How important do you think it is to vote in local council elections?

Fieldwork dates: 1 August 2004 - 28 February 2018
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 4 polls

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Results for: How important do you think it is to vote in local council elections?
Fieldwork end date
Pollster
28 February 2018
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
23 December 2016
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
19 December 2005
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
17 December 2004
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
Very important 65% 57% 47% 49%
Fairly important 22% 30% 29% 31%
Not very important 8% 10% 12% 11%
Not important at all 4% 3% 5% 4%
Don't know 0% 0% 0% 0%
Refused 0% 0% 0% 0%

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Now some statements about voting in elections. Some people say that it's very important to vote in elections while some people say it is not important at all. Please tick the box that comes closest to your view. How important do you think it is to vote in local council elections?

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