FSD1002 Finnish Voter Barometer 1975
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Gallup Finland
Department of Political Science (University of Helsinki)
Institutions mentioned in the general description of the survey series
Abstract
The variables describe the following: image of the parties, party membership, interest in politics, important sources of information in view of voting decision, voting in the 1972 municipal elections, voting certainty, party choices, satisfaction with the government, forming of the new cabinet, opinions on parties and politics, economic situation, agreement reached through collective bargaining, and the necessity of new parliamentary elections. Some variables are connected with the interview situation and the social structure of the sample.
Keywords
elections; Finland; municipal elections; parliamentary elections; political attitudes; political behaviour; voting
Topic Classification
political studies (FSD Topics Classification)
mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
The variable identifying municipality of residence has been removed from the data.
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes; FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
Gallup Finland
Data Producer
Gallup Finland
University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science
Collection Date
March 1975 - April 1975
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
Finnish population aged 18 or over (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
Stratified multistage sampling
The survey sample was selected using two-stage stratified sampling process, applying the Deming zone selection method. To save travelling costs, the cluster sample was drawn from the survey sample. The number of clusters was set at 179 and the number of subjects in each cluster at 10. First, the sample was stratified in proportion to the number of inhabitants aged 15 or over, using regional plan area and municipality group as stratifying variables. Then one voting district was drawn for each cluster. This draw included only the 350 municipalities sampled for the 1974-1975 National Readership Survey. The selection of voting districts: the number of voters in the voting districts of each stratum's municipalities were counted up and the sum was divided into as many parts as the number of clusters in the stratum required. For each zone, one voting district was drawn and a sufficient number of subjects were selected from Gallup Finland's basic sample group. Gallup Finland's basic sample group was drawn from Finland's population register by selecting every other individual born on the 5th of any month. Gross sample was 1,790, net sample 1,699 and the number of respondents 1,229.
Collection Mode
Face-to-face interview
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats.
Number of cases and variables
1229 cases and 344 variables
Data version
3.0 (5.12.2002)
Other Material
See downloadable files at the top of the page
Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
Finnish Voter Barometer 1975 [computer file]. FSD1002, version 3.0 (2002-12-05). Gallup Finland [data collection], 1975. University of Helsinki, Department of Political Science & Gallup Finland [producers]. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2002.
Depositing Requirements
The archive must be informed of all publications where the data have been used.
Disclaimer
The depositor and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
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