FSD1126 Fears and Anxieties 1999

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[q1] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: There will be a widespread nuclear war

[q2] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A stock market crash will cause a worldwide recession and record unemployment

[q3] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Radiation caused by the ozone layer depletion will kill tens of millions of people

[q4] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The world will be shocked by a series of massive floods and earthquakes

[q5] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Terrorists will get hold of nuclear warheads and will use them to blackmail whole nations

[q6] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Hunger will cause a massive influx of refugees, involving tens of millions of people

[q7] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A virus escape from a laboratory will kill tens of millions of people

[q8] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The Russian economy will crash, causing an influx of refugees into Western Europe

[q9] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Fresh water shortages will cause warfare over water ownership rights

[q10] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A major war will break out between the muslim and Western Christian countries

[q11] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Authorities will lose all control over the use of illegal drugs

[q12] Your estimate of the possibility of the following at the turn of the millennium: A giant meteorite will crash into the earth creating a massive dust cloud which will block out the sun, and hundreds of millions of people will die from cold

[q13] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A comet will strike the earth from the space, causing a tsunami (a giant wave) that will drown millions of people

[q14] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Global warming will melt the polar ice caps and large areas of land will be buried under water

[q15] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Religious extremist movements will spread fanatical end-of-the world prophecies and stir up people around the world

[q16] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: New diseases, comparable to AIDS, will kill tens of millions of people

[q17] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The collapse of computer systems will cause major disasters around the world

[q18] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: The approaching year 2000 makes me nervous

[q19] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Fear and mass hysteria will be widespread at the turn of the millennium

[q20] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: The year will mark the end of wars and the dawning of a lasting peace for mankind

[q21] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Jesus Christ will return to the earth

[q22] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Unemployment rate will fall below seven per cent in Finland in 2001

[q23] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: At the turn of the millennium, spiritual values will become more important than material values

[q24] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: At the turn of the millennium, there will be a spiritual awakening which will spread throughout the world

[q25] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Christian churches will unite at the turn of the millennium

[q26] What kind of image do you have of God?

[bv1] The respondent's gender

[bv2] The respondent's mother tongue

[bv3] The respondent's year of birth

[bv5] Is the respondent the member of the household with the highest income?

[bv20] The respondent's marital status

[bv22] Number of members in the household (including the respondent)

[bv23] Number of children aged under 21 living in the household

[bv38] Age when the respondent left full-time education

[bv39] The respondent's basic education

[bv40] The respondent's vocational education

[bv41] The respondent's occupational status and economic activity

[bv42] Industry of employment

[bv43] Employer type

[bv44] Hours of work a week on average

[bv45] Is the respondent a member of a federation of trade unions (through his/her membership in a trade union which is a member in the federation)?

[bv46] Total gross annual income of the household from all sources (before taxes)

[bv47_a] Average total net income of the household from wages/earned income in a month (after taxes)

[bv47_b] Other montly income of the household from other sources (excluding earned/wage income)

[bv58] If the parliamentary elections were held now, the representative of which political party or group would you vote for?

[bv59] Which party or group did you vote for in the 1999 parliamentary election?

[bv60] Which party or group did you vote for in the 1999 European Parliament elections?

[bv61] People often talk about left and right when describing political attitudes. When you think of your own political attitudes, where would you place yourself on the left-right axis?

[bv62] Which social class would you say you belong to?

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