FSD2556 Finnish National Election Studies 2003-2019: combined data

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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[year] Year of survey

[fnes1] Questionnaire number

[fnes2] Respondent's gender

[fnes3] Respondent's economic activity and occupational status

[fnes5] Respondent's level of education

[fnes6] Total annual gross income of the respondent's household (including social benefits)

[fnes7] Number of people aged between 7 and 17 in the household

[fnes8] Number of people aged under 7 in the household

[fnes9] Total number of persons in the household

[fnes10] How often do you discuss politics with others?

[fnes11] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television debates and party leader interviews

[fnes12] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television news and current affairs programmes

[fnes13] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television entertainment programmes featuring politicians

[fnes14] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Radio progammes

[fnes15] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Newspaper articles

[fnes16] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Web news covering elections

[fnes17] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Web sites of the candidates and political parties

[fnes18] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Candidate selectors on the Internet

[fnes19] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television advertisements

[fnes20] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Newspaper advertisements

[fnes21] How interested are you in politics?

[fnes22] How satisfied are you with the way democracy works in Finland?

[fnes23] Some people say that it doesn't make any difference who is in power. Others say that it makes a big difference who is in power. How much difference would you say it makes?

[fnes24] Some people say that no matter who people vote for, it won't make any difference to what happens. Others say that who people vote for can make a big difference to what happens. What would you say?

[fnes25] Democracy may have its problems but it is better than any other form of government

[fnes26] Did you vote four years ago, in the parliamentary elections?

[fnes27] The candidate of which political party or group did you vote for four years ago, in the parliamentary elections?

[fnes28] Do you think of yourself as close to any particular party?

[fnes29] Do you feel a little closer to one of the political parties than the others?

[fnes30] Which party do you feel closest to?

[fnes31] (IF MENTIONED A PARTY) Do you feel very close to this party, somewhat close, or not very close?

[fnes32] Opinion on political parties. Rate the following parties on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like). Say if you haven't heard of the party or feel you do not know enough about it: National Coalition Party (KOK)

[fnes33] Opinion on political parties: Left Alliance (VAS)

[fnes34] Opinion on political parties: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[fnes35] Opinion on political parties: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)

[fnes36] Opinion on political parties: Green League (VIHR)

[fnes37] Opinion on political parties: Christian Democrats (KD)

[fnes38] Opinion on political parties: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[fnes39] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place the National Coalition Party (KOK) on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?

[fnes40] Using the left-right scale, where would you place: Left Alliance (VAS)

[fnes41] Using the left-right scale, where would you place: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[fnes42] Using the left-right scale, where would you place: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)

[fnes43] Using the left-right scale, where would you place: Green League (VIHR)

[fnes44] Using the left-right scale, where would you place: Christian Democrats (KD)

[fnes45] Using the left-right scale, where would you place: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[fnes46] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?

[fnes47] On the whole, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your personal financial situation?

[fnes48] On the whole, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life?

[fnes49] How do you think the following are now, compared to the past two years: Economic situation in Finland

[fnes50] How do you think the following are now, compared to the past two years: Your personal or family's financial situation

[fnes51] How do you think the following are now, compared to the past two years: Employment situation in Finland

[fnes52] How do you think the following are now, compared to the past two years: Your personal or family's employment situation

[fnes53] How do you expect the following to be two years from now, compared to the present situation: Economic situation in Finland

[fnes54] How do you expect the following to be two years from now, compared to the present situation: Your personal or family's financial situation

[fnes55] How do you expect the following to be two years from now, compared to the present situation: Employment situation in Finland

[fnes56] How do you expect the following to be two years from now, compared to the present situation: Your personal or family's employment situation

[fnes57] How stable is your political party identification?

[fnes58] How many different political parties have you voted for in parliamentary elections so far?

[fnes59] Which social class would you say you belong to?

[fnes60] Which of the following groups would you say you belong to?

[fnes61] Sometimes politics seems so complicated that I can't really understand what is going on

[fnes62] I have no say in what the government and parliament decide

[fnes63] Through political parties, citizens' opinions will be taken into consideration in decision-making

[fnes64] It doesn't really matter which parties form the government, policy decisions will be the same

[fnes65] Important political questions should more frequently be decided by a referendum

[fnes66] Nowadays a lot of people do not vote in elections for some reason or other. Did you vote or not in these parliamentary elections? If you did vote, did you vote in advance or on the election day?

[fnes67] How self-evident was it to you that you were not going to vote?

[fnes68] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party's representatives in election programmes on television

[fnes69] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party looks after the interests of the occupational group I belong to

[fnes70] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Good party leader

[fnes71] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has good policy on many current issues

[fnes72] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has competent people to form policies

[fnes73] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party during the past parliamentary term

[fnes74] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Succesful election campaign of the party

[fnes75] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: In my opinion, the leader of this party is the best candidate to become prime minister

[fnes76] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Desire to influence which parties will be in the coalition government

[fnes77] For your voting choice, which one was the more important: the party or the candidate?

[fnes78] Was the candidate you voted for known to you?

[fnes79] Did you vote for a candidate who is of the same gender as you?

[fnes80] What was the age of the candidate you voted for?

[fnes81] The candidate of which party did you vote for in these parliamentary elections?

[fnes82] How easy or difficult was it for you to choose the party the candidate of which you voted for?

[fnes83] How easy or difficult was it for you to find a suitable candidate?

[fnes84] Do you belong to any church or religious community?

[fnes85] Would you describe yourself as...

[fnes86] Respondent's year of birth

[fnes87] Respondent's marital status

[fnes88] Does the respondent belong to any trade union or professional association and if yes, how actively does R participate in its activities?

[fnes89] (IF BELONGS TO TRADE UNION OR PROF. ASSOCIATION) Which of the following central organisations does the respondent's trade union or professional association belong to?

[fnes90] Respondent's employment status

[fnes91] Respondent's profession

[fnes92] Have you been unemployed in the past 12 months?

[fnes93] (IF HAS BEEN UNEMPLOYED) For how many months altogether have you been unemployed in the past 12 months?

[fnes94] Respondent's mother tongue

[fnes95] Which language(s) do you use at home?

[fnes96] Do you live...

[fnes97] Respondent's electoral district

[fnes98] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Family members, parents or relatives

[fnes99] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Work colleagues or fellow students

[fnes100] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Other friends and aquintances

[fnes101] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Write a letter to the editor

[fnes102] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Contact political decision-makers on an issue

[fnes103] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Sign a petition

[fnes104] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Join a consumer boycott

[fnes105] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Participate in peaceful demonstrations

[fnes106] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Demonstrate civil disobedience by participating in illegal, non-violent activities

[fnes107] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Use violence to reach political goals

[fnes108] What Finland needs are strong leaders who can restore law and order

[fnes109] It is people's own business whether they want to use their right to vote or not

[fnes110] I think voting is a civic duty

[fnes111] Parties should have announced clearly during the election campaign which parties they are willing to form a coalition government with

[fnes112] Finland should join Nato

[fnes113] EU membership is a good thing for Finland

[fnes114] How often do you use the Internet?

[fnes115] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Contact political decision-makers

[fnes116] If it were possible to have a say via the Internet in issues that the parliament is handling each week, would you have a say?

[fnes117] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's gender

[fnes118] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's age

[fnes119] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's educational background

[fnes120] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's prior experience in politics

[fnes121] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's appearance and style

[fnes122] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate was well-known publicly

[fnes123] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on different issues

[fnes124] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate represents the party you support

[fnes125] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's election campaign and election advertising

[fnes126] Respondent's housing tenure

[fnes127] Province

[fnes128] Region (NUTS 3)

[fnes129] During the last election campaign, were you contacted by a candidate or anyone from a party to persuade you to vote for them?

[fnes130] Would you say that any of the parties in Finland represent your views reasonably well?

[fnes131] (IF YES fnes130) Which party represents your views best?

[fnes132] Regardless of how you feel about the parties, would you say any of the individual party leaders represent your views reasonably well?

[fnes133] (IF YES fnes132) Which party leader represents your views best?

[fnes134] Which party has the second largest number of seats in the newly elected Parliament?

[fnes135] When did you decide on the party you voted for?

[fnes136] When did you decide which candidate to vote for?

[fnes137] Respondent's basic education

[fnes138] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding the level of health care

[fnes139] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding the level of care for the elderly

[fnes140] How important are the following issues to you: Reducing unemployment

[fnes141] How important are the following issues to you: Fighting crime

[fnes142] How important are the following issues to you: Lowering taxes

[fnes143] How important are the following issues to you: Reducing regional disparity

[fnes144] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of families with children

[fnes145] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting entrepreneurship

[fnes146] How important are the following issues to you: Making environmental protection more effective

[fnes147] How important are the following issues to you: Strengthening traditional values and morals

[fnes148] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting Finland's interests in the European Union

[fnes149] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Candidate selectors on the Internet

[fnes150] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Websites of parties or candidates

[fnes151] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Participate in the kind of demonstrations that have previously involved violence

[fnes152] By voting people can have a say in how things are run

[fnes153] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Recommendations from friends, aquintances or relatives

[fnes154] Language of the interview

[fnes155] Interviewer id

[fnes156] Interviewer gender

[fnes157] Date of the interview: month

[fnes158] Date of the interview: day

[fnes159] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Online diaries and blogs

[fnes160] To support representative democracy, public debates on policy issues should be organised for ordinary people

[fnes161] I myself would like to attend public debates organised for ordinary people

[fnes162] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Involve myself in the activities of a political party

[fnes163] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Involve myself in the activities of some other voluntary/civic organisation

[fnes164] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Try to influence political or social issues through my consumer choices

[fnes165] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Sign a petition

[fnes167] Are you a member of any political party?

[fnes168] Voting is the only way in which ordinary people can have a say about how things are run

[fnes169] Those elected to Parliament soon lose touch with problems of ordinary people

[fnes170] Politicians are not interested in the opinions of ordinary people

[fnes171] Political parties are only interested in people's votes, not in their opinions

[fnes172] Opinion on political parties: True Finns (PS)

[fnes173] Opinion on party leaders: Päivi Räsänen (KD)

[fnes174] Opinion on party leaders: Timo Soini (PS)

[fnes175] Using the left-right scale, where would you place: True Finns (PS)

[fnes176] Did you consider voting for a candidate of any other party or group?

[fnes177] What do you think is meant by a parliamentary system of government?

