Implications of Moving Public Opinion Surveys to a Single-Frame Cell-Phone Random-Digit-Dial Design

American geopolitical power partly relies on foreign public support for its leadership. Pundits worry that this support is evaporating now that the United States—which claims to be the world’s beacon of democracy—has itself experienced democratic back- sliding. I provide the first natural experimental test of this hypothesis by exploiting that the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol unexpectedly occurred while Gallup was conducting nationally-representative surveys in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Romania, and Vietnam. Because Gallup uses random digit dialing I can identify the effect by comparing US leadership approval among respondents that were interviewed just before, and just after, January 6, 2021. I find that the insurrection had no effect on US approval. If even a violent attempt to overturn a free and fair election does not affect US approval abroad it is unlikely that any other domestic anti-democratic event will.

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Temporal Trends in Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Disease History Among 18- to 39-Year-Old Seattle, Washington, Residents: Results of Random Digit-Dial Surveys

Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽

10.1097/01.olq.0000175370.08709.72 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 32 (11) ◽

pp. 710-717 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Sevgi O. Aral ◽

Divya A. Patel ◽

King K. Holmes ◽

Betsy Foxman

Keyword(s):

Sexual Behaviors ◽

Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽

Temporal Trends ◽

Transmitted Disease ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Random Digit ◽

Random Digit Dial

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Has Anyone Seen It?

East European Politics and Societies and Cultures ◽

10.1177/0888325411398909 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 189-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dagmar Radin ◽

Aleksandar Džakula

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Public Opinion ◽

Parliamentary Elections ◽

Political Actors ◽

The Public ◽

Public Sentiment ◽

Public Opinion Surveys ◽

Health Care Performance ◽

Policy Arena ◽

Care Performance

Over the past decade, public opinion surveys have shown that Croats are deeply dissatisfied with their health care system and asses it to be one of the most important issues. However, health care hardly makes it into any political discourse in Croatia. This study analyzes the results of a public opinion survey conducted before the 2007 parliamentary elections to find out what the public sentiment on health care performance in Croatia is and to analyze the reasons why health care is not addressed by political actors. Evidence suggests that while health care is the most salient issue today, the public often understands it poorly. Thus, in a political environment of competing issues, and given the complexity of tacking health care in the policy arena, politicians strategically avoid discussing the issue.

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Two Countries, Five Years: Islam in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan through the Lens of Public Opinion Surveys

Central Asian Affairs ◽

10.1163/22142290-00401001 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Barbara Junisbai ◽

Azamat Junisbai ◽

Baurzhan Zhussupov

Keyword(s):

Public Opinion ◽

Regional Differences ◽

Religious Practice ◽

Political Context ◽

Religious Revival ◽

Central Asian ◽

Public Opinion Surveys ◽

Daily Prayer ◽

Cross National

Drawing on two waves of public opinion surveys conducted in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, we investigate the rise in religiosity and orthodoxy among Central Asian Muslims. We confirm that a religious revival is underway, with nearly 100 percent of Kazakhstani and Kyrgyzstani Muslims self-identifying as such in 2012—up from 80 percent in Kazakhstan in 2007. If we dig a bit deeper, however, we observe cross-national variations. Religious practice, as measured by daily prayer and weekly mosque attendance, is up in Kyrgyzstan, but has fallen in Kazakhstan. While the share of those who express preferences associated with religious orthodoxy has grown in both, this group has more than doubled in Kazakhstan. We attribute these differences to political context, both in terms of cross-national political variation and, within each country, variation based on regional differences.

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Gender Differences in Cancer Screening Beliefs, Behaviors, and Willingness to Participate

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988311425853 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 211-217 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Jenna L. Davis ◽

Kyrel L. Buchanan ◽

Ralph V. Katz ◽

B. Lee Green

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

New York ◽

Puerto Rico ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

Mortality Rates ◽

Willingness To Participate ◽

Chi Square ◽

Random Digit ◽

Random Digit Dial ◽

Logistic Regressions

Men have higher cancer mortality rates for all sites combined compared with women. Cancer screening (CS) participation is important for the early detection of cancer. This study explores gender differences in CS beliefs, behaviors, and willingness to participate. The data were collected from a stratified, random-digit dial survey of adults living in New York, Maryland, and Puerto Rico. Chi-square tests and logistic regressions were computed to analyze gender associations among CS beliefs, behaviors, and willingness variables. Men and women believed that CSs were effective, though a higher percentage of men had never had a past CS. Men were less willing to participate in a CS at the present time and in a skin cancer exam; however, when given descriptions of screening conditions, men indicated more willingness to participate. These gender differences highlight the need for health professionals to examine their efforts in providing enhanced CS promotion and education among men.

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