FSD1034 Finnish Voter Barometer March 1997
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Gallup Finland
Abstract
The survey studied the attitudes of the Finns towards different political parties. The respondents were asked how favourably or negatively they view the Centre Party of Finland, the Finnish Social Democratic Party, the National Coalition Party, the Left Alliance, and the Green League. A number of attributes and characteristics were listed and the respondents were asked to which party they could be applied. The respondents assessed various aspects of government performance: its EU policies, national economy improvement, security and defence policy, taxation, protection of the environment, energy production, housing, and taking care of the needs of various groups. In addition, the respondents were asked about the significance of the party leader to a party. There were several questions about voting behaviour. The respondents were asked for what party or group they would vote if the elections were held at that time, and why they would do so. The respondents were asked what party they had voted for in the 1995 parliamentary elections and in the 1996 municipal elections. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they took care of buying groceries or cooking in the household.
Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, marital status, gross annual income, place of residence, economic activity, field of employment, trade union membership, and mother tongue.
Keywords
elections; government policy; local government elections; parliamentary elections; political attitudes; political behaviour; political parties; political support; voting behaviour
Topic Classification
political studies (FSD Topics Classification)
mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
The variable identifying postal code has been removed from the data set.
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes; FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
Gallup Finland
Data Producer
Gallup Finland
Collection Date
5.3.1997 - 9.3.1997
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Person
Universe
Population of Finland aged 15-70 years (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
The information has been gathered through GallupChannel with personal computers and Internet terminals installed in people's homes. The sample has been carried out as a multistage stratified sample resulting in a fixed sample.
Collection Mode
Telepanel survey (Gallup Channel)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Time Method
Cross-sectional study
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats
Number of cases and variables
1367 cases and 173 variables
Data version
3.0 (30.4.2003)
Other Material
See downloadable files at the top of the page
Information on the Gallup Channel research system
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
Finnish Voter Barometer March 1997 [computer file]. FSD1034, version 3.0 (2003-04-30). 3rd version. Espoo : Gallup Finland [data collection], 1997. Tampere : Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2003.
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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