[fnes178] Reasons for not voting in these elections: Difficult to find a suitable party

[fnes179] Reasons for not voting in these elections: Difficult to find a suitable candidate

[fnes180] Reasons for not voting in these elections: Could not vote because of illness or advanced age

[fnes181] Reasons for not voting in these elections: Didn't remember to vote

[fnes182] Reasons for not voting in these elections: Simply couldn't be bothered to vote

[fnes183] Reasons for not voting in these elections: I do not profit in any way from voting

[fnes184] Reasons for not voting in these elections: I think one vote makes no difference to the outcome of an election

[fnes185] Reasons for not voting in these elections: I distrust politicians and politics in general

[fnes186] Reasons for not voting in these elections: As a protest against politics and politicians

[fnes187] Reasons for not voting in these elections: I'm not interested in politics and don't care whether I vote or not

[fnes188] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's place of residence

[fnes189] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's reliability

[fnes190] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's ability to manage things

[fnes191] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate had good chance of winning a seat to Parliament

[fnes192] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's answers in candidate selectors

[fnes193] Did you vote for the same candidate in the previous parliamentary elections?

[fnes194] Type of employer

[fnes195] Did you live in your present constituency at the time of the previous parliamentary elections?

[fnes196] Respondent's willingness to complete the self-administered questionnaire

[fnes197] Finland's participation in international crisis management operations is a good thing

[fnes198] Members of parliament would help our country more if they stopped talking and started concentrating on solving real problems

[fnes199] What making compromises in politics really means is selling one's principles

[fnes200] Things would be better in Finland if successful corporate managers made the decisions

[fnes201] Things would be better in Finland if independent experts made the decisions instead of politicians and citizens

[fnes202] The Finnish government would function better if it were managed like an enterprise

[fnes203] Political parties ought to be banned in politics

[fnes204] There ought to be an upper limit to political campaign expenditure

[fnes205] Direct contacts between interest groups and members of parliament ought to be banned

[fnes206] Respondent's age

[fnes207] Type of municipality

[fnes208] Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council?

[fnes209] Which political party did your father support when you were young? (open-ended question classified)

[fnes210] Which political party did your mother support when you were young? (open-ended question classified)

[fnes211] Which party has the fourth largest number of seats in the newly elected Parliament?

[fnes212] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: I'm a stable supporter of this party

[fnes213] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of the poor

[fnes214] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding good public services

[fnes215] How important are the following issues to you: Controlling the entry of refugees

[fnes216] How important are the following issues to you: Influencing the choice of Prime Minister

[fnes217] How important are the following issues to you: Strengthening the integration of the European Union

[fnes218] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: News and current affairs articles in newspapers

[fnes219] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election advertising in newspapers

[fnes220] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: News and current affairs programmes on the radio

[fnes221] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election programmes on the radio

[fnes222] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election advertising on the radio

[fnes223] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: News and current affairs programmes on television

[fnes224] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election programmes on television

[fnes225] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election advertising on television

[fnes226] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Campaign events organised by parties or candidates

[fnes227] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Voting campaigns organised by voluntary/civic organisations or interest groups

[fnes228] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Books, periodicals/magazines or other literary sources

[fnes229] Electoral alliances between parties are good because they make it easier for small parties to reach parliament

[fnes230] Electoral alliances should not be allowed, so that the voters would know better which party they are casting their votes for

[fnes231] Personalisation of politics is mainly a good thing

[fnes232] The government should comprise either only bourgeois parties or only left-wing parties

[fnes233] Members of parliament ought to vote in parliament according to their own views and not according to the party line

[fnes234] Finland's NATO membership should have been discussed during the election campaign so that voters would have known the policy of each party on this issue

[fnes235] The issue of Finland's NATO membership is so complicated that we can leave the decisions to political leaders

[fnes236] Studying Swedish should be voluntary at all levels of the education system

[fnes237] Are you at present or have you ever been an elected official in a municipal body?

[fnes238] Membership and participation in the activities of: Sports club, including hunting and fishing clubs/association

[fnes239] Membership and participation in the activities of: Cultural or hobby organisation

[fnes240] Membership and participation in the activities of: Village or neighbourhood association

[fnes241] Membership and participation in the activities of: Trade union

[fnes242] Membership and participation in the activities of: Business organisation/association, professional or agricultural association

[fnes243] Membership and participation in the activities of: Humanitarian, human rights, minority or immigrant organisation

[fnes244] Membership and participation in the activities of: Environmental, peace or animal rights organisation

[fnes245] Membership and participation in the activities of: Religious organisation or parish

[fnes246] Membership and participation in the activities of: Political party

[fnes247] Membership and participation in the activities of: Some other voluntary/civic organisation

[fnes248] It is important to me that my candidate has a real chance of getting elected to Parliament

[fnes249] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Try to enhance environmental protection through my consumer choices

[fnes250] Have you ever participated in the work of the support group of a candidate in parliamentary elections?

[fnes251] What has been the most important issue to you personally in this election? -1 (Classified)

[fnes252] What has been the second most important issue to you personally in this election? (Open-ended)

[fnes253] What has been the second most important issue to you personally in this election? -1 (Classified)

[fnes254] What do you think is the most important political problem facing Finland today? (Open-ended)

[fnes255] What do you think is the most important political problem facing Finland today? -1 (Classified)

[fnes256] What do you think is the second most important political problem facing Finland today? (Open-ended)

[fnes257] What do you think is the second most important political problem facing Finland today? -1 (Classified)

[fnes258] Thinking of the most important political problem facing Finland, which political party do you think is best in dealing with it?

[fnes259] Thinking of the second most important political problem facing Finland, which political party do you think is best in dealing with it?

[fnes260] Thinking about the general performance of the government under Matti Vanhanen over the past four years, how good or bad a job has it done?

[fnes261] Opinion on party leaders: Jyrki Katainen (KOK)

[fnes262] Opinion on party leaders: Stefan Wallin (RKP)

[fnes263] Using the left-right scale, where would you place party leader Jyrki Katainen (KOK)?

[fnes264] During the election campaign, would you say that there were differences between parties?

[fnes265] How closely did you follow the election campaigning?

[fnes266] And were there any parties (or groups) that you would never vote for?

[fnes267] Who of the following was the Finnish Foreign Minister in 2006?

[fnes268] Who is eligible to vote in Finnish parliamentary elections?

[fnes269] Number of people aged over 18 in the household

[fnes270] Self-administered questionnaire id

[fnes271] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of sexual minorities

[fnes272] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your candidate choice in the parliamentary election? It was important for me that my own gender would be well represented among decision-makers

[fnes273] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your candidate choice in the parliamentary election? It was important for me that the candidate would promote interests important for my gender

[fnes274] Refugees and immigrants should be entitled to the same social security benefits as the Finns even when they do not have Finnish citizenship

[fnes275] Immigration poses a serious threat to Finland's unique national culture

[fnes276] A thinks people should have more freedom of choice between privately and publicly provided services, or between different public service providers. B thinks there is already enough choice. Do you agree more with A or B?

[fnes277] A thinks Finnish social reforms have gone too far, and people should be able to manage more often without social security benefits. B thinks that social reforms should be kept at present level. Do you agree more with A or B?

[fnes278] Language of the self-administered questionnaire

[fnes279] Respondents who participated both in the face-to-face interview and in completing the self-administered questionnaire

[fnes280] Interview language

[fnes281] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Social media, e.g. Facebook, Twitter

[fnes282] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Web videos of the candidates or political parties, e.g. YouTube

[fnes283] I avoid people whose values, attitudes or opinions differ from my own

[fnes284] In my opinion, the current Finnish electoral system works and there is no need to change it

[fnes285] If a voter so wished, he/she should be able to vote in parliamentary elections merely for a party without having to choose a candidate

[fnes286] Opinion on party leaders: Paavo Arhinmäki (VAS)

[fnes287] If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (1st mention)

[fnes288] If considered voting for a candidate of any other party or group: Which party/parties or group(s) (1st mention)

[fnes289] Reasons for not voting in these elections: Job or travel prevented me from voting

[fnes290] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Values of the party

[fnes291] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Openness/transparency of the candidate's campaign funding

[fnes292] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Internet presence of the candidate or his/her political party

[fnes293] If your candidate had been running for any of the other parties, would you still have voted for him/her?

[fnes294] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: The President

[fnes295] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: Political parties

[fnes296] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: Parliament

[fnes297] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: The Government

[fnes298] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: Politicians

[fnes299] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: European Union

[fnes300] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: Judicial system

[fnes301] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: Public officials

[fnes302] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

[fnes303] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: The police

[fnes304] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = don't trust at all, 10 = completely trust), to what extent do you trust/mistrust: Trade unions and professional associations

[fnes305] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = can't be too careful, 10 = most people can be trusted), can people be trusted or is it so that you can never be too careful about them?

[fnes306] What other central organisation does the respondent's trade union or professional association belong to? (Open-ended)

[fnes307] How many other than work- or profession-related associations does the respondent currently belong to? (Paying member)

[fnes308] (IF WATCHES TV) How much time do you usually spend watching television news or politics-related and current affairs programmes on ordinary weekdays? (Administration, social and public policy or related people)

[fnes309] Do you consider yourself a member of an ethnic minority in Finland? (a group defined for example by racial ancestry that you identify with or belong to)

[fnes310] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Increasing entrepreneurship and market economy

[fnes311] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Diminishing income disparities

[fnes312] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Christian values having a greater role

[fnes313] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: More law and order

[fnes314] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: More eco-friendly Finland, even if it meant low economic growth or no growth at all

[fnes315] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Better equality between men and women

[fnes316] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: The status of families is reinforced

[fnes317] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: The status of sexual minorities is reinforced

[fnes318] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Lower taxation level

[fnes319] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Having two strong national languages, Finnish and Swedish

[fnes320] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Smaller differences in regional development

[fnes321] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: A larger public sector

[fnes322] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Increased immigration

[fnes323] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Multicultural Finland where foreigners with different religions and lifestyles are tolerated

[fnes324] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Newspapers

[fnes325] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Television

[fnes326] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Radio

[fnes327] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Participate in discussions, e.g. commenting news media pages or political blogs

[fnes328] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Donate money to a political party or candidate

[fnes329] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Send and receive election-related emails or messages between family and friends

[fnes330] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Write about elections in your own blog

[fnes331] It is important that members of parliament thoroughly discuss and debate issues before decision-making

[fnes332] The problem with democracy is that most people do not really know what is best for them

[fnes333] Most people have enough sense to tell whether the government is doing a good job

[fnes334] Finland should reinforce Nordic co-operation

[fnes335] Finland should leave the EU

[fnes336] Finland should be actively involved in developing defence co-operation in the EU

[fnes337] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Extroverted, enthusiastic

[fnes338] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Critical, quarrelsome

[fnes339] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Dependable, self-disciplined

[fnes340] How would you describe yourself as a person, taking into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Anxious, easily upset

[fnes341] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Open to new experiences, complex

[fnes342] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Reserved, quiet

[fnes343] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Sympathetic, warm

[fnes344] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Disorganized, careless

[fnes345] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Calm, emotionally stable

[fnes346] How well do the following personality traits apply to you? Please take into account both traits mentioned. I see myself as: Conventional, uncreative

[fnes347] Study id

[fnes348] Is the respondent the household head?

