DDI description: Fears and Anxieties 1999 DDI-kuvailu: Pelot ja uhkakuvat 1999 1126 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 2.0.0 Fears and Anxieties 1999 [metadata]. Metadata version 2.0.0 (2018-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1126; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1126 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. Fears and Anxieties 1999 Pelot ja uhkakuvat 1999 1126 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1126 10.60686/t-fsd1126 Church Research Institute Church Research Institute In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Individual datasets

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2.0 2.0 Church Research Institute: Fears and Anxieties 1999 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1126; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1126 fear anxiety future religious conflict religious beliefs nuclear warfare disasters disasters Social sciences Humanities Religion and values

The survey studied fears and anxieties felt by the Finns relating to the turn of the millennium. The respondents were asked to assess the likelihood of ecological disasters, mounting up of religious fundamentalism, and outbreak of religious wars. They also estimated the potential for some human-inflicted catastrophe, such as the spreading of AIDS, or the Y2K-related failures. In addition, the prospects of ending wars, the return of Jesus, spreading of religious revivalism, and the reunion of Christian churches were canvassed.

Background variables included the respondent's basic and vocational education, year of birth, gender, marital status, number of members in the household, economic activity, industry of employment, type of employer, weekly working hours, household annual gross income, trade union membership, self-reported social class, left-right political self-placement, which party R had voted for in the 1999 parliamentary elections and in the 1999 European Parliament elections, and which party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Finland Finland Individual Individual People aged 15 - 70 living in Finland the Åland Islands Quantitative Cross-section CrossSection Gallup Finland Probability: Multistage Probability.Multistage

The data have been collected via GallupChannel, that is, by using Internet terminals installed in respondents' homes. The sample was formed with a multistage stratified sampling resulting in a fixed sample. Number of respondents 1,031.

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI) Interview.FaceToFace.CAPIorCAMI Structured questionnaire Questionnaire.Structured There are no weight variables in the data. Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive The variables identifying municipality and postal code have been removed from the data. The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. FSD1138 Visions of the Turn of the Millennium 1997 Malkki, Leena (2002). Apocalypse: not in Finland: millenarianism and expectations on the eve of the year 2000. Teoksessa: Millennial Violence: Past, Present and Future (ed. Jeffrey Kaplan). Lontoo: Frank Cass. Apocalypse: not in Finland: millenarianism and expectations on the eve of the year 2000 Malkki, Leena (2002). Apocalypse: not in Finland: millenarianism and expectations on the eve of the year 2000. Terrorism and Political Violence 14(1), 187-210. Apocalypse: not in Finland: millenarianism and expectations on the eve of the year 2000 daF1126e.por 1031 52 SPSS Portable [fsd_no] FSD FSD study number FSD FSD study number 1031 1126 1126 1126.00 .000 [fsd_vr] FSD edition number FSD edition number 1031 2.0 2.0 2.000 .0000 [fsd_id] FSD case id FSD case id 1031 1 1031 516.00 297.768 [q1] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: There will be a widespread nuclear war Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: There will be a widespread nuclear war 1031 1 4 1.76 .903 1 Possible 478 2 Impossible 412 3 Even probable 48 4 Can't say 93 [q2] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A stock market crash will cause a worldwide recession and record unemployment Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A stock market crash will cause a worldwide recession and record unemployment 1031 1 4 2.08 .818 1 Possible 212 2 Impossible 624 3 Even probable 99 4 Can't say 96 [q3] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Radiation caused by the ozone layer depletion will kill tens of millions of people Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Radiation caused by the ozone layer depletion will kill tens of millions of people 1031 1 4 1.94 .932 1 Possible 367 2 Impossible 472 3 Even probable 79 4 Can't say 113 [q4] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The world will be shocked by a series of massive floods and earthquakes Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The world will be shocked by a series of massive floods and earthquakes 1031 1 4 2.21 .691 1 Possible 