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Appendix A6-1: Factor Analysis: Conventional <strong>Participation</strong> <strong>and</strong> Voting (ESS 2002)<br />

Worked in political party or<br />

action group<br />

Contacted politician,<br />

government or local<br />

government official<br />

Worked in another<br />

organization or association<br />

Donated money to a<br />

political organization or<br />

group<br />

Conventional<br />

<strong>Participation</strong><br />

All Western Europe Eastern Europe<br />

Voting<br />

Conventional<br />

<strong>Participation</strong><br />

Voting<br />

Conventional<br />

<strong>Participation</strong><br />

Voting<br />

.73 .02 .74 .02 .69 -.08<br />

.65 -.14 .65 -.15 .64 -.15<br />

.64 -.18 .64 -.19 .66 -.05<br />

.62 .11 .63 .11 .60 .12<br />

Voted in last election -.05 .98 -.05 .97 -.05 .98<br />

Explained Variance 36% 19% 36% 20% 35% 19%<br />

K-M-O measure .69 .69 .68<br />

Bartlett’s test of sphericity 12931.268 *** 100058.179 *** 1947.495 ***<br />

Data Source: European Social Survey, 2002.<br />

Data are weighted to correct for a sampling bias within each sample (design weight).<br />

Question formulation for conventional participation: “There are different ways to improve things in [country] or help prevent things from going wrong. During<br />

the last 12 months, have you done any of the following?”<br />

Question formulation for voting: “Some people don’t vote nowadays for one reason or another. Did you vote in the last [country] national election in<br />

[month/year]?” Respondents who have not been eligible to vote have been excluded from analysis.<br />

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