[fnes349] If the respondent is retired, former economic activity and occupational status

[fnes350] Type of neighbourhood

[fnes351] Number of people aged over 16 in the household

[fnes352] Number of people aged between 7 and 16 in the household

[fnes353] Household composition

[fnes354] (IF R IS NOT HOUSEHOLD HEAD) Economic activity and occupational status of the household head

[fnes355] If the household head is retired, former economic activity and occupational status

[fnes356] Respondent's employment status

[fnes357] Respondent's employment status (in the Swedish questionnaire)

[fnes358] Who is responsible for everyday shopping in the household?

[fnes359] Major region (NUTS 2)

[fnes360] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party or group would you vote for?

[fnes361] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party or group would you vote for secondarily?

[fnes362] Which party or group did you vote for in the previous parliamentary elections?

[fnes363] How often did you discuss matters related to the parliamentary elections with someone during the election campaign?

[fnes364] During the last election campaign, did you talk to other people to persuade them to vote for a particular party or candidate?

[fnes365] (IF fnes364 YES) How often did you try to persuade others to vote for a particular party or candidate?

[fnes366] Did you show your support for a particular party or candidate by, for example, attending election events or putting up a poster?

[fnes367] (IF fnes366 YES) How often did you participate in these kind of support activities (for example, attending election events or putting up a poster?)

[fnes368] What has been the most important issue facing Finland in the past four years? (open-ended question classified)

[fnes369] How good or bad a job has the Government done in dealing with the most important issue (fnes368)?

[fnes370] Thinking about the general performance of the Government, how good or bad a job has it done over the past four years?

[fnes371] (IF VOTED) How good or bad a job has the party you voted for done in the past four years?

[fnes372] Thinking about the Finnish parliamentary elections, how well would you say that the elections, in practice, ensure that the views of the MPs represent those of the voters?

[fnes373] (If close to a particular party) Which party: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)

[fnes374] (If close to a particular party) Which party: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[fnes375] (If close to a particular party) Which party: National Coalition Party (KOK)

[fnes376] (If close to a particular party) Which party: Left Alliance (VAS)

[fnes377] (If close to a particular party) Which party: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[fnes378] (If close to a particular party) Which party: Green League (VIHR)

[fnes379] (If close to a particular party) Which party: Christian Democrats (KD)

[fnes380] (If close to a particular party) Which party: True Finns (PS)

[fnes381] (If close to a particular party) Which party: Some other party

[fnes382] (If close to a particular party) Which party: Can't or don't want to say

[fnes383] (IF MENTIONED MORE THAN ONE PARTY) Which party do you feel closest to?

[fnes384] Have you, during the past five years, done any of the following to express your political views: Contacted a politician or authority

[fnes385] Have you, during the past five years, done any of the following to express your political views: Participated in a protest march or demonstration

[fnes386] Have you, during the past five years, done any of the following to express your political views: Cooperated with other like-minded people

[fnes387] How much respect is there for individual freedom and human rights in Finland these days?

[fnes388] How widespread would you say corruption, for instance accepting bribes among politicians, is in Finland?

[fnes389] Which political party does Paavo Lipponen represent?

[fnes390] Wages earned by employees are taxable income in Finland. We would like to ask you about state taxation. Let us presume that Virtanen earns 2,000 euros a month and Herranen 5,000. Which of the following statements is closest to the truth?

[fnes391] Which party has the largest number of seats in the newly elected Parliament??

[fnes392] Which party has the third largest number of seats in the newly elected Parliament?

[fnes393] In my opinion, I understand important political issues quite well

[fnes394] There is at least one party which tries to promote my interests

[fnes395] Parties have drifted further and further away from the problems of ordinary people

[fnes396] My vote has no influence on the result of elections

[fnes397] Results of a referendum should be binding

[fnes398] People do not usually admit that they have not voted if they are asked about it

[fnes399] Why did you not vote? (open-ended question classified)

[fnes400] (IF VOTED) Have you previously voted for the same candidate in parliamentary elections?

[fnes401] Are you going to vote in the next parliamentary elections?

[fnes402] Does someone else in the respondent's household belong to any trade union or professional association?

[fnes403] Does the respondent belong to any other business or employer's association besides trade union or professional association?

[fnes404] Employment status of the respondent's spouse

[fnes405] Profession of the respondent's spouse

[fnes406] Type of the respondent's employer: Public sector

[fnes407] Type of the respondent's employer: Private sector

[fnes408] Type of the respondent's employer: Both the public and the private sectors

[fnes409] Type of the respondent's employer: So called third sector

[fnes410] Type of the respondent's employer: Not in working life

[fnes411] Type of the respondent's employer: Can't say

[fnes412] In which sector does your spouse work: Public sector

[fnes413] In which sector does your spouse work: Private sector

[fnes414] In which sector does your spouse work: Both public and private sector

[fnes415] In which sector does your spouse work: So called third sector

[fnes416] In which sector does your spouse work: Not in working life

[fnes417] In which sector does your spouse work: Can't say

[fnes418] Spouse's mother tongue

[fnes419] Is your present municipality of residence also your home municipality?

[fnes420] What is your home municipality?

[fnes421] Were you born in your home municipality and have you lived there all your life?

[fnes422] When did you move to your present home municipality?

[fnes423] How many home municipalities have you had during your life?

[fnes425] How important are the following issues to you: Preparing for the population ageing

[fnes426] How important are the following issues to you: Fighting drug abuse

[fnes427] How important are the following issues to you: Cutting national debt

[fnes428] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the income of the unemployed

[fnes429] How important are the following issues to you: Preventing the public sector from growing

[fnes430] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of the retired

[fnes431] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting gender equality

[fnes432] How important are the following issues to you: Improving housing conditions

[fnes433] How important are the following issues to you: Improving public order

[fnes434] How important are the following issues to you: Strengthening religious values

[fnes435] How important are the following issues to you: Controlling excessive internationalisation

[fnes436] How important are the following issues to you: Controlling the entry of foreign labour

[fnes437] How important are the following issues to you: Increasing development cooperation

[fnes438] How important are the following issues to you: Influencing government composition

[fnes439] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of minorities

[fnes440] How important are the following issues to you: Limiting the influence of policy and administration so that people are better able to decide for themselves

[fnes441] How important are the following issues to you: Controlling market forces

[fnes442] Anyone can influence political decisions, if they want to

[fnes443] There was at least one suitable candidate for me in the parliamentary elections

[fnes444] One can usually trust the government to make the right decisions

[fnes445] Decisions made by politicians have no effect on my life

[fnes446] In the parliamentary elections, there was no suitable candidate with good chances of getting elected in my constituency

[fnes447] My party of choice had a good chance of winning at least one seat to parliament

[fnes448] I can't influence my or my family's economic situation by voting

[fnes449] When I vote it is the issues that matter, not the person

[fnes450] In terms of consensus, it would be good if as many parties as possible take part in governmental cooperation

[fnes451] When the government consists of several parties, it is difficult to know which one is responsible for the decisions made

[fnes452] It is impossible for parties to announce their choice of coalition partners before the results of the elections are clear

[fnes453] Finland should leave the EU

[fnes454] Every woman should have the right to artificial insemination

[fnes455] Only heterosexuals in a permanent relationship should have the right to artificial insemination

[fnes456] Artificial insemination should be publicly funded like other health care

[fnes457] In the coming years, Finland should actively seek labour force from abroad

[fnes458] Even more than now, it should be possible at workplaces to have local bargaining on pay and conditions of employment

[fnes459] The whole area of Finland should be kept populated even if it meant great financial sacrifices to society

[fnes460] Finnish judicial system treats all citizens fairly

[fnes461] Buying sexual services should be made punishable by law

[fnes462] Same-sex couples in registered partnerships should have the right to adopt children

[fnes463] In your opinion, which of the following would be the best combination for major parties in the coalition government?

[fnes464] What is the best way to organise Finland's defence?

[fnes465] Should Finland hold a referendum on the country's NATO membership?

[fnes466] Should the office of the President of Finland be abolished?

[fnes467] Are the difficulties immigrants are experiencing in adapting to the Finnish society caused more by the Finns or by the immigrants themselves?

[fnes468] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Increase state funding of public health

[fnes469] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Increasing cooperation between municipalities in service provision

[fnes470] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Redetermine what services municipalities should prioritize

[fnes471] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Raise local government taxes to provide funding for health care

[fnes472] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Increase patient fees

[fnes473] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Privatise services

[fnes474] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Train more doctors and other health care personnel

[fnes475] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Make service production more effective

[fnes476] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Reduce unnecessary visits to health care

[fnes477] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Some other way

[fnes478] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Can't say

[fnes479] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): General insecurity

[fnes480] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Indifference/disregard of parents

[fnes481] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Lack of discipline in schools

[fnes482] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Too lenient punishments

[fnes483] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Broken homes

[fnes484] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Insufficient provision of youth work

[fnes485] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Unemployment of young people

[fnes486] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Substance abuse

[fnes487] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Violent movies and computer games

[fnes488] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Other

[fnes489] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Can't say

[fnes490] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Education and learning new skills

[fnes491] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Creating new jobs

[fnes492] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Making it financially beneficial for employers to hire an unemployed person

[fnes493] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Increasing flexibility of working life

[fnes494] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Other

[fnes495] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Can't say

[fnes496] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: New legislation

[fnes497] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Trade union power

[fnes498] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Local bargaining on conditions of employment

[fnes499] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Provision of instruction and information

[fnes500] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Some other means

[fnes501] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: No means are necessary

[fnes502] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Can't say

[fnes503] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): All income earners

[fnes504] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Employees with low income

[fnes505] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): All pensioners and retired people

[fnes506] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Pensioners/retired people with low income

[fnes507] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Families with children on low income

[fnes508] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Employer contributions in low-income industries

[fnes509] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Lowering corporate taxes in general

[fnes510] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Lowering vehicle taxes

[fnes511] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Lowering value-added taxation on food

[fnes512] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Other

[fnes513] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Can't say

[fnes514] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Financial aid for students

[fnes515] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Family allowance and child home care allowance

[fnes516] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Maternity, paternity and parental allowance

[fnes517] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Unemployment allowance

[fnes518] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): National pension (state retirement pension) and other pensions

[fnes519] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Housing allowance

[fnes520] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Social assistance (minimum income)

[fnes521] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Sickness allowance

[fnes522] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Pensioners' care allowance, other care and rehabilitation allowances

[fnes523] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Resources should be targeted at improving services

[fnes524] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Can't say

[fnes525] Thinking about your childhood environment, how important a role did politics play in it?

[fnes526] How much has your attitude towards participating in elections changed during your life?

