SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996
Module: Politics
Variable: WHNTVOT

Question: If response to PASTVOT is 'Did not vote' ?br>Which of the reasons on this card comes closest to explaining why you did not manage to vote in the last general election in 1992?

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
Not eligible/registered	17
Not able2get2polling station	7
Didnt understand enuf	3
Not interested enuf	32
Forgot to vote	1
Reasons of conscience	2
Couldnt decide who2vote for	4
No one wanted2vote for	21
Other reason	8
Don't know	1
Not answered	5

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Not eligible/registered	16	17
Not able2get2polling station	5	10
Didnt understand enuf	1	4
Not interested enuf	37	28
Forgot to vote	1	1
Reasons of conscience	1	3
Couldnt decide who2vote for	1	6
No one wanted2vote for	26	16
Other reason	11	5
Don't know	0	1
Not answered	2	8

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Not eligible/registered	*	13	*	*	0	0
Not able2get2polling station	*	7	*	*	*	*
Didnt understand enuf	*	3	0	*	*	*
Not interested enuf	*	39	*	*	*	*
Forgot to vote	0	3	0	0	0	0
Reasons of conscience	0	0	*	*	*	*
Couldnt decide who2vote for	*	4	*	*	*	0
No one wanted2vote for	*	23	*	*	*	*
Other reason	*	2	*	*	*	*
Don't know	0	0	*	*	0	0
Not answered	*	7	*	*	0	*

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

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Not eligible/registered	13	22	13
Not able2get2polling station	8	8	7
Didnt understand enuf	3	1	6
Not interested enuf	35	31	29
Forgot to vote	1	1	0
Reasons of conscience	0	4	1
Couldnt decide who2vote for	6	2	4
No one wanted2vote for	25	13	27
Other reason	5	9	10
Don't know	0	2	0
Not answered	4	8	4

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