FSD1262 EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 2002
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Former title: Finnish National Attitudes 2002
Authors
Center for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)
Yhdyskuntatutkimus
Abstract
The survey charted Finnish attitudes and values. Respondents were presented with a series of attitudinal statements covering political parties, Finnish society, occupational life, entrepreneurship, market economy, standard of living and economic growth, social welfare, employment and unemployment, public services, environmental issues, taxation, democracy, equality, future government policies, Finnish political life and decision-making, immigration and emigration, foreigners, internationalization, Finland's NATO and EU membership, the Euro and EU's enlargement to Eastern Europe. Respondents were also asked to assess their own voting behaviour (steady support for one party, volatile, non-voter).
Background variables included respondents' sex, age group, size of the municipality of residence, region of residence, type of neighbourhood, occupational group, basic and vocational education, trade union membership, employment sector, which party would vote for in the next parliamentary elections, social class.
Keywords
attitudes; democracy; environment; European integration; executive government; foreigners; national economy; political power; politics; single European currency; taxation; values; voting behaviour; welfare
Topic Classification
political studies; sociology (FSD Topics Classification)
economic systems and development; government, political systems and organisations; mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
EVA Surveys on Finnish Values and Attitudes
Restrictions
Access to the materials granted for scientific and educational purposes. FSD's permission procedure. Restricted access.
Data Collector
Yhdyskuntatutkimus
Data Producer
Center for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)
Collection Date
3.12.2002 - 29.1.2003
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
Finns aged 15-70 (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
Simple random sampling
The original sample consisted of 4500 persons aged between 15 and 70, randomly selected from Finland's population (the Åland Islands excluded). Finnish-speaking persons received a questionnaire in Finnish and Swedish-speaking in Swedish. The number of adequately completed questionnaires was 2133. Most important demographic, social and regional distributions of the sample corresponded with those of the whole population. Respondents with academic degree or other higher education were somewhat overrepresented.
Collection Mode
Postal survey
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
47,40 %
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
2133 cases and 192 variables
Data version
1.1 (26.8.2003)
Other Material
See downloadable files at the top of the page
Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish and in Swedish
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 2002 [computer file]. FSD1262, version 1.1 (2003-08-26). Lempäälä: Yhdyskuntatutkimus [data collection], 2002. Helsinki: Center for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA) [producer]. 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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