[fnes527] How much has your attitude towards other forms of political participation (e.g. demonstrations, signing petitions) changed during your life?

[fnes528] What do you think your own generation's attitude towards political participation is like?

[fnes529] What is your own attitude towards political participation like?

[fnes530] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: News and current affairs articles in newspapers

[fnes531] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election advertising in newspapers

[fnes532] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: News and current affairs programmes on the radio

[fnes533] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election programmes on the radio

[fnes534] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election advertising on the radio

[fnes535] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: News and current affairs programmes on television

[fnes536] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election programmes on television

[fnes537] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election advertising on television

[fnes538] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Candidate selectors on the Internet

[fnes539] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Websites of parties or candidates

[fnes540] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Campaign events organised by parties or candidates

[fnes541] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Voting campaigns organised by voluntary/civic organisations or interest groups

[fnes542] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Books, periodicals/magazines and other literary sources

[fnes543] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Participation in the activities of an organisation

[fnes544] Do you use the Internet?

[fnes545] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: At home

[fnes546] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: At work

[fnes547] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: At school, educational establishment, university

[fnes548] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: In a public facility, e.g. library or youth centre

[fnes549] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: In an Internet cafe

[fnes550] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: At a friend's, aquintance's or relative's home

[fnes551] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: By wireless means of communication, e.g. palm pilot, communicator, GPRS.

[fnes552] (IF USES THE INTERNET) If you have an Internet access at home, what kind of connection do you have?

[fnes553] (IF USES THE INTERNET) If you use the Internet at work or in your place of study, does the employer or the place of study restrict its use?

[fnes554] (IF USES THE INTERNET) For how long do you usually use the Internet at a time?

[fnes555] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often did you follow issues related to the parliamentary elections on the Internet?

[fnes556] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Did you use candidate selectors on the Internet to find a suitable candidate?

[fnes557] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND USED CANDIDATE SELECTORS) How much did the results of the candidate selectors influence your choice?

[fnes558] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often do you follow politics and social issues on the Internet in general?

[fnes559] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often do you visit the web pages of the public administration (e.g. municipalities, ministries, tax administration) or use their services on the Internet?

[fnes560] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND THE WEB PAGES OF PUBLIC ADMIN.) Why do you use the web pages of the public administration: To find information

[fnes561] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND THE WEB PAGES OF PUBLIC ADMIN.) Why do you use the web pages of the public administration: To send e-mail to officials/authorities

[fnes562] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND THE WEB PAGES OF PUBLIC ADMIN.) Why do you use the web pages of the public administration: To use the services (e.g. to fill in forms and applications)

[fnes563] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND THE WEB PAGES OF PUBLIC ADMIN.) Why do you use the web pages of the public administration: Other

[fnes564] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often have you contacted a politician (e.g. member of parliament, candidate, member of city council) via e-mail or otherwise over the Internet?

[fnes565] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Sending/receiving e-mail

[fnes566] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Reading news and current affairs

[fnes567] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Participation in political discussion groups

[fnes568] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Participation in other discussion groups

[fnes569] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Online banking services

[fnes570] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Educational issues

[fnes571] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Job issues

[fnes572] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Entertainment and spare time

[fnes573] Do you think it would be good if people could vote on the Internet in the parliamentary elections?

[fnes574] If it were possible to vote on the Internet in the parliamentary elections, would you...

[fnes575] Membership and participation in the activities of: Consumer organisation or motoring association

[fnes576] Membership and participation in the activities of: Defence or reserve association

[fnes577] Membership and participation in the activities of: Health organisation/association (e.g. Finnish Diabetes Association)

[fnes578] Membership and participation in the activities of: Scientific or educational organisation/association, parent-teacher association

[fnes579] Membership and participation in the activities of: Youth, pensioner or women's organisation

[fnes580] Have you donated money to: Sports club, including hunting and fishing clubs/association

[fnes581] Have you donated money to: Cultural or hobby organisation

[fnes582] Have you donated money to: Village or neighbourhood association

[fnes583] Have you donated money to: Trade union

[fnes584] Have you donated money to: Business organisation/association, professional or agricultural association

[fnes585] Have you donated money to: Consumer organisation or motoring association

[fnes586] Have you donated money to: Defence or reserve association

[fnes587] Have you donated money to: Humanitarian, human rights, minority or immigrant organisation

[fnes588] Have you donated money to: Environmental, peace or animal rights organisation

[fnes589] Have you donated money to: Religious organisation or parish

[fnes590] Have you donated money to: Political party

[fnes591] Have you donated money to: Health organisation/association (e.g. Finnish Diabetes Association)

[fnes592] Have you donated money to: Scientific or educational organisation/association, parent-teacher association

[fnes593] Have you donated money to: Youth, pensioner or women's organisation

[fnes594] Have you donated money to: Some other voluntary/civic organisation

[fnes595] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Comments and support for the candidate by a voluntary/civic organisation

[fnes596] Have your parents ever advised you to use your vote or set an example for you by voting themselves?

[fnes597] Opinion on party leaders. Rate the following leaders on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like): Paavo Lipponen (SDP)

[fnes598] Opinion on party leaders: Anneli Jäätteenmäki (KESK)

[fnes599] Opinion on party leaders: Ville Itälä (KOK)

[fnes600] Opinion on party leaders: Suvi-Anne Siimes (VAS)

[fnes601] Opinion on party leaders: Jan-Erik Enestam (RKP)

[fnes602] Opinion on party leaders: Osmo Soininvaara (VIHR)

[fnes603] Opinion on party leaders: Bjarne Kallis (KD)

[fnes604] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Working class

[fnes605] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Lower middle class

[fnes606] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Upper middle class

[fnes607] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Upper class

[fnes608] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Employers

[fnes609] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Employees

[fnes610] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Entrepreneurs

[fnes611] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: People with low income

[fnes612] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: People with average income

[fnes613] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: People with large income

[fnes614] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Can't say

[fnes615] Living arrangements

[fnes616] Weight variable based on language ratio

[fnes617] Did you vote in the previous elections: Parliamentary elections in 2003

[fnes618] Did you vote in the previous elections: European parliament elections in 2004

[fnes619] Did you vote in the previous elections: Municipal elections (local elections) in 2004

[fnes620] Did you vote in the previous elections: Presidential elections in 2006, first round

[fnes621] Did you vote in the previous elections: Presidential elections in 2006, second round

[fnes622] It is important to me that my party has a real chance of getting a candidate elected to Parliament in my constituency

[fnes623] The MPs of my constituency do not have enough say in what the Government and Parliament decide

[fnes624] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Discuss politics

[fnes625] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Discuss other issues

[fnes626] What kind of goals should members of parliament primarily promote?

[fnes627] What kind of goals should members of parliament secondarily promote?

[fnes628] What has been the most important issue to you personally in this election? (Open-ended)

[fnes629] What has been the most important issue to you personally in this election? -2 (Classified)

[fnes630] What has been the most important issue to you personally in this election? -3 (Classified)

[fnes631] What has been the most important issue to you personally in this election? -4 (Classified)

[fnes632] What has been the most important issue to you personally in this election? -5 (Classified)

[fnes633] What has been the most important issue to you personally in this election? -6 (Classified)

[fnes634] What has been the most important issue to you personally in this election? -7 (Classified)

[fnes638] What has been the second most important issue to you personally in this election? -2 (Classified)

[fnes639] What has been the second most important issue to you personally in this election? -3 (Classified)

[fnes640] What has been the second most important issue to you personally in this election? -4 (Classified)

[fnes645] What do you think is the most important political problem facing Finland today? -2 (Classified)

[fnes646] What do you think is the most important political problem facing Finland today? -3 (Classified)

[fnes647] What do you think is the most important political problem facing Finland today? -4 (Classified)

[fnes648] What do you think is the most important political problem facing Finland today? -5 (Classified)

[fnes652] What do you think is the second most important political problem facing Finland today? -2 (Classified)

[fnes653] What do you think is the second most important political problem facing Finland today? -3 (Classified)

[fnes654] What do you think is the second most important political problem facing Finland today? -4 (Classified)

[fnes655] Opinion on party leaders: Rate the following leaders on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like). Say if you haven't heard of the leader or you feel you do not know enough about: Matti Vanhanen (KESK)

[fnes656] Opinion on party leaders: Rate the following leaders on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like). Say if you haven't heard of the leader or you feel you do not know enough about: Eero Heinäluoma (SDP)

[fnes657] Opinion on party leaders: Rate the following leaders on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like). Say if you haven't heard of the leader or you feel you do not know enough about: Martti Korhonen (VAS)

[fnes658] Opinion on party leaders: Rate the following leaders on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like). Say if you haven't heard of the leader or you feel you do not know enough about: Tarja Cronberg (VIHR)

[fnes659] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place party leader Matti Vanhanen (KESK) on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?

[fnes660] Using the left-right scale, where would you place party leader Eero Heinäluoma (SDP)?

[fnes661] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[fnes662] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP)

[fnes663] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: National Coalition Party (KOK)

[fnes664] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Left Alliance (VAS)

[fnes665] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Green League (VIHR)

[fnes666] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[fnes667] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Christian Democrats (KD)

[fnes668] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: True Finns (PS)

[fnes669] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Finnish Workers' Party

[fnes670] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: For the Poor

[fnes671] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Joint Responsibility Party

[fnes672] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Finnish Patriotic Movement

[fnes673] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Finnish People's Blue-Whites

[fnes674] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: Finnish Senior Citizens' Party

[fnes675] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for: None of these parties, can't say, missing

[fnes676] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[fnes677] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP)

[fnes678] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: National Coalition Party (KOK)

[fnes679] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Left Alliance (VAS)

[fnes680] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Green League (VIHR)

[fnes681] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[fnes682] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Christian Democrats (KD)

[fnes683] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: True Finns (PS)

[fnes684] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Finnish Workers' Party

[fnes685] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Independence Party

[fnes686] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Liberals

[fnes687] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Forces for Change in Finland

[fnes688] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: For the Poor

[fnes689] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Joint Responsibility Party

[fnes690] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Finnish Patriotic Movement

[fnes691] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Finnish People's Blue-Whites

[fnes692] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Communist Party of Finland

[fnes693] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: Finnish Senior Citizens' Party

[fnes694] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: For Peace and Socialism-Communist Workers' Party

[fnes695] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for: None of these parties, can't say, missing

[fnes696] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[fnes697] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP)

[fnes698] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: National Coalition Party (KOK)

[fnes699] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Left Alliance (VAS)

[fnes700] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Green League (VIHR)

[fnes701] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[fnes702] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Christian Democrats (KD)

[fnes703] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: True Finns (PS)

[fnes704] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Finnish Workers' Party

[fnes705] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Independence Party

[fnes706] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Liberals

[fnes707] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Forces for Change in Finland

