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Table 1 Demographic data of the sample

From: Struggles for democracy: strategies and resources of initiatives for non-citizen voting rights at local levels in Europe

 

Basel (n = 19)

Freiburg (n = 15)

Brussels (n = 4)

Overall (n = 38)

Age

Up to 35

3 (15.8%)

2 (13.3%)

1 (25.0%)

6 (15.8%)

36–55

6 (31.6%)

5 (33.3%)

2 (50.0%)

13 (34.2%)

56–65

5 (26.3%)

5 (33.3%)

1 (25.0%)

11 (28.9%)

Over 65

4 (21.1%)

3 (20.0%)

None

7 (18.4%)

No response

1 (5.3%)

  

1 (2.6%)

Gender

Female

9 (47.4%)

9 (60.0%)

2 (50.0%)

20 (52.6%)

Male

8 (42.1%)

5 (33.3%)

2 (50.0%)

15 (39.5%)

No response

2 (10.5%)

1 (6.7%)

 

3 (7.9%)

Residence status

Citizenship

9 (47.4%)

10 (66.7%)

1 (25.0%)

20 (52.6%)

Long-term residence permit

7 (36.8%)

2 (13.3%)

None

9 (23.7%)

Short-term residence permit

3 (15.8%)

2 (13.3%)

3 (75.0%)

8 (21.1%)

No response

 

1 (6.7%)

 

1 (2.6%)

Citizenship

EU

12 (63.2%)

12 (80.0%)

2 (50.0%)

26 (68.4%)

Dual citizenship

7 (36.8%)

3 (20.0%)

1 (25.0%)

11 (28.9%)

Only non-EU

2 (10.5%)

3 (20.0%)

2 (50.0%)

7 (18.4%)

No response

    

Education

Graduate education (Bachelor)

2 (10.5%)

2 (13.3%)

None

4 (10.5%)

Post-graduate education (Master/PhD)

11 (57.9%)

7 (46.7%)

4 (100.0%)

22 (57.9%)

Other

6 (31.6%)

6 (40.0%)

None

12 (31.6%)

No response

    

Time lived in country of arrival

2–5 years

1 (5.3%)

None

None

1 (2.6%)

6–10 years

2 (10.5%)

1 (6.7%)

1 (25.0%)

4 (10.5%)

Over 10 years

16 (84.2%)

13 (86.7%)

3 (75.0%)

32 (84.2%)

No response

 

1 (6.7%)

 

1 (2.6%)