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 vote2
My vote wont make a difference8
I don't see the point in voting anymore18
I don't think politicians do enough31
I am not a political person6
Waste of time and money9
Disillusioned with the entire political system18
Because the NI Assembly is no longer running1
Apathy has set in3
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
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

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
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

%

 CatholicProtestantNo 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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