Intersection and Analysis of Voter Transitions for the three Referenda of 2002: Interceptors, Welfare State, Anti-Temelin

Based on an analysis of voter transitions, the Institute for Social Research and Analysis investigated how many Austrians participated in the three referenda of 2002 - Anti-Temelin, Welfare State and Interceptors. In addition they calculated how many of the Austrians who signed the Anti-Temelin as well as the referendum on Welfare State, also signed the referendum on Interceptors.

• 500.000 Austrians signed one referendum only
• 605.000 Austrians signed two of three referenda
• 150.000 Austrians signed all three referenda
• Hence a total of 1,255.000 Austrians signed at least one referendum in 2002. Those were 21% of the people entitled to vote.

Detailed results

Illustration 1: Austrians who signed the referenda on Anti-Temelin, Welfare State ("Sozialstaat") and Interceptors ("Abfangjäger"), figures in 1.000 

• 390.000 Austrians signed the Anti-Temelin referendum only
• 125.000 signed the referendum on Interceptors only
• 87.000 signed the referendum on Welfare State only
• 275.000 Austrians signed the referenda on Anti-Temelin and on Interceptors, 125.000 of them those two referenda only and 150.000 the referendum on Welfare State as well.
• 400.000 Austrians signed the referenda on Anti-Temelin and on Welfare State, 250.000 of them those two referenda only and 150.000 the referendum on Interceptors as well.
• 380.000 Austrians signed the referenda on Interceptors and on Welfare State, 230.000 of them those two referenda only and 150.000 the referendum on Anti-Temelin as well.
• 150.000 Austrians signed all three referenda.

Tabelle 1: UnterzeichnerInnen des Anti-Temelín-Volksbegehrens beim Abfangjäger-Volksbegehren, absolut in 1000 Stimmen

275.000 of 915.000 Austrians who signed the referendum on Anti-Temelin signed the one on Interceptors, too (see table 1). That complies with 30% who signed the referendum on Anti-Temelin (see table 2). 7% who didn't sign the referendum on Anti-Temelin signed the one on Interceptors instead.

Table 2: Austrians who signed the referenda on Anti-Temelín and on Interceptors, figures in percent

Table 3: Austrians who signed the referenda on Welfare State and on Interceptors, absolute figures in 1000 votes

380.000 of 717.000 Austrians who signed the referendum on Welfare State also signed the one on Interceptors (see table 3). That complies with 53% who signed the referendum on Welfare State (see table 4). 5% who didn't sign the referendum on Welfare State signed the one on Interceptors instead.

Table 4: Austrians who signed the referenda on Welfare State and Interceptors, figures in percent