Valitse muuttuja

[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[q1] No party promotes issues that are important to me.

[q2] In the future, science and technology will be able to solve all present-day problems.

[q3] A fifth nuclear power plant should be built in Finland.

[q4] Improving economic welfare to a yet higher level will increase psychological distress.

[q5] Science and technology are changing from people's servants into their masters.

[q6] Migration to the capital area should be restricted in order to maintain all parts of Finland populated and viable.

[q7] It is a privilege to be a Finn.

[q8] The equality between the sexes is talked about way too much nowadays.

[q9] Political parties have drifted further and further away from the problems of ordinary citizens.

[q10] The task of corporate managers is to make the business profitable, not to worry about others' problems.

[q11] The opinions of citizens have little influence on decision-making in our society.

[q12] Finland should employ migrant workers to do the work Finns do not want to do themselves.

[q13] I am willing to accept a lower standard of living to reduce pollution and environmental problems.

[q14] The expansion of Finnish industry to other countries should be supported, because the companies would thereby strengthen the viability of their domestic production plants.

[q15] If the Finns had a more positive attitude to entrepreneurship, it would benefit society as a whole.

[q16] In today's society, one has to be brash to survive.

[q17] If employees could participate and influence corporate decision making more, it would benefit society as a whole.

[q18] If more foreigners worked in Finland, our country would benefit from the useful international influences they bring.

[q19] Labour migration should be facilitated.

[q20] The conviction of conscientious objectors should be respected more.

[q21] Economic growth is the only way to continuous well-being.

[q22] Finland should join the European Community (EC, former EEC).

[q23] People who take unfair advantage of welfare benefits, idlers, and other spongers are treated far too well in Finland.

[q24] Efforts should not be made to further increase the material standard of living.

[q25] The supporters of alternative movements are unrealistic daydreamers.

[q26] The problems of the present-day world can only be solved by returning to a life closer to nature.

[q27] Finnish enterprises should not invest in factories abroad, because it reduces employment in Finland.

[q28] Finland suffers from a worrying trend of ownership concentration.

[q29] Finns should effectively protect their unique culture from the ever-increasing internationalisation.

[q30] The fact that socialist countries begin to allow private entrepreneurship proves the necessity of free entrepreneurship in all societies.

[q31] People used to be happier than they are now.

[q32] By aiming at continuous economic growth, mankind will slowly destroy the environment and eventually itself.

[q33] Finns should more effectively pursue their interests in the international trade and economy.

[q34] Economic and industrial activities are unduly constricted on the grounds of nature conservation.

[q35] Internationalisation is a threat to the national existence of Finland.

[q36] The standard of living in our country is so high that we must have resources to take better care of the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and the less well-off fellow citizens.

[q37] It is not possible to live a trusting life in today's society, because one's job and livelihood can be lost all of a sudden.

[q38] Public administration must be downsized.

[q39] Even though structural change results in layoffs and other problems, it is a necessity that should not be restricted.

[q40] High income tax reduces my willingness to work.

[q41] Foreign development aid should not be increased as long as there are needy people in Finland.

[q42] The growth of the capital area is only good, because Finland needs at least one internationally significant centre for administration, economy, culture, and science.

[q43] Free competition in our country must be expanded to cover also enterprises in a monopoly position.

[q44] Private day care services, elderly home services, and health services need to be substantially increased in Finland.

[q45] Finnish society has succumbed too much to market forces and selfish profit seeking.

[q46] Even though the competition between enterprises is sometimes hard, it must be accepted, because competition is the driving force behind all financial activities.

[q47] Skilful and hard-working people will always find work.

[q48] The talks about the necessity of structural change are mere propaganda, with which ordinary citizens are persuaded to accept actions that are against their own interests.

[q49] Most public services should be privatised in order to increase efficiency.

[q50] Investment in education must be substantially increased in our country, even if it meant reducing allocations in some other field.

[q51] In the future, working life will be continuously changing, and maintaining proficiency will require constant retraining.

[q52] Finnish education system mostly produces average people who lack creativity and initiative.

[q53] The talks about increasing education to solve our problems are nonsense, because most of the unemployed cannot be employed by means of any training.

[q54] As many pupils and students as possible should be given the opportunity to study or work abroad for a period of time.

[q55] The decision-makers in Helsinki do not care at all even if people lived in want and need elsewhere in Finland.

[q56] Finland needs strong leaders who can restore order, discipline and respect for proper values.

[q57] Democracy functions so well in Finland that there is no need to talk about citizens' lack of influence.

[q58] Unless mankind takes up efficient measures to reduce pollution, everything will soon be too late.

[q59] Nowadays one does not need to affiliate oneself to any interest group or organisation.

[q60] Foreigners' right to own land, forest, property and shares should be expanded in Finland.

[q61] It is possible to achieve efficient environmental protection and stable economic growth at the same time.

[q62_a] Have you ever been abroad?

[q62_b] Have you been to more than three different countries?

[q62_c] Do you know any foreigner living in Finland?

[q62_d] Do you have friends, acquaintances or relatives abroad?

[q62_e] Have you worked or studied abroad?

