Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) Module on Voter Participation Q2 2011

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) began in September 1997 and ran until Q2 2017 when it was replaced by the Labour Force Survey (LFS). While the main purpose of the QNHS was the production of quarterly labour force estimates, the QHNS also conducted special modules on different social topics each quarter. This module on Voter Participation was included in the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) in the three months from April to June 2011 (quarter 2). The questionnaire referred to voter participation in the January 2011 general election. The questions focused on the main reasons for not voting in the election. A voter participation module was also included on the QNHS in the third quarter of 2002. The questions used in the 2011 module relating to the reasons for not voting were not the same as those used in the 2002 module. Therefore, the results of the two modules are not directly comparable.