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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[v3] Household size

[v4] Number of children under 20 years

[v5_1] No children

[v5_2] Number of children aged under one year

[v5_3] Number of one-year-old children

[v5_4] Number of 2-3 years old children

[v5_5] Number of 4-6 years old children

[v5_6] Number of 7-9 years old children

[v5_7] Number of 10-11 years old children

[v5_8] Number of 12-13 years old children

[v5_9] Number of 14-15 years old children

[v5_10] Number of 16-18 years old children

[v5_11] Number of 19-20 years old children

[v6] Annual gross income

[v7] Respondent's place of residence

[v8] Respondent's province of residence (according to the previous provincial division)

[v11] Occupation of the head of the family

[v12_1] Do you have a freezer in the household?

[v12_2] Do you have a microwave in the household?

[v12_3] Do you have a baking machine in the household?

[v12_4] None of these (freezer, microwave, baking machine)

[v13] Respondent's sex

[v14] Respondent's year of birth

[v15] Are you the person with the highest income in the household?

[v16] Are you responsible for what food and other everyday products are bought to the household?

[v17] Who does the cooking in the household?

[v18] Respondent's marital status

[v19] Age when respondent finished studying full-time

[v20] Respondent's basic education

[v21] Respondent's vocational education

[v22] Respondent's occupational group

[v23] How many hours per week do you normally work?

[v24] Respondent's employment sector

[v25] Respondent's employer

[v26] Respondent's membership in a trade union

[v35] Respondent's native language

[v36] Which party did you vote for in the 1991 parliamentary elections?

[v37] Respondent's political orientation (left-right axis)

[v38] Respondent's social class

[v40] Respondent's age

[v41] Respondent's employment status

[v42] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Centre Party of Finland

[v43] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v44] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the National Coalition Party

[v45] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Left Alliance

[v46] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Green League

[v47] How well the government formed after that last parliamentary elections has succeeded in its tasks so far?

[v48_1] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Centre Party of Finland

[v48_2] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v48_3] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: National Coalition Party

[v48_4] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Left Alliance

[v48_5] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Green League

[v48_6] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: None of these parties

[v48_7] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Can't say

[v49_1] Reforms the society: Centre Party of Finland

[v49_2] Reforms the society: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v49_3] Reforms the society: National Coalition Party

[v49_4] Reforms the society: Left Alliance

[v49_5] Reforms the society: Green League

[v49_6] Reforms the society: None of these parties

[v49_7] Reforms the society: Can't say

[v50_1] Incompetent leaders: Centre Party of Finland

[v50_2] Incompetent leaders: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v50_3] Incompetent leaders: National Coalition Party

[v50_4] Incompetent leaders: Left Alliance

[v50_5] Incompetent leaders: Green League

[v50_6] Incompetent leaders: None of these parties

[v50_7] Incompetent leaders: Can't say

[v51_1] Acts contrary to my own interests: Centre Party of Finland

[v51_2] Acts contrary to my own interests: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v51_3] Acts contrary to my own interests: National Coalition Party

[v51_4] Acts contrary to my own interests: Left Alliance

[v51_5] Acts contrary to my own interests: Green League

[v51_6] Acts contrary to my own interests: None of these parties

[v51_7] Acts contrary to my own interests: Can't say

[v52_1] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Centre Party of Finland

[v52_2] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v52_3] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: National Coalition Party

[v52_4] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Left Alliance

[v52_5] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Green League

[v52_6] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: None of these parties

[v52_7] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Can't say

[v53_1] Suppresses (conceals) information: Centre Party of Finland

[v53_2] Suppresses (conceals) information: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v53_3] Suppresses (conceals) information: National Coalition Party

[v53_4] Suppresses (conceals) information: Left Alliance

[v53_5] Suppresses (conceals) information: Green League

[v53_6] Suppresses (conceals) information: None of these parties

[v53_7] Suppresses (conceals) information: Can't say

[v54_1] Acts arrogantly: Centre Party of Finland

[v54_2] Acts arrogantly: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v54_3] Acts arrogantly: National Coalition Party

[v54_4] Acts arrogantly: Left Alliance

[v54_5] Acts arrogantly: Green League

[v54_6] Acts arrogantly: None of these parties

[v54_7] Acts arrogantly: Can't say

[v55_1] My trust in this party has increased: Centre Party of Finland

[v55_2] My trust in this party has increased: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v55_3] My trust in this party has increased: National Coalition Party

[v55_4] My trust in this party has increased: Left Alliance

[v55_5] My trust in this party has increased: Green League

[v55_6] My trust in this party has increased: None of these parties

[v55_7] My trust in this party has increased: Can't say

[v56_1] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Centre Party of Finland

[v56_2] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v56_3] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: National Coalition Party

[v56_4] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Left Alliance

[v56_5] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Green League

[v56_6] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: None of these parties

[v56_7] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Can't say

[v57_1] My trust in this party has decreased: Centre Party of Finland

[v57_2] My trust in this party has decreased: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v57_3] My trust in this party has decreased: National Coalition Party

[v57_4] My trust in this party has decreased: Left Alliance

[v57_5] My trust in this party has decreased: Green League

[v57_6] My trust in this party has decreased: None of these parties

[v57_7] My trust in this party has decreased: Can't say

[v58] Chairman Esko Aho's importance to the Centre Party of Finland

[v59] Chairman Paavo Lipponen's importance to the Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v60] Chairman Sauli Niinistö's importance to the National Coalition Party

[v61] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Centre Party of Finland

[v62] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Social Democratic Party of Finland

[v63] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: National Coalition Party

[v64] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Left Alliance

[v65] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Swedish People's Party in Finland

[v66] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Green League

[v67] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Christian League of Finland

[v68] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Finnish Rural Party

[v69] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Liberal Party

[v70] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: League for Free Finland

[v71] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Finnish Pensioners' Party

[v72] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Progressive Finnish Party

[v73] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party would you vote for?

