Table 3
Reasons for not voting among those who did not vote, by immigrant status, May 2011 federal election
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Not interested | Too busy | Out of town/away | Own illness/disability | Did not like candidates/issues | Not on voter's list | |
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% | ||||||
Total | 27.7 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 3.7 |
Immigrants with citizenship, landed within previous 10 years | 13.8 | 35.4 | 11.9E | 2.9E | 4.5E | 7.5E |
Immigrants with citizenship, landed more than 10 years earlier | 20.4 | 23.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 3.7 |
Canadian citizens by birth | 29.9 | 22.1 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 3.6 |
coefficient of variation between 16.5% and 33.3%; interpret with caution
Note(s):
"Too busy" also includes family obligations and work /school schedule conflict. "Not interested" also includes feeling that their vote would not mak e a difference.
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