Responding to whom? An experimental study of the dynamics of responsiveness to interest groups and the public

Figures & data

Figure 1. Chance in favour and positions of voters.

Notes: Based on Model 6; expected values and 95 per cent confidence intervals. Line at 50 per cent. Note that scale differs from Figures 2 and 3.

Figure 2. Chance in favour and positions of environmental groups and left-right positions.

Notes: Based on Model 6; expected values and 95 per cent confidence intervals. Note that scale differs from Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 3. Chance in favour and positions of business groups and left-right positions.

Notes: Based on Model 6; expected values and 95 per cent confidence intervals. Note that scale differs from Figures 2 and 3.

Table 1. Regression models.

Model	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sample	All	All	MC	MC	All	All	MC	MC
Intercept	67.66***	10.78***	69.65***	12.88***	63.54***	6.51*	66.58***	9.49**
	(2.62)	(2.78)	(3.13)	(3.46)	(3.46)	(3.33)	(4.09)	(4.06)
Prior agreement		13.77***		13.38***		13.76***		13.34***
		(0.43)		(0.55)		(0.43)		(0.54)
Left-Right	–3.99***	–1.39***	–4.35***	–1.68***	–3.18***	–0.54	–3.86***	–1.07**
	(0.29)	(0.25)	(0.34)	(0.30)	(0.54)	(0.45)	(0.64)	(0.54)
Voters^a =
45%	4.20**	3.68**	3.31	3.92*	4.52**	3.97**	3.88	4.38**
	(2.08)	(1.69)	(2.44)	(2.00)	(2.08)	(1.68)	(2.43)	(1.99)
55%	7.30***	7.12***	8.41***	8.98***	7.66***	7.46***	8.91***	9.46***
	(2.08)	(1.69)	(2.50)	(2.06)	(2.08)	(1.69)	(2.49)	(2.04)
65%	10.52***	11.38***	10.51***	10.66***	10.59***	11.46***	10.92***	11.01***
	(2.10)	(1.70)	(2.47)	(2.03)	(2.09)	(1.69)	(2.46)	(2.01)
No information	3.77*	3.04*	1.57	2.50	3.71*	3.00*	1.47	2.40
	(2.08)	(1.69)	(2.77)	(2.28)	(2.08)	(1.68)	(2.76)	(2.26)
Environmental Groups^b =
In favour	1.90	2.84**	2.29	3.60**	13.18***	13.65***	15.25***	16.77***
	(1.44)	(1.17)	(1.75)	(1.44)	(3.39)	(2.75)	(4.00)	(3.26)
No information	2.83	1.82	0.48	1.58	6.60	5.92	15.62**	13.20**
	(2.02)	(1.64)	(2.63)	(2.16)	(5.04)	(4.07)	(6.27)	(5.13)
In favour * Left-Right					–2.25***	–2.16***	–2.57***	–2.61***
					(0.62)	(0.50)	(0.73)	(0.59)
No information * Left-Right					–0.77	–0.84	–3.15***	–2.42**
					(0.92)	(0.75)	(1.20)	(0.98)
Business Groups^c =
In favour	1.71	1.62	4.49**	3.72**	–0.65	–0.39	–5.47	–4.97
	(1.44)	(1.17)	(1.79)	(1.47)	(3.42)	(2.78)	(4.13)	(3.37)
No information	–1.04	–1.53	2.41	1.18	–3.76	–2.76	–2.94	–1.73
	(2.05)	(1.66)	(2.39)	(1.96)	(4.86)	(3.93)	(5.45)	(4.44)
In favour * Left-Right					0.43	0.36	1.95**	1.68***
					(0.62)	(0.51)	(0.76)	(0.62)
No information * Left-Right					0.57	0.27	1.09	0.61
					(0.87)	(0.70)	(0.99)	(0.81)
Sample^d =
Danish National	7.58	6.17	6.07	4.75	7.40	6.02	6.10	4.78
	(7.41)	(6.00)	(8.42)	(6.89)	(7.39)	(5.97)	(8.36)	(6.82)
Danish Regional	2.39	0.09	2.77	0.81	2.62	0.33	3.79	1.79
	(4.06)	(3.31)	(5.35)	(4.38)	(4.06)	(3.31)	(5.32)	(4.34)
Dutch Municipal	–2.30	–4.62***	–3.12	–5.06***	–2.21	–4.52***	–2.68	–4.68***
	(1.66)	(1.35)	(2.03)	(1.67)	(1.65)	(1.34)	(2.01)	(1.65)
Dutch National	5.81	0.52	9.76	5.25	4.47	–0.99	8.97	3.84
	(9.46)	(7.66)	(10.42)	(8.53)	(9.50)	(7.68)	(10.38)	(8.47)
Dutch Regional	–6.95**	–1.95	–8.72**	–3.67	–6.83**	–1.84	–8.28**	–3.25
	(2.98)	(2.42)	(3.52)	(2.89)	(2.97)	(2.41)	(3.49)	(2.86)
R-squared	0.11	0.42	0.15	0.43	0.12	0.43	0.16	0.44
N	1921	1904	1230	1222	1921	1904	1230	1222

Notes: Ordinary Least Squares Regression. All = All respondents and MC = Respondents who answered all the manipulation checks correctly. ^aReference category: voters = 35 per cent; ^bReference category: Environmental Groups = Against ^cReference category: Business Groups = Against; ^dReference category: Danish Municipal; 0.1 > * > 0.05 > ** > 0.01 > ***.