[q62_f] Do you know any other languages besides Finnish and/or Swedish?

[q62_g] Do you follow foreign newspapers or magazines?

[q62_h] In the future, would you like to live, study, or work abroad for a longer period of time?

[q63_1] Amount of influence at present: Trade unions

[q63_2] Amount of influence at present: Parliament

[q63_3] Amount of influence at present: Government

[q63_4] Amount of influence at present: Church

[q63_5] Amount of influence at present: Municipal decision-makers

[q63_6] Amount of influence at present: Press

[q63_7] Amount of influence at present: Banks

[q63_8] Amount of influence at present: Family

[q63_9] Amount of influence at present: Police

[q63_10] Amount of influence at present: Political parties

[q63_11] Amount of influence at present: Armed forces

[q63_12] Amount of influence at present: Large companies

[q63_13] Amount of influence at present: President

[q63_14] Amount of influence at present: Employers' organisations

[q63_15] Amount of influence at present: Civil servants

[q63_16] Amount of influence at present: Individual citizens

[q63_17] Amount of influence at present: Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)

[q63_18] Amount of influence at present: Universities

[q64_1] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: General respect for teachers' work

[q64_2] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Amount of funds allocated to education

[q64_3] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Talented students' chances of receiving special education

[q64_4] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Enterprises' investments in educating their personnel

[q64_5] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Authority of the Ministry of Education and the National Board of General Education in schools

[q64_6] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Amount of funds allocated to scientific research

[q64_7] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Proportion of mathematics and other science subjects in school teaching

[q64_8] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Proportion of cultural and artistic subjects in school teaching

[q64_9] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Proportion of subjects related to internationality in teaching

[q64_10] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Respect for vocational education with relation to general education

[q64_11] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Teachers' authority in the classroom

[q64_12] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Amount of vocational adult education

[q64_13] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Teaching manners in schools

[q64_14] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Parents' participation in school activities

[q64_15] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Chances to select which foreign languages to study

[q64_16] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Emphasised role of gender in selecting the field of education

[q64_17] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Teaching computer skills in schools

[q64_18] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Number of study places in universities

[q64_19] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Decentralising universities to different parts of Finland

[q64_20] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Entrance requirements and proficiency requirements in the field of education

[q64_21] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Teachers' autonomy in their work

[q64_22] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Taking the needs of enterprises into account in education

[q64_23] What is your attitude towards the following statements on education in Finland nowadays: Amount of engineer education in Finland

[q65_1] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Material well-being of citizens

[q65_2] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: General morals of society

[q65_3] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Citizens' chances to influence decisions

[q65_4] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Equality of citizens

[q65_5] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Status of young people

[q65_6] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: General harmony in society

[q65_7] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: State of the environment

[q65_8] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Actions of state leaders

[q65_9] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Status of families with children

[q65_10] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Mental well-being of citizens

[q65_11] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Safety/security of life

[q65_12] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Status of pensioners

[q65_13] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Status of national culture

[q65_14] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Status of the unemployed

[q65_15] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Threat of violence or terrorism

[q65_16] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Income distribution

[q65_17] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Operational conditions for private enterprises

[q65_18] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Birth rate

[q65_19] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Happiness of people

[q65_20] What do you think is the state of the following things in Finland at present: Civil liberties

[q66_1] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Our standard of living will be higher

[q66_2] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Unemployment will be reduced

[q66_3] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Operational conditions of enterprises will become better

[q66_4] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Cultural life will be enriched

[q66_5] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: A significant number of new enterprises will be founded

[q66_6] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Our national culture will gradually die out

[q66_7] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Patriotism/nationalism will disappear

[q66_8] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: There will be cuts in social security

[q66_9] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Trivial entertainment will invade our homes

[q66_10] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Finland's neutrality will be endangered

[q66_11] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: There will be a lot of immigration to Finland

[q66_12] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Status of the Finnish language will be endangered

[q66_13] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Many foreign enterprises will come to Finland

[q66_14] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Many enterprises will move away from Finland

[q66_15] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Finnish capital will be transferred abroad

[q66_16] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Our national sovereignty will weaken

[q66_17] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Traditional values will be forgotten

[q66_18] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Flow of information between countries will increase and become more free

[q66_19] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Rural and remote districts will become desolate

[q66_20] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Standard of science will improve

[q66_21] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Unrest, illegal drugs, and AIDS will spread out to our country

[q66_22] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Finns will become less reserved

[q66_23] If internationalisation continues to progress in Finland: Environmental and nature protection will become more difficult

[bv1] Respondent's gender

[bv2] Respondent's age

[bv3] Respondent's marital status

[bv4] Size of municipality of residence

[bv5] Province of residence

[bv6] Respondent's occupational group

[bv7] Respondent's basic education

[bv8] Respondent's vocational education

[bv9] Respondent's federation of trade unions membership

[bv10] Are you working in...

[bv11] Respondent's industry of employment

[bv12] How actively do you participate in the activities of different organisations or associations?

[bv13] If parliamentary elections were held now, which political party would you vote for?

[bv14] Self-designated social class

[bv15] Questionnaire language