120 2 Impossible 609 3 Even probable 263 4 Can't say 39 [q5] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Terrorists will get hold of nuclear warheads and will use them to blackmail whole nations Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Terrorists will get hold of nuclear warheads and will use them to blackmail whole nations 1031 1 4 2.06 .842 1 Possible 244 2 Impossible 573 3 Even probable 122 4 Can't say 92 [q6] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Hunger will cause a massive influx of refugees, involving tens of millions of people Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Hunger will cause a massive influx of refugees, involving tens of millions of people 1031 1 4 2.22 .749 1 Possible 138 2 Impossible 597 3 Even probable 232 4 Can't say 64 [q7] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A virus escape from a laboratory will kill tens of millions of people Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A virus escape from a laboratory will kill tens of millions of people 1031 1 4 1.93 .904 1 Possible 356 2 Impossible 501 3 Even probable 68 4 Can't say 106 [q8] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The Russian economy will crash, causing an influx of refugees into Western Europe Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The Russian economy will crash, causing an influx of refugees into Western Europe 1031 1 4 2.27 .741 1 Possible 108 2 Impossible 605 3 Even probable 246 4 Can't say 72 [q9] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Fresh water shortages will cause warfare over water ownership rights Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Fresh water shortages will cause warfare over water ownership rights 1031 1 4 2.13 .915 1 Possible 253 2 Impossible 505 3 Even probable 155 4 Can't say 118 [q10] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A major war will break out between the muslim and Western Christian countries Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A major war will break out between the muslim and Western Christian countries 1031 1 4 2.05 .998 1 Possible 338 2 Impossible 452 3 Even probable 91 4 Can't say 150 [q11] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Authorities will lose all control over the use of illegal drugs Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Authorities will lose all control over the use of illegal drugs 1031 1 4 2.15 .832 1 Possible 226 2 Impossible 486 3 Even probable 255 4 Can't say 64 [q12] Your estimate of the possibility of the following at the turn of the millennium: A giant meteorite will crash into the earth creating a massive dust cloud which will block out the sun, and hundreds of millions of people will die from cold Your estimate of the possibility of the following at the turn of the millennium: A giant meteorite will crash into the earth creating a massive dust cloud which will block out the sun, and hundreds of millions of people will die from cold 1031 1 4 1.84 1.123 1 Possible 558 2 Impossible 267 3 Even probable 19 4 Can't say 187 [q13] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A comet will strike the earth from the space, causing a tsunami (a giant wave) that will drown millions of people Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: A comet will strike the earth from the space, causing a tsunami (a giant wave) that will drown millions of people 1031 1 4 1.90 1.124 1 Possible 511 2 Impossible 305 3 Even probable 20 4 Can't say 195 [q14] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Global warming will melt the polar ice caps and large areas of land will be buried under water Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Global warming will melt the polar ice caps and large areas of land will be buried under water 1031 1 4 2.02 .870 1 Possible 275 2 Impossible 563 3 Even probable 89 4 Can't say 104 [q15] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Religious extremist movements will spread fanatical end-of-the world prophecies and stir up people around the world Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: Religious extremist movements will spread fanatical end-of-the world prophecies and stir up people around the world 1031 1 4 2.23 .899 1 Possible 210 2 Impossible 488 3 Even probable 218 4 Can't say 115 [q16] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: New diseases, comparable to AIDS, will kill tens of millions of people Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: New diseases, comparable to AIDS, will kill tens of millions of people 1031 1 4 2.15 .765 1 Possible 154 2 Impossible 651 3 Even probable 144 4 Can't say 82 [q17] Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The collapse of computer systems will cause major disasters around the world Your estimate of the possibility of the following catastrophes happening at the turn of the millennium: The collapse of computer systems will cause major disasters around the world 1031 1 4 2.12 .853 1 Possible 217 2 