[fnes708] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: For the Poor

[fnes709] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Joint Responsibility Party

[fnes710] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Finnish Patriotic Movement

[fnes711] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Finnish People's Blue-Whites

[fnes712] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Communist Party of Finland

[fnes713] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: Finnish Senior Citizens' Party

[fnes714] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: For Peace and Socialism-Communist Workers' Party

[fnes715] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances: None of these parties, can't say, missing

[fnes716] (IF DID NOT VOTE) Reasons for not voting in these elections: Job prevented me from voting

[fnes717] (IF DID NOT VOTE) Reasons for not voting in these elections: Could not vote because of travel

[fnes718] (IF DID NOT VOTE) Reasons for not voting in these elections: The parties or candidates I would have preferred had no chance of winning a seat to Parliament in my constituency

[fnes719] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party had good chance of winning one or more seats to Parliament from my constituency

[fnes720] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Recommendations from voluntary/civic organisations and interest groups

[fnes721] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Recommendations from voluntary/civic organisations and interest groups

[fnes722] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding the independence of municipalities

[fnes723] How important are the following issues to you: Opposing municipal mergers

[fnes724] How important are the following issues to you: Having a say in which parties will form the coalition government

[fnes725] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of ethnic minorities

[fnes726] How important are the following issues to you: Fighting climate change

[fnes727] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of students

[fnes728] I think Finland could make it easier for employers to dismiss employees provided unemployment benefits are improved at the same time

[fnes729] Finland should grant all citizens aged over 16 tax-free universal basic income which would substitute basic social security benefits

[fnes730] Something should be done about increasing income disparity as it leads to inequality between people

[fnes731] If we have to choose between improving public services or lowering income taxes, we must choose lowering taxes

[fnes732] To reduce integral migration to the capital area we must transfer more government jobs to other regions in Finland

[fnes733] Finland should construct a sixth nuclear power plant in addition to the fifth plant currently under construction

[fnes734] The state should have a much bigger role in directing the economy than it has at present

[fnes735] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: SMS messages

[fnes736] It was important for me to vote for a candidate of the same gender as myself regardless of whether he/she had a chance of getting elected

[fnes737] It was important for me that the candidate would be active in gender equality issues

[fnes738] The candidate's gender was not important

[fnes739] Parliament ought to be representative of the population in terms of gender

[fnes740] Parliament ought to be representative of the population in terms of age

[fnes741] Parliament ought to be representative of public opinion in key issues

[fnes742] Members of parliament ought to have higher education than the population in general

[fnes743] Members of parliament should first and foremost be experts in their own field

[fnes744] Members of parliament ought to follow closely the views of their voters and promote corresponding policies

[fnes745] Members of parliament ought to act in best interest of the people, using their own judgement

[fnes746] Membership and participation in the activities of: Agricultural association

[fnes747] Membership and participation in the activities of: Other professional association

[fnes748] What would you say is the importance of party leader Matti Vanhanen for the support of the Centre Party of Finland?

[fnes749] What would you say is the importance of party leader Eero Heinäluoma for the support of the Finnish Social Democratic Party?

[fnes750] What would you say is the importance of party leader Jyrki Katainen for the support of the National Coalition Party?

[fnes751] What would you say is the importance of party leader Martti Korhonen for the support of the Left Alliance?

[fnes752] What would you say is the importance of party leader Tarja Cronberg for the support of the Green League?

[fnes753] What would you say is the importance of party leader Stefan Wallin for the support of the Swedish People's Party in Finland?

[fnes754] What would you say is the importance of party leader Päivi Räsänen for the support of the Christian Democrats?

[fnes755] What would you say is the importance of party leader Timo Soini for the support of True Finns (PS)?

[fnes756] Weight variable for the whole 2007 (FSD2269) data, weighting to population distribution by language

[fnes757] Weight variable for the 2007 (FSD2269) self-administered questionnaire data, weighting to population distribution by language

[fnes758] Language of the combined data

[fnes759] I prefer to discuss politics and social issues with people who agree with my opinions

[fnes760] In your opinion, whom should an elected member of parliament primarily represent? 1st most important

[fnes761] In your opinion, whom should an elected member of parliament primarily represent? 2nd most important

[fnes762] In your opinion, whom should an elected member of parliament primarily represent? 3rd most important

[fnes763] In your opinion, whom should an elected member of parliament primarily represent? 4th most important

[fnes764] In your opinion, whom should an elected member of parliament primarily represent? 5th most important

[fnes765] Opinion on party leaders. Rate the following leaders on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like). Say if you haven't heard of the leader or feel you do not know enough about him/her: Mari Kiviniemi (KESK)

[fnes766] Opinion on party leaders: Jutta Urpilainen (SDP)

[fnes767] Opinion on party leaders: Anni Sinnemäki (VIHR)

[fnes768] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place party leader Mari Kiviniemi (KESK)

[fnes769] Using the left-right scale, where would you place party leader Jutta Urpilainen (SDP)?

[fnes770] Using the left-right scale, where would you place party leader Timo Soini (PS)?

[fnes771] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (2nd mention)

[fnes772] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (3rd mention)

[fnes773] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (4th mention)

[fnes774] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (5th mention)

[fnes775] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (6th mention)

[fnes776] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (7th mention)

[fnes777] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (8th mention)

[fnes778] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (9th mention)

[fnes779] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (10th mention)

[fnes780] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (11th mention)

[fnes781] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (12th mention)

[fnes782] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (13th mention)

[fnes783] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (14th mention)

[fnes784] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (15th mention)

[fnes785] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (16th mention)

[fnes786] (IF DID NOT VOTE) If you had voted, the candidate of which party would you have voted for? (17th mention)

[fnes787] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (2nd mention)

[fnes788] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (3rd mention)

[fnes789] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (4th mention)

[fnes790] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (5th mention)

[fnes791] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (6th mention)

[fnes792] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (7th mention)

[fnes793] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (8th mention)

[fnes794] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (9th mention)

[fnes795] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (10th mention)

[fnes796] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (11th mention)

[fnes797] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (12th mention)

[fnes798] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (13th mention)

[fnes799] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (14th mention)

[fnes800] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (15th mention)

[fnes801] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (16th mention)

[fnes802] Which party/parties or group(s) did you consider voting for (17th mention)

[fnes803] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (1st mention)

[fnes804] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (2nd mention)

[fnes805] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (3rd mention)

[fnes806] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (4th mention)

[fnes807] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (5th mention)

[fnes808] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (6th mention)

[fnes809] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (7th mention)

[fnes810] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (8th mention)

[fnes811] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (9th mention)

[fnes812] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (10th mention)

[fnes813] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (11th mention)

[fnes814] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (12th mention)

[fnes815] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (13th mention)

[fnes816] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (14th mention)

[fnes817] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (15th mention)

[fnes818] Which party/parties or group(s) would you not vote in any circumstances (16th mention)

[fnes819] What percentage of people living in Finland are foreign nationals?

[fnes820] Which of the following is the largest group of foreign nationals residing in Finland?

[fnes821] What is the European Union (EU) treaty that came into force at the end of the year 2009 called?

[fnes822] (IF DID NOT VOTE) Reasons for not voting in these elections: Campaign funding scandal of the parliamentary elections in 2007

[fnes823] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Campaign funding scandal during the past electoral term

[fnes824] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a cand. of the True Finns: Election poll success of the True Finns and confidence that candidates of the party would win seats in Parliament

[fnes825] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Qualities of party leader Timo Soini

[fnes826] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Qualities of the candidate I voted for

[fnes827] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Desire to make a protest vote in these parliamentary elections

[fnes828] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Distrust of the political party you previously voted for

[fnes829] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Distrust of the candidate you previously voted for

[fnes830] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Desire to stir the stagnant party system

[fnes831] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Desire to tighten the Finnish immigration system and immigrant benefits

[fnes832] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Desire to decrease Finland's commitment to the European Union and its membership obligations

[fnes833] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Opposing mandatory teaching of Swedish in Finnish schools

[fnes834] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Desire to reinforce traditional values in the Finnish society

[fnes835] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) To what extent did the following affect your decision to vote for a candidate of the True Finns: Promoting other political objectives of the True Finns

[fnes836] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) Which of the mentioned or other factors was your main reason to vote for a candidate of the True Finns? (Open-ended)

[fnes837] (IF VOTED FOR TRUE FINNS) Which of the mentioned or other factors was your main reason to vote for a candidate of the True Finns? (Classified)

[fnes838] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on immigration policy

[fnes839] How should a member of parliament vote in parliament: If the voters in his/her constituency have one opinion and his/her party takes a different position?

[fnes840] How should a member of parliament vote in parliament: If his/her own opinion on an issue does not correspond with the opinion of the voters in his/her constituency?

[fnes841] How should a member of parliament vote in parliament: If his/her own opinion on an issue does not correspond with his/her party's position?

[fnes842] How many other than work or profession related associations does the respondent currently belong to? (Paying member) Altogether about...

[fnes843] How much time do you usually spend watching television on ordinary weekdays? (Mon-Fri excluding holidays, active tv watching)

[fnes845] What other church or religious community do you belong to? (Open-ended)

[fnes847] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Income disparity

[fnes848] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Economy and competitiveness of Finland

[fnes849] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Social and welfare policy

[fnes850] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Language policy

[fnes851] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Energy policy

[fnes852] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Nuclear power

[fnes853] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Education policy

[fnes854] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Housing policy

[fnes855] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Youth issues

[fnes856] How important were the following issues for your party choice in the elections: Foreign policy and security policy

[fnes857] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: Traditional Finnish values being cherished

[fnes858] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: People stay in the work force longer

[fnes859] On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the following propositions about what Finland should focus on: More internationally-oriented, less emphasis on boundaries between countries and peoples

[fnes860] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = worst, 10 = best), how would you rate the following approaches to political desicion-making: Regular investigation of public opinion

[fnes861] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = worst, 10 = best), how would you rate the following approaches to political desicion-making: Letting experts of different fields make the decisions

[fnes862] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = worst, 10 = best), how would you rate the following approaches to political desicion-making: Promoting citizen participation in and discussion on important political decisions

[fnes863] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = worst, 10 = best), how would you rate the following approaches to political desicion-making: Letting elected politicians make the decisions

[fnes864] On a scale of 0 to 10 (where 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased), what do you think about increasing or decreasing work-related immigration, that is, migration to Finland for work?

