How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Videos of the candidates or political parties on the Internet, e.g. YouTube
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A great deal of attention; A fair amount of attention; Only a little; Paid no attention at all; Can't say (spontaneous)
Daily, over 2 hours per day; Daily, less than 2 hours per day; A few times a week; About once a week; Less frequently; Not at all; Can't say (spontaneous)
Which of the following alternatives best describes your childhood home?
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Worker family; Lower middle class family; Middle class family; Upper middle class family; Upper class family; Farmer family; Entrepreneur family; Can't say (spontaneous)
How many different political parties have you voted for in parliamentary elections so far?
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Have always voted for candidates of one party; Have voted for candidates of two or three different parties; Have voted for candidates of four or more parties; Have never voted; Can't say (spontaneous)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Democracy may have its problems but it is better than any other form of government
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? To support representative democracy, public debates on policy issues should be organised for ordinary people
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I myself would like to attend public political debates organised for ordinary people
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? In my opinion, the current Finnish electoral system works and there is no need to change it
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? If a voter so wished, he/she should be able to vote only for a party in parliamentary elections without having to choose a candidate
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Things would be better in Finland if independent experts made the decisions instead of politicians and citizens
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
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Citizens must influence the direction of politics primarily by voting in elections
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Things would be better in Finland if successful corporate managers made the decisions
Which of these have you done in the past four years or, if you felt an issue was important, which of these might you do? Contact political decision-makers on an issue
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Have done over the past four years; Have not done but might do; Would not do under any circumstances; Can't say (spontaneous)
Which of these have you done in the past four years or, if you felt an issue was important, which of these might you do? Participate in the activities of a political party
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Have done over the past four years; Have not done but might do; Would not do under any circumstances; Can't say (spontaneous)
Which of these have you done in the past four years or, if you felt an issue was important, which of these might you do? Participate in the activities of some other voluntary/civic organisation
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Have done over the past four years; Have not done but might do; Would not do under any circumstances; Can't say (spontaneous)
