DDI description: Finnish Voter Barometer February 1998 DDI-kuvailu: Puolueiden ajankohtaistutkimus helmikuu 1998 1036 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 3.0.0 Finnish Voter Barometer February 1998 [metadata]. Metadata version 3.0.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1036; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1036 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. Finnish Voter Barometer February 1998 Puolueiden ajankohtaistutkimus helmikuu 1998 1036 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1036 10.60686/t-fsd1036 Gallup Finland Gallup Finland In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Voter Barometers

The Finnish Voter Barometer surveys are commissioned by the major parties in the Parliament. In election years, other sponsors have also been involved. Up till 1988, the surveys were planned by Gallup Finland (TNS Gallup Ltd, Kantar) and the Department of Political and Economic Studies at the University of Helsinki in collaboration with the political parties. After 1988, the planning has been in the hands of Gallup Finland and the parties.

From 1973 to 1990, the annual voter barometers were collected mainly with face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires, 1000-2000 interviews/barometer. Since 1991, the data have been collected with GallupChannel (PC's installed in respondents' homes). No surveys were conducted in 1985 and 1989.

Survey themes include voting behaviour, opinions on the government and the parties, and attitudes towards national political issues. In addition, respondents' economic expectations and political participation have often been studied, as well as their opinions on local politics, and the significance of the party leader to a party. Background variables have often included the social class of the respondent and the household head, economic activity of the household head, respondent's education, age, mother tongue, gender, party membership, political views, trade union membership, and family's annual income. There are also regional variables. Even though the variables are not always fully comparable from one survey to another, all kinds of comparisons over time are possible. The FSD collections cover data from 1973-2005.

3.0 3.0 Gallup Finland: Finnish Voter Barometer February 1998 [dataset]. Data version 3.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1036; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1036 elections government policy municipal elections parliamentary elections political attitudes political behaviour political parties voting behaviour Social sciences Political behaviour and attitudes

The survey studied the attitudes of the Finns towards different political parties. The respondents were asked how favourably or negatively they view the Centre Party of Finland, the Finnish Social Democratic Party, the National Coalition Party, the Left Alliance, and the Green League. A number of attributes and characteristics were listed, and the respondents were asked to which party they could be applied. The respondents were also asked how well or badly the government has succeeded in its tasks: EU policy, improving the national economics, security and defence policy, taxation, protection of the environment, production of energy, housing, and taking care of the needs of various population groups in society. In addition, the respondents were asked what party they would like to see to win the parliamentary elections. Voting behaviour was studied by asking what party or group they would vote for if the elections were held at that time, and which party they voted for in the 1995 parliamentary elections and the 1996 municipal elections. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they took care of everyday shopping or cooking in the household.

Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, marital status, annual gross income, place of residence, economic activity, field of employment, membership in a trade union, and mother tongue.

Finland Finland Individual Individual Population of Finland aged 15-70 years the Åland Islands Quantitative Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section Longitudinal.TrendRepeatedCrossSection Gallup Finland Probability: Multistage Probability.Multistage

The information has been gathered through GallupChannel with personal computers and Internet terminals installed in people's homes. The sample has been carried out as a multistage stratified sample resulting in a fixed sample.

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire.CAWI Structured questionnaire Questionnaire.Structured There are no weight variables in the data. Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive The variables identifying postal code and municipality have been removed from the data set. The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. Borg, Sami & Ruostetsaari, Ilkka (2002). Suuret ikäluokat ja valta. Hyvinvointikatsaus 1/2002, 51-58. Suuret ikäluokat ja valta Grönlund, Kimmo & Paloheimo, Heikki & Wass, Hanna (2005). Äänestysosallistuminen. Teoksessa: Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa (toim. Heikki Paloheimo), 119-146. Helsinki: WSOY. Äänestysosallistuminen Paloheimo, Heikki (2002). Hallituksen toimintaan ja puoluejohdon taitavuuteen kohdistuva arviointi puoluekannatuksen selittäjänä. Politiikka 44(2), 124-143. Hallituksen toimintaan ja puoluejohdon taitavuuteen kohdistuva arviointi puoluekannatuksen selittäjänä Paloheimo, Heikki (2003). Miten äänestäjät valitsevat puolueen? Politiikka 45(3), 175-193. Miten äänestäjät valitsevat puolueen? Paloheimo, Heikki (2005). Puoluevalinnan tilannetekijät. Teoksessa: Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa (toim. Heikki Paloheimo), 202-228. Helsinki: WSOY. Puoluevalinnan tilannetekijät Paloheimo, Heikki (2005). Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa. Helsinki: WSOY. Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa Paloheimo, Heikki (2006). Asenteet poliittisia instituutioita ja toimijoita kohtaan. Teoksessa: Suomen demokratiaindikaattorit (toim. Sami Borg), 128 - 153. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Oikeusministeriön julkaisu 2006:1. Asenteet poliittisia instituutioita ja toimijoita kohtaan Suomen demokratiaindikaattorit (2006). Toim. Sami Borg. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Oikeusministeriön julkaisu 2006:1. Suomen demokratiaindikaattorit daF1036e.por 1336 191 SPSS Portable [fsd_no] FSD study number FSD study number 1336 1036 1036 1036.00 .000 [fsd_vr] FSD edition number FSD edition number 1336 3.0 3.0 3.000 .0000 [fsd_id] FSD case id FSD case id 1336 1 1336 668.50 385.814 [v2] Respondent identification Respondent identification 1336 1 8 1.55 .721 [v4] Household size Household size 1336 0 11 2.86 1.515 [v5] Number of children aged under 21 Number of children aged under 21 1336 0 9 1.01 1.256 [v6] Age of the oldest child living in the household Age of the oldest child living in the household 664 0 20 12.05 5.634 [v7] Age of the second oldest child living in the household Age of the second oldest child living in the household 446 0 20 8.85 4.922 [v8] Age of the third oldest child living in the household Age of the third oldest child living in the household 148 0 17 7.39 4.681 [v9] Age of the fourth oldest child living in the household Age of the fourth oldest child living in the household 59 0 14 6.29 4.132 [v10] Age of the fifth oldest child living in the household Age of the fifth oldest child living in the household 21 1 9 4.81 3.060 [v11] Age of the sixth oldest child living in the household Age of the sixth oldest child living in the household 7 0 6 4.00 2.828 [v12] Age of the seventh oldest child living in the household Age of the seventh oldest child living in the household 1 3 3 3.00 . [v13] Age of the eighth oldest child living in the household Age of the eighth oldest child living in the household 1 2 2 2.00 . [v14] Age of the ninth oldest child living in the household Age of the ninth oldest child living in the household 1 0 0 .00 . [v15] Gross annual income Gross annual income 1336 0 15 6.76 3.578 0 40 1 less than 50.000 mk 41 2 50.001 - 75.000 mk 71 3 75.001 - 100.000 mk 102 4 100.001 - 125.000 mk 142 5 125.001 - 150.000 mk 129 6 150.001 - 175.000 mk 110 7 175.001 - 200.000 mk 157 8 200.001 - 225.000 mk 156 9 225.001 - 250.000 mk 102 10 250.001 - 275.000 mk 97 11 275.001 - 300.000 mk 41 12 300.001 - 325.000 mk 48 13 325.001 - 350.000 mk 16 14 Over 350.000 mk 55 15 can't say 29 [v18] Occupational group of the head of household Occupational group of the head of household 1336 0 11 4.57 2.581 0 40 1 higher managerial occupation (employee) 51 2 lower managerial or professional employee 157 3 intermediate level employee (clerical, technical, admin.) 221 4 worker 438 5 entrepreneur or self-employed person 83 6 farmer 41 7 unemployed 52 8 student 28 9 retired 200 10 housewife 1 11 other 24 [v19_1] Do you have a freezer in the household? Do you have a freezer in the household? 1296 0 1 .92 .278 0 no 109 1 yes 1187 SYSMISS 40 [v19_2] Do you have a microwave in the household? Do you have a microwave in the household? 1296 0 1 .89 .314 0 no 144 1 yes 1152 SYSMISS 40 [v19_3] Do you have a baking machine in the household? Do you have a baking machine in the household? 1296 0 1 .15 .356 0 no 1103 1 yes 193 SYSMISS 40 [v19_4] None of these None of these 1296 0 1 .02 .155 0 no 1264 1 yes 32 SYSMISS 40 [v20] Respondent's sex Respondent's sex 1336 1 2 1.48 .500 1 female 698 2 male 638 [v21] Respondent's year of birth Respondent's year of birth 1336 1911 1982 1954.53 14.608 [v22] Are you the person with the highest income in the household? Are you the person with the highest income in the household? 1336 1 2 1.45 .498 1 yes 735 2 no 601 [v23] Are you responsible for what food and other everyday products are bought to the household? Are you responsible for what food and other everyday products are bought to the household? 1336 1 3 1.92 .699 1 yes, me alone 385 2 yes, along with someone else 675 3 no 276 [v24] Who does the cooking in the household? Who does the cooking in the household? 1336 1 3 1.72 .816 1 mostly self 681 2 occasionally self 345 3 hardly ever self 310 [v25] Respondent's marital status Respondent's marital status 1336 1 5 2.62 1.052 1 single 256 2 cohabiting 231 3 married 716 4 widowed 37 5 divorced/separated 96 [v26] Age when respondent finished studying full-time Age when respondent finished studying full-time 1336 1 57 18.15 8.247 [v27] Respondent's basic education Respondent's basic education 1336 1 3 1.99 .773 1 primary education or less 404 2 lower secondary education 539 3 upper secondary education (matriculation examination) 393 [v28] Respondent's vocational or other education Respondent's vocational or other education 1336 0 6 2.66 1.532 0 166 1 no vocational education 147 2 vocational course or other short vocational training 252 3 vocational school or equivalent (upper secondary level) 342 4 college level vocational education 284 5 university education 127 6 other 18 [v29] Respondent's occupational group Respondent's occupational group 1336 1 11 5.42 2.650 1 higher managerial occupation (employee) 34 2 lower managerial or professional employee 116 3 intermediate level employee (clerical, technical, admin.) 