[fnes865] Using scale 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased, what kind of policy do you think Finnish political parties would adopt on work-related immigration: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[fnes866] Using scale 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased, what kind of policy do you think Finnish political parties would adopt on work-related immigration: National Coalition Party (KOK)

[fnes867] Using scale 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased, what kind of policy do you think Finnish political parties would adopt on work-related immigration: Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP)

[fnes868] Using scale 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased, what kind of policy do you think Finnish political parties would adopt on work-related immigration: Left Alliance (VAS)

[fnes869] Using scale 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased, what kind of policy do you think Finnish political parties would adopt on work-related immigration: Green League (VIHR)

[fnes870] Using scale 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased, what kind of policy do you think Finnish political parties would adopt on work-related immigration: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[fnes871] Using scale 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased, what kind of policy do you think Finnish political parties would adopt on work-related immigration: Christian Democrats (KD)

[fnes872] Using scale 0 = should be strongly decreased, 10 = should be strongly increased, what kind of policy do you think Finnish political parties would adopt on work-related immigration: True Finns (PS)

[fnes873] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Internet

[fnes874] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Mobile media

[fnes875] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Visited social media websites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter)?

[fnes876] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Maintained your profile on a social networking page?

[fnes877] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Read blogs?

[fnes878] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Commented a blog/blogs?

[fnes879] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Written your own blog?

[fnes880] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Watched videos or listened to music made by others?

[fnes881] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Uploaded or published photos, videos, music, stories, articles etc. made by yourself?

[fnes882] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Written or edited articles e.g. on Wikipedia?

[fnes883] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Tagged websites, photos etc.?

[fnes884] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Read web forum discussions?

[fnes885] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Participated in web forum discussions?

[fnes886] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Started web forum discussions?

[fnes887] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Followed a campaign or an activity group?

[fnes888] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Participated in a campaign or an activity group?

[fnes889] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Started a campaign or an activity group?

[fnes890] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Spread information about different kinds of events in the web communities you belong to?

[fnes891] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Subscribed to RSS feeds?

[fnes892] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Listened to podcasts?

[fnes893] During the past month, which of the following have you done on the Internet and social media: Produced podcasts?

[fnes894] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your candidate choice in the 2011 parliamentary election? Usually in an election I vote for a candidate of my own gender

[fnes895] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your candidate choice in the 2011 parliamentary election? Men are better decision-makers than women

[fnes896] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your candidate choice in the 2011 parliamentary election? Women as decision-makers are better informed than men are on issues important to ordinary people

[fnes897] In your opinion, is a male or a female MP better able to work on the following issues: Security policy?

[fnes898] In your opinion, is a male or a female MP better able to work on the following issues: Economic policy?

[fnes899] In your opinion, is a male or a female MP better able to work on the following issues: Social policy?

[fnes900] In your opinion, is a male or a female MP better able to work on the following issues: Immigration policy?

[fnes901] In your opinion, is a male or a female MP better able to work on the following issues: Equality policy?

[fnes902] Which is more important in a democratic society: letting the majority decide or protecting the needs and rights of minorities?

[fnes903] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts (you can also connect them with both concepts or neither): Bourgeoisie?

[fnes904] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Strong public sector?

[fnes905] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Working class?

[fnes906] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Conservatism?

[fnes907] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Narrowing income disparities?

[fnes908] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Progress and social reform?

[fnes909] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Strong role of the government in economic policy?

[fnes910] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Eco-friendliness?

[fnes911] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Being pro-immigration?

[fnes912] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Support for entrepreneurship?

[fnes913] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Being pro-globalisation?

[fnes914] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Which of the following would you connect with one of these concepts: Traditional values?

[fnes915] People have different views on political decision-making. What are your own views? In politics it is important to...

[fnes916] People have different views on political decision-making. What are your own views? Political decisions should be made by...

[fnes917] People have different views on political decision-making. What are your own views? Political decisions should be made by...

[fnes918] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Parliament

[fnes919] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: The Government

[fnes920] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: The President

[fnes921] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Municipal decision-makers

[fnes922] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

[fnes923] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: The media

[fnes924] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Voluntary/civic organizations

[fnes925] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Banks

[fnes926] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: The police

[fnes927] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Political parties

[fnes928] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Finnish defence forces

[fnes929] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Businesses

[fnes930] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Employer organizations

[fnes931] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Trade unions and professional associations

[fnes932] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Public officials

[fnes933] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: European Union

[fnes934] How much influence do you think the following actors have on the development of the Finnish society at present: Universities and research institutes

[fnes935] To what extent did you follow the campaign funding debate of the past few years?

[fnes936] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of politicians? My views of politicians became...

[fnes937] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of the following parties? My views of the Centre Party of Finland (KESK) became...

[fnes938] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of the following parties? My views of the National Coalition Party (KOK) became...

[fnes939] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of the following parties? My views of the Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP) became...

[fnes940] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of the following parties? My views of the Left Alliance (VAS) became...

[fnes941] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of the following parties? My views of the Green League (VIHR) became...

[fnes942] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of the following parties? My views of the Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) became...

[fnes943] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of the following parties? My views of the Christian Democrats (KD) became...

[fnes944] Before the election, how did the campaign funding scandal affect your views of the following parties? My views of the True Finns (PS) became...

[fnes945] Would you be willing to (confidetially) tell who you voted for in the parliamentary elections for the statistical analysis of the data?

[fnes946] (IF VOTED AND WILLING TO TELL) Did you consider any other candidates?

[fnes947] Weight variable (political party)

[fnes948] Date of the interview: weekday

[fnes949] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: News broadcasts on the Internet or social media

[fnes950] Which of the following alternatives best describes your childhood home?

[fnes951] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Elected politicians are the best people to lead Finland

[fnes952] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? In important political questions, citizens must have the final say

[fnes953] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Citizens must be heard before any important political decisions are made

[fnes954] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? It is important that citizens constantly voice their opinions, for instance, by signing petitions and participating in demonstrations

[fnes955] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Citizens must influence the direction of politics primarily by voting in elections

[fnes956] In 2012, a state-level citizens' initiative was introduced in Finland. What is your opinion on the following statement? 'The citizens' initiative has promoted the performance of democracy in Finland'

[fnes957] Have you signed any state-level citizens' initiatives?

[fnes958] The Internet and social media have created new opportunities to influence things and seek information. How important to yourself do you regard the Internet and social media as channels of civic engagement?

[fnes959] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Finnish members of parliament are competent in their work

[fnes960] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Political decision-makers take citizens' views into consideration when making decisions

[fnes961] In the following, some propositions relating to the future direction of Finland are listed. What is your opinion on these propositions? Finland where the special status of Swedish-speaking Finns is acknowledged

[fnes962] In the following, some propositions relating to the future direction of Finland are listed. What is your opinion on these propositions? Finland that is less committed/attached to the European Union

[fnes963] In the following, some propositions relating to the future direction of Finland are listed. What is your opinion on these propositions? Finland where more energy is produced with nuclear power

[fnes964] In the following, some propositions relating to the future direction of Finland are listed. What is your opinion on these propositions? Finland that has fewer municipalities than it has at the moment

[fnes965] In your opinion, should more, the same amount or less public funds be used on health care than is currently used?

[fnes966] In your opinion, should more, the same amount or less public funds be used on education than is currently used?

[fnes967] In your opinion, should more, the same amount or less public funds be used on unemployment benefits and services promoting employment than is currently used?

[fnes968] In your opinion, should more, the same amount or less public funds be used on defence than is currently used?

[fnes969] In your opinion, should more, the same amount or less public funds be used on old-age pensions than is currently used?

[fnes970] In your opinion, should more, the same amount or less public funds be used on support for business and industry than is currently used?

[fnes971] In your opinion, should more, the same amount or less public funds be used on the police and law enforcement than is currently used?

[fnes972] In your opinion, should more, the same amount or less public funds be used on social security benefits than is currently used?

[fnes973] Over the next ten years, how likely is it that your standard of living will improve?

[fnes974] Would you say that over the past twelve months, the state of the economy in Finland has gotten better, stayed the same, or gotten worse?

[fnes975] Would you say the state of the economy in Finland has gotten much better or somewhat better?

[fnes976] Would you say the state of the economy in Finland has gotten much worse or somewhat worse?

[fnes977] How likely or unlikely do you think it is that your household's income could be severely reduced in the next 12 months?

[fnes978] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The Government should take measures to reduce differences in income levels.

[fnes979] To what extent did the following reasons affect your decision not to vote in these elections? I didn't have enough information to support my voting decision

[fnes980] To what extent did the following reasons affect your decision not to vote in these elections? There were no meaningful differences between parties

[fnes981] To what extent did the following reasons affect your decision not to vote in these elections? The party I would have voted for in these elections had different views than myself on important issues

[fnes982] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Alexander Stubb (KOK)

[fnes983] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Antti Rinne (SDP)

[fnes984] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Juha Sipilä (KESK)

[fnes985] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Ville Niinistö (VIHR)

[fnes986] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Carl Haglund (RKP)

[fnes987] Who of the following was the Finnish Minister of Finance right before the recent parliamentary elections?

[fnes988] What was the unemployment rate in Finland in February 2015?

[fnes989] Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?

[fnes990] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? My family member(s) voted for the party

[fnes991] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? My friend(s) voted for the party

[fnes992] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? Recommendations provided by candidate selector(s)

[fnes993] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate? The candidate's public speaking and presentation skills

[fnes994] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate? My family member(s) voted for the candidate

[fnes995] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate? My friend(s) voted for the candidate

[fnes996] To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate? Recommendations provided by candidate selector(s)

[fnes997] How significant have the following been in shaping your political opinions? Childhood home

[fnes998] How significant have the following been in shaping your political opinions? School or educational institution

[fnes999] How significant have the following been in shaping your political opinions? Friends

[fnes1000] How significant have the following been in shaping your political opinions? Workplaces

[fnes1001] How significant have the following been in shaping your political opinions? Spouse/partner

[fnes1002] How significant have the following been in shaping your political opinions? Own children

[fnes1003] Do you know which party you mother supported when you were young?

[fnes1004] Do you know which party you father supported when you were young?

[fnes1005] To what extent do you trust or mistrust the following? The media

[fnes1006] To what extent do you trust or mistrust the following? Banks

[fnes1007] To what extent do you trust or mistrust the following? Major corporations

[fnes1008] To what extent do you trust or mistrust the following? Universities and research institutes

[fnes1009] In your opinion, how well did the Government lead by Prime Minister Alexander Stubb at the end of last electoral term perform?

[fnes1010] What about the Government lead by Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen before that?

[fnes1011] How would you describe your health in general?

[fnes1012] Apart from weddings, funerals etc., how often do you go to church?

[fnes1013] Have you left the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the past five years?

[fnes1014] Did the respondent respond to the self-administered questionnaire?

