The states of public opinion on the environment. Issue 2 (3rd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fowler, Luke
• Is Part Of: Environmental politics. Volume 25:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 315
• Page End: 337
• Publication Date: 2016-03-03
• Subjects: US states -- public opinion -- multilevel regression; Environmental policy -- Periodicals; Environmental protection -- Periodicals; Ecology -- Periodicals; Green movement -- Periodicals; 333.72
• DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2015.1102351
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0964-4016

Abstract

ABSTRACT: State-level public opinion on the environment within the US is examined, using data from the General Social Survey (GSS) from 2000 to 2010. A Multilevel Regression and Post-Stratification (MRP) approach is taken to estimate three different survey items on environmental issues at the US state level. This allows for a comparable understanding of state-level public opinion on environmental issues, which is then connected to economic, environmental, and political conditions, and representation in policy making. The findings indicate the MRP technique is a sophisticated way to make accurate estimations of state-level public opinion, and those estimates provide further insight into the shaping of public opinion and public policy.