ISPS ID:
D084
Suggested citation:
Malhorta, Neil, Melissa R. Michelson and Ali Adam Valenzuela (2012), Replication Materials for ,’Emails from Official Sources Can Increase Turnout,’ http://hdl.handle.net/10079/d539f3e2-dfc1-4150-96cd-d9d5f9ccd258. ISPS Data Archive.
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Data type:
Administrative
Data source(s):
Authors
Data source information:
isps(at)yale(dot)edu
Field date:
November 1, 2009
Field Date:
2009-11 - 2010-11
Location:
Location details:
California - San Mateo County
Unit of observation:
Individual
Sample size:
Nov 2009: 48,504 June 2010: 47,463 Nov 2010: 69,556
Inclusion/exclusion:
List of registered voters who provided a unique email address at the time of registration. In November 2009, individuals in a particular school district were excluded from the experiment. In November 2009 and June 2010 some individuals were removed from the list in order to allow for a concurrent experiment using another GOTV tactic.
Randomization procedure:
Random assignment at the household level
Treatment:
GOTV message from (1) local registrar in San Mateo County, California, (2) Fictional organization (People for the Advancement of Voter Engagement, PAVE), (3) control group (no email message)
Treatment administration:
Email
Outcome measures:
Voting turnout
Archive date:
2014
Owner:
Authors
Owner contact:
isps(at)yale(dot)edu
Terms of use:
ISPS Data Archive: Terms of Use.
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