Table

Personal votes, by sex, age and level of education (per cent)
	2015
	Gave personal votes for one or more canditates	Select candatates from other lists	The candidate's point of view on important issues influenced decision	The candidate's experience in local politics influenced decision	The candidate's place of residence influenced decision	The candidate's gender influenced decision	The candidate's ethnic or country background influenced decision	The candidate's performance in the media influenced decision	Personal knowledge of the candidate
Both sexes	42	14	70	64	33	17	26	67	57
Males	43	13	69	62	33	10	31	66	58
Females	40	15	70	66	34	23	22	67	56

Age
18-19 years	57	17	68	58	42	17	22	60	58
20-24 years	55	20	75	57	28	15	14	72	40
25-44 years	50	15	66	58	35	14	22	60	53
45-66 years	41	13	71	67	34	16	28	69	61
67-79 years	34	13	72	69	30	24	33	72	59
80 years or older	5	4	:	:	:	:	:	:	:

Education
Below upper secondary level	43	12	71	63	41	16	36	67	48
Upper secondary education	43	15	71	69	35	16	31	71	60
Tertiary education	40	13	67	59	27	18	17	62	58

Immigrant category
Norwegian citizens with no immigrant background	41	14	69	64	32	16	26	67	57
Norwegian citizens, immigrants	53	17	73	75	55	29	37	68	58
Norwegian citizens, Norwegian-born to immigrant parents	58	23	76	68	40	22	28	59	51
Foreign citizens	46	17	69	62	33	17	29	60	49

Size of municipality
0 - 1 999 inhabitants	66	17	79	71	43	7	44	62	82
2 000 - 4 999 inhabitants	59	24	77	67	40	19	23	71	69
5 000 - 9 999 inhabitants	52	19	73	71	41	15	23	65	71
10 000 - 19 999 inhabitants	45	18	73	75	42	15	30	73	67
20 000 - 29 999 inhabitants	40	11	72	67	27	16	24	71	56
30 000 - 49 999 inhabitants	33	13	71	58	28	14	20	57	49
50 000 - 299 999 inhabitants	33	10	62	54	28	16	27	61	45
300 000 inhabitants or more	40	8	66	60	30	25	30	72	46