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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_pro] FSD processing level

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[hl] Case id

[q1] Did you vote in the second round of the presidential elections

[q2] For whom did you vote in the second round of the presidential elections

[q3] Did you identify with the candidate you voted for

[q4] When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the first round of the presidential elections

[q5_1] How much information did you receive from the following source to help your voting decision in the second round of the elections: newspapers

[q5_2] How much information did you receive from the following source to help your voting decision in the second round of the elections: election debates on TV

[q5_3] How much information did you receive from the following source to help your voting decision in the second round of the elections: candidates' campaign meetings

[q5_4] How much information did you receive from the following source to help your voting decision in the second round of the elections: friends, colleagues, relatives

[q5_5] How much information did you receive from the following source to help your voting decision in the second round of the elections: entertainment programmes on TV

[q5_6] How much information did you receive from the following source to help your voting decision in the second round of the elections: political advertising on TV

[q6_1] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's relation to religion

[q6_2] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's appearances on TV

[q6_3] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's sex

[q6_4] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate promotes interests of respondent's reference group

[q6_5] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's ability and competence in dealing with important issues

[q6_6] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's expertise in foreign policy

[q6_7] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's ideological views are similar to respondent's views

[q6_8] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's political orientation on the right-left axis

[q6_9] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on social policy

[q6_10] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on regional policy

[q6_11] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on family issues

[q6_12] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's political party

[q6_13] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on Finland's policies in the EU

[q6_14] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on equality between men and women

[q6_15] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on how to reduce poverty and prevent people from alienating themselves from the society

[q6_16] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's ability as a public performer

[q6_17] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on how the prime ministers in Finland and in EU reacted to the participation of the extreme right wing in Austrian government

[q6_18] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on minorities

[q6_19] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's views on human rights issues

[q6_20] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate's family relations

[q6_21] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: image of candidate's reliability

[q6_22] Influence on your candidate choice in the second round of the elections: candidate is folksy

[q7] Did the campaign in the first round of the elections concentrate more on images or issues

[q8_1] Did you watch the 'Uutisvuoto' programme on TV on Saturday 29 January 2000, in which both the candidates appeared

[q8_2] Which of the two candidates succeeded better in the 'Uutisvuoto' programme

[q_1] Attitude to candidate before the elections on the scale 0-10 (negative - positive): Heidi Hautala.

[q_2] Attitude to candidate before the elections on the scale 0-10 (negative - positive): Riitta Uosukainen.

[q_3] Attitude to candidate before the elections on the scale 0-10 (negative - positive): Elisabeth Rehn.

[q_4] Attitude to candidate before the elections on the scale 0-10 (negative - positive): Esko Aho.

[q_5] Attitude to candidate before the elections on the scale 0-10 (negative - positive): Risto Kuisma.

[q_6] Attitude to candidate before the elections on the scale 0-10 (negative - positive): Ilkka Hakalehto.

[q_7] Attitude to candidate before the elections on the scale 0-10 (negative - positive): Tarja Halonen.

[q9] Did you vote in the first round of the presidential elections

[q10] For whom did you vote in the first round of the presidential elections

[q11] If parliamentary elections were held right now, which party would you vote for

[q12] How firm is your view (q11)

[q13] Which party did you vote for in the parliamentary elections of March 1999

[q14] How interested are you in politics

[q15] How interested were you of the past presidential elections

[q16] How would you assess your own political orientation on the left-right axis

[q17_1] How would you grade President Martti Ahtisaari's performance on the whole during his office on the scale 4-10 (bad - good)

[q17_2] How would you grade President Martti Ahtisaari's performance as the leader of Finland's foreign policy on the scale 4-10 (bad - good)

[q17_3] How would you grade President Martti Ahtisaari's ability to understand the needs of ordinary citizens on the scale 4-10 (bad - good)

[bv1] Respondent's sex

[bv2] Respondent's native language

[bv3] Respondent's year of birth

[bv4] Respondent's marital status

[bv5] Respondent's dwelling situation (with parents, with children...)

[bv6] Number of persons in the household including yourself

[bv7] Number of children under 21 years

[bv8] Age when respondent finished studying full-time

[bv9] Respondent's basic education

[bv10] Respondent's vocational education

[bv11] Respondent's occupational group

[bv12] Respondent's employment sector

[bv13] Type of respondent's employer

[bv14] How many hours per week do you normally work

[bv15] Respondent's membership in a trade union

[bv16] Household's annual gross income

[bv17] Ownership of the dwelling of residence

[bv18] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party would you vote for

[bv19] Which party did you vote for in the parliamentary elections of March 1999

[bv20] Which party did you vote for in the European parliament elections in June 1999

[bv21] Respondent's political orientation (left-right axis)

[bv22] Respondent's social class

[bv25] Household size

[bv26] Respondent's age

[bv27] Respondent's place of residence

[bv28] Municipality group

[bv29] Municipality group 2

[bv30] Respondent's province

[bv31] Region