FSD1165 Planning Commission for Defence Information Survey, Autumn 1996
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Planning Commission for Defence Information
Abstract
In the survey, Finnish citizens' views on, for instance, military alliances and the administration of foreign policy were probed. The respondents were asked to state their personal opinions on armed civil defence, antipersonnel land mines, stand-by forces, and voluntary civil defence. Opinions on the amount and distribution of Defence Forces' funds, on the meaning of neutrality, and on the impact of EU membership on Finland's development were also surveyed. In addition, the respondents were asked to assess phenomena influencing the security of Finland and Finnish citizens.
Background variables included the respondent's sex, age group, social group, education, as well as the place and area of residence.
Keywords
armed forces; civil defence; defence; defence and state security policy; European Union; foreign policy; neutrality; state security
Topic Classification
peace research; political studies; sociology (FSD Topics Classification)
conflict, security and peace; mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
Food purchasing variable, as well as the variables identifying municipality of residence and postal code have 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
Planning Commission for Defence Information
Collection Date
20.9.1996 - 15.10.1996
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
Finns aged 15 or over (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
Multistage stratified sampling
At the first stage, the number of respondents required by the sample was divided regionally by provinces. Then, within each province, the number of respondents was divided according to community type: the communities were grouped in different types so that cities were divided to big and small according to population size, and rural communities in three classes according to industrial structure. The choice of municipalities is representative. At the third stage, a group of starting points were designated for each of the selected municipalities in relation to their population. Starting point method was used, and each randomly selected point resulted in six interviews. From each household the person who matched the gender and age requirements stated in the selection card was interviewed. The interviewer used two cards: the first one was used to select firstly one 15-39-year-old female and two 15-39-year-old males, and then one male of at least 40 years of age, and two females of 40 or older. With the second card, one 15-39-year-old male and two 15-39-year-old females, one female who is 40 or older, and two males of at least 40 years of age were selected.
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.
Data version
1.0 (20.9.2001)
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
Planning Commission for Defence Information Survey, Autumn 1996 [computer file]. FSD1165, version 1.0 (2001-09-20).Espoo: Gallup Finland [data collection], 1996. Planning Commission for Defence Information [producer]. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2001.
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
Alho, Olli T. (2002). Suomalaisten turvallisuuspoliittisten mielipiteiden kehitys 1990-luvulla. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Yleisen valtio-opin kansainvälisen politiikan suuntautumisvaihtoehdon pro gradu tutkielma.
Kekäle, Petri (1998). MTS-tutkimukset 1990-1997. Helsinki: Maanpuolustustiedotuksen suunnittelukunta.