Impossible 576 3 Even probable 135 4 Can't say 103 [q18] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: The approaching year 2000 makes me nervous To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: The approaching year 2000 makes me nervous 1031 1 5 3.42 .833 1 Strongly agree 21 2 Agree 136 3 Disagree 295 4 Strongly disagree 546 5 Can't say 33 [q19] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Fear and mass hysteria will be widespread at the turn of the millennium To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Fear and mass hysteria will be widespread at the turn of the millennium 1031 1 5 3.44 .841 1 Strongly agree 14 2 Agree 110 3 Disagree 402 4 Strongly disagree 420 5 Can't say 85 [q20] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: The year will mark the end of wars and the dawning of a lasting peace for mankind To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: The year will mark the end of wars and the dawning of a lasting peace for mankind 1031 1 5 3.79 .583 1 Strongly agree 11 2 Agree 10 3 Disagree 207 4 Strongly disagree 755 5 Can't say 48 [q21] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Jesus Christ will return to the earth To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Jesus Christ will return to the earth 1031 1 5 4.08 .702 1 Strongly agree 11 2 Agree 19 3 Disagree 94 4 Strongly disagree 662 5 Can't say 245 [q22] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Unemployment rate will fall below seven per cent in Finland in 2001 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Unemployment rate will fall below seven per cent in Finland in 2001 1031 1 5 3.44 .988 1 Strongly agree 23 2 Agree 158 3 Disagree 344 4 Strongly disagree 357 5 Can't say 149 [q23] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: At the turn of the millennium, spiritual values will become more important than material values To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: At the turn of the millennium, spiritual values will become more important than material values 1031 1 5 3.41 1.019 1 Strongly agree 24 2 Agree 170 3 Disagree 368 4 Strongly disagree 301 5 Can't say 168 [q24] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: At the turn of the millennium, there will be a spiritual awakening which will spread throughout the world To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: At the turn of the millennium, there will be a spiritual awakening which will spread throughout the world 1031 1 5 3.80 .857 1 Strongly agree 13 2 Agree 59 3 Disagree 244 4 Strongly disagree 516 5 Can't say 199 [q25] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Christian churches will unite at the turn of the millennium To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the millennium: Christian churches will unite at the turn of the millennium 1031 1 5 3.87 .756 1 Strongly agree 6 2 Agree 35 3 Disagree 229 4 Strongly disagree 578 5 Can't say 183 [q26] What kind of image do you have of God? What kind of image do you have of God? 1031 1 6 4.63 1.212 1 Strict/punishing 29 2 30 3 119 4 189 5 Forgiving/loving 410 6 Can't say 254 [bv1] The respondent's gender The respondent's gender 1031 1 2 1.50 .500 1 Female 513 2 Male 518 [bv2] The respondent's mother tongue The respondent's mother tongue 1031 1 3 1.03 .177 1 Finnish 1007 2 Swedish 21 3 Some other language 3 [bv3] The respondent's year of birth The respondent's year of birth 1031 1924 1984 1957.62 14.177 [bv5] Is the respondent the member of the household with the highest income? Is the respondent the member of the household with the highest income? 1012 1 2 1.42 .495 1 Yes 582 2 No 430 SYSMISS 19 [bv20] The respondent's marital status The respondent's marital status 1012 1 5 2.66 .990 1 Single, never married 161 2 Cohabiting 173 3 Married 591 4 Widowed 20 5 Divorced 67 SYSMISS 19 [bv22] Number of members in the household (including the respondent) Number of members in the household (including the respondent) 948 1 12 2.96 1.428 [bv23] Number of children aged under 21 living in the household Number of children aged under 21 living in the household 845 0 10 1.23 1.336 [bv38] Age when the respondent left full-time education Age when the respondent left full-time education 1012 1 57 18.54 8.166 [bv39] The respondent's basic education The respondent's basic education 1012 1 3 2.07 .758 1 Primary education or less 258 2 Lower secondary education 427 3 Higher secondary education (matriculation examination) 327 SYSMISS 19 [bv40] The respondent's vocational education The respondent's vocational education 888 1 7 3.32 1.420 1 No vocational education 81 2 Vocational course or other short vocational training 164 3 Vocational school or equivalent (upper secondary level) 287 4 College level vocational education (post-secondary) 231 5 Polytechnic/university of applied sciences education 17 6 University education 91 7 Other 17 SYSMISS 143 [bv41] The respondent's occupational status and economic activity The respondent's occupational status and economic activity 1012 1 11 5.22 2.611 1 Higher managerial employee 27 2 Lower managerial/professional employee 98 3 Intermediate level employee (clerical, technical, admin.) 