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Socioeconomic Status, Political Preference and Political Choice in Korea: Evidence from the 19th General Election

Jung, Joon Pyo 1

1영남대학교

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ABSTRACT

Is the Socioeconomic Status model which predicts that the higher in socioeconomic status a person is, the more likely he or she is to vote not applicable to Korean elections? Doesn't one's socioeconomic status affect one's political preference and choice in Korea? This paper, by empirically analyzing data from the 19th Korean General Election, claims that people with lower socioeconomic status show different political preference from people with higher socioeconomic status. However, people with lower socioeconomic status participate less in politics than people with higher socioeconomic status. If these claims have at least some validity, then it is high time to worry about the unequal political outcome caused by unequal voice between the socially advantaged and the socially disadvantaged.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.