[v74] Why would you vote for this party / group: Party's ideology

[v75] Why would you vote for this party / group: Family tradition

[v76] Why would you vote for this party / group: Has voted/supported this party before

[v77] Why would you vote for this party / group: Party has the best candidate(s)

[v78] Why would you vote for this party / group: Party has a capable chairman

[v79] Why would you vote for this party / group: Party promotes the interests of people like me

[v80] Why would you vote for this party / group: Party leaders are competent

[v81] Why would you vote for this party / group: Party leaders' performance in public

[v82] Why would you vote for this party / group: As a protest against the current government

[v83] Why would you vote for this party / group: To support the current government

[v84] Why would you vote for this party / group: Party policy in EU membership issues

[v85] Why would you vote for this party / group: To get the economy going

[v86] Why would you vote for this party / group: To cut down public expenditure

[v87] Why would you vote for this party / group: To prevent cuts in social security and unemployment benefits

[v88] Why would you vote for this party / group: Clamp down on national debt

[v89] Why would you vote for this party / group: Protect the nature and environment

[v90] Why would you vote for this party / group: Reduce unemployment

[v91] Why would you vote for this party / group: Reduce income tax

[v92] Why would you vote for this party / group: To see something change in politics

[v93] Why would you vote for this party / group: To make the society more competitive and market-orientated

[v94] Why would you vote for this party / group: To make the society more equal

[v95] Why would you vote for this party / group: To promote equality between men and women

[v96] Why would you vote for this party / group: To strenghten individualism in our society

[v97] Why would you vote for this party / group: To increase religiousness and spirituality in society

[v98] Why would you vote for this party / group: To oppose the influence of market forces in our society

[v99] Why would you vote for this party / group: To lessen abuse/misuse/corruption in society

[v100] Why would you vote for this party / group: Other reasons

[v101] How close are your political views to the party you chose (v73)

[v102] How constant is your party support?

[v103] Which is more important to you in the next parliamentary elections, party or candidate?

[v104] Are you going to vote in the parliamentary elections on 19 March?

[v105] Do you think you will vote in advance or on the actual election day in the next parliamentary elections?

[v106] When do you think you will make the final decision about the candidate of which party/group you will vote for?

[v107] Have you already chosen your candidate or will you do so only on the election day?

[v108] How firmly you support the party you support on the scale 1 - 10 (not firmly at all - very firmly)

[v109] Which party or group did you vote for in the 1992 municipal (local) elections?

[v110] Which party or group did you vote for in the 1991 parliamentary elections?

[v111] Unemployment benefits should be cut to make working more tempting

[v112] I think Finland could increase its national debt if it would improve emloyment

[v113] Social services should be directed to those who really need them

[v114] Social services and benefits should be cut and working should be made more rewarding

[v115] We have to cut down the expenditure, even if this were painful, in order to reduce national debt

[v116] If I were unemployed, I wouldn't accept cuts in earnings-related unemployment benefits

[v117] In truth, I'm satisfied with my present standard of living

[v118] Parties should concentrate more on promoting the interests of their supporters

[v119] Decision-makers, who talk about values and long-term objectives, appeal to me

[v120] There is no need for new political parties/groups since the parties already in the parliament offer enough choice

[v121] The Centre Party of Finland and the National Coalition Party should form the new government after the parliamentary election, if the parties currently in the government get...

[v122] Government composition has to be changed even if the parties currently in the government get as many MPs as they did...

[v123] Social Democratic Party of Finland should be in the government after the parliamentary election

[v124] It would be good if the Centre Party of Finland and the Social Democratic Party of Finland formed the next government

[v125] It would be good if the National Coalition Party and the Social Democratic Party of Finland formed the next government

[v126] It would desirable that also the Green League participated in the new government

[v127] It would desirable that also the Left Alliance participated in the new government

[v128] I don't care which parties are in the government

[v129] In the next parliamentary elections I will vote for a candidate, not for a party

[v130] In the next parliamentary elections I will vote for some new party or political movement

[v131] The party which I support should promote the downsizing of the public sector

[v132] The party which I support should promote the interests of less developed areas in Finland

[v133] In the next parliamentary elections I will vote for an able and competent candidate no matter which party he/she represents

[v134] The party which I support should promote reducing income tax rate even if it lead to a weaker social security

[v135] Decision-makers, who talk about concrete issues (e.g. wage level, social and unemployment benefits), appeal to me

[v136] Capital income taxation should be at the same level as income taxation

[v137] Finnish parliament's position as the highest organ of government should be strenghtened

[v138] President's position as the country's political leader should be strenghtened

[v139] Respondent's age group

[v140] Respondent's place of residence

[v141] Part of country in which the respondent lives