Study title

Search to explain the low voting participation in municipal elections. Duration of residence in community / location of friends and relatives / political participation with distinction to local and national politics / motivation of voting behaviour in particular non-participation / importance of voting / friends, relatives active in local politics / party preference (local and national) / political interest / left-right self rating / political attitudes / local versus national politics / having conversations about local politics / performance of local authorities / impact of local policy to r.' s daily life / sense of being informed / most important local problem / perception of differences among local parties / local political efficacy / attitude towards local civil servants / knowledge of the names of the mayor and aldermen (-women) / satisfaction with the role of the national government / impact of national politics to r.'s daily life / national political efficacy / attitude towards parliament / experiences with municipal services / contacts with local civil servants / evaluation of political activities or participation done by respondent / involvement with neighbourhood / satisfaction with specific aspects of neighbourhood / being active in local and non-local organizations / attitude to some aspects of administrative renewal, referendum and opinion polls / importance of means to find out what is going on in r.'s municipality, making use of these means / satisfaction with and image of r.'s municipality / in addition: separate questions specific for each municipality on local political issues. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ place of work/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ politics/ religion/ organizational membership

Date Submitted: 1993-01-01
Date Submitted: 2007-07-20