Papers by Dr. Anthony Licciardi
survey-researchcenter/studies Much appreciation to the students in Dr. Chervenak's Political Part... more survey-researchcenter/studies Much appreciation to the students in Dr. Chervenak's Political Parties and Politics class, and the students in his two US Politics classes who participated as interviewers. We would also like to thank Ross Gernon from the Office of Information Technology for his technical support on this project. Special thanks to Dr. Anthony Licciardi for the gratis use of his polling software MyPeople123.
conducted an interactive voice response (IVR) telephone survey on January 11, 2018 on the topic o... more conducted an interactive voice response (IVR) telephone survey on January 11, 2018 on the topic of candidate choice in a hypothetical match-up between President Donald Trump and Oprah Winfrey. Survey respondents were randomly selected from the Louisiana Secretary of State's registered voter file. The sample of 722 respondents yields a margin of error of 3.7% with 95% confidence. 1
Does early voting advance the democratic process in achieving political equality? Does it create ... more Does early voting advance the democratic process in achieving political equality? Does it create more equity in the representativeness of an electorate? According to rational choice and economic theory, the expanded opportunity to vote should reduce an individual's cost to vote, thus resulting in higher voter turnouts where traditionally marginalized voters will take advantage of early voting opportunities. This research conducts an individual-level analysis of more than five-million voter cases over four consecutive Louisiana statewide elections of all individuals who voted in each of the elections from 2015 to 2016. These elections include the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a gubernatorial primary, a gubernatorial runoff, and a U.S. Senate runoff election. It seeks to find individual indicators of a voter's choice between early voting and election day voting and whether or not early voting creates a mobilization effect or a convenience effect in voter turnout in Louisiana elections. Variables employed in the four population datasets are: sex, age, race, and partisan registration. In addition to the four statewide population datasets, a survey of 1,902 voters who voted in the Louisiana 2016 U.S. presidential election was conducted to capture the variables: level of education, household income, marital status, and political party identification. Five binary regression analyses reveal that contrary to rational choice theory, a convenience effect manifests where sex, age, race, party registration, and level of education are all significant indicators in early voting. The best explanation of this phenomena is that political behavior is more complicated than economic behavior.
survey-researchcenter/studies Much appreciation to the students in Dr. Chervenak's Political Part... more survey-researchcenter/studies Much appreciation to the students in Dr. Chervenak's Political Parties and Politics class, and the students in his two US Politics classes who participated as interviewers. We would also like to thank Ross Gernon from the Office of Information Technology for his technical support on this project. Special thanks to Dr. Anthony Licciardi for the gratis use of his polling software MyPeople123.
The University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center (SRC) conducted a statewide survey asking L... more The University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center (SRC) conducted a statewide survey asking Louisiana registered voters whether they favored or opposed the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. We also asked respondents if they thought college students should be required to receive a covid vaccination before returning to classes in person
Early Voting Versus Election Day Voting: Identifying Individual Indicators of Election Stage Participation in Louisiana Elections, 2015-2016
University of New Orleans, 2020
An automated IVR survey of 525 randomly selected Louisiana registered voters was conducted Tuesda... more An automated IVR survey of 525 randomly selected Louisiana registered voters was conducted Tuesday September 26, 2017 on the subject of the National Football League's players who protest the national anthem. The survey was conducted by University of New Orleans political science doctoral candidate Tony Licciardi who is a research assistant at UNO's Survey Research Center under Dr. Edward Chervenak. Licciardi also teaches state and local government at UNO. The sample of 525 respondents yields a margin of error of 4.28% with 95% confidence. IVR surveys, also known as "robo-polls" employ an automated, recorded voice to call respondents who are asked to answer questions by punching telephone keys. Advantages of IVR surveys include their low cost, the almost immediate collection of data, and the simple and convenient processing of data. They also reduce interviewer bias to zero by eliminating the live human interviewer. Every survey respondent hears the same question read the same way. Independent analysis from publications such as The Wall Street Journal and National Council on Public Polls, have shown IVR surveys that are used to record candidate preferences have had an accuracy level comparable to live interviewer surveys. When conducting IVR surveys, pollsters must not rely on all details of a call list. They cannot assume that the details of the person in the file will match the individual who picks up the call. Demographic categories of race, age, gender, and political party identification must be selfreported by the respondent to ensure a valid and accurate analysis. Ideally, the sample of respondents should reflect the population of interest. Unfortunately, this is usually not the case. One of the problems with IVR surveys is nonresponse since some people may screen their calls or hang-up when called. This may cause some groups to be over-or under-represented. Because IVR surveying is prohibited by FCC rules from calling cell phone numbers, only VOIP and home phone numbers can be called. The growing trend of minority and younger households without land lines can result in a coverage error. Residents who are cell phone only who would be eligible to participate are excluded from IVR polls, unless they answer the survey from a home telephone in another home. As such, no reliable conclusions can be drawn from the observed survey data unless the sample has been post-weighted to correct for the lack of representativeness. It is imperative that survey analysts accurately post weight the cases to reflect the demographics of the population of interest. In this instance, this sample was post-weighted to reflect gender, age, and race of the population of Louisianans who are registered to vote.
The University of New Orleans Survey Research Center conducted an interactive voice response (IVR... more The University of New Orleans Survey Research Center conducted an interactive voice response (IVR) telephone survey on January 11, 2018 on the topic of candidate choice in a hypothetical match-up between President Donald Trump and Oprah Winfrey. Survey respondents were randomly selected from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s registered voter file. The sample of 722 respondents yields a margin of error of 3.7% with 95% confidence.1
The University of New Orleans Survey Research Center conducted an interactive voice response (IVR... more The University of New Orleans Survey Research Center conducted an interactive voice response (IVR) telephone survey on March 21st, 2017 to find out how Louisiana voters rate President Donald Trump’s job performance. Survey respondents were randomly selected from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s voter file of those individuals who signed in for the November 8, 2016 election. The sample of 740 respondents yields a margin of error of 3.6% with 95% confidence.
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