Year: 2005
Module: Democratic Participation
Variable: WHYNIA6

Here are some of the things that people said who didn’t vote in the last Northern Ireland Assembly election in November 2003. Can you tell me how much sympathy you have with these statements – even if you yourself did vote in that election?
Even if you think your candidate is useless you can’t vote for the other side

 

%

A lot of sympathy16
A little sympathy22
No sympathy57
Don't know5

 

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
A lot of sympathy 18 14
A little sympathy 23 22
No sympathy 56 58
Don't know 3 6

  

 

Results for people of different ages

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
A lot of sympathy 22 14 16 14 18 13
A little sympathy 19 19 24 24 21 26
No sympathy 51 63 58 58 58 56
Don't know 8 5 2 4 4 5

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
A lot of sympathy 18 14 19
A little sympathy 22 23 16
No sympathy 57 59 57
Don't know 4 4 9

 

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