The relationship between the lifestyle health index and voter turnout during the 2020 United States presidential election in the context of regional cultures

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Title: The relationship between the lifestyle health index and voter turnout during the 2020 United States presidential election in the context of regional cultures
Authors: Ross Arena, Nicolaas P. Pronk, Thomas E. Kottke, Anthony Arena, Colin Woodard
Source: Public Health in Practice, Vol 8, Iss , Pp 100534- (2024)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Public aspects of medicine
Subject Terms: Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, Chronic disease, Social vulnerability, Public health, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
More Details: Objectives: There are numerous population health challenges confronting the United States (U.S.), including the unhealthy lifestyle – chronic disease pandemics. However, the impact of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and the increased prevalence of chronic diseases that result from them affect many facets of life outside of the health domain, and their scope remains under-appreciated. The current analysis contributes to addressing this knowledge gap by comparing the newly developed Lifestyle Health Index (LHI) to U.S. county-level voter turnout rates in the 2020 presidential election. Study design: Descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective analysis. Methods: County-level data on the LHI, percent voter turnout, and the American Nations regional cultures model schematic was used in the current analysis. Results: Pearson correlations between county-level LHI scores and sub scores and Democratic, Republican, and overall voter turnout were all statistically significant and of similar strength (r > 0.63, p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2666-5352
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535224000715; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-5352
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100534
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d79730be4dc34f74bc7d0f5724408f77
Accession Number: edsdoj.79730be4dc34f74bc7d0f5724408f77
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:26665352
DOI:10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100534
Published in:Public Health in Practice
Language:English