Study title

European Parliamentary Elections 2009: Candidate Responses to YLE Candidate Selector

Dataset ID Number

FSD2427

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2427

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)

Abstract

The data consist of responses given by the 2009 European Parliamentary election candidates to YLE (Finland's national public service broadcasting company) candidate selector.

The candidates' opinions were charted with 30 statements, which they assessed using a 4-point scale (strongly agree - strongly disagree). The topics covered attitudes towards the European Union, Finland's position in the EU, free trade, climate and energy policy, immigration policy and minorities, military co-operation, EU enlargement, agricultural subsidies, and taxation.

Background variables included the respondent's age, education, status in employment, language proficiency, political experience, election budget, and the most important external source of funding. In addition, the dataset includes the candidates' names and political parties.

Keywords

European Parliament; European Parliament elections; attitudes; parliamentary candidates; political behaviour; politicians

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Finnish Broadcasting Company

Data Producers

• Finnish Broadcasting Company

Time Period Covered

2009

Collection Dates

2009-04 – 2009-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Candidates in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

85

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE): European Parliamentary Elections 2009: Candidate Responses to YLE Candidate Selector [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2009-06-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2427

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

YLEn Internet-sivuilla (http://www.yle.fi/vaalikone) ollut vaalikone.

Reunanen, Esa & Suhonen, Pertti (2009). Suomen eurovaaliehdokkaat ideologian ulottuvuuksilla. Analyysi Yleisradion vaalikoneelle annetuista vastauksista vuoden 2009 vaaleissa [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. http://tampub.uta.fi/tiedotusoppi/978-951-44-7764-5.pdf [viitattu 25.6.2009].

Related Publications

Reunanen, Esa & Suhonen, Pertti (2009). Suomen eurovaaliehdokkaat ideologian ulottuvuuksilla. Analyysi Yleisradion vaalikoneelle annetuista vastauksista vuoden 2009 vaaleissa [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. http://tampub.uta.fi/tiedotusoppi/978-951-44-7764-5.pdf [viitattu 25.6.2009].

Van Camp, K., Lefevere, J., & Walgrave, S. (2014). The Content and Formulation of Statements in Voting Advice Applications: A Comparative Analysis of 26 VAAs. In D. Garzia, & S. Marchall (Eds.), Matching Voters with Parties and Candidates. Voting Advice Applications in Comparative Perspective (11-32). Colchester: ECPR Press.