[fnes1015] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? If Ukraine's territorial integrity can only be safeguarded by Western military aid, Finland needs to support this aid

[fnes1016] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Russia constitutes a political and security threat to Finland

[fnes1017] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? The government should primarily look after the welfare of native Finns

[fnes1018] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Increasing the duration of compulsory education is a good way to prevent the marginalisation of young people

[fnes1019] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Because of tax progression, income taxation in Finland is too harsh, particularly for incomes above the average

[fnes1020] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Efforts should be made to keep all of Finland populated, regardless of the costs

[fnes1021] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Finland is too eager to meet the EU's environment and climate goals

[fnes1022] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Wages and terms of employment should be agreed on locally without central organisations

[fnes1023] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Same-sex couples' right to marry is a good thing

[fnes1024] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Same-sex couples' right to adopt is a good thing

[fnes1025] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? The centralisation of social and health services into larger responsible units, the so-called SOTE reform, is a good thing

[fnes1026] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Cuts to public services are needed to balance the Finnish economy

[fnes1027] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Alcohol legislation in Finland is too strict

[fnes1028] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Begging should be forbidden

[fnes1029] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Finns must remain longer in the working life than they do now

[fnes1030] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Finland must maintain compulsory military service

[fnes1031] Which of the following groups would you say you primarily belong to?

[fnes1032] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from the following sources? Social media

[fnes1033] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from the following sources? Websites of the media

[fnes1034] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from the following sources? Other websites

[fnes1035] Did a party or candidate contact you in person, face-to-face (for example, in the street or at your home)?

[fnes1036] Did a party or candidate contact you by mail (not electronic communication, paper mail only)?

[fnes1037] Did a party or candidate contact you by phone?

[fnes1038] Did a party or candidate contact you by text message or SMS?

[fnes1039] Did a party or candidate contact you by email?

[fnes1040] Did a party or candidate contact you on the Internet or through social media?

[fnes1041] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? National Coalition Party

[fnes1042] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Social Democratic Party of Finland

[fnes1043] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Finns Party

[fnes1044] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Centre Party of Finland

[fnes1045] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Left Alliance

[fnes1046] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Green League

[fnes1047] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Swedish People's Party in Finland

[fnes1048] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Christian Democrats

[fnes1049] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Pirate Party of Finland

[fnes1050] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Communist Party of Finland

[fnes1051] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Change 2011

[fnes1052] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Independence Party

[fnes1053] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Workers' Party of Finland

[fnes1054] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? Communist Workers' Party

[fnes1055] Which party or candidate contacted you by any of the means mentioned above? For the Poor

[fnes1056] During the campaign, did a friend, family member, neighbour, work colleague or other acquaintance try to persuade you to vote for a particular party or candidate?

[fnes1057] Did they try to persuade you in person, face-to-face?

[fnes1058] Did they try to persuade you by mail/letter?

[fnes1059] Did they try to persuade you by phone?

[fnes1060] Did they try to persuade you by text message?

[fnes1061] Did they try to persuade you by email?

[fnes1062] Did they try to persuade you on the Internet or social media?

[fnes1063] During the campaign, did you use the Internet or your mobile phone to receive information, newsletters or alerts from a party or candidate?

[fnes1064] Do you feel you might do or have you done any of the following in the past four years on the Internet or social media? Upload or share pictures or videos relating to elections on social media (e.g. Facebook, Instagram or YouTube)

[fnes1065] Do you feel you might do or have you done any of the following in the past four years on the Internet or social media? Participate in the activities of a political party online and/or social media

[fnes1066] Do you feel you might do or have you done any of the following in the past four years on the Internet or social media? Participate in the activities of some other association online and/or social media

[fnes1067] Do you feel you might do or have you done any of the following in the past four years on the Internet or social media? Demonstrate civil disobedience by participating in illegal, non-violent activities online, for example by hacking

[fnes1068] In what ways are you active on the Internet or social media? Political websites and blogs

[fnes1069] In what ways are you active on the Internet or social media? Political conversations on the Internet and web communities on social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

[fnes1070] In what ways are you active on the Internet or social media? Political videos, for example on YouTube

[fnes1071] In what ways are you active on the Internet or social media? Political activist groups on the Internet or social media

[fnes1072] In what ways are you active on the Internet or social media? Political campaigns on the Internet or social media

[fnes1073] In what ways are you active on the Internet or social media? Political podcasts

[fnes1074] Otakantaa.fi is a new online service that aims to strengthen the participation of and interaction between citizens, organisations and authorities. Have you participated in discussions at www.otakantaa.fi?

[fnes1075] Kuntalaisaloite.fi is an online service where the residents of a municipality and other members can propose initiatives, follow the initiatives proposed by others etc. Have you done any of the things mentioned above at www.kuntalaisaloite.fi?

[fnes1076] Zero means that citizens should make important political decisions and ten means that politicians elected by the people should make the important decisions. Where would you place yourself on this scale?

[fnes1077] Zero means that politicians elected by the people should make important political decisions and ten means that politically impartial experts should make the important decisions. Where would you place yourself on this scale?

[fnes1078] Zero means that politically impartial experts should make important political decisions and ten means that citizens should make the important decisions. Where would you place yourself on this scale?

[fnes1079] Do you or any of your family members own a house, apartment or holiday home that remains in family use?

[fnes1080] Do you or any of your family members own a company, land or property, a farm or livestock?

[fnes1081] Do you or any of your family members own shares or bonds?

[fnes1082] Do you or any of your family members have savings or deposit accounts?

[fnes1083] If you were to lose your job, how easy or difficult do you think it would be for you to find a new job in the following 12 months?

[fnes1084] If your spouse or cohabiting partner were to lose his/her job, how easy or difficult would it be for him/her to find a new job in the following 12 months?

[fnes1085] Do you or any of the following people close to you have any illness, disability or other health problem that limits daily activities? I myself

[fnes1086] Do you or any of the following people close to you have any illness, disability or other health problem that limits daily activities? My spouse/partner

[fnes1087] Do you or any of the following people close to you have any illness, disability or other health problem that limits daily activities? My parents and/or the parents of my spouse/partner

[fnes1088] Do you or any of the following people close to you have any illness, disability or other health problem that limits daily activities? My children and/or the children of my spouse/partner

[fnes1089] Do you or any of the following people close to you have any illness, disability or other health problem that limits daily activities? A close friend or a close colleague of mine

[fnes1090] Do you or any of the following people close to you have any illness, disability or other health problem that limits daily activities? None of them

[fnes1091] Availability of information on the respondent's municipality

[fnes1092] The respondent's education

[fnes1093] The respondent's occupational status

[fnes1094] Weight variable (party choice, age, constituency)

[fnes1095] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television, radio, newspaper and Internet advertising

[fnes1096] In your opinion, how has the state of economy in Finland changed over the past twelve months?

[fnes1097] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Even though voters vote for a party in elections in many other countries, it is important to me to be able to vote for a candidate in parliamentary elections

[fnes1098] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I trust in my ability to participate in politics

[fnes1099] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? One can never trust the pre-election promises of any party

[fnes1100] How closely do you follow politics on TV, radio, newspapers or the Internet?

[fnes1101] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I feel I understand the most important political issues in Finland

[fnes1102] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Most politicians do not care about the people

[fnes1103] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Most politicians are trustworthy

[fnes1104] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Politicians are the main problem in Finland

[fnes1105] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Having a strong leader in government is good for Finland even if the leader bends the rules to get things done

[fnes1106] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? The people, and not politicians, should make our most important policy decisions

[fnes1107] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Most politicians care only about the interests of the rich and powerful

[fnes1108] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Minorities should adapt to the Finnish customs and traditions

[fnes1109] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? The will of the majority should always prevail, even over the rights of minorities

[fnes1110] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Immigrants are generally good for Finland's economy

[fnes1111] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Finland's culture is generally harmed by immigrants

[fnes1112] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Immigrants increase crime rates in Finland

[fnes1113] How important do you think the following is for being truly Finnish? To have been born in Finland

[fnes1114] How important do you think the following is for being truly Finnish? To have grandparents who have been born in Finland

[fnes1115] How important do you think the following is for being truly Finnish? To be able to speak one of Finland's national languages (Finnish or Swedish)

[fnes1116] How important do you think the following is for being truly Finnish? To follow Finnish customs and traditions

[fnes1117] How good or bad a job do you think the Government led by Prime Minister Sipilä did over the past four years?

[fnes1118] Does any of the parties in Finland represent your views reasonably well? Some other party or group, please specify (open-ended)

[fnes1119] (IF Q22A = YES) Do you feel you are a little closer to one of the political parties than the others? Which party do you feel closest to? Some other party or group, please specify (open-ended)

[fnes1120] (IF Q12LHA = 5) If you had voted, the candidate of which party or group would you have voted for? Some other party or group, please specify (open-ended)

[fnes1121] (IF VOTED) The candidate of which party or group did you vote for in these parliamentary elections? Some other party or group, please specify (open-ended)

[fnes1122] Which party or group? Some other party or group, please specify (open-ended)

[fnes1123] The candidate of which political party or group did you vote for? Some other party or group, please specify (open-ended)

[fnes1124] What do you think about the following political parties on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Blue Reform (SIN)

[fnes1125] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Petteri Orpo (KOK)

[fnes1126] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Jussi Halla-aho (PS)

[fnes1127] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Pekka Haavisto (VIHR)

[fnes1128] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Li Andersson (VAS)

[fnes1129] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Anna-Maja Henriksson (RKP)

[fnes1130] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Sari Essayah (KD)

[fnes1131] What do you think of the party leaders on a scale 0-10, where 0 means 'strongly dislike' and 10 means 'strongly like'? Sampo Terho (SIN)

[fnes1132] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place the following parties on a scale 0-10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right? Blue Reform (SIN)

[fnes1133] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? Performance of the party’s representatives in election programmes on television

[fnes1134] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? The party looks after the interests of the occupational group I belong to

[fnes1135] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? The party has a good leader

[fnes1136] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? Values of the party

[fnes1137] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? The party has good policy on many current issues

[fnes1138] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? The party has competent people to conduct Finnish politics

[fnes1139] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? Performance of the party during the past parliamentary term

[fnes1140] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? The party’s successful election campaign

[fnes1141] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? In my opinion, the leader of the party was the best candidate to become prime minister

[fnes1142] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? Desire to influence which parties will be in the coalition government

[fnes1143] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? My family member(s) voted for the party

[fnes1144] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? My friend(s) voted for the party

[fnes1145] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? Recommendations provided by candidate selector(s)

[fnes1146] To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these parliamentary elections? The party generally keeps their election promises

[fnes1147] Here is the list of candidates from your electoral district. Would you be willing to tell who you voted for in the parliamentary elections? Responding is completely voluntary and confidential.

[fnes1148] Which candidate did you vote for?

[fnes1149] Which candidate did you vote for? Other, please specify (open-ended)

[fnes1150] What was the unemployment rate in Finland in February 2019 according to Statistics Finland?

[fnes1151] Who is the current President of the European Commission?

