FSD2044 Politics and Young People 1995
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Martikainen, Tuomo (University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science)
Pehkonen, Kyösti (University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science)
Abstract
The survey charted young adults' attitudes towards politics, their opinions on the principal matters in politics, and their views on the current political questions.
The respondents' interest in politics was queried, as well as their trust in decision-makers' ability to solve young people's problems. Some questions covered how firm the respondents considered their political views and party preference to be. They were also presented with a set of attitudinal statements on topics such as voting, political parties, the Government, political system in Finland, politicians, joining the EU, development aid, refugees, immigrants, leadership, democracy, large-scale enterprises, welfare state, social benefits, traditional Finnish values, law, and unemployment. In addition, the respondents were given a list of various things (e.g. Finnishness, scientific achievements of the Finns, Finnish social security and health care system) and asked to choose which items on the list make them feel proud about Finland.
Background variables included the respondent's municipality of residence, gender, age, marital status, education level, socio-economic status, and spells of unemployment during the past two years. Those who were employed were asked about their occupational status, students were asked about their educational institution, and those who were unemployed were in turn asked about the duration of unemployment during the past two years and occupational status before unemployment. Additional background variables included how citizens should relate to elections and voting, whether R were going to use the right to vote in the future, which party R would vote for in parliamentary elections, and which party R voted for in the 1992 municipal elections.
Keywords
attitudes; businesses; democracy; elections; Finnishness; immigrants; political participation; political parties; politicians; politics; social welfare philosophy; urban population; voting; young adults
Topic Classification
political studies; urban studies; youth studies (FSD Topics Classification)
community, urban and rural life; mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion; youth (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Restrictions
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes. FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
Gallup Finland
Data Producer
City of Helsinki. Information Centre
Collection Date
27.1.1995 - 1.2.1995
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland, Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
People living in the capital area of Finland aged 18-30
Sampling Procedure
Deming zone selection. A sample of 600 people was collected using random start sampling.
Collection Mode
Telephone 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 (22.2.2005)
Related Studies
FSD2046 Politics and Young People 1988
FSD2047 Politics and Young People 1999
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data. The bibliographic citation may be in the form required by the publication, or in the form suggested by the archive.
Bibliographical Citation
Martikainen, Tuomo: Politics and Young People 1995 [computer file]. FSD2044, version 1.0 (2005-02-22). Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2005.
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
Hellsten, Villiina & Martikainen, Tuomo (2001). Nuoret ja uusi politiikka: tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten poliittisista suuntauksista. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupunki. Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 2001:3.
Martikainen, Tuomo & Pekonen, Kyösti (1996). Nuoret ja urbaani politiikka: tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten aikuisten poliittisesta suuntautumisesta. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupunki. Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 1996:11.
