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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_pro] FSD processing level

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[q1_1] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Everyone can influence matters in his/her municipality of residence if he/she wants to

[q1_2] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Municipal self-government is a fundamental value for Finns, and it should not be undermined in any circumstances

[q1_3] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Municipal managers and mayors should be elected for a fixed term

[q1_4] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Municipal managers and mayors should be elected by direct vote

[q1_5] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: There are far too many municipalities in our country

[q1_6] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: The number of municipalities should be reduced by forced consolidations in order to improve the financial situation of municipalities and municipal services

[q1_7] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: If municipal consolidations are realised, they should be based on voluntariness

[q1_8] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Municipalities with large population or area should be divided into several smaller municipalities

[q1_9] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Each municipality should be allowed to decide for themselves when to organise municipal elections

[q1_10] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: If local referendums were held more, inhabitants would become more interested in municipal matters and willing to participate in them

[q1_11] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Increasing inhabitants' possibilities to directly influence municipal decision-making (e.g. through local referendums) would easily produce weak and short-sighted decisions

[q1_12] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: As experts, municipal manager and officials should have more power in municipal decision-making

[q1_13] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: The number of municipal elected offices should be greatly increased - hence inhabitants would be offered more possibilities to participate in managing common issues

[q1_14] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Municipal politicians think mostly about their own interests and do not care about the needs of inhabitants

[q1_15] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Political parties guarantee that municipal administration works democratically

[q1_16] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Municipal decision-makers are unduly blamed for the decisions they have to make in tough situations and under different expections

[q1_17] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Municipal administration would work better without political parties and municipal politicians, with only officials and experts

[q1_18] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Because the state has reduced its funding for municipal services, decision-makers in my municipality have ended up in a very difficult position in trying to secure service level

[q1_19] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: In my municipality of residence, it is the decision-makers' own fault if municipal services do not meet the needs of inhabitants adequately

[q1_20] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Municipal taxation in Finland is not excessive in relation to the selection and quality of municipal services

[q1_21] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: If it has to be done, it is better to raise the municipal tax rate than to cut down municipal services

[q1_22] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: In the future, municipalities should increase rather than cut down municipal services

[q1_23] To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Citizens should have the right to free or almost free municipal basic services regardless of the costs of service provision

[q2_1] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Sports, exercise and outdoor recreation possibilities and services

[q2_2] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Schools (e.g. primary school and secondary school)

[q2_3] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Child day care

[q2_4] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Elderly care

[q2_5] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Minimum income guarantee (formerly social welfare)

[q2_6] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Street maintenance and lighting

[q2_7] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Municipal health centre services

[q2_8] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Library services

[q2_9] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Culture services, e.g. theatres

[q2_10] Thinking about your municipality of residence, how adequately or inadequately is the following service supplied to meet the demand: Services in your municipality of residence as a whole

[q3_1] If you were offered the following social task or position, how pleased would you be to accept it: Council candidate in municipal elections

[q3_2] If you were offered the following social task or position, how pleased would you be to accept it: Member of local government

[q3_3] If you were offered the following social task or position, how pleased would you be to accept it: Member of municipal committee

[q3_4] If you were offered the following social task or position, how pleased would you be to accept it: Member of school board or other municipal department board

[q3_5] If you were offered the following social task or position, how pleased would you be to accept it: Involvement in the party association of the political party that pleases you the most

[q3_6] If you were offered the following social task or position, how pleased would you be to accept it: Involvement in municipal elected offices in general

[q4_1] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Is highly educated

[q4_2] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Has plenty of experience of local council work and municipal politics

[q4_3] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Represents people of your age group

[q4_4] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Is the same sex as you

[q4_5] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Is active in organisational policy

[q4_6] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Is a well-known person in your municipality of residence

[q4_7] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Is a good public performer and has a good delivery

[q4_8] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Is actively in contact with his/her own voters between various elections

[q4_9] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Belongs to the right political party

[q4_10] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Is from the same district or village as you

[q4_11] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Has co-operation and negotiation skills

[q4_12] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Is determined to promote the interests of people and population groups like you

[q4_13] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Has the courage to act against the interests of his/her voters if necessary

[q4_14] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Opposes cutting down municipal services

[q4_15] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Acts boldly to improve the municipality's financial situation although it may entail service level reduction

[q4_16] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Has the courage to support raising the municipal tax rate if it's necessary regarding the financial situation

[q4_17] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Supports privatising municipal services

[q4_18] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Acts so that society becomes more competitive and market-oriented

[q4_19] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Acts so that the living conditions in your municipality of residence become socially more equal

[q4_20] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Acts strictly to reduce malpractices and crimes in municipal administration

[q4_21] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Opposes strictly all projects which may threaten the existing natural environment in your municipality

[q4_22] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Promotes the interests of minorities in the municipality

[q4_23] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Acts actively in a broader scale to improve the living circumstances in your region of residence

[q4_24] How pleased would you be to see the following characteristic in your own representative in next Autumn's municipal elections: Acts to improve municipal services although it may entail raising the tax rate

[q5_1] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Is an essential provider and guarantor for citizens' welfare

[q5_2] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Needs to be cut down and streamlined thoroughly

[q5_3] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Is an effective and working system

[q5_4] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Patronises and passivises inhabitants too much

[q5_5] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Has suffered too much from reductions and cuts during the last years

[q5_6] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Implements social justice and equality

[q5_7] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Provides diversified quality services

[q5_8] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Is the most effective influencing channel for citizens

[q5_9] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Has to operate under excessive state control

[q5_10] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Should be privatised as regards several services

[q5_11] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Should be based more on voluntariness, associations and enterprises

[q5_12] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Is a quasi-democratic decision-making body

[q5_13] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Has elevated taxation to an unbearable level

[q5_14] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Has tumbled into the hands of officials too much and left elected officials without real power

[q5_15] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Has developed towards a better direction during the last years

[q5_16] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Has lost touch with citizens and their needs

[q5_17] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Realises the hopes of companies and business life without a will of its own

[q5_18] What is your attitude towards the following statement? A Finnish municipality: Is a system that is behind the times and should be abolished

[bv1] Respondent's gender

[bv2] Respondent's age

[bv3] Are you the head of the household (the person with the highest income)?

[bv4] Respondent's economic activity and occupational status

[bv5] (IF RETIRED) Respondent's former economic activity and occupational status

[bv6] Municipality

[bv7] Type of neighbourhood

[bv8] Respondent's education

[bv9] Within which of the following income brackets does your gross household income fall (total income of all household members before taxes)?

[bv10_1] Number of persons aged over 16 in the household, including yourself

[bv10_2] Number of persons aged 7-16 in the household, including yourself

[bv10_3] Number of children aged under 7 in the household

[bv10_4] Total number of persons in the household

[bv11] Respondent's household composition

[bv12] Economic activity and occupational status of the household head (the person with the highest income)

[bv13] (IF RETIRED) Former economic activity and occupational status of the household head (the person with the highest income)

[bv14] Respondent's employment status

[bv15_1] If parliamentary elections were held now, which party or group would you vote for?

[bv15_2] If parliamentary elections were held now, which party or group would be your SECOND CHOICE?

[bv15_3] Which party or group did you vote for in the parliamentary elections held in March last year?

[vanlaani] Respondent's province (according to the pre-1997 classification)

[nuts2] Respondent's major region (NUTS2)

[maakunta] Respondent's region of residence (NUTS3)