Study title

Finnish Local Government Barometer 2000: Members of Municipal Councils

Dataset ID Number

FSD1155

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1155

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish municipal councillors' opinions on municipal affairs: administration, finances, decision-making, democracy, taxation, services, leadership, and the role of elected officials. The respondents were presented with a number of statements and asked whether they agree or not. One section pertained to the respondents' own characteristics, and what kind of issues they promote (e.g. privatisation of services or interests of minorities). Councillors were also asked why they had wanted to become involved in municipal politics and decision-making. Opinions of the sufficiency of certain municipal services were canvassed.

The survey studied the respondents' views on which persons or bodies have real power in municipal decision-making, and what kind of municipal leadership system they would prefer.

Background variables included the respondents' sex, party allegiance, municipality size, and region.

Keywords

consolidation of municipalities; distribution of power; local finance; local government; management; municipal councillors; municipal government; municipal managers; municipalities; political participation; public sector; public services

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elites and leadership (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-05-12 – 2000-06-13

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish municipal councillors (excluding the Åland Islands municipalities)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Information not available

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

55

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2000: Members of Municipal Councils [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1155

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: ilmapuntari 2000 (2000). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 38.

Laiho, Anna (2013) Kuntalaisten ja kunnanvaltuutettujen mielipiteet kunnallisista palveluista 2000-luvulla. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma.