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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_pro] FSD processing level

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[q1] Municipality

[q2] Constituency

[q3] Respondent group

[q4_1] How important is it to you that the composition of the municipal council is compatible with the municipality's enfranchised population in view of the following factors? Equal representation of the different sexes.

[q4_2] How important is it to you that the composition of the municipal council is compatible with the municipality's enfranchised population in view of the following factors? Equal representation of various age groups.

[q4_3] How important is it to you that the composition of the municipal council is compatible with the municipality's enfranchised population in view of the following factors? Equal representation of various trades and professions.

[q4_4] How important is it to you that the composition of the municipal council is compatible with the municipality's enfranchised population in view of the following factors? Equal representation of people with different degrees of education.

[q5_1] How much credit do the following give to the work of city/municipal councilmen in your municipality? The councilmen themselves.

[q5_2] How much credit do the following give to the work of city/municipal councilmen in your municipality? Leading officials of the municipality.

[q5_3] How much credit do the following give to the work of city/municipal councilmen in your municipality? The main media.

[q5_4] How much credit do the following give to the work of city/municipal councilmen in your municipality? The residents of the municipality.

[q6_1] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? Everybody who wants to, can have a say in the affairs of one's home municipality.

[q6_2] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? In my mind, I understand important questions in municipal politics rather well.

[q6_3] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? I have no say in what the municipal/city council decide.

[q6_4] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? There is at least one party which tries to promote my interests in municipal politics.

[q6_5] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? In municipal politics, parties are only interested in people's votes, not of their opinions.

[q6_6] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? In view of policies carried out in my municipality, the election results do not have much significance nowadays.

[q6_7] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? In my home municipality, power of the office holders does not stand in the way of representative democracy realised through the municipal council.

[q6_8] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? Usually, the municipal/city councilmen lose touch with the voters soon after they have been elected.

[q6_9] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? Generally speaking, one can trust the municipal politicians in my home municipality.

[q6_10] What do you think about the following propositions about municipal politics? Political decision-making power has concentrated in far too few hands in my home municipality.

[q7_1] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? Everybody who wants to, can have a say in the affairs of the society.

[q7_2] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? In my mind, I understand important political questions rather well.

[q7_3] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? I have no say in what the country's government and parliament decide.

[q7_4] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? There is at least one party which always tries to promote my interests.

[q7_5] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? Parties are only interested in peoples' votes, not of their opinions.

[q7_6] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? In view of policies carried out in our country, the election results do not have much significance nowadays.

[q7_7] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? In Finland, power of the office holders does not stand in the way of representative democracy realised through elections.

[q7_8] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? Usually, members of parliament soon lose touch with the voters after they have been elected.

[q7_9] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? Generally speaking, one can trust the politicians.

[q7_10] How about politics in general, not just municipal politics? What do you then think about the following propositions? Political decision-making power is concentrated in the hands of far too few in our society.

[q8a_1] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Day-care of children.

[q8a_2] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Schools and education.

[q8a_3] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Mass transit services.

[q8a_4] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Protection of the environment.

[q8a_5] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Libraries.

[q8a_6] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Health care.

[q8a_7] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Care of the elderly.

[q8a_8] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Cultural services.

[q8a_9] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Housing.

[q8a_10] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Welfare benefits.

[q8a_11] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Employment.

[q8a_12] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Sports and recreational services.

[q8a_13] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Street maintenance and lighting.

[q8a_14] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Support of business and enterprises.

[q8a_15] In the following, a number of obligations and services of the municipality are listed. Give an estimate of how well they are in your mind now handled in your municipality (school grading 4-10): Maintenance of parks and recreational areas.

[q8b_1] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Day-care of children.

[q8b_2] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Schools.

[q8b_3] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Mass transit services.

[q8b_4] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Protection of the environment.

[q8b_5] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Libraries.

[q8b_6] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Health care

[q8b_7] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Care of the elderly.

[q8b_8] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Cultural services.

[q8b_9] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Housing production.

[q8b_10] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Welfare benefits.

[q8b_11] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Employment.

[q8b_12] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Sports and recreational services.

[q8b_13] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Street maintenance and lighting.

[q8b_14] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Support of business and enterprises.

