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[fsd_no] FSD study number
[fsd_vr] FSD edition number
[fsd_id] FSD case id
[q1] Sex
[q2] How old are you?
[q3] What is your basic education?
[q4] What is your vocational education?
[q5] To which of the following income brackets does your household belong when the pre-tax incomes of all family members are added up? (Annual or monthly income, FIM)
[q6_1] Including yourself, how many over 16-year-olds live in your household?
[q6_2] How many children under 16 years of age live in your household?
[q6_3] How many children under 7 years of age live in your household?
[q6_4] Total number of household members
[q7] What is your marital status?
[q8_1] To which occupational group does the head of your household (person with the highest income) belong?
[q8_2] If the head of the household is a retiree, what was his/her former profession?
[q8_3] To which occupational group do you belong? (If the respondent is the head of the household)
[q9] Do you currently have a full-time job, part-time job or are you unemployed, laid off or for some other reason outside working life?
[q10] Type of municipality
[q12] Province of residence
[q13] In which part of Finland do you live?
[q14_1] If parliamentary elections were held now, for which party or group would you vote?
[q14_2] If parliamentary elections were held now, for which party or group would you vote secondarily?
[q14_3] For which party or group did you vote in the municipal elections in October?
[q15] The present Municipal Act has introduced referenda to municipal decision-making. According to the law, is the result of such a referendum binding or merely consultative?
[q16_1] On the basis of the results of the recent municipal elections, which are the two largest political parties or groups in your home municipality's local/city council? Largest
[q16_2] On the basis of the results of the recent municipal elections, which are the two largest political parties or groups in your home municipality's local/city council? Second largest
[q17_1] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: SDP
[q17_2] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: KESK
[q17_3] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: KOK
[q17_4] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: VAS
[q17_5] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: RKP
[q17_6] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: VIHR
[q17_7] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: SKL
[q17_8] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: NUOR
[q17_9] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: PS
[q17_10] Which parties presently hold seats in the Finnish Government: Some other party
[q18_1] Do you know what is the current tax rate percentage in your home municipality?
[q18_2] Estimated tax rate percentage in home municipality (e.g. 1300=13.00%, 1675=16.75%)
[q19a] How interested are you in local politics?
[q19b] How interested are you in politics in general?
[q20_1] Over the past two years, how often have you discussed politics with your family members, colleagues, or other acquaintances?
[q20_2] Over the past two years, how often have you discussed politics with a party member?
[q20_3] Over the past two years, how often have you tried to persuade people to have more positive attitudes towards politics?
[q20_4] Over the past two years, how often have you written to newspapers' Letters to the Editor section about some political issue?
[q20_5] Over the past two years, how often have you personally contacted civil servants to discuss political issues you consider important?
[q20_6] Over the past two years, how often have you personally contacted elected officials to discuss political issues you consider important?
[q20_7] Over the past two years, how often have you signed appeals or petitions
[q21] Are you presently a member of a political party, or have you ever been one?
[q22a] Have you ever been asked to join a political party?
[q22b_1] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: SDP
[q22b_2] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: KESK
[q22b_3] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: KOK
[q22b_4] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: VAS
[q22b_5] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: RKP
[q22b_6] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: VIHR
[q22b_7] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: SKL
[q22b_8] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: NUOR
[q22b_9] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: PS
[q22b_10] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: LKP
[q22b_11] Which party or parties have you been asked to join: Some other
[q22c_1] In which decade were you asked to join SDP
[q22c_2] In which decade were you asked to join Center Party of Finland
[q22c_3] In which decade were you asked to join National Coalition Party
[q22c_4] In which decade were you asked to join Left Alliance
[q22c_5] In which decade were you asked to join RKP
[q22c_6] In which decade were you asked to join Green League
[q22c_7] In which decade were you asked to join SKL
[q22c_8] In which decade were you asked to join Progressive Finnish Party
[q22c_9] In which decade were you asked to join SMP
[q22c_10] In which decade were you asked to join LKP
[q22c_11] In which decade were you asked to join some other party
[q23] If your would now be asked to join a party you find the most agreeable, how likely is it that you would join it or refuse to join it?
[q24_1] If you were to contact a local politician or public servant on an issue important to you, how congenial would you find the following means? Sending a personal note with a person who knows the politician/public servant
[q24_2] If you were to contact a local politician or public servant on an issue important to you, how congenial would you find the following means? Personal contact in an informal, unscheduled situation (on the street etc.)
