FSD1088 Finnish National Election Study 1991
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Question text
(IF VOTED) What was the main reason you voted in these elections? (Open-ended)
Frequencies
| Category labels | Value | n |
|---|---|---|
| Principle/civic duty | 1 | 390 |
| Right to vote, democracy | 2 | 85 |
| Have always voted | 3 | 134 |
| Only way to influence | 4 | 74 |
| Desire to influence in general | 5 | 154 |
| Desire to vote for a particular party | 6 | 52 |
| Voting gives the right to criticise | 7 | 40 |
| Desire to vote for a particular candidate | 8 | 47 |
| First time voting | 9 | 14 |
| Own interest or interest of own group | 10 | 9 |
| Wanted a change/change in who has power | 11 | 43 |
| Duty and right to criticise | 12 | 19 |
| Was persuaded to vote | 13 | 8 |
| Wanted to have an influence on a specific issue | 14 | 29 |
| Being involved in the survey had an impact | 16 | 0 |
| Can't say | 18 | 27 |
| Other | 19 | 17 |
| SYSMISS | 330 | |
| Displayed frequencies are not weighted | ||
Summary statistics
| Number of valid cases | 1142 |
| Maximum | 19 |
| Minimum | 1 |
| Mean | 4.58 |
| Standard deviation | 4.364 |
Study description in machine readable DDI-C 2.5 format
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