Study title

Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 1992: Spring

Dataset ID Number

FSD1156

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1156

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI)

Abstract

In the survey, the respondents' opinions on phenomena influencing the security of Finland and Finnish citizens were studied. These included nuclear energy, environmental problems, and various domestic and international factors. In addition, the respondents were asked to describe their attitudes towards immigrants, both in general and towards certain nationalities.

Background variables included the respondent's sex, age, education, household size, income, and place of residence.

Keywords

defence; defence and state security policy; environmental degradation; foreign policy; foreigners; immigrants; internal politics; national security; nuclear energy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Conflict, security and peace (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Advisory Board for Defence Information

Time Period Covered

1992

Collection Dates

1992-04

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finns aged 15 or over (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

The data were collected using multistage stratified sampling.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

98 variables and 972 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Complete question texts for variables Q3, Q4 and Q5 unavailable.

Food purchasing variable, as well as the variables identifying municipality of residence and postal code have been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI): Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 1992: Spring [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-10-01). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1156

Deposit Requirement

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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

Kekäle, Petri (1998). MTS-tutkimukset 1990-1997. Helsinki: Maanpuolustustiedotuksen suunnittelukunta.