Year: 2005
Module: Democratic Participation
Variable: ACTWASTE

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Being active in politics is a waste of time.

 

%

Strongly agree7
Tend to agree23
Neither agree nor disagree18
Tend to disagree35
Strongly disagree14
Don't know2

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

%

 MaleFemale
Strongly agree 8 6
Tend to agree 22 24
Neither agree nor disagree 18 19
Tend to disagree 35 35
Strongly disagree 16 13
Don't know 2 3

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly agree 9 8 6 6 7 5
Tend to agree 24 23 19 19 31 23
Neither agree nor disagree 21 27 21 15 14 14
Tend to disagree 30 32 38 38 31 42
Strongly disagree 15 8 14 20 15 14
Don't know 1 3 2 2 2 3

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly agree 7 5 14
Tend to agree 23 24 23
Neither agree nor disagree 17 20 15
Tend to disagree 35 36 35
Strongly disagree 15 14 11
Don't know 2 2 3

 

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