Study title

Follow-up on Municipal and European Parliamentary Elections 1996

Dataset ID Number

FSD1096

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1096

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Moring, Tom (University of Helsinki)
• Gallup Finland

Abstract

In the survey, Finnish voting behaviour in the 1996 municipal and European Parliament elections was studied. The survey was conducted as part of the "Changes in Finnish TV Election Campaigns" project. The respondents were first asked whether they voted in both elections. Those who had voted were asked whether they had voted in advance or on the actual election day, for whom did they vote in the European Parliament elections, how much did certain factors affect their choice of party, at what stage they had made their final decision for what party's candidate to vote, and from what information sources they received information to support their voting decision. Non-voters were asked the reason for their abstention. Election advertising was studied by asking all respondents whether they had seen advertisements of the parties or the candidates before the elections, and how would they assess election advertisements of various parties. All respondents were asked whether they had participated in any of the election campaign events of the candidates or parties/political groups, and if they were forced to vote, which party would be the least unpleasant alternative for them.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, marital status, basic and vocational education, type of municipality of residence, province of residence, economic activity, working hours, industry of employment, employer type, trade union membership, number of household members, age of the children, household ownership of certain domestic appliances, household annual gross income, and which party R would vote for if the municipal elections were held at that time.

Keywords

European Parliament elections; advertising; election campaigns; local government elections; political support; television advertising; voting; voting behaviour

Topic Classification

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

Series

Follow-ups on Finnish National and Local Elections (GallupChannel)

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

1996-10-25 – 1996-10-29

Collection Dates

1996-10-25 – 1996-10-29

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 - 70 living in Finland (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 peoples' homes. The sample has been carried out as a multistage stratified sample resulting in a fixed sample.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

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

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Moring, Tom (University of Helsinki) & Gallup Finland: Follow-up on Municipal and European Parliamentary Elections 1996 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1096

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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

Moring, Tom (2006). Between Medialization and Tradition: Campaigning in Finland in a Longitudinal Perspective. In: Campaigning in Europe - Campaigning for Europe (ed. by Michaela Maier & Jens Techer), 81-100. Berlin: LIT Verlag.