Study title

Finnish Voter Barometer 1977

Dataset ID Number

FSD1004

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1004

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Abstract

The variables describe the following: satisfaction in the government, conceptions about the economical development, opinions on labour market agreements on wages, interaction between voters and the parties, voting in the 1975 parliamentary elections and the 1976 municipal elections, use of suffrage, reasons for abstaining, changing one's party, important information sources in view of deciding to vote, willingness to change candidates, assessing the qualities of election candidates, voting certainty and one's candidate in electoral college elections, grounds for voting and abstaining, the importance of voting in different elections, image of the parties, interest in politics, party sympathies and antipathies, and membership in organisations. Some variables are connected with the interview situation.

Keywords

elections; municipal elections; parliamentary elections; political attitudes; political behaviour; presidential elections; 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
• University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science

Time Period Covered

1977

Collection Dates

1977-09-18 – 1977-10-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finland's population aged 18 or over

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

The target population was stratified according to the number of inhabitants aged 15 or over in each province and in the second stage, by municipality group within each province. Municipalities were classified into five groups on the basis of their level of industrialisation. The stratifying frame achieved in this manner was used to count how many interviews should be done in the municipalities of each municipality group in order to have a geographically and demographically representative sample. The municipalities in the sample have been selected with the Deming zone selection method. This method is based on the use of random numbers and gives each municipality an equal chance to be selected, although municipalities with large population have a better chance to be selected. A municipality may be sampled more than once - in which case more than one starting point is drawn for that municipality. The interviews were conducted in clusters of four subjects using the starting point method. The starting points were drawn from the population register, selecting individuals born on the 5th of any month, and then selecting starting addresses among them from the sample municipalities at fixed intervals. The first interview was conducted at the starting point; the individual chosen for the interview within the household had to correspond to the age and sex criteria determined by the selection card. If necessary, one follow-up was made for each subject. Interviews were conducted in 48 cities and 57 rural municipalities. The number of respondents was 1,272.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

486 variables and 1272 cases.

Data Version

3.0

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 1977 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-07-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1004

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Related Publications

Suomen demokratiaindikaattorit (2006). Toim. Sami Borg. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Oikeusministeriön julkaisu 2006:1.

Vaalit yleisödemokratiassa. Eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2007 (2009). Toim. Borg, Sami & Paloheimo, Heikki. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

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.

Siitonen, Mikko (2007). Äänestääkö vai ei? Äänestysaktiivisuus vuosien 1979, 1991 ja 2003 eduskuntavaaleissa. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Valtio-opin pro gradu -tutkielma.

Paloheimo, Heikki & Borg, Sami (2009). Eduskuntavaalit yleisödemokratian aikakaudella. Teoksessa: Vaalit yleisödemokratiassa. Eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2007 (toim. Borg, Sami & Paloheimo, Heikki), 357-376. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

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Paloheimo, Heikki (2003). Miten äänestäjät valitsevat puolueen? Politiikka 45(3), 175-193.

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.

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

Grönlund, Kimmo & Paloheimo, Heikki & Sundberg, Jan & Sänkiaho, Risto & Wass, Hanna (2005). Kiinnittyminen politiikkaan. Teoksessa: Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa (toim. Heikki Paloheimo), 88-118. Helsinki: WSOY.

Borg, Sami & Ruostetsaari, Ilkka (2002). Suuret ikäluokat ja valta. Hyvinvointikatsaus 1/2002, 51-58.

Borg, Sami (2006). Käsitykset kansalaisuudesta ja omista vaikuttamismahdollisuuksista. Teoksessa: Suomen demokratiaindikaattorit (toim. Sami Borg), 115-127. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Oikeusministeriön julkaisu 2006:1.

Karvonen, Lauri (2014). Parties, Governments and Voters in Finland. Politics under Fundamental Societal Transformation. Colchester. ECPR Press