Survey of Young People’s Voting Behaviour After the Introduction of Votes at 16 in Scotland, 2021

The data collection includes a survey covering aspects of political behaviour among representative samples of cohorts of young people aged 16 to 31 who came of age in the context of and since the lowering of the voting age in Scotland. Additionally, the survey was also conducted among a comparative sample representative of adults aged 32 and older in Scotland. The survey was designed to answer research questions on young people's voting behaviour seven years after the introduction of Votes at 16 in Scotland to assess the longer-term outcomes of the lowering of the voting age to 16 in Scotland. It covered questions on political engagement (both conventional and less conventional), political attitudes (including views on institutions and self-efficacy), family background, experiences with civic education and personal circumstances.

本次数据采集包含一项调查，其覆盖对象为在苏格兰将投票年龄下调这一背景下及之后步入成年的16至31岁青年群体的代表性样本，调查内容涉及该群体的政治行为各维度。此外，本次调查还纳入了苏格兰32岁及以上成年人群的代表性对照样本。本次调查旨在针对苏格兰推行16岁投票权法案七年后的青年投票行为展开研究，以评估苏格兰将投票年龄下调至16岁所产生的长期影响。调查涵盖的议题包括政治参与（涵盖常规与非常规参与形式）、政治态度（含对政治体制的看法与自我效能感）、家庭背景、公民教育经历及个人境况。