DDI description: Young People and Presidential Elections 2000 DDI-kuvailu: Nuoret ja presidentinvaalit 2000 1048 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 2.1.0 Young People and Presidential Elections 2000 [metadata]. Metadata version 2.1.0 (2005-06-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1048; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1048 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. Young People and Presidential Elections 2000 Nuoret ja presidentinvaalit 2000 1048 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1048 10.60686/t-fsd1048 Nurmela, Sakari Pehkonen, Juhani Ministry of Education. Advisory Council for Youth Affairs In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Individual datasets

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 2.1 2.1 Nurmela, Sakari (Gallup Finland) & Pehkonen, Juhani (Gallup Finland): Young People and Presidential Elections 2000 [dataset]. Data version 2.1 (2005-06-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1048; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1048 election campaigns information sources presidential candidates presidential elections values voting voting behaviour youth Social sciences Youth Political behaviour and attitudes Elections

The data was collected between the first and second round of the Finnish presidential elections in 2000. The object of the survey was to study the interest of young people in politics and in the presidential elections, their opinions on the election campaign, voting, political parties, information sources on the election, and the person and tasks of the president. The respondents were asked how important different factors were when they made their decision to vote, did they vote in the elections, for whom and on what grounds. Those who had abstained were asked if it had been self-evident that they were not going to vote, and why they abstained. All respondents were asked whether they were going to vote in the second round of the elections and for whom. In conclusion, the respondents were asked how important certain things were in their lives: spending time with friends, spending time with family, leisure time hobbies, exercising, good income, etc.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, vocational education, economic activity, occupational group, household composition, housing tenure, periods of unemployment, Internet use, and whether the respondent was going to vote in the forthcoming municipal elections.

 Finland Finland Individual Individual Young people aged 18-30 living in Finland Quantitative Cross-section CrossSection Gallup Finland Probability: Simple random Probability.SimpleRandom Telephone interview Interview.Telephone 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 variable identifying municipality has been removed. The data set does not contain answers to the open-ended question 2. 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. FSD1027 Youth and Parliamentary Elections 1999 FSD1028 Young People and European Parliament Elections 1999 FSD1247 Youth and Parliamentary Elections 2003 Nurmela, Sakari & Pehkonen, Juhani (2000). Presidentinvaalit ja nuoret 2000: raportti 18-30-vuotiaiden osallistumisesta vuoden 2000 presidentinvaaleihin. Helsinki: Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta. Presidentinvaalit ja nuoret 2000: raportti 18-30-vuotiaiden osallistumisesta vuoden 2000 presidentinvaaleihin daf1048e.nsf 1003 123 NSDstat 9900 [fsd_no] FSD study number FSD study number 1003 1048 1048 1048 0 1048 1003 [fsd_vr] FSD edition number FSD edition number 1003 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.90993e-14 [fsd_pro] FSD processing level Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. Variable frequencies, filter variables, variable and value labels, and missing values are checked. If necessary, the data are anonymised. 1003 1 1 1 A (see codebook) 1003 2 B (see codebook) 0 3 C (data hasn't been checked at FSD) 0 [fsd_id] FSD case id FSD case id 1003 1 1003 502 289.685 [suku] Respondent's gender Respondent's gender 1003 1 2 1 Female 496 2 Male 507 [k1] How interested are you in matters related to the presidential elections? How interested are you in matters related to the presidential elections? 1003 1 4 1 Very interested 239 2 Somewhat interested 598 3 Not very interested 136 4 Not at all interested 30 5 Can't say 0 [k3a_1] During the election campaign of the first round, to what extent do you think issues unrelated to presidential powers or tasks were raised? During the election campaign of the first round, to what extent do you think issues unrelated to presidential powers or tasks were raised? 