N = 942
Wald chi2(60) = 223.0, p<.001
Contact Public Official Coef. Std. Err. P>|z| Influence Opinion Coef. Std. Err. P>|z|
Benefit from Reform 0.4719315 0.1387935 0.001 Benefit from Reform 0.3020779 0.1323959 0.023 Harm from Reform 0.5107403 0.1353364 0.000 Harm from Reform 0.4711982 0.1340152 0.000 Democrat 0.193607 0.1306708 0.138 Democrat 0.2951738 0.1243456 0.018 Republican 0.003542 0.1328504 0.979 Republican 0.054252 0.1422329 0.703 Education 0.421912 0.0692258 0.000 Education 0.1765174 0.059631 0.003 Male 0.1271293 0.1081865 0.24 Male 0.1368402 0.1037762 0.187 White 0.2546535 0.1498812 0.089 White 0.00901 0.1316977 0.945 Income 0.0031714 0.0286958 0.912 Income 0.0066668 0.028433 0.815 Age 0.0142317 0.0036284 0.000 Age 0.00542 0.0033383 0.104 Unemployed 0.0904591 0.1853456 0.626 Unemployed 0.0729799 0.182729 0.69 Constant 3.241139 0.329129 0.000 Constant 1.359623 0.2911749 0.000
Issue Organization Activity Coef. Std. Err. P>|z| Town Hall Meeting/Public Forum Coef. Std. Err. P>|z|
Benefit from Reform 0.5491698 0.1643082 0.001 Benefit from Reform 0.0193674 0.1440851 0.893 Harm from Reform 0.5576906 0.1923656 0.004 Harm from Reform 0.2316689 0.1532456 0.131 Democrat 0.5057512 0.1594493 0.002 Democrat 0.418123 0.1477087 0.005 Republican 0.342031 0.1670298 0.041 Republican 0.1126088 0.1545077 0.466 Education 0.2697638 0.0868342 0.002 Education 0.1170677 0.0725997 0.107 Male 0.0174255 0.1298687 0.893 Male 0.1378909 0.1187293 0.245 White 0.0367471 0.155768 0.814 White 0.379945 0.1439819 0.008 Income 0.0250949 0.0324871 0.44 Income 0.0201316 0.0318734 0.528 Age 0.0037099 0.004228 0.38 Age 0.0049076 0.003882 0.206 Unemployed 0.0128596 0.243345 0.958 Unemployed 0.1763531 0.2105555 0.402 Constant 2.78042 0.3469826 0.000 Constant 1.595089 0.3036141 0.000
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Media Contact Coef. Std. Err. P>|z| Contribute Money Coef. Std. Err. P>|z|
Benefit from Reform 0.3794663 0.143982 0.008 Benefit from Reform 0.3431303 0.1496957 0.022 Harm from Reform 0.3158309 0.1538236 0.04 Harm from Reform 0.3759828 0.1603384 0.019 Democrat 0.1290779 0.1494501 0.388 Democrat 0.3347172 0.1599693 0.036 Republican 0.3368183 0.1766667 0.057 Republican 0.2821876 0.1661786 0.089 Education 0.2713288 0.0700447 0.000 Education 0.3278806 0.0739847 0.000 Male 0.061518 0.1241664 0.62 Male 0.0657095 0.1252866 0.6 White 0.0235693 0.1501288 0.875 White 0.1508651 0.1665601 0.365 Income 0.0113726 0.0335609 0.735 Income 0.0605886 0.0354184 0.087 Age 0.001783 0.0042786 0.677 Age 0.0045554 0.0042159 0.28 Unemployed 0.3246346 0.2377821 0.172 Unemployed 0.0349101 0.2170649 0.872 Constant 2.073385 0.3425408 0.000 Constant 2.569607 0.3869551 0.000
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