[q24_3] If you were to contact a local politician or public servant on an issue important to you, how congenial would you find the following means? In person at an appointed time
[q24_4] If you were to contact a local politician or public servant on an issue important to you, how congenial would you find the following means? Personal contact by telephone
[q24_5] If you were to contact a local politician or public servant on an issue important to you, how congenial would you find the following means? Personal contact in writing (letter, fax, e-mail)
[q24_6] If you were to contact a local politician or public servant on an issue important to you, how congenial would you find the following means? Voicing an opinion in a public gathering with politicians or public servants present
[q24_7] If you were to contact a local politician or public servant on an issue important to you, how congenial would you find the following means? Voicing an opinion in a newspaper or through some other media
[q25_1] How much credit do the following give to the work of city/local councilors in your municipality? The councilors themselves.
[q25_2] How much credit do the following give to the work of city/local councilors in your municipality? Leading civil servants of the municipality.
[q25_3] How much credit do the following give to the work of city/local councilors in your municipality? The main media.
[q25_4] How much credit do the following give to the work of city/local councilor's in your municipality? You yourself.
[q26_1] What do you think about the following statements? Everybody who wants to can have a say in the affairs of their home municipality.
[q26_2] What do you think about the following statements? I think that I understand the important issues of municipal politics rather well.
[q26_3] What do you think about the following statements? I have no say in what the municipal board and council decides.
[q26_4] What do you think about the following statements? There is at least one party in local politics which acts in my best interest.
[q26_5] What do you think about the following statements? In municipal politics, parties are only interested in people's votes, not in their opinions.
[q26_6] What do you think about the following statements? In view of political actions carried out in my municipality, the election results do not have much significance nowadays.
[q26_7] What do you think about the following statements? In my home municipality, public servants do not stand in the way of the representative democracy implemented through the local council decision-making.
[q26_8] What do you think about the following statements? Usually, the local government councillors lose touch with the voters soon after they have been elected.
[q26_9] What do you think about the following statements? Generally speaking, one can trust the local politicians in my home municipality.
[q26_10] What do you think about the following statements? Political decision-making power is concentrated in far too few hands in my home municipality.
[q26_11] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? Everybody who wants to can have a say in the affairs of our society.
[q26_12] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? I think that I understand important political issues rather well.
[q26_13] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? I have no say in what the Finnish Government and Parliament decide.
[q26_14] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? There is at least one party in politics which acts in my best interest.
[q26_15] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? Political parties are only interested in people's votes, not in their opinions.
[q26_16] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? In view of political actions carried out in our country, the election results do not have much significance nowadays.
[q26_17] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? In Finland, civil/public servants do not stand in the way of the representative democracy implemented through elections.
[q26_18] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? Usually, members of the Parliament lose touch with the voters soon after they have been elected.
[q26_19] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? Generally speaking, one can trust the politicians.
[q26_20] How about politics in general, not just local politics? What do you then think about the following statements? In our society, political decision-making power is concentrated in far too few hands.
[q27] As far as the circumstances of municipalities and their development are concerned, to what extent would you say the state authorities influence the local decision-making?
[q28_1] In view of the following factors, how important is it to you that the composition of the local council correlates with the municipality's enfranchised population? Equal representation of the different sexes.
[q28_2] In view of the following factors, how important is it to you that the composition of the local council correlates with the municipality's enfranchised population? Equal representation of various age groups.
[q28_3] In view of the following factors, how important is it to you that the composition of the local council correlates with the municipality's enfranchised population? Equal representation of various occupational groups.
[q28_4] In view of the following factors, how important is it to you that the composition of the local council correlates with the municipality's enfranchised population? Equal representation of people with different degrees of education.
[q29_1] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Day-care services.
[q29_2] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): School system.
[q29_3] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Public transport.
[q29_4] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Environmental protection.
[q29_5] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Library administration.
[q29_6] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Primary health care.
[q29_7] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Care of the elderly.
[q29_8] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Cultural services.
[q29_9] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Support for housing construction.
[q29_10] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Subsistence subsidies.
[q29_11] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Employment.
[q29_12] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Sports and recreational services.
[q29_13] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Street maintenance and lights.
[q29_14] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Support for businesses and enterprises.
[q29_15] The following list includes a number of municipal obligations and services. Give an estimate of how well they are handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Maintenance of parks and recreational areas.
[q30_1] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Day-care services.
[q30_2] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: School system.
[q30_3] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Public transport.
[q30_4] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Environmental protection.
[q30_5] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Library administration.
[q30_6] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Primary health care services
[q30_7] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Care of the elderly.
[q30_8] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Cultural services.
[q30_9] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Support for housing construction.
