NI Life and Times Survey - 2005: YNOTVOTE

Year: 2005
Module: Democratic Participation
Variable: YNOTVOTE

If response to UVOTOFT is 'Less likely to vote' …
Why do you think you are less likely to vote now than you were a few years ago?

	%
Feel I am too old to vote	2
My vote wont make a difference	8
I don't see the point in voting anymore	18
I don't think politicians do enough	31
I am not a political person	6
Waste of time and money	9
Disillusioned with the entire political system	18
Because the NI Assembly is no longer running	1
Apathy has set in	3
Don't know	5

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

	%
	Male	Female
Feel i am too old to vote	1	3
My vote wont make a difference	5	10
I don't see the point in voting anymore	15	22
I don't think politicians do enough	36	27
I am not a political person	5	8
Waste of time and money	11	7
Disillusioned with the entire political system	24	12
Because the ni assembly is no longer running	1	1
Apathy has set in	1	4
Don't know	2	8

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Feel i am too old to vote	*	0	*	0	*	*
My vote wont make a difference	*	0	*	0	*	*
I don't see the point in voting anymore	*	*	*	*	*	*
I don't think politicians do enough	*	*	*	*	*	*
I am not a political person	*	*	*	*	*	0
Waste of time and money	*	*	*	*	*	*
Disillusioned with the entire political system	*	*	*	*	*	*
Because the ni assembly is no longer running	0	*	0	0	*	*
Apathy has set in	0	0	0	*	*	0
Don't know	*	*	*	0	*	*

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Feel i am too old to vote 1 1 *
My vote wont make a difference 6 11 0
I don't see the point in voting anymore 24 15 *
I don't think politicians do enough 26 35 *
I am not a political person 9 6 0
Waste of time and money 14 6 *
Disillusioned with the entire political system 12 18 *
Because the ni assembly is no longer running 0 2 0
Apathy has set in 3 4 0
Don't know 6 2 *

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Feel i am too old to vote	1	1	*
My vote wont make a difference	6	11	0
I don't see the point in voting anymore	24	15	*
I don't think politicians do enough	26	35	*
I am not a political person	9	6	0
Waste of time and money	14	6	*
Disillusioned with the entire political system	12	18	*
Because the ni assembly is no longer running	0	2	0
Apathy has set in	3	4	0
Don't know	6	2	*