Table

Participation in political discussions prior to the election, by sex, age, level of education and voted/not voted (per cent)
	2015
	Discussed the election with family, friends or acquantances weekly or more often			Tried to convince someone to vote for a particular party			A friend, family member, neighbour etc tried to convince one to vote for
	Total	Voted in the election	Did not vote in the election	Total	Voted in the election	Did not vote in the election	Total	Voted in the election	Did not vote in the election
Both sexes	46	59	26	18	23	11	24	26	22
Males	46	60	27	19	24	12	22	25	19
Females	46	58	25	18	21	11	26	26	26

Age
18-19 years	39	53	26	22	29	15	49	55	44
20-24 years	36	61	21	21	29	16	35	36	36
25-44 years	41	57	25	17	23	10	28	31	24
45-66 years	50	62	29	19	23	12	22	24	17
67-79 years	54	59	27	17	21	1	15	16	8
80 years or older	39	44	:	14	10	:	7	11	:

Education
Below upper secondary level	39	53	26	20	29	12	28	33	25
Upper secondary education	42	55	24	17	19	12	23	23	22
Tertiary education	56	67	32	19	23	10	23	24	19

Immigrant category
Norwegian citizens with no immigrant background	48	60	28	18	22	9	23	25	20
Norwegian citizens, immigrants	32	45	24	30	36	27	36	38	35
Norwegian citizens, Norwegian-born to immigrant parents	38	49	31	26	37	19	46	46	46
Foreign citizens	34	59	21	16	24	11	25	31	23

Size of municipality									22
0 - 1 999 inhabitants	33	44	3	15	18	4	28	30	27
2 000 - 4 999 inhabitants	47	59	25	21	26	11	26	29	23
5 000 - 9 999 inhabitants	48	61	27	16	20	10	22	23	21
10 000 - 19 999 inhabitants	42	54	27	17	24	6	22	25	18
20 000 - 29 999 inhabitants	46	60	24	17	20	11	24	27	19
30 000 - 49 999 inhabitants	46	61	25	17	22	10	21	24	17
50 000 - 299 999 inhabitants	46	63	26	21	24	15	26	26	26
300 000 inhabitants or more	49	57	32	19	22	12	26	26	26