[fnes1152] Do you consider yourself a member of an ethnic minority in Finland? Which minority? (open-ended)

[fnes1153] Were both your parents or one parent born outside of Finland?

[fnes1154] In your opinion, how did the policy objectives of parties differ from each other in the recent parliamentary elections? Was detecting the differences easy or hard for you:

[fnes1155] And in your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences between parties was for you: Employment

[fnes1156] And in your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences between parties was for you: Taxation

[fnes1157] And in your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences was for you: Business operating conditions

[fnes1158] In your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences was for you: Environment and controlling climate change

[fnes1159] And in your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences between parties was for you: Care of the elderly

[fnes1160] And in your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences was for you: Social and health care services

[fnes1161] And in your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences was for you: Young people and families with children

[fnes1162] And in your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences between parties was for you: Education

[fnes1163] In your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences between parties was for you: Immigration and immigrants

[fnes1164] And in your opinion, how did the policy objectives of the parties differ before the elections? Evaluate each political issue based on how easy or hard detecting the differences between parties was for you: Minority rights

[fnes1165] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Employment

[fnes1166] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Taxation

[fnes1167] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Business operating conditions

[fnes1168] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Environment and controlling climate change

[fnes1169] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Care of the elderly

[fnes1170] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Social and health care services

[fnes1171] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Young people and families with children

[fnes1172] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Education

[fnes1173] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Immigration and immigrants

[fnes1174] In your opinion, how well did the Government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä handle the following issues over the past four years? Minority rights

[fnes1175] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Employment

[fnes1176] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Taxation

[fnes1177] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Business operating conditions

[fnes1178] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Environment and controlling climate change

[fnes1179] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Care of the elderly

[fnes1180] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Social and health care services

[fnes1181] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Young people and families with children

[fnes1182] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Education

[fnes1183] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Immigration and immigrants

[fnes1184] Which of the following issues interested you the most in the election campaigns in the recent parliamentary elections? Choose the three most important issues. Minority rights

[fnes1185] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? It is safe to live in Finland

[fnes1186] To what extent do you agree with the following statements about current political issues? Finland should take a considerably more active role in mitigating climate change

[fnes1259] During the election campaigning, people can get relevant information for their voting choice from many sources. To what extent did you get relevant information from the following sources? Social media of parties or candidates

[fnes1260] During the election campaigning, people can get relevant information for their voting choice from a variety of sources. To what extent did you get relevant information from the following sources? Other social media

[fnes1187] During the election campaigning, people can get relevant information for their voting choice from a variety of sources. To what extent did you get relevant information from the following sources? Election programmes of parties

[fnes1188] How much time did you spend making your final voting decision? Estimate the time spent separately for your choice of party and candidate. Considered party for (time spent in total):

[fnes1189] How much time did you spend making your final voting decision? Estimate the time spent separately for your choice of party and candidate. Considered candidate for (time spent in total):

[fnes1190] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? Electoral legislation is unfair to smaller parties

[fnes1191] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? Election committees performed their tasks well

[fnes1192] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? There was sufficient information from authorities on voting practicalities

[fnes1193] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? Voting had been made easy in terms of practical arrangements

[fnes1194] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? Election advertising in the media was impartial

[fnes1195] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? It was easier for wealthier candidates to get elected

[fnes1196] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? The election campaigning of some parties or candidates was systematically disrupted

[fnes1197] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? The counting of votes went smoothly

[fnes1198] To what extent do you agree with the following statements considering the 2019 parliamentary elections? There was no evidence of electoral fraud in the elections

[fnes1199] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Spreading disinformation

[fnes1200] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Disrupting websites and/or social media accounts

[fnes1201] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Influencing political views and creating discord in online discussion through, for example, fake social media accounts

[fnes1202] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Data breaches and different data leaks (e.g. emails)

[fnes1203] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Defamation campaigns concerning a candidate

[fnes1204] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Publishing fake voting intention polls

[fnes1205] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Manipulating audio or visual content, spreading false documents

[fnes1206] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Questioning the reliability of the election results

[fnes1207] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption did you notice in the 2019 parliamentary elections? Manipulating the election results or large-scale breaching of the secrecy of the ballot

[fnes1208] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections in Finland? Spreading disinformation

[fnes1209] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections in Finland? Disrupting websites and/or social media accounts

[fnes1210] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections? Influencing political views and creating discord in online discussion through, for example, fake social media accounts

[fnes1211] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections in Finland? Data breaches and different data leaks (e.g. emails)

[fnes1212] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections in Finland? Defamation campaigns concerning a candidate

[fnes1213] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections in Finland? Publishing fake voting intention polls

[fnes1214] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections in Finland? Manipulating audio or visual content, spreading false documents

[fnes1215] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections in Finland? Questioning the reliability of the election results

[fnes1216] Which of the following forms of electoral disruption do you think are possible in future elections in Finland? Manipulating the election results or large-scale breaching of the secrecy of the ballot

[fnes1217] How often do you watch television broadcasts on TV or on the Internet/social media?

[fnes1218] How often do you use social media (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat)?

[fnes1219] Which of these forms of social participation have you done in the past four years or, if you felt an issue was important, which of these might you do? Sign a citizens’ initiative

[fnes1220] Which of these forms of social participation have you done in the past four years or, if you felt an issue was important, which of these might you do? Sign other petitions

[fnes1221] Which of these forms of social participation have you done in the past four years on the Internet or, if you felt an issue was important, which of these might you do? Sign a citizens' initiative

[fnes1222] Which of these have you done in the past four years on the Internet or which of these might you do? Discuss politics with family or acquaintances through electronic means of communication (e.g. WhatsApp)

[fnes1223] Which of these have you done in the past four years on the Internet or which of these might you do? Produce political content by publishing a text, photo, audio or video I made that expresses my views

[fnes1224] Which of these forms of social participation have you done in the past four years on the Internet or which of these might you do? Share texts, photos, videos or other content relating to politics and created by others

[fnes1225] [Which of these have you done in the past four years on the Internet or which of these might you do? Participate in political discussion by writing comments on, for example, social media, blogs or elsewhere on the Internet

[fnes1226] People come across different political opinions, news and other information on the Internet. How often do you encounter content on the Internet that: Matches your political opinions

[fnes1227] People come across different political opinions, news and other information on the Internet. How often do you encounter content on the Internet that: Does not match your political opinions

[fnes1228] People come across different political opinions, news and other information on the Internet. How often do you encounter content on the Internet that: Is favourable towards parties or candidates you support

[fnes1229] People come across different political opinions, news and other information on the Internet. How often do you encounter content on the Internet that: Is critical towards parties or candidates you support

[fnes1230] People come across different political opinions, news and other information on the Internet. How often do you encounter content on the Internet that: Is favourable towards parties or candidates you do not support

[fnes1231] People come across different political opinions, news and other information on the Internet. How often do you encounter content on the Internet that: Is critical towards parties or candidates you do not support

[fnes1232] In your opinion, is a male or a female politician better able to work in the following policy sectors? Defence and security policy

[fnes1233] In your opinion, is a male or a female politician better able to work in the following policy sectors? Economic policy

[fnes1234] In your opinion, is a male or a female politician better able to work in the following policy sectors? Social policy

[fnes1235] In your opinion, is a male or a female politician better able to work in the following policy sectors? Immigration and asylum policy

[fnes1236] In your opinion, is a male or a female politician better able to work in the following policy sectors? Equality policy

[fnes1237] In your opinion, do the following characteristics better describe male or female politicians? Ambitious

[fnes1238] In your opinion, do the following characteristics better describe male or female politicians? Striving for mutual understanding

[fnes1239] In your opinion, do the following characteristics better describe male or female politicians? Determined

[fnes1240] In your opinion, do the following characteristics better describe male or female politicians? Sympathetic

[fnes1241] Thinking of Finnish political parties, to what extent do you agree or disagree? Power is too concentrated in the hands of the leading figures of parties (party chairs, leaders of parliamentary groups, ministers etc.)

[fnes1242] Thinking of Finnish political parties, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Party leaders should be elected in elections where all members of the party are eligible to vote

[fnes1243] Thinking of Finnish political parties, to what extent do you agree or disagree? Grassroot party members are able to influence party decisions to a sufficient degree in local and district organisations and party conferences

[fnes1244] Thinking of Finnish political parties, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Backbencher MPs are 'rubber stamps' to party leaders and do not have any actual power to make decisions

[fnes1245] Thinking of Finnish political parties, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I would trust parties more if they listened to their members more

[fnes1246] Thinking of Finnish political parties, to what extent do you agree or disagree? If the politics of a party are good, it does not matter even if the grassroot members did not have any part in shaping them

[fnes1247] In your opinion, to what extent did the parties in PM Sipilä's Government keep their election promises during the parliamentary term 2015-2019? Respond on a scale 0-10 where 0 means 'not at all' and 10 means 'completely'.

[fnes1248] Before the parliamentary elections in 2015, the parties in PM Sipilä's Government made the following promises. To what extent have these been fulfilled? Preventing the raise of the total tax rate during the parliamentary term

[fnes1249] Before the 2015 elections, the parties in PM Sipilä's Government made the following promises. To what extent have these been fulfilled? Enabling the introduction of tuition fees for students coming from outside the EU or the EEA

[fnes1250] Before the parliamentary elections in 2015, the parties in PM Sipilä's Government made the following promises. In your opinion, to what extent have these promises been fulfilled? Implementing a tax deduction for entrepreneurs

[fnes1251] Before the 2015 elections, the parties in PM Sipilä's Government made these promises. To what extent have these been fulfilled? Abolition of the 'labour availability consideration' for employees arriving from outside the EEA

[fnes1252] In your opinion, to what extent have these promises been fulfilled? Implementing a public health care model based on freedom of choice where compensation is paid to the service provider the client chooses

[fnes1253] Before the parliamentary elections in 2015, the parties in PM Sipilä's Government made the following promises. To what extent have these been fulfilled? Criminalisation of travelling with intent to commit a terrorist offence

[fnes1254] Before the parliamentary elections in 2015, the parties in PM Sipilä's Government made the following promises. To what extent have these promises been fulfilled? Reintroducing the use of landmines in national defence

[fnes1255] Before the 2015 parliamentary elections, the parties in PM Sipilä's Government made the following promises. To what extent have these been fulfilled? Extending the length of the employee probationary period to six months at most

[fnes1256] Weight variable (language/party choice/gender/age/constituency)

[fnes1257] Second data collection round to reach quotas

[fnes1258] Second data collection round conducted

[fnes1261] Updated weight variable, main questionnaire

[fnes1262] Responded to self-administered questionnaire

[fnes1263] Updated weight variable, self-administered questionnaire

[fnes1264] Duration of completing the questionnaire (in seconds)

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