Determinants of Citizen Well-Being in the U.S. States: Do Policy Liberalism and Political Culture Matter?

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dc.contributor.authorSon, Jessica L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTajalli, Hassan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYun, Hyun J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDoehrman, Tessa
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-15T20:12:12Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:15:29Z
dc.date.issued2009-10
dc.descriptionAn Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Fall 2009.
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to examine the effects of policy liberalism and political culture on the well-being of citizens in U.S. states. Well-being is measured using states' performance on Miringoff and Opdycke's Index of Social Health, a collection of social indicators designed to gauge social health. To determine the impact of policy liberalism and political culture, a multiple regression analysis was conducted. After controlling for per capita income, results of the analysis show that political culture significantly affects citizen well-being. In states with political culture types that favor government intervention in community issues, well-being was greater. States' level of policy liberalism did not have a significant impact on the citizen well-being.
dc.description.departmentPublic Administration
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dc.format.extent81 pages
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dc.identifier.citationSon, J. L. (2009). Determinants of citizen well-being in the U.S. states: Do policy liberalism and political culture matter? Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/3629
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectcitizen well-being
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectstates
dc.subjectliberalism
dc.subjectpolitical culture
dc.subjectsocial health
dc.subjectconservatism
dc.subjectmaterialistic
dc.subjecttraditionalistic
dc.subjectindividualistic
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.titleDeterminants of Citizen Well-Being in the U.S. States: Do Policy Liberalism and Political Culture Matter?
dc.typeApplied Research Project

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