1003 1 4 1 A great deal 175 2 Some extent 699 3 Not at all 66 4 Can't say 63 [k3a_2] During the election campaign of the first round, was there public criticism of the candidates' political activities? During the election campaign of the first round, was there public criticism of the candidates' political activities? 1003 1 4 1 A great deal 81 2 Some extent 647 3 Not at all 244 4 Can't say 31 [k3a_3] During the election campaign of the first round, were any unfavourable aspects of the candidates' private lives brought to public attention? During the election campaign of the first round, were any unfavourable aspects of the candidates' private lives brought to public attention? 1003 1 4 1 A great deal 206 2 Some extent 514 3 Not at all 268 4 Can't say 15 [k3a_4] During the election campaign of the first round, did the spouses/partners of the candidates participate in the campaign? During the election campaign of the first round, did the spouses/partners of the candidates participate in the campaign? 1003 1 4 1 A great deal 257 2 Some extent 609 3 Not at all 125 4 Can't say 12 [k3b_1] How beneficial do you feel it is that candidates comment on issues unrelated to presidential powers or tasks? How beneficial do you feel it is that candidates comment on issues unrelated to presidential powers or tasks? 1003 1 4 1 Beneficial 220 2 Not very beneficial 496 3 Not at all beneficial 271 4 Can't say 16 [k3b_2] How beneficial do you find public criticism of the candidates' political activities? How beneficial do you find public criticism of the candidates' political activities? 1003 1 4 1 Beneficial 463 2 Not very beneficial 400 3 Not at all beneficial 111 4 Can't say 29 [k3b_3] How beneficial do you find that unfavourable aspects of the candidates' private lives are exposed How beneficial do you find that unfavourable aspects of the candidates' private lives are exposed 1003 1 4 1 Beneficial 61 2 Not very beneficial 282 3 Not at all beneficial 645 4 Can't say 15 [k3b_4] How beneficial do you find that the candidates' spouses/partners participate in the election campaign How beneficial do you find that the candidates' spouses/partners participate in the election campaign 1003 1 4 1 Beneficial 426 2 Not very beneficial 352 3 Not at all beneficial 189 4 Can't say 36 [k4a] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Work colleagues or fellow students Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Work colleagues or fellow students 1003 1 5 1 Very important 32 2 Rather important 154 3 Not very important 328 4 Not at all important 485 5 Can't say 4 [k4b] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Home, parents or relatives Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Home, parents or relatives 1003 1 5 1 Very important 52 2 Rather important 296 3 Not very important 293 4 Not at all important 360 5 Can't say 2 [k4c] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Other friends Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Other friends 1003 1 5 1 Very important 22 2 Rather important 185 3 Not very important 366 4 Not at all important 429 5 Can't say 1 [k4d] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: News and current affairs articles in newspapers Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: News and current affairs articles in newspapers 1003 1 5 1 Very important 175 2 Rather important 547 3 Not very important 158 4 Not at all important 122 5 Can't say 1 [k4e] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: News and current affairs programmes on the radio Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: News and current affairs programmes on the radio 1003 1 5 1 Very important 98 2 Rather important 334 3 Not very important 244 4 Not at all important 322 5 Can't say 5 [k4f] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: News and current affairs programmes on TV Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: News and current affairs programmes on TV 1003 1 5 1 Very important 374 2 Rather important 468 3 Not very important 84 4 Not at all important 76 5 Can't say 1 [k4g] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Books, magazines and other written sources Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Books, magazines and other written sources 1003 1 5 1 Very important 34 2 Rather important 270 3 Not very important 368 4 Not at all important 328 5 Can't say 3 [k4h] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Internet Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Internet 1003 1 5 1 Very important 35 2 Rather important 159 3 Not very important 172 4 Not at all important 632 5 Can't say 5 [k4i] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Election