Study title

Finnish EU Attitudes 1995

Dataset ID Number

FSD1055

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1055

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)
• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Abstract

The survey focused on Finnish views on the impact of Finland's EU membership, views on the EU itself, and on the future of the Union. The respondents were first asked how interested they were in matters related to Finland's EU membership, how well they felt acquainted with these issues, how much the EU membership had changed Finnish society, and whether the changes corresponded to the expectations of the respondents. Future development and pace of change in the EU were estimated. The respondents also evaluated their satisfaction with the actions of various institutions (e.g. the president, the government) in EU issues, and the effects of the EU membership in Finland.

The respondents were asked what kind of developments Finland should promote within the EU. The survey carried a set of statements relating to Finland's EU membership, the EMU, and economic subsidies provided by the EU. Views on EU enlargement were studied by listing a number of countries and asking the respondents how they would feel if these countries became members of the Union. The respondents were also asked how they had voted in the 1994 referendum on EU membership, and how they would vote if a new referendum were held at the time of the survey.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, size of municipality, size of province of residence, education, occupational group, field of activity, trade union membership, and which party's candidate R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Keywords

European Union; European integration; European monetary system; membership; referendums

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish EU Attitudes 1992-2012

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Data Producers

• Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies

Time Period Covered

1995-10 – 1995-11

Collection Dates

1995-10-17 – 1995-11-22

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

The population of Finland aged 18-70 years (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The material was collected through a mail survey. The questionnaire was in Finnish and there were in all 1,423 respondents. The sample is based on a random sample of 3,000 persons covering the 18-70 year old Finnish and Swedish-speaking population of the country, the Åland islands excluded. Demographically, socially and regionally, the sample is representative.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

144 variables and 1391 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Responses to open-ended questions are missing from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA) & Yhdyskuntatutkimus: Finnish EU Attitudes 1995 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1055

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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.

Related Publications

Finnish EU opinion: Autumn 1995 (1996). Helsinki: Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA).

Suomalaisten EU-kannanotot: syksy 1995 (1995). Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta (EVA).

Westinen, Jussi (2011). Yhteiskunnallisten ristiriitaulottuvuuksien ja puoluevalinnan suhde eduskuntavaaleissa 1991-2007. Tilastollinen analyysi. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Valtio-opin pro gradu -tutkielma.

Haikonen, Jyrki & Kiljunen, Pentti (2003). Mitä mieltä, suomalainen? EVAn asennetutkimuksien kertomaa vuosilta 1984-2003. Helsinki: Taloustieto. EVA-raportti.

Tuokko, Katja (2012) From Left to West: The position of Vasemmistoliitto on European integration in 1990 - 1998. Poliittisen historian pro gradu -tutkielma. Helsingin yliopisto. hdl:10138/37140