211 4 worker 359 5 entrepreneur or self-employed person 66 6 farmer 35 7 unemployed 105 8 student 142 9 retired 212 10 housewife 29 11 other 27 [v30] How many hours per week do you normally work? How many hours per week do you normally work? 1336 0 2 .62 .594 0 590 1 full-time, about 40 hours per week 668 2 part-time, less than 40 hours per week 78 [v31] Respondent's employment sector Respondent's employment sector 1336 0 7 2.29 2.183 0 550 1 agriculture and forestry 19 2 industry and construction 182 3 trade 66 4 other private services 175 5 public services 304 6 not working 28 7 can't say 12 [v32] Respondent's employer Respondent's employer 1336 0 9 2.20 2.444 0 590 1 state, government agency/department 80 2 municipality, federation of municipalities 198 3 volluntary/civic organization, association 19 4 state-owned enterprise 40 5 private company/enterprise 326 6 church, parish 4 7 other employer 42 8 self-employed, entrepreneur or assisting family member 35 9 farmer or farmer's spouse 2 [v33] Respondent's membership in a trade union Respondent's membership in a trade union 1336 0 5 1.69 1.648 0 445 1 SAK (Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions) 335 2 Akava (Confed. of Unions for Academic Professionals) 99 3 STTK (Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees) 179 4 doesn't belong to any trade union 208 5 can't say 70 [v34] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party would you vote for? If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party would you vote for? 1336 0 14 6.83 5.450 0 66 1 SDP (Social Democratic Party of Finland) 187 2 KESK (Centre Party of Finland) 176 3 KOK (National Coalition Party) 183 4 VAS (Left Alliance) 61 5 VIHR (Green League) 70 6 RKP (Swedish People's Party in Finland) 14 7 SKL (Christian League of Finland) 33 8 NUSU (Progressive Finnish Party) 35 9 PS (True Finns) 3 10 some other party 12 11 some other group 13 12 wouldn't vote 103 14 can't say 380 [v35] Respondent's phase of life Respondent's phase of life 1336 0 6 3.12 1.844 0 241 1 dependant (living with parents) 64 2 young, single 118 3 young, with a family 163 4 mature, with a family 433 5 mature, single 254 6 retired 63 [v36] Respondent's native language Respondent's native language 1336 1 3 1.02 .170 1 Finnish 1312 2 Swedish 19 3 other 5 [v37] What party or group did you vote for in the 1996 municipal (local) elections? What party or group did you vote for in the 1996 municipal (local) elections? 1336 0 15 5.32 4.927 0 97 1 SDP (Social Democratic Party of Finland) 245 2 KESK (Centre Party of Finland) 187 3 KOK (National Coalition Party) 218 4 VAS (Left Alliance) 77 5 VIHR (Green League) 84 6 RKP (Swedish People's Party in Finland) 16 7 SKL (Christian League of Finland) 34 8 NUSU (Progressive Finnish Party) 26 9 PS (True Finns) 3 10 some other party 13 11 some other group 18 12 didn't vote 175 13 didn't have the right to vote (franchise) 1 14 can't say 36 15 don't want to say 106 [v38] Respondent's political orientation (left-right axis) Respondent's political orientation (left-right axis) 1336 0 5 3.08 1.372 0 66 1 left on the political map 73 2 somewhat to the left 297 3 somewhat to the right 442 4 right 164 5 can't say 294 [v39] Respondent's social class Respondent's social class 1336 0 5 2.21 1.313 0 66 1 working class 378 2 lower middle class 407 3 higher middle class 323 4 upper class 12 5 can't say 150 [v41] Your age? Your age? 1336 15 86 42.59 14.668 [v42] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Social Democratic Party of Finland? How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Social Democratic Party of Finland? 1336 1 5 3.09 1.131 1 very positive 52 2 somewhat positive 422 3 somewhat negative 439 4 very negative 201 5 can't say 222 [v43] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Centre Party of Finland? How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Centre Party of Finland? 1336 1 5 3.06 1.156 1 very positive 78 2 somewhat positive 408 3 somewhat negative 410 4 very negative 230 5 can't say 210 [v44] How positive or negative is your attitude towards National Coalition Party? How positive or negative is your attitude towards National Coalition Party? 1336 1 5 3.08 1.203 1 very positive 89 2 somewhat positive 402 3 somewhat negative 403 4 very negative 195 5 can't say 247 [v45] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Left Alliance? How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Left Alliance? 1336 1 5 3.48 1.048 1 very positive 35 2 somewhat positive 197 3 somewhat negative 464 4 very negative 375 5 can't say 265 [v46] How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Green League? How positive or negative is your attitude towards the Green League? 1336 1 5 3.21 1.159 1 very positive 52 2 somewhat positive 388 3 somewhat negative 374 4 very negative 278 5 can't say 244 [v47_1] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Social Democratic Party of Finland Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .23 .423 0 no 1025 1 yes 311 [v47_2] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Centre Party of Finland Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .22 .416 0 no 1038 1 yes 298 [v47_3] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: National Coalition Party Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .13 .337 0 no 1162 1 yes 174 [v47_4] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Left Alliance Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .15 .361 0 no 1131 1 yes 205 [v47_5] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Green League Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Green League 1336 0 1 .19 .396 0 no 1076 1 yes 260 [v47_6] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: None of these parties Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .24 .424 0 no 1022 1 yes 314 [v47_7] Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Can't say Responds to the needs of ordinary citizens: Can't say 1336 0 1 .18 .387 0 no 1092 1 yes 244 [v48_1] Reforms the society: Social Democratic Party of Finland Reforms the society: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .21 .405 0 no 1060 1 yes 276 [v48_2] Reforms the society: Centre Party of Finland Reforms the society: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .16 .363 0 no 1127 1 yes 209 [v48_3] Reforms the society: National Coalition Party Reforms the society: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .23 .419 0 no 1032 1 yes 304 [v48_4] Reforms the society: Left Alliance Reforms the society: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .08 .266 0 no 1234 1 yes 102 [v48_5] Reforms the society: Green League Reforms the society: Green League 1336 0 1 .24 .425 0 no 1020 1 yes 316 [v48_6] Reforms the society: None of these parties Reforms the society: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .21 .410 0 no 1051 1 yes 285 [v48_7] Reforms the society: Can't say Reforms the society: Can't say 1336 0 1 .19 .390 0 no 1086 1 yes 250 [v49_1] Incompetent leaders: Social Democratic Party of Finland Incompetent leaders: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .32 .468 0 no 903 1 yes 433 [v49_2] Incompetent leaders: Centre Party of Finland Incompetent leaders: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .21 .410 0 no 1050 1 yes 286 [v49_3] Incompetent leaders: National Coalition Party Incompetent leaders: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .18 .380 0 no 1102 1 yes 234 [v49_4] Incompetent leaders: Left Alliance Incompetent leaders: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .28 .449 0 no 962 1 yes 374 [v49_5] Incompetent leaders: Green League Incompetent leaders: Green League 1336 0 1 .26 .441 0 no 982 1 yes 354 [v49_6] Incompetent leaders: None of these parties Incompetent leaders: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .10 .294 0 no 1208 1 yes 128 [v49_7] Incompetent leaders: Can't say Incompetent leaders: Can't say 1336 0 1 .27 .443 0 no 979 1 yes 357 [v50_1] Acts contrary to my own interests: Social Democratic Party of Finland Acts contrary to my own interests: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .29 .455 0 no 945 1 yes 391 [v50_2] Acts contrary to my own interests: Centre Party of Finland Acts contrary to my own interests: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .29 .454 0 no 948 1 yes 388 [v50_3] Acts contrary to my own interests: National Coalition Party Acts contrary to my own interests: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .30 .457 0 no 941 1 yes 395 [v50_4] Acts contrary to my own interests: Left Alliance Acts contrary to my own interests: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .31 .464 0 no 917 1 yes 419 [v50_5] Acts contrary to my own interests: Green League Acts contrary to my own interests: Green League 1336 0 1 .22 .412 0 no 1046 1 yes 290 [v50_6] Acts contrary to my own interests: None of these parties Acts contrary to my own interests: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .07 .248 0 no 1248 1 yes 88 [v50_7] Acts contrary to my own interests: Can't say Acts contrary to my own interests: Can't say 1336 0 1 .25 .432 0 no 1004 1 yes 332 [v51_1] Active and successful in promoting the interests of its supporters: Social Democratic Party of Finland Active and successful in promoting the interests of its supporters: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .16 .370 0 no 1117 1 yes 219 [v51_2] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Centre Party of Finland Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .29 .456 0 no 943 1 yes 393 [v51_3] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: National Coalition Party Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .21 .408 0 no 1054 1 yes 282 [v51_4] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Left Alliance Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .08 .264 0 no 1235 1 yes 101 [v51_5] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Green League Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Green League 1336 0 1 .09 .290 0 no 1212 1 yes 124 [v51_6] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: None of these parties Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .23 .421 0 no 1029 1 yes 307 [v51_7] Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Can't say Active and successful in looking after the interests of its supporters: Can't say 1336 0 1 .23 .419 0 no 1032 1 yes 304 [v52_1] Suppresses (conceals) information: Social Democratic Party of Finland Suppresses (conceals) information: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .36 .480 0 no 858 1 yes 478 [v52_2] Suppresses (conceals) information: Centre Party of Finland Suppresses (conceals) information: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .25 .435 0 no 998 1 yes 338 [v52_3] Suppresses (conceals) information: National Coalition Party Suppresses (conceals) information: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .25 .434 0 no 1000 1 yes 336 [v52_4] Suppresses (conceals) information: Left Alliance Suppresses (conceals) information: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .24 .426 0 no 1019 1 yes 317 [v52_5] Suppresses (conceals) information: Green League Suppresses (conceals) information: Green League 1336 0 1 .18 .382 0 no 1099 1 yes 237 [v52_6] Suppresses (conceals) information: None of these parties Suppresses (conceals) information: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .08 .273 0 no 1228 1 yes 108 [v52_7] Suppresses (conceals) information: Can't say Suppresses (conceals) information: Can't say 1336 0 1 .37 .483 0 no 844 1 yes 492 [v53_1] Acts arrogantly: Social Democratic Party of Finland Acts arrogantly: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .39 .488 0 no 813 1 yes 523 [v53_2] Acts arrogantly: Centre Party of Finland Acts arrogantly: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .28 .447 0 no 967 1 yes 369 [v53_3] Acts arrogantly: National Coalition Party Acts arrogantly: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .36 .481 0 no 852 1 yes 484 [v53_4] Acts arrogantly: Left Alliance Acts arrogantly: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .13 .333 0 no 1167 1 yes 169 [v53_5] Acts arrogantly: Green League Acts arrogantly: Green League 1336 0 1 .13 .338 0 no 1161 1 yes 175 [v53_6] Acts arrogantly: None of these parties Acts arrogantly: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .07 .255 0 no 1243 1 yes 93 [v53_7] Acts arrogantly: Can't say Acts arrogantly: Can't say 1336 0 1 .23 .422 0 no 1026 1 yes 310 [v54_1] My trust in this party has increased: Social Democratic Party of Finland My trust in this party has increased: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .11 .314 0 no 1188 1 yes 148 [v54_2] My trust in this party has increased: Centre Party of Finland My trust in this party has increased: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .17 .374 0 no 1112 1 yes 224 [v54_3] My trust in this party has increased: National Coalition Party My trust in this party has increased: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .13 .338 0 no 1160 1 yes 176 [v54_4] My trust in this party has increased: Left Alliance My trust in this party has increased: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .05 .224 0 no 1265 1 yes 71 [v54_5] My trust in this party has increased: Green League My trust in this party has increased: Green League 1336 0 1 .11 .311 0 no 1191 1 yes 145 [v54_6] My trust in this party has increased: None of these parties My trust in this party has increased: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .35 .477 0 no 868 1 yes 468 [v54_7] My trust in this party has increased: Can't say My trust in this party has increased: Can't say 1336 0 1 .17 .376 0 no 1108 1 yes 228 [v55_1] Has promoted issues important to all Finns and Finland: Social Democratic Party of Finland Has promoted issues important to all Finns and Finland: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .24 .429 0 no 1012 1 yes 324 [v55_2] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Centre Party of Finland Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .19 .391 0 no 1084 1 yes 252 [v55_3] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: National Coalition Party Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .21 .410 0 no 1051 1 yes 285 [v55_4] Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Left Alliance Has promoted issues important to Finland and all Finns: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .07 .256 0 no 1242 1 yes 94 [v55_5] Has promoted issues important Finland and to all Finns: Green League Has promoted issues important Finland and to all Finns: Green League 1336 0 1 .12 .325 0 no 1176 1 yes 160 [v55_6] Has promoted issues important Finland and to all Finns: None of these parties Has promoted issues important Finland and to all Finns: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .23 .422 0 no 1027 1 yes 309 [v55_7] Has promoted issues important Finland and to all Finns: Can't say Has promoted issues important Finland and to all Finns: Can't say 1336 0 1 .24 .430 0 no 1009 1 yes 327 [v56_1] My trust in this party has decreased: Social Democratic Party of Finland My trust in this party has decreased: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .37 .482 0 no 848 1 yes 488 [v56_2] My trust in this party has decreased: Centre Party of Finland My trust in this party has decreased: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .27 .442 0 no 980 1 yes 356 [v56_3] My trust in this party has decreased: National Coalition Party My trust in this party has decreased: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .27 .445 0 no 972 1 yes 364 [v56_4] My trust in this party has decreased: Left Alliance My trust in this party has decreased: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .24 .425 0 no 1020 1 yes 316 [v56_5] My trust in this party has decreased: Green League My trust in this party has decreased: Green League 1336 0 1 .26 .438 0 no 991 1 yes 345 [v56_6] My trust in this party has decreased: None of these parties My trust in this party has decreased: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .09 .281 0 no 1221 1 yes 115 [v56_7] My trust in this party has decreased: Can't say My trust in this party has decreased: Can't say 1336 0 1 .23 .419 0 no 1032 1 yes 304 [v57_1] Capable and competent in EU issues: Social Democratic Party of Finland Capable and competent in EU issues: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .18 .386 0 no 1093 1 yes 243 [v57_2] Capable and competent in EU issues: Centre Party of Finland Capable and competent in EU issues: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .12 .329 0 no 1171 1 yes 165 [v57_3] Capable and competent in EU issues: National Coalition Party Capable and competent in EU issues: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .24 .425 0 no 1021 1 yes 315 [v57_4] Capable and competent in EU issues: Left Alliance Capable and competent in EU issues: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .03 .180 0 no 1291 1 yes 45 [v57_5] Capable and competent in EU issues: Green League Capable and competent in EU issues: Green League 1336 0 1 .07 .247 0 no 1249 1 yes 87 [v57_6] Capable and competent in EU issues: None of these parties Capable and competent in EU issues: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .26 .439 0 no 988 1 yes 348 [v57_7] Capable and competent in EU issues: Can't say Capable and competent in EU issues: Can't say 1336 0 1 .30 .459 0 no 932 1 yes 404 [v58_1] Honest and frank about its goals: Social Democratic Party of Finland Honest and frank about its goals: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .11 .314 0 no 1188 1 yes 148 [v58_2] Honest and frank about its goals: Centre Party of Finland Honest and frank about its goals: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .14 .342 0 no 1155 1 yes 181 [v58_3] Honest and frank about its goals: National Coalition Party Honest and frank about its goals: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .13 .339 0 no 1159 1 yes 177 [v58_4] Honest and frank about its goals: Left Alliance Honest and frank about its goals: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .08 .273 0 no 1228 1 yes 108 [v58_5] Honest and frank about its goals: Green League Honest and frank about its goals: Green League 1336 0 1 .12 .327 0 no 1173 1 yes 163 [v58_6] Honest and frank about its goals: None of these parties Honest and frank about its goals: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .35 .479 0 no 862 1 yes 474 [v58_7] Honest and frank about its goals: Can't say Honest and frank about its goals: Can't say 1336 0 1 .24 .428 0 no 1014 1 yes 322 [v59_1] I am/might be a member of: Social Democratic Party of Finland I am/might be a member of: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .10 .303 0 no 1199 1 yes 137 [v59_2] I am/might be a member of: Centre Party of Finland I am/might be a member of: Centre Party of Finland 1336 0 1 .12 .328 0 no 1172 1 yes 164 [v59_3] I am/might be a member of: National Coalition Party I am/might be a member of: National Coalition Party 1336 0 1 .13 .333 0 no 1166 1 yes 170 [v59_4] I am/might be a member of: Left Alliance I am/might be a member of: Left Alliance 1336 0 1 .04 .190 0 no 1286 1 yes 50 [v59_5] I am/might be a member of: Green League I am/might be a member of: Green League 1336 0 1 .07 .248 0 no 1248 1 yes 88 [v59_6] I am/might be a member of: None of these parties I am/might be a member of: None of these parties 1336 0 1 .43 .496 0 no 758 1 yes 578 [v59_7] I am/might be a member of: Can't say I am/might be a member of: Can't say 1336 0 1 .18 .387 0 no 1091 1 yes 245 [v60] How well the government formed after that last parliamentary elections has succeeded in its tasks so far? How well the government formed after that last parliamentary elections has succeeded in its tasks so far? 1336 1 5 3.00 1.056 1 very well 48 2 well enough 454 3 badly enough 437 4 very badly 248 5 can't say 149 [v61] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Housing issues To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Housing issues 1336 1 5 3.14 1.069 1 very well 32 2 well enough 372 3 not very well 524 4 very badly 193 5 can't say 215 [v62] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Energy production To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Energy production 1336 1 5 3.13 1.158 1 very well 35 2 well enough 455 3 not very well 412 4 very badly 173 5 can't say 261 [v63] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: EU issues To what extent the present government has succeeded in: EU issues 1336 1 5 3.11 1.197 1 very well 77 2 well enough 424 3 not very well 342 4 very badly 258 5 can't say 235 [v64] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Public transport To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Public transport 1336 1 5 3.18 1.124 1 very well 35 2 well enough 391 3 not very well 452 4 very badly 210 5 can't say 248 [v65] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Improving national economy To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Improving national economy 1336 1 5 3.17 1.046 1 very well 48 2 well enough 331 3 not very well 460 4 very badly 337 5 can't say 160 [v66] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of city dwellers To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of city dwellers 1336 1 5 3.08 1.296 1 very well 87 2 well enough 489 3 not very well 321 4 very badly 114 5 can't say 325 [v67] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of families with children To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of families with children 1336 1 5 3.40 1.002 1 very well 40 2 well enough 215 3 not very well 433 4 very badly 472 5 can't say 176 [v68] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of children To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of children 1336 1 5 3.41 .973 1 very well 29 2 well enough 220 3 not very well 428 4 very badly 495 5 can't say 164 [v69] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Preventing price rises To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Preventing price rises 1336 1 5 2.85 1.134 1 very well 115 2 well enough 490 3 not very well 349 4 very badly 244 5 can't say 138 [v70] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of rural dwellers To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of rural dwellers 1336 1 5 3.57 1.083 1 very well 40 2 well enough 189 3 not very well 390 4 very badly 407 5 can't say 310 [v71] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of young people To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of young people 1336 1 5 3.42 .994 1 very well 27 2 well enough 204 3 not very well 498 4 very badly 395 5 can't say 212 [v72] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of myself and my family To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of myself and my family 1336 1 5 3.21 1.031 1 very well 30 2 well enough 349 3 not very well 424 4 very badly 374 5 can't say 159 [v73] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Issues concerning European economic and monetary union To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Issues concerning European economic and monetary union 1336 1 5 3.34 1.275 1 very well 87 2 well enough 330 3 not very well 299 4 very badly 276 5 can't say 344 [v74] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Security and defence politics To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Security and defence politics 1336 1 5 3.07 1.259 1 very well 85 2 well enough 477 3 not very well 319 4 very badly 172 5 can't say 283 [v75] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Employment situation To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Employment situation 1336 1 5 3.43 .863 1 very well 18 2 well enough 193 3 not very well 411 4 very badly 627 5 can't say 87 [v76] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of working people To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of working people 1336 1 5 3.03 1.112 1 very well 63 2 well enough 435 3 not very well 412 4 very badly 246 5 can't say 180 [v77] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of unemployed and laid off people To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of unemployed and laid off people 1336 1 5 3.49 .928 1 very well 30 2 well enough 172 3 not very well 390 4 very badly 598 5 can't say 146 [v78] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Reducing foreign debt To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Reducing foreign debt 1336 1 5 3.50 .984 1 very well 17 2 well enough 208 3 not very well 426 4 very badly 465 5 can't say 220 [v79] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of elderly and retired people To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of elderly and retired people 1336 1 5 3.47 .991 1 very well 35 2 well enough 188 3 not very well 418 4 very badly 499 5 can't say 196 [v80] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Taxation To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Taxation 1336 1 5 3.41 .935 1 very well 19 2 well enough 204 3 not very well 480 4 very badly 472 5 can't say 161 [v81] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of export companies To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of export companies 1336 1 5 2.97 1.507 1 very well 219 2 well enough 480 3 not very well 155 4 very badly 84 5 can't say 398 [v82] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of farmers To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of farmers 1336 1 5 3.49 1.214 1 very well 69 2 well enough 248 3 not very well 336 4 very badly 322 5 can't say 361 [v83] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of private transport (motoring) To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of private transport (motoring) 1336 1 5 3.56 .967 1 very well 38 2 well enough 154 3 not very well 358 4 very badly 595 5 can't say 191 [v84] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Environmental protection To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Environmental protection 1336 1 5 3.10 1.185 1 very well 63 2 well enough 438 3 not very well 397 4 very badly 185 5 can't say 253 [v85] To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of business life To what extent the present government has succeeded in: Responding to the needs of business life 1336 1 5 3.19 1.342 1 very well 101 2 well enough 427 3 not very well 293 4 very badly 146 5 can't say 369 [v86] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: National Coalition Party I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: National Coalition Party 1336 1 5 3.07 1.249 1 very much 144 2 to some extent 341 3 not very much 346 4 not at all 282 5 can't say 223 [v87] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Progressive Finnish Party I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Progressive Finnish Party 1336 1 5 3.39 1.150 1 very much 71 2 to some extent 262 3 not very much 320 4 not at all 435 5 can't say 248 [v88] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: True Finns I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: True Finns 1336 1 5 3.70 1.002 1 very much 29 2 to some extent 134 3 not very much 352 4 not at all 511 5 can't say 310 [v89] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Swedish People's Party in Finland I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Swedish People's Party in Finland 1336 1 5 3.45 1.043 1 very much 34 2 to some extent 224 3 not very much 426 4 not at all 417 5 can't say 235 [v90] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Centre Party of Finland I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Centre Party of Finland 1336 1 5 3.04 1.257 1 very much 167 2 to some extent 335 3 not very much 303 4 not at all 339 5 can't say 192 [v91] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Christian League of Finland I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Christian League of Finland 1336 1 5 3.37 1.125 1 very much 70 2 to some extent 249 3 not very much 370 4 not at all 416 5 can't say 231 [v92] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Social Democratic Party of Finland I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1336 1 5 3.08 1.206 1 very much 129 2 to some extent 341 3 not very much 349 4 not at all 325 5 can't say 192 [v93] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Left Alliance I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Left Alliance 1336 1 5 3.40 1.079 1 very much 67 2 to some extent 216 3 not very much 364 4 not at all 490 5 can't say 199 [v94] I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Green League I wish this party would win the parliamentary elections: Green League 1336 1 5 3.16 1.189 1 very much 97 2 to some extent 360 3 not very much 317 4 not at all 358 5 can't say 204 [v95] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Social Democratic Party of Finland If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Social Democratic Party of Finland 