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

Graph
Table

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	66%	57%	51%	52%
Fairly important	22%	30%	31%	33%
Not very important	8%	10%	13%	12%
Not important at all	4%	3%	5%	4%

Filter by pollster
Filter by mode

Select a pollster(s) to filter the graph

Select a mode(s) to filter the graph

Poll details

About these data (including sample size, funder, fieldwork dates, etc.)
See all questions from the latest poll in this graph

Full question wording

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?

See About these data for possible variations