Public Opinion Quarterly

Editor's Note:

Peter V. Miller

Editor’s Note
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 507; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi057 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles:

David C. Kimball and Martha Kropf

Ballot Design and Unrecorded Votes on Paper-Based Ballots
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 508-529; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

Wendy M. Rahn and Thomas J. Rudolph

A Tale of Political Trust in American Cities
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 530-560; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Notes:

Christopher B. Mann

Do Advance Letters Improve Preelection Forecast Accuracy?
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 561-571; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

Michael W. Link and Ali Mokdad

Advance Letters as a Means of Improving Respondent Cooperation in Random Digit Dial Studies: A Multistate Experiment
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 572-587; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dirk Heerwegh

Effects of Personal Salutations in E-mail Invitations to Participate in a Web Survey
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 588-598; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

The Polls:

Paul R. Brewer and Clyde Wilcox

Trends: Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Unions
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 599-616; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi052 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Leo W. Jeffres

George F. Bishop. The Illusion of Public Opinion: Fact and Artifact in American Public Opinion Polls. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. 2004. 248 pp. $80.00 (cloth); $27.95 (paper).
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 617-620; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi047 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Molly Andolina

Marco Calavita. Apprehending Politics: News Media and Individual Political Development. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 2005. 285 pp. $81.50 (cloth); $27.95 (paper).
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 620-623; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi045 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Felicia Mebane

Richard E. Chard. The Mediating Effect of Public Opinion on Public Policy: Exploring the Realm of Health Care. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 2004. 180 pp. $39.00 (cloth).
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 623-625; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi049 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elisabeth Noelle and Wilhelm Haumann

W. Phillips Davison. Things Might Go Right: Prospects for Peace and a Better Life in an Age of Globalization and Specialization. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc. 2004. 345 pp. $23.95 (paper).
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 626-628; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi050 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas J. Johnson

Michael A. Genovese and Matthew J. Streb. Polls and Politics: The Dilemmas of Democracy. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 2004. 192 pp. $54.40 (cloth); $19.95 (paper). • Michael W. Traugott and Paul J. Lavrakas. The Voter’s Guide to Election Polls. 3d ed. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2004. 194 pp. $65.00 (cloth); $19.95 (paper).
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 629-631; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi048 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark D. Brewer

James A. Stimson. Tides of Consent: How Public Opinion Shapes American Politics. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2004. 206 pp. $55.00 (cloth); $16.99 (paper).
Public Opin Q 2005 69: 632-634; doi:10.1093/poq/nfi046 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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