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Who Supports Constitutional Reform?: Preliminary Evidence from JESIII. Rieko Kage Associate Professor, Advanced Social and International Studies, University of Tokyo Toyota Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, 2010-11. By Gender:. By Age Group:. By Party Support.
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Who Supports Constitutional Reform?: Preliminary Evidence from JESIII Rieko Kage Associate Professor, Advanced Social and International Studies, University of Tokyo Toyota Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, 2010-11
Multivariate Analysis (1) • *** p<=.001, ** p<=.05, *p<=.01. • Coefficients are ordered logitestimates (1: support constitutional revision, 2: somewhat support constitutional revision, 3: somewhat oppose constitutional revision, 4: oppose constitutional revision).
What Does Constitutional Reform Mean? Source: Taku Sugawara, Yoron no Kyokukai. Tokyo: Kobunsha, 2009, p.233 菅原琢『世論の曲解』光文社・2009
What Does Constitutional Revision Mean? (2) Source: Yomiuri Shimbun, April 8, 2005.
Tentative Findings and Implications: • Education and (possibly) income are strong predictors of support for constitutional reform. • No effect of age; ceteris paribus, the youth are not more likely to support constitutional reform than the elderly