Study title

Finnish Voter Barometer 1973

Dataset ID Number

FSD1000

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1000

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Gallup Finland
• University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish perceptions of political parties, party membership, interest in politics, membership in various organisations, voting in the 1972 parliamentary and municipal elections, voting certainty, opinions about taxation, the government's role in the Finnish economy, the EEC, etc. Other topics included influence in decision making, perceptions of Finnish agriculture, and state grants.

Background variables included which party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time, number and age of household members, housing tenure and type of accomodation, R's economic activity, occupational status, basic education, vocational education, gender, age group, place of residence, electoral district, and annual gross income of the household.

Keywords

elections; local government elections; parliamentary elections; political attitudes; political behaviour; voting

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Voter Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Gallup Finland Ltd
• University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science

Time Period Covered

1973

Collection Dates

1973-09-09 – 1973-10-17

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish population aged 18 or over (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Gallup Finland's basic sample was used. It was drawn from Finland's population register, selecting individuals aged 12 or over, born on the 4th or 18th of any month, and living in any of the 300 municipalities sampled in the 1970 National Readership Survey. The survey sample group was selected with the help of two-stage stratified sampling, applying the Deming zone selection method: the basic sample was stratified by province, and then within each province by municipality group. The size of each stratum was proportional to the number of inhabitants aged 18 or over in each province or municipality group. Municipalities were classified into five groups on the basis of their level of industrialisation. To save travelling costs, the cluster sample was drawn from the survey sample. Clusters were defined using two criteria: the cluster's geographical correspondence with the voting district, and the size of the cluster. The number of clusters was set at 130 and the number of subjects in each cluster at 15. After the 130 clusters (i.e. voting districts) had been sampled, a sufficient number of subjects were drawn from Gallup Finland's basic sample group. Gross sample was 1,950, net sample 1,850, and the number of respondents 1,392.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

444 variables and 1392 cases.

Data Version

5.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Gallup Finland & University of Helsinki: Finnish Voter Barometer 1973 [dataset]. Version 5.0 (2018-07-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1000

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Wass, Hanna (2007). The effects of age, generation and period on turnout in Finland 1975-2003. Electoral Studies 26(3), 648-659.

Wass, Hanna (2008). Generations and turnout: Generational effect in electoral participation in Finland. Helsinki: University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science. Acta Politica 35.

Paloheimo, Heikki (2005). Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa. Helsinki: WSOY.

Paloheimo, Heikki (2005). Puoluevalinnan tilannetekijät. Teoksessa: Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa (toim. Heikki Paloheimo), 202-228. Helsinki: WSOY.

Grönlund, Kimmo & Paloheimo, Heikki & Wass, Hanna (2005). Äänestysosallistuminen. Teoksessa: Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa (toim. Heikki Paloheimo), 119-146. Helsinki: WSOY.

Quinlan, Stephen (2012). The Conundrum of Youth Turnout. A Cross-national Examination of Generational Processes. Dublin, IE: University College Dublin, IE. Doctoral Dissertation.

Heinonen, Marja & Laaninen, Riikka & Paju, Reijo & Rapeli, Lauri (2013). Kyselytutkimuksen edustavuus Suomessa 1973-2011. Katsaus keskeisistä taustatekijöistä. Politiikka: Valtiotieteellisen yhdistyksen julkaisu 55 (2013):3, s. 192-199.