campaigns in general Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Election campaigns in general 1003 1 5 1 Very important 86 2 Rather important 423 3 Not very important 286 4 Not at all important 198 5 Can't say 10 [k4j] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Candidates' advertisements in newspapers Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Candidates' advertisements in newspapers 1003 1 5 1 Very important 24 2 Rather important 228 3 Not very important 369 4 Not at all important 378 5 Can't say 4 [k4k] Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Candidates' advertisements on television and the radio Importance of information sources in relation to voting decision during the first round: Candidates' advertisements on television and the radio 1003 1 5 1 Very important 55 2 Rather important 346 3 Not very important 311 4 Not at all important 290 5 Can't say 1 [k5] If you think about times when there are no elections, how often do you discuss politics with other people? If you think about times when there are no elections, how often do you discuss politics with other people? 1003 1 5 1 Daily or almost daily 105 2 Often 168 3 Sometimes 326 4 Rarely 352 5 Never 52 6 Cant' say 0 [k6] How often did you discuss issues related to the first round of the recent presidential elections during the election campaign? How often did you discuss issues related to the first round of the recent presidential elections during the election campaign? 1003 1 5 1 Daily or almost daily 404 2 Often 298 3 Sometimes 193 4 Rarely 99 5 Never 9 6 Cant' say 0 [k7a] Voting in presidential elections is a civic duty Voting in presidential elections is a civic duty 1003 1 5 1 Strongly agree 663 2 Agree 253 3 Disagree 54 4 Strongly disagree 32 5 Can't say 1 [k7b] The decisions and actions of the president have no influence on my life The decisions and actions of the president have no influence on my life 1003 1 5 1 Strongly agree 62 2 Agree 228 3 Disagree 431 4 Strongly disagree 276 5 Can't say 6 [k7c] During the first round, there was at least one candidate who I liked During the first round, there was at least one candidate who I liked 1003 1 5 1 Strongly agree 735 2 Agree 148 3 Disagree 53 4 Strongly disagree 61 5 Can't say 6 [k7d] You can influence things by voting in presidential elections You can influence things by voting in presidential elections 1003 1 5 1 Strongly agree 494 2 Agree 344 3 Disagree 123 4 Strongly disagree 40 5 Can't say 2 [k7e] Voting in presidential elections is more interesting than voting in parliamentary elections Voting in presidential elections is more interesting than voting in parliamentary elections 1003 1 5 1 Strongly agree 486 2 Agree 286 3 Disagree 139 4 Strongly disagree 63 5 Can't say 29 [k7f] Basically, I think that the president should be a man Basically, I think that the president should be a man 1003 1 5 1 Strongly agree 112 2 Agree 97 3 Disagree 162 4 Strongly disagree 621 5 Can't say 11 [k7g] The recently elected president should have more powers in domestic affairs than the previous president had The recently elected president should have more powers in domestic affairs than the previous president had 1003 1 5 1 Strongly agree 149 2 Agree 300 3 Disagree 317 4 Strongly disagree 167 5 Can't say 70 [k8] Many voters chose not to vote in the first round. What did you do? Many voters chose not to vote in the first round. What did you do? 1003 1 4 1 I did not vote 140 2 I voted in advance 311 3 I voted on the election day 549 4 Don't want to say 3 [k9] (IF VOTED) How self-evident was it for you to vote? (IF VOTED) How self-evident was it for you to vote? 860 1 3 1 Self-evident 745 2 Thought about not voting, but not seriously 96 3 Seriously considered not voting as an option 19 4 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 143 [k10] When did you decide on the candidate you voted for in the first round? When did you decide on the candidate you voted for in the first round? 860 1 5 1 On the election day 84 2 Some days before voting 195 3 About a week or two before voting 271 4 I made my choice already last year 309 5 Can't say 1 SYSMISS 143 [k11] Which of the following candidates did you vote for in the first round? Which of the following candidates did you vote for in the first round? 860 1 8 1 Esko Aho (KESK) 248 2 Ilkka Hakalehto (PS) 4 3 Tarja Halonen (SDP) 290 4 Heidi Hautala (VIHR) 63 5 Risto Kuisma (REM) 6 6 Elisabeth Rehn (RKP) 55 7 Riitta Uosukainen (KOK) 92 8 Don't want to say/cast a blank vote 102 SYSMISS 143 [k12a] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's political party To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's political party 860 1 4 1 A great deal 101 2 A fair amount 270 3 Not very much 251 4 Not at all 238 5 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 143 [k12b] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's gender To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's gender 860 1 5 1 A great deal 87 2 A fair amount 239 3 Not very much 227 4 Not at all 305 5 Can't say 2 SYSMISS 143 [k12c] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's age To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's age 860 1 4 1 A great deal 33 2 A fair amount 196 3 Not very much 253 4 Not at all 378 5 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 143 [k12d] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's educational background To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's educational background 860 1 5 1 A great deal 63 2 A fair amount 391 3 Not very much 209 4 Not at all 189 5 Can't say 8 SYSMISS 143 [k12e] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's expertise in foreign affairs To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's expertise in foreign affairs 860 1 5 1 A great deal 224 2 A fair amount 436 3 Not very much 136 4 Not at all 59 5 Can't say 5 SYSMISS 143 [k12f] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate had experience of acting and working in the international sphere To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate had experience of acting and working in the international sphere 860 1 5 1 A great deal 262 2 A fair amount 469 3 Not very much 93 4 Not at all 32 5 Can't say 4 SYSMISS 143 [k12g] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's good language skills To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's good language skills 860 1 5 1 A great deal 134 2 A fair amount 374 3 Not very much 204 4 Not at all 127 5 Can't say 21 SYSMISS 143 [k12h] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate is empathetic To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate is empathetic 860 1 5 1 A great deal 126 2 A fair amount 435 3 Not very much 208 4 Not at all 78 5 Can't say 13 SYSMISS 143 [k12i] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate is a good public performer To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate is a good public performer 860 1 4 1 A great deal 295 2 A fair amount 487 3 Not very much 66 4 Not at all 12 5 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 143 [k12j] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's stylishness and elegance To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's stylishness and elegance 860 1 5 1 A great deal 166 2 A fair amount 395 3 Not very much 210 4 Not at all 87 5 Can't say 2 SYSMISS 143 [k12k] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's determination and assertiveness To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's determination and assertiveness 860 1 5 1 A great deal 351 2 A fair amount 443 3 Not very much 50 4 Not at all 15 5 Can't say 1 SYSMISS 143 [k12l] To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's irreproachable private life To what extent did the following characteristics influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's irreproachable private life 860 1 5 1 A great deal 41 2 A fair amount 174 3 Not very much 306 4 Not at all 329 5 Can't say 10 SYSMISS 143 [k13a] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on Finland's Nato membership To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on Finland's Nato membership 860 1 5 1 A great deal 88 2 A fair amount 290 3 Not very much 267 4 Not at all 192 5 Can't say 23 SYSMISS 143 [k13b] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on Finland's EU policy To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on Finland's EU policy 860 1 5 1 A great deal 98 2 A fair amount 471 3 Not very much 179 4 Not at all 92 5 Can't say 20 SYSMISS 143 [k13c] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on Finland's relations to non-EU countries To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on Finland's relations to non-EU countries 860 1 5 1 A great deal 79 2 A fair amount 431 3 Not very much 226 4 Not at all 101 5 Can't say 23 SYSMISS 143 [k13d] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on the reduction of unemployment To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on the reduction of unemployment 860 1 5 1 A great deal 160 2 A fair amount 418 3 Not very much 187 4 Not at all 82 5 Can't say 13 SYSMISS 143 [k13e] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on the economic policy of Finland To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on the economic policy of Finland 860 1 5 1 A great deal 113 2 A fair amount 434 3 Not very much 217 4 Not at all 78 5 Can't say 18 SYSMISS 143 [k13f] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on the security and defence policy of Finland To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on the security and defence policy of Finland 860 1 5 1 A great deal 164 2 A fair amount 468 3 Not very much 160 4 Not at all 60 5 Can't say 8 SYSMISS 143 [k13g] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on and actions in gender equality issues To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on and actions in gender equality issues 860 1 5 1 A great deal 107 2 A fair amount 361 3 Not very much 248 4 Not at all 125 5 Can't say 19 SYSMISS 143 [k13h] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on the reduction of poverty and social exclusion To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on the reduction of poverty and social exclusion 860 1 5 1 A great deal 172 2 A fair amount 451 3 Not very much 166 4 Not at all 56 5 Can't say 15 SYSMISS 143 [k13i] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on moral and ethical issues To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on moral and ethical issues 860 1 5 1 A great deal 166 2 A fair amount 406 3 Not very much 196 4 Not at all 70 5 Can't say 22 SYSMISS 143 [k13j] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on crime reduction To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on crime reduction 860 1 5 1 A great deal 108 2 A fair amount 337 3 Not very much 258 4 Not at all 131 5 Can't say 26 SYSMISS 143 [k13k] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on regional policy To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on regional policy 860 1 5 1 A great deal 91 2 A fair amount 345 3 Not very much 292 4 Not at all 110 5 Can't say 22 SYSMISS 143 [k13l] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's public image in terms of the image of Finland To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's public image in terms of the image of Finland 860 1 5 1 A great deal 226 2 A fair amount 427 3 Not very much 138 4 Not at all 58 5 Can't say 11 SYSMISS 143 [k13m] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on environmental issues To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on environmental issues 860 1 5 1 A great deal 110 2 A fair amount 417 3 Not very much 233 4 Not at all 82 5 Can't say 18 SYSMISS 143 [k13n] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's good election campaign To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's good election campaign 860 1 5 1 A great deal 54 2 A fair amount 265 3 Not very much 339 4 Not at all 191 5 Can't say 11 SYSMISS 143 [k13o] To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's good rating in opinion polls To what extent did the following things influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's good rating in opinion polls 860 1 5 1 A great deal 20 2 A fair amount 146 3 Not very much 275 4 Not at all 412 5 Can't say 7 SYSMISS 143 [k14a] I wanted to vote for a candidate who had a good chance of winning the second round of the elections I wanted to vote for a candidate who had a good chance of winning the second round of the elections 860 1 3 1 Agree 243 2 Disagree 608 3 Can't say 9 SYSMISS 143 [k14b] The candidate I voted for was not my first choice. Instead, I voted for a candidate who had a good chance of being elected to the second round The candidate I voted for was not my first choice. Instead, I voted for a candidate who had a good chance of being elected to the second round 860 1 3 1 Agree 83 2 Disagree 764 3 Can't say 13 SYSMISS 143 [k14c] I wanted to vote for the candidate, because opinion polls did not promise him/her a good rating in the first round I wanted to vote for the candidate, because opinion polls did not promise him/her a good rating in the first round 860 1 3 1 Agree 36 2 Disagree 816 3 Can't say 8 SYSMISS 143 [k15] (IF DID NOT VOTE) How self-evident was it for you not to vote in the first round? (IF DID NOT VOTE) How self-evident was it for you not to vote in the first round? 140 1 4 1 Self-evident 35 2 Thought about voting, but not seriously 43 3 Seriously considered voting as an option 58 4 Can't say 4 SYSMISS 863 [k16a] Importance of various factors in not voting: You could not find a suitable candidate Importance of various factors in not voting: You could not find a suitable candidate 140 1 4 1 Important 37 2 Quite important 26 3 Not at all important 74 4 Can't say 3 SYSMISS 863 [k16b] Importance of various factors in not voting: You could not vote due to a trip, an illness, work obligations etc. Importance of various factors in not voting: You could not vote due to a trip, an illness, work obligations etc. 140 1 3 1 Important 51 2 Quite important 14 3 Not at all important 75 4 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 863 [k16c] Importance of various factors in not voting: You could not be bothered to vote Importance of various factors in not voting: You could not be bothered to vote 140 1 3 1 Important 31 2 Quite important 28 3 Not at all important 81 4 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 863 [k16d] Importance of various factors in not voting: You did not think voting would benefit you in any way Importance of various factors in not voting: You did not think voting would benefit you in any way 140 1 4 1 Important 30 2 Quite important 34 3 Not at all important 75 4 Can't say 1 SYSMISS 863 [k16e] Importance of various factors in not voting: You thought one vote would not make a difference to the final outcome of the elections Importance of various factors in not voting: You thought one vote would not make a difference to the final outcome of the elections 140 1 4 1 Important 40 2 Quite important 29 3 Not at all important 68 4 Can't say 3 SYSMISS 863 [k16f] Importance of various factors in not voting: You do not trust politicians and politics in general Importance of various factors in not voting: You do not trust politicians and politics in general 140 1 4 1 Important 34 2 Quite important 47 3 Not at all important 58 4 Can't say 1 SYSMISS 863 [k16g] Importance of various factors in not voting: You wanted to protest against politics and politicians Importance of various factors in not voting: You wanted to protest against politics and politicians 140 1 4 1 Important 9 2 Quite important 21 3 Not at all important 108 4 Can't say 2 SYSMISS 863 [k16h] Importance of various factors in not voting: You did not have enough information about candidates Importance of various factors in not voting: You did not have enough information about candidates 140 1 3 1 Important 18 2 Quite important 32 3 Not at all important 90 4 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 863 [k16i] Importance of various factors in not voting: Politics does not interest you Importance of various factors in not voting: Politics does not interest you 140 1 3 1 Important 37 2 Quite important 42 3 Not at all important 61 4 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 863 [k16j] Importance of various factors in not voting: Presidential elections do not interest you Importance of various factors in not voting: Presidential elections do not interest you 140 1 3 1 Important 19 2 Quite important 34 3 Not at all important 87 4 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 863 [k16k] Importance of various factors in not voting: You had other things to do Importance of various factors in not voting: You had other things to do 140 1 3 1 Important 38 2 Quite important 28 3 Not at all important 74 4 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 863 [k16l] Importance of various factors in not voting: The decisions and actions of the president have no influence on your life Importance of various factors in not voting: The decisions and actions of the president have no influence on your life 140 1 3 1 Important 18 2 Quite important 29 3 Not at all important 93 4 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 863 [k16m] Importance of various factors in not voting: The candidate you preferred had no chance of getting elected to the second round Importance of various factors in not voting: The candidate you preferred had no chance of getting elected to the second round 140 1 4 1 Important 14 2 Quite important 15 3 Not at all important 110 4 Can't say 1 SYSMISS 863 [k16n] Importance of various factors in not voting: Because of miserable weather, you just could not manage to drag yourself to the polling station Importance of various factors in not voting: Because of miserable weather, you just could not manage to drag yourself to the polling station 140 1 4 1 Important 2 2 Quite important 5 3 Not at all important 132 4 Can't say 1 SYSMISS 863 [k17] Will you vote in the second round or not? Will you vote in the second round or not? 1003 1 3 1 Yes 927 2 No 44 3 Don't want to say 32 [k18] Which one will you vote for in the second round: Esko Aho (KESK, male) or Tarja Halonen (SDP, female) Which one will you vote for in the second round: Esko Aho (KESK, male) or Tarja Halonen (SDP, female) 927 1 3 1 Esko Aho (KESK) 316 2 Tarja Halonen (SDP) 434 3 Can't say 177 SYSMISS 76 [k20] Which of the following political parties do you like the most? (If respondent has no preferred party, which party does (s)he dislike the least) Which of the following political parties do you like the most? (If respondent has no preferred party, which party does (s)he dislike the least) 1003 1 12 1 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 154 2 Center Party of Finland (KESK) 162 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 214 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 25 5 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 16 6 Green League (VIHR) 153 7 Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) 17 8 True Finns (PS) 7 9 Reform Group (REM) 8 10 Other party 4 11 No party 142 12 Can't say 101 [k21] Which of the following political parties do you like the second most? (If respondent has no preferred party, which does (s)he dislike the second least) Which of the following political parties do you like the second most? (If respondent has no preferred party, which does (s)he dislike the second least) 760 1 12 1 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 138 2 Center Party of Finland (KESK) 121 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 132 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 25 5 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 24 6 Green League (VIHR) 109 7 Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) 9 8 True Finns (PS) 3 9 Reform Group (REM) 12 10 Other party 3 11 No party 64 12 Can't say 120 SYSMISS 243 [k22a] Importance in respondent's life: Spending time with friends Importance in respondent's life: Spending time with friends 1003 1 3 1 Very important 657 2 Quite important 324 3 Not very important 22 4 Not at all important 0 5 Can't say 0 [k22b] Importance in respondent's life: Having good manners and following traditions in own life Importance in respondent's life: Having good manners and following traditions in own life 1003 1 4 1 Very important 463 2 Quite important 468 3 Not very important 65 4 Not at all important 7 5 Can't say 0 [k22c] Importance in respondent's life: Leading enjoyable and exciting life Importance in respondent's life: Leading enjoyable and exciting life 1003 1 5 1 Very important 285 2 Quite important 480 3 Not very important 213 4 Not at all important 23 5 Can't say 2 [k22d] Importance in respondent's life: Spending time with family Importance in respondent's life: Spending time with family 1003 1 3 1 Very important 698 2 Quite important 269 3 Not very important 36 4 Not at all important 0 5 Can't say 0 [k22e] Importance in respondent's life: Having plenty of leisure activities Importance in respondent's life: Having plenty of leisure activities 1003 1 5 1 Very important 216 2 Quite important 525 3 Not very important 245 4 Not at all important 15 5 Can't say 2 [k22f] Importance in respondent's life: Resting, relaxing, doing nothing Importance in respondent's life: Resting, relaxing, doing nothing 1003 1 4 1 Very important 223 2 Quite important 531 3 Not very important 218 4 Not at all important 31 5 Can't say 0 [k22g] Importance in respondent's life: Succeeding in life better than other people Importance in respondent's life: Succeeding in life better than other people 1003 1 5 1 Very important 94 2 Quite important 292 3 Not very important 466 4 Not at all important 143 5 Can't say 8 [k22h] Importance in respondent's life: Doing sport, taking exercise Importance in respondent's life: Doing sport, taking exercise 1003 1 5 1 Very important 375 2 Quite important 473 3 Not very important 122 4 Not at all important 32 5 Can't say 1 [k22i] Importance in respondent's life: Being efficient and productive both in working and private life Importance in respondent's life: Being efficient and productive both in working and private life 1003 1 5 1 Very important 387 2 Quite important 511 3 Not very important 90 4 Not at all important 13 5 Can't say 2 [k22j] Importance in respondent's life: Gaining new experiences Importance in respondent's life: Gaining new experiences 1003 1 5 1 Very important 382 2 Quite important 520 3 Not very important 91 4 Not at all important 8 5 Can't say 2 [k22k] Importance in respondent's life: Environmentally friendly lifestyle Importance in respondent's life: Environmentally friendly lifestyle 1003 1 5 1 Very important 256 2 Quite important 596 3 Not very important 133 4 Not at all important 15 5 Can't say 3 [k22l] Importance in respondent's life: Having influence both in working life and outside it Importance in respondent's life: Having influence both in working life and outside it 1003 1 5 1 Very important 86 2 Quite important 333 3 Not very important 488 4 Not at all important 91 5 Can't say 5 [k22m] Importance in respondent's life: Healthy lifestyle Importance in respondent's life: Healthy lifestyle 1003 1 5 1 Very important 380 2 Quite important 519 3 Not very important 93 4 Not at all important 10 5 Can't say 1 [k22n] Importance in respondent's life: Trying to make the world a better place to live in Importance in respondent's life: Trying to make the world a better place to live in 1003 1 5 1 Very important 355 2 Quite important 527 3 Not very important 105 4 Not at all important 11 5 Can't say 5 [k22o] Importance in respondent's life: Good income Importance in respondent's life: Good income 1003 1 5 1 Very important 195 2 Quite important 583 3 Not very important 204 4 Not at all important 20 5 Can't say 1 [k22p] Importance in respondent's life: Life-long education and self-development also during free time Importance in respondent's life: Life-long education and self-development also during free time 1003 1 5 1 Very important 233 2 Quite important 502 3 Not very important 220 4 Not at all important 47 5 Can't say 1 [t3] Respondent's vocational education Respondent's vocational education 1003 1 6 1 No vocational education 324 2 Vocational course, on the job training 50 3 Vocational school 252 4 Vocational college 242 5 University 116 6 Other 19 7 Don't want to say 0 [t4] Respondent's present economic activity Respondent's present economic activity 1003 1 6 1 Studying 395 2 At work full-time 403 3 At work part-time 50 4 Unemployed or in labour market training for the unemployed 84 5 Homemaker 47 6 Something else 24 7 Don't want to say 0 [t5] Respondent's occupational group Respondent's occupational group 453 1 11 1 Higher managerial occupations (salaried) 13 2 Lower managerial and professional occupations 64 3 Administrative, clerical, secreterial occupations 69 4 Worker 264 5 Large or small employer, own account worker 32 6 Farmer 6 7 Student 4 8 Homemaker 0 9 Unemployed or laid off 0 10 Something else 0 11 Don't want to or can't say 1 SYSMISS 550 [t6] Household composition Household composition 1003 1 7 1 One-person household 215 2 Living with parent(s) 217 3 Shared flat (e.g. student housing) 64 4 Married/cohabiting, no children 299 5 Lone parent with own children 9 6 Married/cohabiting with children 193 7 Something else 6 8 Don't want to say 0 [t7] Housing tenure Housing tenure 1003 1 4 1 Owner occupied 428 2 Rented 551 3 Right of residence 10 4 Something else 14 5 Don't want to say 0 [t8] Have you been unemployed in the past 12 months? Have you been unemployed in the past 12 months? 1003 1 3 1 Yes 217 2 No 785 3 Can't say 1 [t9] If yes, how many months in total? If yes, how many months in total? 217 0 12 4.14747 3.25411 0 9 1 43 2 38 3 24 4 17 5 17 6 35 7 4 8 7 9 2 10 3 11 2 12 16 SYSMISS 786 [t10] Have you been unemployed for at least six months in the past three years? Have you been unemployed for at least six months in the past three years? 1003 1 3 1 Yes 164 2 No 838 3 Can't say 1 [t11] Do you have... Do you have... 1003 1 3 1 Fixed-line telephone at home 42 2 Only a mobile phone 450 3 Both mobile and fixed-line telephone at home 511 4 Can't say 0 [t12c1] Do you use the Internet: At home Do you use the Internet: At home 1003 0 1 0 Not mentioned 675 1 Mentioned 328 [t12c2] Do you use the Internet: At workplace Do you use the Internet: At workplace 1003 0 1 0 Not mentioned 759 1 Mentioned 244 [t12c3] Do you use the Internet: At an educational facility Do you use the Internet: At an educational facility 1003 0 1 0 Not mentioned 674 1 Mentioned 329 [t12c4] Do you use the Internet: In the library Do you use the Internet: In the library 1003 0 1 0 Not mentioned 904 1 Mentioned 99 [t12c5] Do you use the Internet: Somewhere else Do you use the Internet: Somewhere else 1003 0 1 0 Not mentioned 924 1 Mentioned 79 [t12c6] Do you use the Internet: Nowhere Do you use the Internet: Nowhere 1003 0 1 0 Not mentioned 769 1 Mentioned 234 [t12c7] Do you use the Internet: Can't say Do you use the Internet: Can't say 1003 0 0 0 Not mentioned 1003 1 Mentioned 0 [t13] How often do you use the Internet? How often do you use the Internet? 769 1 5 1 Daily, several times a day 210 2 On 5-7 days a week 141 3 On 3-4 days a week 114 4 On 1-2 days a week 167 5 More rarely 137 6 Can't say 0 SYSMISS 234 [t14] Next general election will be the municipal elections. How certain are you that you will vote in them? Next general election will be the municipal elections. How certain are you that you will vote in them? 1003 1 5 1 Will certainly vote 379 2 Will probably vote 413 3 Will probably not vote 157 4 Will certainly not vote 31 5 Can't say 23 [bv1] Respondent's year of birth Respondent's year of birth 1003 1969 1981 1975.22 3.6777 1969 56 1970 67 1971 81 1972 74 1973 80 1974 97 1975 70 1976 76 1977 88 1978 76 1979 76 1980 57 1981 105 [bv3] Language Language 1003 1 2 1 Finnish 977 2 Swedish 26