[q8b_15] Obligations and services of the municipality which ought to be further developed: Maintenance of parks and recreational areas.

[q9_1] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Developing regional governance, for instance, town councils.

[q9_2] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Developing the right to propose motions.

[q9_3] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Municipal referendums.

[q9_4] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Municipal opinion polls.

[q9_5] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Public hearings.

[q9_6] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Other discussions and press conferences.

[q9_7] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Strengthening the power of elected officials at the cost of the office holder.

[q9_8] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Overturning electing of municipal city mayor directly to the residents of the municipality.

[q9_9] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Increasing fixed-term offices of leading municipal officials.

[q9_10] How good do you find the following means in developing municipal democracy? Estimate each in view of the present situation in your own municipality: Developing the parties' local organisations.

[q10_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 incorporating them by force.

[q10_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.

[q10_3] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Strengthening profit responsability.

[q10_4] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Privatisation of municipal services.

[q10_5] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Increasing the power of office holders and experts and specialists at the cost of power of elected officials.

[q10_6] How good do you find the following means in developing the efficiency of municipal decision-making and service production? Increasing fixed-term offices of leading municipal officials.

[q11_1] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Municipal/city council.

[q11_2] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Municipal/city government.

[q11_3] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Committees and executive boards.

[q11_4] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Municipal manager/city mayor.

[q11_5] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Municipal officials in general.

[q11_6] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? The banks.

[q11_7] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Industry and other enterprises.

[q11_8] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Local state officials.

[q11_9] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? The parties' local organisations.

[q11_10] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Trade unions.

[q11_11] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Employers' associations.

[q11_12] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Organisations of agricultural producers.

[q11_13] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Residents' action groups/village committees.

[q11_14] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Regional/local newspapers.

[q11_15] In your view, to which extent have the following real influence on decisions over matters in your home municipality? Residents of the municipality in general.

[q12a_1] In your opinion, how much have different media disseminated information so far on municipal affairs during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Media in general.

[q12a_2] In your opinion, how much have different media disseminated information so far on municipal affairs during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? The region's biggest newspaper.

[q12a_3] In your opinion, how much have different media disseminated information so far on municipal affairs during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Other newspapers in the region/municipality.

[q12a_4] In your opinion, how much have different media disseminated information so far on municipal affairs during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Free papers.

[q12a_5] In your opinion, how much have different media disseminated information so far on municipal affairs during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? National and regional radio broadcasts of the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation.

[q12a_6] In your opinion, how much have different media disseminated information so far on municipal affairs during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Local radios.

[q12a_7] In your opinion, how much have different media disseminated information so far on municipal affairs during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? National TV-broadcasts.

[q12a_8] In your opinion, how much have different media disseminated information so far on municipal affairs during the election campaign (school grading 4-10)? Cable/local television.

[q12b_1] In your opinion, how neutrally have the various media disseminated information on municipal affairs during the election campaign so far (school grading 4-10)? The media in general.

[q12b_2] In your opinion, how neutrally have the various media disseminated information on municipal affairs during the election campaign so far (school grading 4-10)? The region's biggest newspaper.

[q12b_3] In your opinion, how neutrally have the various media disseminated information on municipal affairs during the election campaign so far (school grading 4-10)? Other newspapers in the region/municipality.

[q12b_4] In your opinion, how neutrally have the various media disseminated information on municipal affairs during the election campaign so far (school grading 4-10)? Free papers.

[q12b_5] In your opinion, how neutrally have the various media disseminated information on municipal affairs during the election campaign so far (school grading 4-10)? National and regional broadcasts of the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation.

[q12b_6] In your opinion, how neutrally have the various media disseminated information on municipal affairs during the election campaign so far (school grading 4-10)? Local radios.

[q12b_7] In your opinion, how neutrally have the various media disseminated information on municipal affairs during the election campaign so far (school grading 4-10)? National TV- broadcasts.

[q12b_8] In your opinion, how neutrally have the various media disseminated information on municipal affairs during the election campaign so far (school grading 4-10)? Cable/local television.

[q13] Sex

[q14] Age of respondent

[q15] Professional group to which you feel you belong

[q16] Professional training

[q17] Type of employer; do you work in...

[q18] Party affiliation

[q19] Age group

[w] Weighting coefficient