FSD1088 Finnish National Election Study 1991
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Study title
Finnish National Election Study 1991
Alternative Title
CSES
Dataset ID Number
FSD1088
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1088https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1088
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Pesonen, Pertti (University of Tampere. Research Institute for Social Sciences)
- Sänkiaho, Risto (University of Tampere. Research Institute for Social Sciences)
- Borg, Sami (University of Tampere. Research Institute for Social Sciences)
Abstract
In this survey focusing on the Finnish parliamentary elections of 1991, voters were interviewed both before and after the elections. In the interviews before the elections, the respondents were asked if they were members of trade unions, political parties and other organisations, and how actively they were involved in the activities. They were also asked if they read newspapers and followed current affairs programmes on TV and on the radio, and if so, how often and which papers/programmes. General interest in politics and participation in political activities were investigated, as well as willingness to use various means of civic activity to influence things.
The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to politics and political actors. They were also asked to assess 17 groups in society on a scale from -50 to +50 according to their attitude towards these groups, negative to positive. Views were probed on whether those in power in the society had too much, too little, or the right amount of power. Knowledge of the present parliament was tested by asking what the four biggest parties in Parliament were and which parties formed the cabinet. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they intended to vote in the forthcoming elections and their reasons for either voting or abstaining. Those who intended to vote were asked what party they were going to vote for and why. The interviewed persons were also asked about their voting pattern in the previous parliamentary and presidential elections and what they thought about the election prospects of the present political parties in Parliament.
In the interviews after the elections, questions covered opinions on the election results, interest in the campaign, and events preceding the elections. The respondents were asked if they believed that international events like the Gulf War or the situation in the Baltic States had affected the election results, information sources used for voting decision, how often they had talked about the parliamentary elections before the vote, and what they remembered about the campaign. A number of questions dealt with election campaign programmes on TV: which programmes the respondents had watched and what they remembered about them.
Keywords
election campaigns; parliamentary elections; political allegiance; political attitudes; political participation; voting
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Finnish National Election StudiesDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Statistics Finland
Data Producers
- University of Tampere. Research Institute for Social Sciences
Time Period Covered
1991
Collection Dates
1991-01-07 – 1991-05
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
People aged between 18 and 75 living in Finland (excluding Persons without fixed address or those committed to institutions)
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Probability: Simple random
Data collection was divided in three parts: two face-to-face interviews and a questionnaire given to each interviewed person after the second interview to be filled in later. The original sample consisted of 1,968 persons who were drawn from the population register by using simple random sampling. In the first interview round, 1,472 persons were interviewed, in the second, 1,326. The number of returned questionnaires: 1,132.
Collection Mode
Face-to-face interview
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Data File Language
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Number of Cases and Variables
480 variables and 1472 cases.
Data Version
2.0
Weighting
There are no weight variables in the data.
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Bibliographical Citation
Pesonen, Pertti (University of Tampere) & Sänkiaho, Risto (University of Tampere) & Borg, Sami (University of Tampere): Finnish National Election Study 1991 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1088
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The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
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Codebook in English available at SND website.
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Suomen demokratiaindikaattorit (2006). Toim. Sami Borg. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Oikeusministeriön julkaisu 2006:1.
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Westinen, Jussi (2011). Yhteiskunnallisten ristiriitaulottuvuuksien ja puoluevalinnan suhde eduskuntavaaleissa 1991-2007. Tilastollinen analyysi. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Valtio-opin pro gradu -tutkielma.
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Pesonen, Pertti & Sänkiaho, Risto & Borg, Sami (1993). Vaalikansan äänivalta: tutkimus eduskuntavaaleista ja valitsijakunnasta Suomen poliittisessa järjestelmässä. Helsinki: WSOY.
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