state and local governments, and community organizations can help promote voter engagement by providing civic education paired with preregistration opportunities in high schools, supporting integrated voter engagement efforts, and promoting neighborhood cohesion.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (7 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101773754 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101773754