FSD1051 Finnish EU Attitudes 1999
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Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)
Yhdyskuntatutkimus
Abstract
The survey studied Finnish citizens' satisfaction with the EU membership and the way Finnish officials handle EU issues, their attitudes towards the future of the Union, and views on security policy. The respondents were asked how interested they are in matters related to Finland's EU membership, how they feel about the membership, and what should Finland aim at under its EU presidency. Views on the European integration and EU enlargement were surveyed. The respondents were asked to assess the way various bodies (the government, organisations, public officials, private enterprises, the media, etc.) handle EU issues. Opinions on what would happen if the EU enlarged to Eastern Europe were surveyed.
Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, size of municipality of residence, province of residence, basic and vocational education, economic activity, trade union membership, and which party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.
Keywords
defence and state security policy; European integration; European Union; Finland; membership
Topic Classification
economics; international politics; political studies (FSD Topics Classification)
government, political systems and organisations; international politics and organisations; mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
Responses to open-ended questions are missing from the data.
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes; FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
Yhdyskuntatutkimus
Data Producer
Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)
Collection Date
13.9.1999 - 8.11.1999
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
Finnish population aged 18-70 years (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
The material was collected through a mail survey. There were 1,277 respondents in all, representing the Finnish population aged 18-70 years, the Åland Islands excluded. The essential demographic, social and regional factors correspond to the population structure. The questionnaire was in Finnish and the survey was carried out in two waves (original questionnaire survey and one additional query).
Collection Mode
Postal survey
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
1277 cases and 106 variables
Data version
1.0 (15.12.2000)
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 EU Attitudes 1999 [computer file]. FSD1051, version 1.0 (2000-12-15). Lempäälä: Yhdyskuntatutkimus [data collection], 1999. Helsinki: Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA) [producer]. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2000.
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.
Related Publications
Finnish EU attitudes: Autumn 1999 (1999). Helsinki: Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA).
Haikonen, Jyrki & Kiljunen, Pentti (2003). Mitä mieltä, suomalainen? EVAn asennetutkimuksien kertomaa vuosilta 1984-2003. Helsinki: Taloustieto. EVA-raportti.
Suomalaisten EU-kannanotot: syksy 1999 (1999). Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta (EVA).
Westinen, Jussi (2011). Yhteiskunnallisten ristiriitaulottuvuuksien ja puoluevalinnan suhde eduskuntavaaleissa 1991-2007. Tilastollinen analyysi. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Valtio-opin pro gradu -tutkielma.
