David L Wiltse
Biographic Data
| ID | 1598766 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David L Wiltse |
| GIVEN NAMES | David L |
| FAMILY NAME | Wiltse |
| SIGNATURE | WILTSE D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | South Dakota State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6928-4246 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
No negative effect of mentioning Covid-19 vaccine in influenza vaccine encouragements
It is possible that the negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination developed by some people, such as self-identified Republicans, might spill over toward other vaccines. We conducted a survey experiment to investigate if mentioning COVID-19 vaccine in messages encouraging seasonal flu vaccination will negatively affect people’s attitudes toward receiving a flu vaccine. The experiment was embedded in a survey fielded in South Dakota in April 2…
The effect of information provision on popular support for gender-related legislation
In 2023, a constitutional amendment that would remove male-only pronouns and replace them with gender-neutral nouns in the state constitution was proposed in South Dakota. Policy changes related to gender pronouns are a sensitive and politically charged issue, particularly in more conservative states such as South Dakota. In April 2024, several months before the vote, we conducted a survey experiment with 727 registered voters in South Dakota to …
Beyond vaccination
Despite the progress in vaccination, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over in the United States. Due to lingering questions about the virus transmissivity and the emergence of new highly infectious strands, experts believe even fully vaccinated people should continue to adhere to mitigation guidelines, such as mask wearing. We conducted a survey experiment to investigate if messages from different leaders could encourage the already vaccinated p…
An Experimental Study on how Messaging from CDC Affects Attitudes toward Mandatory MMR Vaccination for Schoolchildren
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health institutions, particularly the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), were frequently attacked by politicians. Popular trust in these institutions declined, particularly among self-identified Republicans. Therefore, the effectiveness of public health institutions as vaccination messengers might have been weakened in the post-COVID-19 period. We conducted a survey experiment examin…
The Influence of Disagreements over Covid-19 Preventive Measures on Stress and Sleep Quality
In this paper we reported the rate of disagreements and their effect on stress levels and sleep quality. Data was collected from 573 South Dakota residents. We estimated two ordinary least squares regressions using stress and sleep quality due to COVID-19 as outcome variables. A high percentage (62.1%) of the participants reported disagreements over COVID-19 with friends and family members. Disagreements over COVID-19 were associated with a highe…
Covid-19 Parental Vaccine Hesitancy Among Nurses in the State of South Dakota
Political Partisanship and Trust in Government Predict Popular Support for Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates for Various Professions and Demographic Groups
Due to the slow rate of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, governments are considering mandating COVID-19 vaccination for specific professions and demographic groups. This study evaluates popular attitudes toward such policies. We fielded a survey of 535 registered voters in South Dakota to examine popular attitudes towards vaccine mandates for five groups—children 12 and older, K-12 teachers, medical…
Pocketbook versus identity? Farmers’ attitudes towards international trade
Backlash against globalization and embrace of protectionist policies in developed countries have rekindled the debate on the sources of attitudes towards international trade. Recently, scholars have highlighted psychological and identity-based foundations of protectionist attitudes. Despite a growth in the scholarship, the findings are based on surveys of general populations. Attitudes of farmers, who have been at the center of recent trade dispu…
Trust in physicians and trust in government predict Covid‐19 vaccine uptake
Objective: We consider how trust in government, trust in physicians, and interpersonal trust affect the likelihood of COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Methods: A survey of 3057 registered South Dakota voters was fielded in April 2021 that measured COVID-19 vaccine uptake, three aspects of trust, and several other factors related to vaccine hesitancy. Logistic regression was utilized to analyze the responses. Results: We found positive, statistically sign…
The Messenger Matters
Experts agree that vaccination is the most effective way to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Nevertheless, vaccination rates have slowed nationwide and substantial segments of the population report an unwillingness to get vaccinated. We conducted an online survey experiment to investigate whether endorsement messages from various types of leaders can encourage the unvaccinated population to receive the vaccine. We surveyed 709 unvaccina…
Campaign Finance Complexity
Don’t Blame Donors for Ideological Polarization of Political Parties
Are campaign contributors to parties and candidates in the United States becoming more ideological? Popular and scholarly accounts suggest that political contributors have disproportionate influence in politics, which suggests an important role for them in shaping party ideology and widening the divide between the major American parties. Using the American National Election Studies (ANES) time series data from 1972 to 2008, we find that although …
Don’t Blame Donors for Ideological Polarization of Political Parties
Are campaign contributors to parties and candidates in the United States becoming more ideological? Popular and scholarly accounts suggest that political contributors have disproportionate influence in politics, which suggests an important role for them in shaping party ideology and widening the divide between the major American parties. Using the American National Election Studies (ANES) time series data from 1972 to 2008, we find that although …
Trust in physicians and trust in government predict Covid‐19 vaccine uptake
Objective: We consider how trust in government, trust in physicians, and interpersonal trust affect the likelihood of COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Methods: A survey of 3057 registered South Dakota voters was fielded in April 2021 that measured COVID-19 vaccine uptake, three aspects of trust, and several other factors related to vaccine hesitancy. Logistic regression was utilized to analyze the responses. Results: We found positive, statistically sign…
Political Partisanship and Trust in Government Predict Popular Support for Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates for Various Professions and Demographic Groups
