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Some correlates of partisan preference in Greece, 1980: a discriminant analysis
Author(s) -
TSOKOU Stavroula,
SHELLEY Mack C.,
DOBRATZ Betty A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1986.tb00844.x
Subject(s) - linear discriminant analysis , preference , sample (material) , politics , multivariate analysis , variables , multiple discriminant analysis , multivariate statistics , subject (documents) , identification (biology) , demographic economics , econometrics , psychology , economics , sociology , political science , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , botany , chromatography , library science , computer science , law , biology , microeconomics
. The factors underlying patterns of partisan preference in Greece have been the subject of fairly little systematic analysis. This article uses data from a 1980 Euro‐Barometer survey, the first to include a Greek sample, to outline the structure of the Greek partisan universe. A number of demographic variables – age, family income, education, occupation, sex, size of community, and household status – together with attitudinal variables regarding both foreign and domestic policy issues are tested as predictors of party identification. The multivariate statistical technique of discriminant analysis is used to measure the relative importance of these predictor variables in influencing the direction of party preferences. The findings show that attitudinal factors for the most part are more important than demographic traits. A stepwise analysis provides a rankordering of the strongest explanatory variables. The impact of recent political and historical developments on the party system in Greece is discussed.