A Life Table for Postwar Senate Careers
A Research Note
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2554329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith Treas (Southern California University for Professional Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 202 |
| Publication date | 1977-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2577421 |
| OpenAlex | W4253623632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
A multiple-decrement life table was constructed describing the careers of 209 U.S. Senators leaving office between 1945 and 1970. Careers within the chamber are seen to be abbreviated both by high attrition in the first two years and by the failure of seniority to insure against election defeat
Attrition · Database · Political science · Seniority · Table (database) · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2011 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |