Study title

Finnish EU Attitudes 1996

Dataset ID Number

FSD1054

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1054

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)
• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Abstract

The survey was carried out just before the European Parliamentary elections, and focuses on Finnish attitudes towards the European Union, internationalisation, and the European Parliament. In addition, the dataset also carried various themes connected with the European Parliamentary elections. The respondents were first asked how interested they were in matters related to the Finnish EU membership, how well they thought they were informed about these matters, and what consequences the Finnish EU membership had had in Finland. In addition, the respondents were asked what kind of goals Finland should pursue as a EU member country, what kind of consequences the eventual EU enlargement to the Eastern Europe would have, and should the EU expand or get closer together in the coming years. Furthermore, the respondents were asked to assess various propositions concerning Finland's membership in the EU, the EMU, and economic subsidies provided by the Union. In relation to the elections, the respondents were asked how sure they were about going to vote in the municipal elections and in the European Parliamentary elections, and which factor was more important as regards the voting decision, the candidate's party or sex.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, size of municipality of residence, province of residence, education, professional group, field of enterprise, membership in trade union organisations, and which party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Keywords

European Parliament elections; European Union; European integration; European monetary system; voting behaviour

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish EU Attitudes 1992-2012

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Data Producers

• Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies

Time Period Covered

1996-08 – 1996-09

Collection Dates

1996-08-01 – 1996-09-17

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish population aged 18-70 years (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The material was collected through a mail survey. There were 1,307 respondents in all, representing the Finnish population aged 18-70 years, the Åland Islands excluded. The essential demographic, social and regional factors correspond to the population structure. The questionnaire was in Finnish and the survey was carried out in two waves (the original questionnaire survey and one additional survey).

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

152 variables and 1246 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA) & Yhdyskuntatutkimus: Finnish EU Attitudes 1996 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1054

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Disclaimer

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