Dissertation Information for Stephen B. Thomas NAME: - Stephen B. Thomas
DEGREE:
- Ph.D.
DISCIPLINE:
- [No Discipline Recorded]
SCHOOL:
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (USA) (1986)
ADVISORS: - None COMMITTEE MEMBERS: - None
MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected
Title: ROLL CALL VOTING BEHAVIOR OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE ON SELECTED HEALTH LEGISLATION, 1973-1982: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
Abstract: "The purpose of this study was to analyze roll call voting behavior of legislators in the 93rd-97th (1973-1982) Senates on selected health legislation. The Health Field Concept and Dever's Epidemiology Model of Health Policy Analysis were used to select the preliminary universe of 442 health roll call votes to be analyzed. A description of content for each roll call vote was used to classify legislation into appropriate domains of the Health Field Concept. The majority of legislation was classified into the lifestyle domain followed by environment, organization of health care and human biology.
Cluster analysis was utilized to create 46 unidimensional health roll call scales which served as instruments to measure Senate voting behavior. Discriminant function analysis was applied, using all scales within each respective Senate, to determine the degree to which a senator's political party, region and ideology accounted for observed variance in voting behavior.
Throughout the study period political party consistently accounted for the greatest amount of variance in voting behavior. In the 97th Senate 100% of the senators were classified correctly as voting with their predicted party (Democrat and Republican). Ideology was the second best predictor of voting behavior. In the 94th Senate 91% of the senators were classified correctly as voting with their predicted ideological coalition (conservative, moderate and liberal). Region was a moderate predictor of voting behavior. In the 97th Senate 60% of the senators were classified correctly as voting with their predicted regional coalition (northeast, midwest, south and west).
Roll call scales dominated by legislation concerned with the broad range of health and human service programs made the greatest discriminatory contribution between the two political parties and among the three ideological groups. Roll call scales dominated by legislation concerned with agricultural issues made the greatest discriminatory contribution among the four regional groups.
Finally, the Health Field Concept and Clausen's Policy Dimension Model were synthesized to create a Role Call Voting Behavior Model of Health Policy Analysis. This model was presented as a useful means to describe and conceptualize voting behavior on health legislation."
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MPACT Scores for Stephen B. Thomas A = 0
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