Son, Jessica L.2009-12-152012-02-242009-10Son, J. L. (2009). Determinants of citizen well-being in the U.S. states: Do policy liberalism and political culture matter? Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/3629An Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Fall 2009.The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of policy liberalism and political culture on the well-being of citizens in U.S. states. Well-being is measured using states' performance on Miringoff and Opdycke's Index of Social Health, a collection of social indicators designed to gauge social health. To determine the impact of policy liberalism and political culture, a multiple regression analysis was conducted. After controlling for per capita income, results of the analysis show that political culture significantly affects citizen well-being. In states with political culture types that favor government intervention in community issues, well-being was greater. States' level of policy liberalism did not have a significant impact on the citizen well-being.Text81 pages1 file (.pdf)encitizen well-beingUnited Statesstatesliberalismpolitical culturesocial healthconservatismmaterialistictraditionalisticindividualisticPublic AdministrationApplied Research Project