Study title

Young People and Presidential Elections 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD1048

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1048
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1048

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Nurmela, Sakari (Gallup Finland)
• Pehkonen, Juhani (Gallup Finland)

Abstract

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.

Keywords

election campaigns; information sources; presidential candidates; presidential elections; values; voting; voting behaviour; youth

Topic Classification

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

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland (Gallup Finland)

Data Producers

• Ministry of Education. Advisory Council for Youth Affairs

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Young people aged 18-30 living in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

123 variables and 1003 cases.

Data Version

2.1

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Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable identifying municipality has been removed. The data set does not contain answers to the open-ended question 2.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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.

Bibliographical Citation

Nurmela, Sakari (Gallup Finland) & Pehkonen, Juhani (Gallup Finland): Young People and Presidential Elections 2000 [dataset]. Version 2.1 (2005-06-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1048

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Nurmela, Sakari & Pehkonen, Juhani (2000). Presidentinvaalit ja nuoret 2000: raportti 18-30-vuotiaiden osallistumisesta vuoden 2000 presidentinvaaleihin. Helsinki: Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta.