FSD1015 Finnish Voter Barometer 1988
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Question text
Regarding the direct vote, what was the main reason for your choice of the presidential candidate?
Frequencies
| Category labels | Value | n |
|---|---|---|
| foreign policy | 1 | 15 |
| government composition | 2 | 2 |
| ideological reasons | 3 | 232 |
| television appearance | 4 | 12 |
| personal characteristics | 5 | 302 |
| taxation | 6 | 1 |
| circumstances for families with children | 7 | 1 |
| defends the weak | 8 | 2 |
| unemployment | 9 | 1 |
| promotes the interests of entrepreneurs | 10 | 1 |
| promotes reforms in labour market | 11 | 3 |
| regional policy | 12 | 3 |
| changed opinion | 13 | 3 |
| no other option | 14 | 40 |
| promotes the interests of employees | 15 | 1 |
| long experience | 16 | 46 |
| good record | 17 | 56 |
| best alternative | 18 | 69 |
| president for the entire nation | 19 | 11 |
| domestic policy | 20 | 14 |
| other reason | 21 | 27 |
| can't say | 22 | 205 |
| Displayed frequencies are not weighted | ||
Summary statistics
| Number of valid cases | 1047 |
| Maximum | 22 |
| Minimum | 1 |
| Mean | 10.98 |
| Standard deviation | 7.841 |
Study description in machine readable DDI-C 2.5 format
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