How important do you think it is to vote in UK General Elections?

Fieldwork dates: 1 August 2004 - 27 March 2022
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 6 polls

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Results for: How important do you think it is to vote in UK General Elections?
Fieldwork end date
Pollster
27 March 2022
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
18 March 2020
Poll by ScotCen (Scottish Social Attitudes)
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 78% 71% 68% 58% 52% 49%
Fairly important 14% 18% 18% 26% 27% 30%
Not very important 4% 6% 9% 11% 9% 10%
Not important at all 3% 4% 4% 5% 4% 4%
Don't know 0% 0.25% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Refused 0% 0.25% 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 elections to the UK House of Commons?

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