Study title

Finnish EU Attitudes Autumn 1993

Dataset ID Number

FSD1058

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1058
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1058

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish expectations of what kind of impact the EU membership would have on Finland. It also contains the citizens' estimates of both Finnish influence as a member of the Union and issues Finland should be able to influence in the European Union. The abbreviation EC, European Community, was still used in this data because the Maastricht Treaty was not yet in force when the data were compiled.

The respondents were first asked what their attitude towards Finland's potential membership in the EU was, and to what extent their attitude was dependent on the so-called edge conditions. Familiarity with Finnish EU membership and European integration issues was surveyed. The respondents were asked whether they thought they would vote in the referendum on membership, and whether Finland was likely to join the EU. In addition, the respondents were asked to estimate what kind of impact the EU membership would have on living conditions in Finland, standard of living, national economy, export, business life, interest level, wage level, price and quality of food, arts and culture, education, social security, health services, environment, equality, security policy, democracy, crime, employment, the position of some population groups, etc.

The respondents were also asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to the potential EU membership, its impact on Finland, the need for integration, and who should decide about the membership and when. The survey carried a number of characterisations of the EU, and the respondents were asked whether the characterisations were consistent with their own views (e.g. EU consolidates peace in Europe, takes environmental protection seriously). The respondents were asked how important it was to them that Finland attained certain negotiation goals (e.g. in agricultural policy, hunting and fishing issues) in the membership negotiations.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, size of municipality of residence, province of residence, vocational education, industry of employment, occupational group, type of employer, trade union membership, and which party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Keywords

European Economic Community; European Union; European integration; Finland; attitudes; economic integration; membership

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

1993

Collection Dates

1993-10-27 – 1993-12-09

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 number of questionnaires posted was 4000, of which 1932 were returned. The randomly drawn sample was representative of the Finnish population aged 18 - 70 in terms of major demographic, social and regional factors.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

48,3

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

159 variables and 1912 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data do not include answers to the open-ended question asking for comments.

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 Autumn 1993 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1058

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Suomalaisten EY-kannanotot: syksy 1993 (1993). Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta (EVA).

Haikonen, Jyrki & Kiljunen, Pentti (2003). Mitä mieltä, suomalainen? EVAn asennetutkimuksien kertomaa vuosilta 1984-2003. Helsinki: Taloustieto. EVA-raportti.

Tuokko, Katja (2012) From Left to West: The position of Vasemmistoliitto on European integration in 1990 - 1998. Poliittisen historian pro gradu -tutkielma. Helsingin yliopisto. hdl:10138/37140

Haavisto, Ilkka (2024). Virkistyvät eurovaalit. Suomalaiset suuntaavat vaaliuurnille aiempaa runsaslukuisemmin [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Analyysi 135. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/eva-analyysi-no-135.pdf [viitattu 30.8.2024].

Kujanpää, Emmiliina (2024). Suomalaiset eivät lämpene Euroopan unionin rahoituksen kasvattamiselle - uusi yhteisvelka torjutaan [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Artikkeli 28.5.2024.https://www.eva.fi/blog/2024/05/28/suomalaiset-eivat-lampene-euroopan-unionin-rahoituksen-kasvattamiselle-uusi-yhteisvelka-torjutaan/ [viitattu 3.9.2024].