Study title

Finnish Voter Barometer February 1995

Dataset ID Number

FSD1031

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1031

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Gallup Finland

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish attitudes towards various political parties. The respondents were asked how favourably or negatively they view the Centre Party of Finland, the Finnish Social Democratic Party, the National Coalition Party, the Left Alliance and the Green League. In addition, a host of attributes or qualities were listed and the respondents were asked to which party they could be applicable. Opinions on government performance and the significance of the party leader to the party were assessed. There were several questions about voting behaviour. The respondents were asked for what political party they would be tempted to vote, and why, if the parliamentary elections were held at that time. Further questions asked whether the respondents intended to vote in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, whether they would vote in advance or on the actual election day, and when they will decide for whom to vote. Furthermore, the respondents were asked for what party or group did they vote for in the 1992 municipal elections and in the 1991 parliamentary elections. The survey also carried a number of statements relating to society, national economy, political decision-making, political parties, social services, government composition, and the respondents were asked whether they agreed. One topic pertained to whether the respondents took care of domestic responsibilities like buying groceries or cooking in the household.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's year of birth, gender, marital status, age group, number and age of children, annual gross income of the household, type of municipality of residence, province of residence, basic and vocational education, main economic activity, weekly working hours, employer type, trade union membership, left-right political self-placement, self-perceived social class, and mother tongue.

Keywords

elections; local government elections; parliamentary elections; political attitudes; political parties; political support; public debt; social services; voting behaviour

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Voter Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Gallup Finland

Time Period Covered

1995

Collection Dates

1995-02-03 – 1995-02-07

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Population of Finland aged 15-70 years (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

The information has been gathered through GallupChannel with personal computers and Internet terminals installed in people's homes. The sample has been carried out as a multistage stratified sample resulting in a fixed sample.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English and Finnish.

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Number of Cases and Variables

204 variables and 1461 cases.

Data Version

4.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable identifying postal code has been removed from the data set.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Gallup Finland: Finnish Voter Barometer February 1995 [dataset]. Version 4.0 (2018-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1031

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

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