[q30_10] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Subsistence subsidies.
[q30_11] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Employment.
[q30_12] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Sports and recreational services.
[q30_13] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Street maintenance and lights.
[q30_14] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Support for businesses and enterprises.
[q30_15] Not more than five obligations and services which ought to be further developed in your home municipality: Maintenance of parks and recreational areas.
[q31_1] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Developing regional governance, for instance sub-municipal authority.
[q31_2] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Developing the right to make motions.
[q31_3] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Municipal referendums.
[q31_4] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Municipal opinion polls.
[q31_5] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Public hearings.
[q31_6] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Other discussions and briefings.
[q31_7] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Strengthening the power of elected officials at the cost of civil servants.
[q31_8] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Devolving the election of the municipal/city manager directly to the residents.
[q31_9] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Increasing fixed-term contracts for leading municipal officials.
[q31_10] How good are the following means of developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your home municipality: Developing the operations of local organisations of political parties.
[q32_1] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Reducing the number of municipalities by involuntary consolidations.
[q32_2] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Increasing voluntary co-operation between municipalities.
[q32_3] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Promoting the idea of profit responsibility.
[q32_4] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Privatization of municipal services.
[q32_5] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Increasing the power of experts and public servants at the cost of elected officials.
[q32_6] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Increasing fixed-term contracts for leading municipal officials.
[q33_1] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Municipal/city council.
[q33_2] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Municipal/city board.
[q33_3] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Committees and executive boards.
[q33_4] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Municipal manager/city mayor.
[q33_5] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Municipal public servants in general.
[q33_6] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Banks.
[q33_7] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Industrial and other enterprises.
[q33_8] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Local state authorities.
[q33_9] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Parties' local organizations.
[q33_10] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Trade unions.
[q33_11] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Employers' associations.
[q33_12] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Organizations of the agricultural producers.
[q33_13] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Residents' associations/village committees.
[q33_14] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Regional/local newspapers.
[q33_15] In your opinion, how much actual influence do the following bodies have in your home municipality? Residents in general.
[q34] What is your impression of the current Government, i.e. the Government of Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen? Are you satisfied with its actions?
[q35a_1] In your opinion, how much information about municipal matters did the media disseminate during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Media in general.
[q35a_2] In your opinion, how much information about municipal matters did the media disseminate during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Region's largest newspaper.
[q35a_3] In your opinion, how much information about municipal matters did the media disseminate during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Other newspapers in the region/municipality.
[q35a_4] In your opinion, how much information about municipal matters did the media disseminate during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Free newspapers.
[q35a_5] In your opinion, how much information about municipal matters did the media disseminate during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? National and regional radio broadcasts (YLE)
[q35a_6] In your opinion, how much information about municipal matters did the media disseminate during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Local radio stations.
[q35a_7] In your opinion, how much information about municipal matters did the media disseminate during the recent municipal election campaign (school grading 4-10)? National TV-broadcasts.
[q35a_8] In your opinion, how much information about municipal matters did the media disseminate during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Cable/local television.
[q35b_1] In your opinion, how neutrally did the media disseminate information about municipal matters during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Media in general.
[q35b_2] In your opinion, how neutrally did the media disseminate information about municipal matters during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Region's largest newspaper.
[q35b_3] In your opinion, how neutrally did the media disseminate information about municipal matters during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Other newspapers in the region/municipality.
[q35b_4] In your opinion, how neutrally did the media disseminate information about municipal matters during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Free newspapers.
[q35b_5] In your opinion, how neutrally did the media disseminate information about municipal matters during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? National and regional radio broadcasts of the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
[q35b_6] In your opinion, how neutrally did the media disseminate information about municipal matters during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Local radio stations.
[q35b_7] In your opinion, how neutrally did the media disseminate information about municipal matters during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? National TV- broadcasts.
[q35b_8] In your opinion, how neutrally did the media disseminate information about municipal matters during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Cable/local television.
[q36] A number of the enfranchised did not vote in the municipal elections this fall. Did you or did you not vote?
[q37_1] The most important reason for voting
[q37_2] The second most important reason for voting
[q38_1] Is the candidate you voted for in the municipal elections of the same sex as you?
[q38_2] Do you and the candidate you voted for belong to the same age group?
[q38_3] Does the candidate you voted for represent the same occupational group as you do
[q39_1] To what extent was your decision to vote for the particular candidate based on the fact that he/she is of the same sex as you are?
