Research Article

Application of a Theorem in Stochastic Models of Elections

Table 4

Factor loadings for economic and social policy.

Question Economic Policy Social Policy

( ) Government services 0.53 0.12
( ) Universal health care 0.51 0.22
( ) Government bigger 0.50 0.14
( ) Government or market 0.56
( ) Welfare spending 0.24
( ) Less government 0.65
( ) Equality 0.14 0.37
( ) Tax Companies 0.28 0.10
( )–( ) Abortion scale 0.55
( ) Immigrant scale 0.12 0.25
( )–( ) Gay scale 0.60
( ) Traditional values 0.53
( ) Gun access 0.36
( )–( ) Black scale 0.14 0.45
( ) Liberal v conservative 0.30 0.60
Eigenvalue 1.93 1.83