Study title

Finnish Democracy Barometer January 2010: IRC-Galleria

Dataset ID Number

FSD2520

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2520

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• MTV3
• Ministry of Justice

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish young people's opinions on the state of Finnish democracy. It was conducted as part of the democracy policy document prepared by the Ministry of Justice and the respondents were members of the online community IRC-Galleria.

First, the respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements relating to democracy and well it functions in their municipality of residence, Finland or the EU. Interest in politics and the importance of voting were also surveyed. The respondents evaluated how well a number of influential bodies, such as the President, the Prime Minister, Parliament, the Government, the opposition parties, had succeeded in performing their tasks. Trust in the President, Parliament, the Government, the EU, the media, trade unions and political parties was also charted. Finally, views were probed on the election campaign funding (election financing) debate.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, economic activity and occupational status, place of study, voting intention in the next elections (parish elections and parliamentary elections) and political party preference.

Keywords

decision making; democracy; election campaigns; political influence; political parties; politics; trust; voting

Topic Classification

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

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Finnish Youth Cooperation - Allianssi

Data Producers

• MTV3
• Ministry of Justice

Time Period Covered

2010

Collection Dates

2010-01-07 – 2010-01-25

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

16 - 24 year-old members of the online community IRC-Galleria

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The internet survey was announced to the members of the online community IRC-Galleria. Altogether, 2,264 young people responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2519 Finnish Democracy Barometer January 2010: Citizens

FSD2721 Finnish Democracy Barometer 2012: Citizens

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

MTV3 & Ministry of Justice: Finnish Democracy Barometer January 2010: IRC-Galleria [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2011-02-09). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2520

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 Materials

Kansa haluaa enemmän suoria vaikutusmahdollisuuksia (9.2.2010) [verkkodokumentti]. http://www.kansanvalta.fi/Etusivu/Ajankohtaista/Uutiset/1247668543240 [viitattu 10.2.2011].

Related Publications

Kansa haluaa enemmän suoria vaikutusmahdollisuuksia (9.2.2010) [verkkodokumentti]. http://www.kansanvalta.fi/Etusivu/Ajankohtaista/Uutiset/1247668543240 [viitattu 10.2.2011].