1269 1 5 3.32 1.103 1 very tempted 92 2 tempted to some extent 214 3 not very tempted 306 4 not at all tempted 513 5 can't say 144 SYSMISS 67 [v96] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Centre Party of Finland If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Centre Party of Finland 1269 1 5 3.22 1.157 1 very tempted 120 2 tempted to some extent 250 3 not very tempted 263 4 not at all tempted 505 5 can't say 131 SYSMISS 67 [v97] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: National Coalition Party If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: National Coalition Party 1269 1 5 3.17 1.166 1 very tempted 116 2 tempted to some extent 282 3 not very tempted 289 4 not at all tempted 438 5 can't say 144 SYSMISS 67 [v98] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Left Alliance If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Left Alliance 1269 1 5 3.58 .927 1 very tempted 39 2 tempted to some extent 130 3 not very tempted 299 4 not at all tempted 658 5 can't say 143 SYSMISS 67 [v99] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Swedish People's Party in Finland If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Swedish People's Party in Finland 1269 1 5 3.62 .859 1 very tempted 19 2 tempted to some extent 119 3 not very tempted 334 4 not at all tempted 655 5 can't say 142 SYSMISS 67 [v100] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Green League If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Green League 1269 1 5 3.32 1.089 1 very tempted 65 2 tempted to some extent 272 3 not very tempted 268 4 not at all tempted 518 5 can't say 146 SYSMISS 67 [v101] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Christian League of Finland If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Christian League of Finland 1269 1 5 3.56 .951 1 very tempted 48 2 tempted to some extent 124 3 not very tempted 317 4 not at all tempted 631 5 can't say 149 SYSMISS 67 [v102] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: True Finns If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: True Finns 1269 1 5 3.72 .816 1 very tempted 18 2 tempted to some extent 89 3 not very tempted 273 4 not at all tempted 737 5 can't say 152 SYSMISS 67 [v103] If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Progressive Finnish Party If the parliamentary elections were held now, how tempted would you feel to vote for: Progressive Finnish Party 1269 1 5 3.50 1.001 1 very tempted 43 2 tempted to some extent 186 3 not very tempted 290 4 not at all tempted 588 5 can't say 162 SYSMISS 67 [v104] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party/group would you vote for? If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party/group would you vote for? 1269 1 13 6.07 4.387 1 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 187 2 Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 200 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 195 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 61 5 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 24 6 Green League (VIHR) 101 7 Christian League of Finland (SKL) 31 8 Progressive Finnish Party (NUORS) 41 9 True Finns (Perussuomalaiset) 10 10 some other party or group 30 11 I would not vote 130 12 can't say 169 13 don't want to say 90 SYSMISS 67 [v105] Which party or group did you vote for in the 1996 municipal (local) elections? Which party or group did you vote for in the 1996 municipal (local) elections? 1269 1 14 5.80 4.580 1 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 241 2 Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 177 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 220 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 69 5 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 19 6 Green League (Vihreät) 89 7 Christian League of Finland (SKL) 38 8 Progressive Finnish Party (NUORS) 27 9 True Finns (Perussuomalaiset) 3 10 some other party or group 25 11 did not vote 178 12 did not have the right to vote (franchise) 20 13 can't say 44 14 don't want to say 119 SYSMISS 67 [v106] Which party or group did you vote for in the 1995 parliamentary elections? Which party or group did you vote for in the 1995 parliamentary elections? 1269 1 14 6.00 4.725 1 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 238 2 Centre Party of Finland (KEsK) 168 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 221 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 75 5 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 19 6 Green League (Vihreät) 79 7 Christian League of Finland (SKL) 28 8 Progressive Finnish Party (NUORS) 21 9 True Finns (Perussuomalaiset) 7 10 some other party or group 22 11 did not vote 154 12 did not have the right to vote (franchise) 33 13 can't say 84 14 don't want to say 120 SYSMISS 67 [v107] Respondent's age Respondent's age 1336 1 4 2.89 .991 1 15 - 24 years 160 2 25 - 34 years 253 3 35 - 49 years 491 4 50 - 69 years 432 [v108] Respondent's age Respondent's age 1336 1 2 1.69 .462 1 15 - 34 years 413 2 Over 35. 923 [v109] Respondent's place of residence Respondent's place of residence 1325 1 4 2.87 1.103 1 Helsinki area 270 2 Turku, Tampere 95 3 other city/town 500 4 rural area 460 SYSMISS 11 [v110] Part of country in which respondent lives Part of country in which respondent lives 1325 1 3 1.49 .713 1 Southern Finland 850 2 Central Finland 304 3 Northern Finland 171 SYSMISS 11 [v111] Respondent's province of residence Respondent's province of residence 1325 1 11 4.07 3.189 1 Uusimaa 412 2 Turku and Pori 169 3 Häme 195 4 Kymi 74 5 Mikkeli 54 6 Kuopio 75 7 Keski-Suomi 78 8 Vaasa 97 9 Pohjois-Karjala 32 10 Oulu 102 11 Lappi 37 12 Ahvenanmaa 0 SYSMISS 11 [v112] WT1 WT1 1336 5902 24094 9999.97 2806.149 Information on the Gallup Channel research system