FSD1124 Opinion Leaders and Development Cooperation 1994

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[k1] In 1993, the government of Finland spent 0.45% of GNI for development aid, altogether about 4 billion marks. The United Nations target is 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI). What is your opinion on the quantity Finland sets for development aid?

[k2] What should Finnish development aid target be for the next ten years?

[k3_1a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Famine relief

[k3_2a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Establish health centres

[k3_3a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Rehabilitation for people with disabilities

[k3_4a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Provide vocational education

[k3_5a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Road construction projects

[k3_6a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Water supply

[k3_7a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Establish factories and other industrial plants

[k3_8a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Plant trees to combat desertification

[k3_9a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Provide higher education

[k3_10a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Help refugees in their neighbouring countries

[k3_11a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Allow refugees to move to Finland

[k3_12a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Improve the position of women

[k3_13a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Promote family planning

[k3_14a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Literacy programmes

[k3_15a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Vaccination programmes

[k3_16a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Promote environmental protection

[k3_17a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Combat HIV/AIDS

[k3_18a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Assist victims of natural catastrophes

[k3_19a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Repair war damage

[k3_20a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Provide electricity to rural areas

[k3_21a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Develop agriculture

[k3_22a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Provide housing for people living in slums

[k3_23a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Promote human rights

[k3_24a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Combat racial discrimination

[k3_25a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Provide information for the Finnish public on the situation in developing countries

[k3_26a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Promote the export of products from developing countries

[k3_27a] A number of development aid objectives are listed below. Please select five goals you consider most important: Cancel the debts owed by developing countries

[k3_1b] How important do you consider the following objective to be for Finnish development aid: Famine relief

[k3_2b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Establish health centres

[k3_3b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Rehabilitation for people with disabilities

[k3_4b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Provide vocational education

[k3_5b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Road construction projects

[k3_6b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Water supply

[k3_7b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Establish factories and other industrial plants

[k3_8b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Plant trees to combat desertification

[k3_9b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Provide higher education

[k3_10b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Help refugees in their neighbouring countries

[k3_11b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Allow refugees to move to Finland

[k3_12b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Improve the position of women

[k3_13b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Promote family planning

[k3_14b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Literacy programmes

[k3_15b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Vaccination programmes

[k3_16b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Promotion of environmental protection

[k3_17b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Combat HIV/AIDS

[k3_18b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Assist victims of natural catastrophes

[k3_19b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Repair war damage

[k3_20b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Provide electricity to rural areas

[k3_21b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Develop agriculture

[k3_22b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Provide housing for people living in slums

[k3_23b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Promote human rights

[k3_24b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Combat racial discrimination

[k3_25b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Provide information for the Finnish public on the situation in developing countries

[k3_26b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Promote the export of products from developing countries

[k3_27b] How important do you consider the following as a goal for Finnish development aid: Cancel the debts owed by developing countries

[k4_1] In your estimation, how likely is it that the following event will happen: Within the next 20 years, developing countries will be able to control their population growth

[k4_2] In your estimation, how likely is it that the following event will happen: Over the next 10 years, Finland will increase its development aid level to 0,7% of GNI, reaching the UN target

[k4_3] In your estimation, how likely is it that the following event will happen: Development aid provided by churches will increase over the next 10 years

[k4_4] In your estimation, how likely is it that the following event will happen: By the year 2000, Finns will have become considerably more critical towards development co-operation

[k4_5] In your estimation, how likely is it that the following event will happen: Liberalisation of world trade will enhance the competitive strength of developing countries

[k5_1] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Finnish development aid should be targeted especially to the poorest countries in the world

[k5_2] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Development co-operation should support and boost Finnish export

[k5_3] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Development co-operation and commercial co-operation must be kept separate

[k5_4] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Inhabitants of the target country must be involved in the planning and carrying out of aid projects

[k5_5] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: development aid should not be increased as long as there are needy people in Finland

[k5_6] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: One major goal for Finnish development co-operation should be to create a positive image of the country and promote its status in international politics

[k5_7] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Finland is so well off that it has a duty to help developing countries

[k5_8] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Decision-makers of the world must be committed to poverty reduction on an international level

[k5_9] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Development aid should not be given to countries where human rights are being violated

[k5_10] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Development aid should be unselfish, not tied to the economic interests of the donor

[k5_11] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Development aid should be given only to democratic countries with free elections

[k5_12] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Development aid is just a waste of resources, because uncontrolled population growth in developing countries constitutes an unsurmountable problem

[k5_13] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: The level of aid given to the third world must not be diminished because of increased relief need in Eastern Europen and ex-Soviet Union

[k5_14] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Finnish government should channel a larger part its development aid funds through non-governmental organizations than it does at present

[k5_15] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Churches should channel more funds to development co-operation even if it meant giving up some tasks in the home country

[k5_16] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: I believe that the world is developing to a good direction

[k5_17] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Development aid is pointless since it does not help the poor but the already comfortably-off

[k5_18] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Finnish recession is so serious that we cannot afford to help developing countries

[k5_19] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Making democracy and adherence to human rights a condition for development aid provides an excuse for forgetting the needy in these countries

[k5_20] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Finnish aid should be targeted to countries whose counter-purchases will benefit Finnish industry and trade

[k5_21] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Developing countries must bear the responsibility for their own development and not resort to development aid

[k5_22] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Citizens of Finland and other developed countries should compromise their growth and welfare goals to achieve a more equal division of wealth in the world

[k5_23] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: In development co-operation, the results of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are better than those of the Finnish government

[k5_24] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Churches should limit themselves to spiritual issues, development aid belongs to the realm of the state and other secular bodies

[k6_1] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: Government of Finland

[k6_2] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: FinnChurchAid (aid by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland)

[k6_3] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: Evangelical Lutheran missions

[k6_4] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: Finnish Pentecostal Mission (FIDA International)

[k6_5] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: Aid offered by other churches or Christian communities

[k6_6] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: Finnish Red Cross

[k6_7] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: UNICEF

[k6_8] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: UN organizations

[k6_9] In your estimation, how well the aid offered by the following bodies reaches the intended beneficiaries: Other NGOs

[k7] Do you belong to a church or other religious community?

[k8] Not counting weddings, funerals and christenings, how often do you go to church?

[k9_1] What is your connection to development co-operation: I am interested in development co-operation

[k9_2] What is your connection to development co-operation: Co-operation issues are part of my job or my role as an elected official

[k9_3] What is your connection to development co-operation: I regularly donate money to co-operation projects

[k10] Respondent's gender

[k11] Respondent's age

[k12] Respondent's basic education

[k13] Respondent's study field

[bv1] Respondent group

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