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Public Opinion Quarterly
Volume 73(3), 2009

 
CONTENTS
 
Mutz, Diana C. Effects of internet commerce on social trust 439-461
 
  As of the early 21st century, one of the most popular uses of the internet is for online shopping 
 
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computer
technologies
democracy
 
 
Klofstad, Casey A., McClurg, Scott D., and Rolfe, Meredith Measurement of political discussion networks: A comparison of two "name generator" procedures 462-483
 
  Social scientists use two different methods for collecting information on the people with whom individuals discuss politics 
 
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interpersonal
social structure
methodology
 
 
Merkle, Daniel M., Langer, Gary, Cohen, Jon, Piekarski, Linda B., Benford, Robert, and Lambert, David Unintended consequences: The cost of purging business numbers in RDD surveys 484-496
 
  Survey researchers commonly use RDD (random digit dialing) samples that are purged of listed business telephone numbers to increase interviewer productivity by removing numbers that are assumed to be ineligible for household surveys 
 
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methodology
 
 
Pascale, Joanne, Roemer, Marc I., and Resnick, Dean Michael Medicaid underreporting in the CPS: Results from a record check study 497-520
 
  The use of survey data can be significantly hampered by the occurrence of measurement error, particularly that engendered by respondent misreporting 
 
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Neijens, Peter, and Vreese, Claes de Helping citizens decide in referendums: The moderating effect of political sophistication on the use of the information and choice questionnaire as a decision aid 521-536
 
  Voters often lack sufficient knowledge to make educated decisions 
 
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europe
 
 
Petrolia, Daniel R., and Bhattacharjee, Sanjoy Revisiting incentive effects: Evidence from a random-sample mail survey on consumer preferences for fuel ethanol 537-550
 
  This study revisits the issue of monetary incentive effects utilizing data from a mail survey sent to a random sample of adults across the United States regarding preferences for fuel ethanol 
 
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Dyck, Joshua J., and Baldassare, Mark Process preferences and voting in direct democratic elections 551-565
 
  Direct democracy is extraordinarily popular and has become a pervasive policymaking tool at the state and local level 
 
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democracy
politics and government
public opinion
 
 
Ansolabehere, Stephen, and Konisky, David M. Public attitudes toward construction of new power plants 566-577
 
  Increased demand for U.S. electricity generation will require the construction of hundreds of new power plants in the coming decades 
 
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ecology
public opinion
contemporary issues
 
 
Norrander, Barbara Trends - Public support for presidential nomination reform 578-589
 
  The presidential nomination calendar has become increasingly front loaded in recent years as more and more states try to squeeze into the earliest possible dates 
 
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political elections
politics and government