Due to the slow rate of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, governments are considering mandating COVID-19 vaccination for specific professions and demographic groups. This study evaluates popular attitudes toward such policies. We fielded a survey of 535 registered voters in South Dakota to examine popular attitudes towards vaccine mandates for five groups—children 12 and older, K-12 teachers, medical…
The Messenger Matters
Experts agree that vaccination is the most effective way to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Nevertheless, vaccination rates have slowed nationwide and substantial segments of the population report an unwillingness to get vaccinated. We conducted an online survey experiment to investigate whether endorsement messages from various types of leaders can encourage the unvaccinated population to receive the vaccine. We surveyed 709 unvaccina…
Pocketbook versus identity? Farmers’ attitudes towards international trade
Backlash against globalization and embrace of protectionist policies in developed countries have rekindled the debate on the sources of attitudes towards international trade. Recently, scholars have highlighted psychological and identity-based foundations of protectionist attitudes. Despite a growth in the scholarship, the findings are based on surveys of general populations. Attitudes of farmers, who have been at the center of recent trade dispu…
Don’t Blame Donors for Ideological Polarization of Political Parties
Are campaign contributors to parties and candidates in the United States becoming more ideological? Popular and scholarly accounts suggest that political contributors have disproportionate influence in politics, which suggests an important role for them in shaping party ideology and widening the divide between the major American parties. Using the American National Election Studies (ANES) time series data from 1972 to 2008, we find that although …
Campaign Finance Complexity
Pocketbook versus identity? Farmers’ attitudes towards international trade
Backlash against globalization and embrace of protectionist policies in developed countries have rekindled the debate on the sources of attitudes towards international trade. Recently, scholars have highlighted psychological and identity-based foundations of protectionist attitudes. Despite a growth in the scholarship, the findings are based on surveys of general populations. Attitudes of farmers, who have been at the center of recent trade dispu…
Trust in physicians and trust in government predict Covid‐19 vaccine uptake
Objective: We consider how trust in government, trust in physicians, and interpersonal trust affect the likelihood of COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Methods: A survey of 3057 registered South Dakota voters was fielded in April 2021 that measured COVID-19 vaccine uptake, three aspects of trust, and several other factors related to vaccine hesitancy. Logistic regression was utilized to analyze the responses. Results: We found positive, statistically sign…
The Messenger Matters
Experts agree that vaccination is the most effective way to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Nevertheless, vaccination rates have slowed nationwide and substantial segments of the population report an unwillingness to get vaccinated. We conducted an online survey experiment to investigate whether endorsement messages from various types of leaders can encourage the unvaccinated population to receive the vaccine. We surveyed 709 unvaccina…
Covid-19 Parental Vaccine Hesitancy Among Nurses in the State of South Dakota
Political Partisanship and Trust in Government Predict Popular Support for Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates for Various Professions and Demographic Groups
Due to the slow rate of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, governments are considering mandating COVID-19 vaccination for specific professions and demographic groups. This study evaluates popular attitudes toward such policies. We fielded a survey of 535 registered voters in South Dakota to examine popular attitudes towards vaccine mandates for five groups—children 12 and older, K-12 teachers, medical…
An Experimental Study on how Messaging from CDC Affects Attitudes toward Mandatory MMR Vaccination for Schoolchildren
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health institutions, particularly the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), were frequently attacked by politicians. Popular trust in these institutions declined, particularly among self-identified Republicans. Therefore, the effectiveness of public health institutions as vaccination messengers might have been weakened in the post-COVID-19 period. We conducted a survey experiment examin…
The Influence of Disagreements over Covid-19 Preventive Measures on Stress and Sleep Quality
In this paper we reported the rate of disagreements and their effect on stress levels and sleep quality. Data was collected from 573 South Dakota residents. We estimated two ordinary least squares regressions using stress and sleep quality due to COVID-19 as outcome variables. A high percentage (62.1%) of the participants reported disagreements over COVID-19 with friends and family members. Disagreements over COVID-19 were associated with a highe…
No negative effect of mentioning Covid-19 vaccine in influenza vaccine encouragements
It is possible that the negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination developed by some people, such as self-identified Republicans, might spill over toward other vaccines. We conducted a survey experiment to investigate if mentioning COVID-19 vaccine in messages encouraging seasonal flu vaccination will negatively affect people’s attitudes toward receiving a flu vaccine. The experiment was embedded in a survey fielded in South Dakota in April 2…
The effect of information provision on popular support for gender-related legislation
In 2023, a constitutional amendment that would remove male-only pronouns and replace them with gender-neutral nouns in the state constitution was proposed in South Dakota. Policy changes related to gender pronouns are a sensitive and politically charged issue, particularly in more conservative states such as South Dakota. In April 2024, several months before the vote, we conducted a survey experiment with 727 registered voters in South Dakota to …
Beyond vaccination
Despite the progress in vaccination, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over in the United States. Due to lingering questions about the virus transmissivity and the emergence of new highly infectious strands, experts believe even fully vaccinated people should continue to adhere to mitigation guidelines, such as mask wearing. We conducted a survey experiment to investigate if messages from different leaders could encourage the already vaccinated p…
Medicine (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Vaccination (5 works) · Virology (5 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (4 works)