North Carolinians and Amendment One: Religious Participation and Individual Voting Practices

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Joy L King (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

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Abstract: In 2012 , North Carolina residents passed the Amendment One Same-Sex Marriage Ban , which made same-sex marriage illegal at the state constitution level. The goal of this study is to use an integrated sociological perspective to examine the micro-level individual factors that impacted North Carolinians' voting behavior on Amendment One , which caused the macro-level structural changes to the state constitution. For this study , special emphasis is placed on the role of religion on North Carolinians' voting behaviors. Using data from the Sociological/Sustainable Tourism Survey , logistic regression analyses are conducted to evaluate the importance of resident's age , gender , race , level of education , and urban or rural residence on their votes or intended votes on Amendment One within the context of religious attendance and religious affiliation. Results indicate that religious attendance , religious affiliation , gender , race , and level of education are significant predictive factors on North Carolinians' votes or intended votes on Amendment One.

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Language: English

Date: 2017

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Voting Behavior

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