Voter attitudes - Suggest properties of voter attitudes that can be measured by each of the four basic levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio) please explain how voter attutitudes can be measured by nominal,ordinal,interval and ratio scales..... Solution 1) In all regions, compared with the young (those under 30 years old), the elderly (those over 65 years old) are more authoritarian and more likely to vote for right - wing parties. A significant body of research shows political attitudes to be more resistance to change as people age (Alwin and Kosnick, 1991; Glenn, 1980; Jennings and Markus, 1984; Markus, 1979), with people be coming more socially conservative (see, for example, Park, 2000). In none of the regions we examined is there a party that uniquely represents the old, but the party structures are all similar in that there are distinct right-wing (socially conservative) parties with similar authoritarian platforms. We expect, then, that these authoritarian attitudes will be reflected in a greater propensity for seniors to vote for right-wing parties. 2) In all regions, compared to whites, visible racial minorities are more left in terms of attitudes and vote. The basis for this hypothesis is that ethnic minorities are more likely to be discriminated against in the job market and elsewhere than others. It follows that left-leaning policies, such as laws ensuring equal opportunity and income redistribution, are in the interest of racial minorities. Since it is rational to want to improve one.