Study title

Youth and Parliamentary Elections 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD1027

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1027
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1027

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Nurmela, Sakari (Gallup Finland)

Abstract

The Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (NUORA) studied the voting behaviour of Finnish young people in the 1999 parliamentary elections, the 1999 European Parliamentary elections, and the 2000 presidential elections. NUORA wanted to find out which factors contributed to young people's low turnout in elections.

The survey studied the respondents' interest in politics, party identification, sources of information on election issues during the parliamentary elections, willingness to talk about politics in general and in connection with elections. The respondents were asked to indicate to what extent they agreed with statements relating to political decision-making, voting, political parties, politicians, and public political influence. Factors influencing the respondents' opinions on parties and politicians were studied (e.g. opinions of friends or parents). The respondents' voting behaviour was charted with questions about candidate choice and voting in the parliamentary elections. Reasons for not voting were surveyed. The respondents were also asked to name which parties they could have voted. Further questions asked which party the respondents' mother and father supported, and whether the parents had given advice on voting. Satisfaction with own and the household's economic situation was charted. Finally, the respondents were asked whether they would give their consent to be contacted in connection with the forthcoming European Parliamentary elections.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic and vocational education, economic activity, housing tenure, household composition, number of children aged under 18 in the household, type of neighbourhood, vocational education of the parents, and whether R, spouse or parents had experienced unemployment, length of unemployment. The dataset also contains several regional variables.

Keywords

elections; parliamentary elections; political attitudes; political interest; unemployment; voting; voting behaviour; youth

Topic Classification

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

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Ministry of Education. The Advisory Council of Youth Affairs

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Young people aged between 18 and 30 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

Quota sampling on the basis of age. Gallup Finland interviewed 1,006 young persons following the parliamentary elections in March. The target population consisted of Finns aged 18 to 30 (excluding the Åland Islands citizens). Interviews were conducted over the telephone, with the aid of computers.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

3.0

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FSD1028 Young People and European Parliament Elections 1999

FSD1048 Young People and Presidential Elections 2000

FSD1247 Youth and Parliamentary Elections 2003

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable identifying municipality has been removed from the data set.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Nurmela, Sakari (Gallup Finland): Youth and Parliamentary Elections 1999 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2006-03-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1027

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Suomen europarlamenttivaalit (2000). Toim. Pertti Pesonen. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Nurmela, Sakari (1999). Nuoret ja eduskuntavaalit 1999: raportti 18-30-vuotiaiden osallistumisesta vuoden 1999 eduskuntavaaleihin. Helsinki: Opetusministeriö, Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta, 1999. NUORAn julkaisuja; 12.

Borg, Sami (1999). Nuorten äänestyspäätökset vuoden 1999 eduskuntavaaleissa. Teoksessa: Eduskuntavaalit 1999, 31-36. Helsinki: Tilastokeskus, 1999. Suomen virallinen tilasto. Vaalit; 1999, 1.