Table 2 
Reasons for not voting by age group and sex, 2021 federal election 

Reasons for not voting by age group and sex, 2021 federal election
  Total Men Women 18 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and older
  %%%%%%%%%%
Everyday life or health reasons 43 42 44 42 46 46 42 38 37 52
Too busy 24 24 23 25 31 34 26 18 10 6
Out of town 9 10 8 13 8 5 9 10 10 7
Illness or disability 11 9 13 4 7 7 7 11 18 39
Political reasons 39 41 37 36 37 37 42 45 45 29
Not interested in politics 32 34 30 33 33 31 33 35 34 23
Electoral process-related reasons 7 6 8 12 6 6 6 6 6 8
Reasons related to COVID-19 2 2 2 1E 2E 2E 2E 3E 3E 4E
All other reasons 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7
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Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701).
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