1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« Accordingly, what follows will analyse the relationship between age and party identification across time in order to determine whether the weakness of partisan ties among young Canadians really does reflect a process of intergenerational decline. » (p. 1)
Questions/Hypothèses :
« Are young Canadians les partisan than their parents ? » (p. 1)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« The pool uses all Canadian Election Study data sets from 1965 through 2000. The weights used are those employed by the original researchers who collected the data. [...]
As indicated in the body of the paper partisans were only considered those who professed a strong or fairly strong partisan disposition. [...]
Generations were determined using the same methodology as Blais et al indicate (2002). The eldest cohort the Pre-Boomers comprise all those born prior to 1945. The boomers 1945 through 1959, Generation X 1960 through 1969 and Post Gen X all those born 1970 and after. » (p. 48)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« Having considered the evidence of the three regression models it can be claimed that they are less partisan than their parent’s generation, but only if they live outside of Quebec. The long observed and frequently commented upon differentiation between Quebec and the rest of Canada persists when considering whether or not some generations are more or less partisan than others. In Quebec, it is the eldest generation which is the least partisan and those that follow the baby boomers while not significant are more partisan than the generations which precede them. » (p. 44)