YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

Consumer behaviour and consumer activities  317 Figure 9.10: Social engagement – bought certain products for political, ethical, or environmental reasons. X Did you vote – in the last election of members of the National Assembly (3 August 2018)? 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% I voted. I usually vote, but I did not vote in those elections. I was considering voting, but in the end I did not vote. I did not have voting rights at the time. 45.2 55.7 54.6 35.9 35.5 35.2 19.0 8.8 10.2 46.7 41.4 11.9 0% Definitely would not. Probably would. Already have been. Source: Mladina 2020. If we look at who limits their consumption or purchases with the envi- ronment in mind, we can see that in this case we can build a linear un- derstanding of political activity to a lesser extent, but still. Voters in the National Assembly elections are more likely to show environmentally responsible consumption practices, and this is especially true for those who vote regularly (see Figure 9.11). The fact that the more institutionally politically active are also more likely to show environmental consumer awareness is also the case for voters in the European Parliament elec- tions; 57.5% of those who voted agree or strongly agree that they mini- mise their consumption because of environmental concerns. Among those who did not vote, this share is 10% lower.