[q39_2] To what extent was your decision to vote for the particular candidate based on the fact that you and he/she belong to the same age group
[q39_3] To what extent was your decision to vote for the particular candidate based on the fact that you and he/she belong to the same occupational group
[q40_1] How well do you know the candidate you voted for in the municipal elections? I know the candidate personally
[q40_2] How well do you know the candidate you voted for in the municipal elections? A friend, acquaintance or relative of mine knows the candidate in person
[q40_3] How well do you know the candidate you voted for in the municipal elections? I had followed the candidate's activities through media even before his/her advertising campaign
[q40_4] How well do you know the candidate you voted for in the municipal elections? I voted for the candidate on the basis of his/her advertising campaign
[q40_5] How well do you know the candidate you voted for in the municipal elections? I chose the candidate without knowing him/her very well.
[q40_6] How well do you know the candidate you voted for in the municipal elections? Cannot say
[q41] If you consider your voting decision in the municipal elections, which was more decisive: the party or the candidate?
[q42_1] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party's pursuit of policies at the state level during the ongoing electoral period
[q42_2] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party has a good chairperson.
[q42_3] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party's policy regarding issues related to the European Union
[q42_4] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party's general ideology
[q42_5] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party's trustworthiness
[q42_6] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party's policies in local politics during the 1993-1996 electoral period
[q42_7] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party's particular objectives in local politics
[q42_8] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party had good candidates
[q42_9] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Party had a good campaign
[q43_1] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Candidate's activities in local politics during the 1993-1996 electoral period
[q43_2] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Candidate's prior experience in local politics or at other level of politics
[q43_3] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Candidate's political convictions
[q43_4] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Candidate's trustworthiness
[q43_5] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Candidate's ability to efficiently administer affairs
[q43_6] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Candidate's policy regarding issues related to the European Union
[q43_7] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Candidate's good campaign
[q43_8] How significant were the following reasons as you decided which party you would vote for in the municipal elections? Candidate's particular objectives in local politics
[q44_1] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Day-care services
[q44_2] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? School system
[q44_3] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Public transport
[q44_4] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Environmental protection
[q44_5] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Library administration
[q44_6] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Primary health care services
[q44_7] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Care of the elderly
[q44_8] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Cultural services
[q44_9] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Support for housing construction
[q44_10] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Subsistence subsidies
[q44_11] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Employment
[q44_12] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Sports and recreational services
[q44_13] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Street maintenance and lights
[q44_14] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Support for businesses and enterprises
[q44_15] To what extent did your opinion on the following municipal services and obligations influence your vote in the municipal elections? Maintenance of parks and recreational areas
[q45_1] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I had trouble finding a suitable candidate
[q45_2] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I had trouble finding a suitable party
[q45_3] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I did not vote due to a trip, sickness, old age, some job-related obstacle etc.
[q45_4] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I simply couldn't be bothered to vote.
[q45_5] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I failed to see how voting would benefit me personally.
[q45_6] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I thought that one vote would not have had any bearing on the outcome.
[q45_7] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I have a distrust of politicians and politics in general
[q45_8] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I wanted to protest against politics and politicians
[q45_9] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? Politics do not interest me and I think that voting is not important
[q45_10] To what extent did the following reasons influence your decision not to vote in the municipal elections? I could not find a suitable candidate in the European Parliament elections
[q46a] Leaving elections and voting aside, do you feel that you presently support a particular political party?
[q46b] Which party do you support?
[q47_1] Assess the election campaigns and your pre-existing knowledge. In your opinion, did the following channels offer you enough information about the objectives of the various parties and candidates? News and current affairs in mass media
[q47_2] Assess the election campaigns and your pre-existing knowledge. In your opinion, did the following channels offer you enough information about the objectives of the various parties and candidates? Party adverts
[q47_3] Assess the election campaigns and your pre-existing knowledge. In your opinion, did the following channels offer you enough information about the objectives of the various parties and candidates? Candidate adverts
[q47_4] Assess the election campaigns and your pre-existing knowledge. In your opinion, did the following channels offer you enough information about the objectives...? My own pre-existing knowledge of the parties
[q47_5] Assess the election campaigns and your pre-existing knowledge. In your opinion, did the following channels offer you enough information about the objectives...? My own pre-existing knowledge of the candidates
[q48] Respondent's economic activity and occupational group
[q49] Respondent's vocational education
[q50] Which of the following alternatives describes your employer? Do you work at the...
[q51] Weighting coefficient (age, sex)
[q53] Local tax rate in 1996 de facto (e.g. 1600=16.00%, 1625=16.25%)
[q54] Constituency
[q56] Largest party in municipality de facto
[q57] Second largest party in municipality de facto
[q58] Weighting coefficient
