Table 6 Attitude towards introduction of local government in Longyearbyen. March 2000. Per cent of population groups

Svalbard Statistics 2001

6	Attitude towards introduction of local government in Longyearbyen. March 2000. Per cent of population groups

	Total	Positive	Negative	Uncertain


All	100	35	50	14

Sex
Male	100	38	50	11
Female	100	31	50	18

Age
16-24 years	100	36	32	29
25-44 years	100	33	54	12
45- years	100	38	49	12

Family phase
Single	100	35	52	14
Single with children	100	19	62	19
Couples without children	100	43	46	9
Children with children	100	32	50	17

Education
Lower secondary education	100	28	51	21
Upper secondary education	100	32	52	15
Tertiary education 1	100	42	51	7
Tertiary education 2+	100	41	47	11

Period of residence
Up to 2 years	100	30	54	15
2 up to 4 years	100	35	52	12
4 up to 10 years	100	31	56	13
10 years and more	100	43	40	16

Income
Under 100 000 kroner	100	35	32	29
100 000-199 999 kroner	100	31	44	22
200 000-299 999 kroner	100	30	57	12
300 000-399 999 kroner	100	43	45	12
400 000 kroner or more	100	37	60	3

Occupation sector
Government employee	100	29	61	9
Local government	100	45	43	12
Higher education	100	33	51	15
Mining and quarrying	100	44	40	15
Tourism	100	33	53	13
Other	100	32	53	14

Election for the Council of Svalbard
Voted	100	40	48	11
Did not vote	100	28	53	18

Of them who voted
Labour Party	100	56	27	16
Conservative Party	100	62	31	7
Christian Democratic Party	100	26	54	20
Tverrpolitisk Fellesliste	100	33	58	9
Other	:	:	:	:

Source: Survey of social welfare in Longyearbyen 2000. Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/02/notat_200031/ .