170 4 Worker 284 5 Entrepreneur, self-employed, own account worker 57 6 Farmer 21 7 Unemployed 70 8 Student 107 9 Pensioner/Retired 136 10 Housewife, homemaker 26 11 Other 16 SYSMISS 19 [bv42] Industry of employment Industry of employment 652 1 8 4.04 1.522 1 Agriculture, forestry 20 2 Manufacture, industry, construction 143 3 Wholesale and retail 55 4 Other private services 116 5 Public administration and services 238 6 Other 57 7 Not in employment 19 8 Can't say 4 SYSMISS 379 [bv43] Employer type Employer type 629 1 8 3.99 2.011 1 State, government agency/department 71 2 Municipality, municipal federation 156 3 Voluntary/civic organization, association 24 4 State-owned enterprise 34 5 Private company 265 6 Church, parish 2 7 Other employer 36 8 Self-employed, entrepreneur or assisting family member 41 9 Farmer or farmer's spouse 0 SYSMISS 402 [bv44] Hours of work a week on average Hours of work a week on average 652 1 2 1.11 .317 1 Full-time (about 40 hours a week) 578 2 Part-time (less than 40 hours a week) 74 SYSMISS 379 [bv45] Is the respondent a member of a federation of trade unions (through his/her membership in a trade union which is a member in the federation)? Is the respondent a member of a federation of trade unions (through his/her membership in a trade union which is a member in the federation)? 722 1 5 2.50 1.370 1 Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) 273 2 Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals Akava 86 3 Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) 138 4 Not a member of any trade union 181 5 Can't say 44 SYSMISS 309 [bv46] Total gross annual income of the household from all sources (before taxes) Total gross annual income of the household from all sources (before taxes) 948 1 15 7.35 3.542 1 Under 50,000 FIM/year 26 2 50,001 - 75,000 FIM/year 34 3 75,001 - 100,000 FIM/year 77 4 100,001 - 125,000 FIM/year 90 5 125,001 - 150,000 FIM/year 95 6 150,001 - 175,000 FIM/year 102 7 175,001 - 200,000 FIM/year 98 8 200,001 - 225,000 FIM/year 97 9 225,000 - 250,000 FIM/year 75 10 250,001 - 275,000 FIM/year 75 11 275,001 - 300,000 FIM/year 45 12 300,001 - 325,000 FIM/year 28 13 325,001 - 350,000 FIM/year 25 14 Over 350,000 FIM/year 59 15 Can't say 22 SYSMISS 83 [bv47_a] Average total net income of the household from wages/earned income in a month (after taxes) Average total net income of the household from wages/earned income in a month (after taxes) 948 0 95000 9195.00 8422.545 [bv47_b] Other montly income of the household from other sources (excluding earned/wage income) Other montly income of the household from other sources (excluding earned/wage income) 948 0 90000 1874.39 4761.697 [bv58] If the parliamentary elections were held now, the representative of which political party or group would you vote for? If the parliamentary elections were held now, the representative of which political party or group would you vote for? 976 1 12 5.92 4.314 1 SDP Social Democratic Party of Finland 150 2 KESK Centre Party of Finland 124 3 KOK National Coalition Party 171 4 VAS Left Alliance 49 5 RKP Swedish People's Party in Finland 107 6 VIHR Green League 13 7 SKL Christian League of Finland 26 8 PS True Finns 7 9 REM Reform Group 9 10 NUSU Progressive Finnish Party 3 11 Some other political party or group 93 12 Would not vote 224 13 Did not have the right to vote 0 14 Can't say 0 15 Don't want to say 0 SYSMISS 55 [bv59] Which party or group did you vote for in the 1999 parliamentary election? Which party or group did you vote for in the 1999 parliamentary election? 976 1 15 5.61 4.570 1 SDP Social Democratic Party of Finland 174 2 KESK Centre Party of Finland 138 3 KOK National Coalition Party 170 4 VAS Left Alliance 68 5 VIHR Green League 103 6 RKP Swedish People's Party in Finland 17 7 SKL Christian League of Finland 34 8 NUSU Progressive Finnish Party 4 9 PS True Finns 7 10 Some other political party 19 11 Some other political group 7 12 Did not vote 152 13 Did not have the right to vote 15 14 Can't say 15 15 Don't want to say 53 SYSMISS 55 [bv60] Which party or group did you vote for in the 1999 European Parliament elections? Which party or group did you vote for in the 1999 European Parliament elections? 976 1 15 7.18 4.825 1 SDP Social Democratic Party of Finland 113 2 KESK Centre Party of Finland 103 3 KOK National Coalition Party 146 4 VAS Left Alliance 42 5 VIHR Green League 114 6 RKP Swedish People's Party in Finland 12 7 SKL Christian League of Finland 12 8 NUSU Progressive Finnish Party 1 9 PS True Finns 5 10 Some other political party 11 11 Some other political group 2 12 Did not vote 340 13 Did not have the right to vote 9 14 Can't say 20 15 Don't want to say 46 SYSMISS 55 [bv61] People often talk about left and right when describing political attitudes. When you think of your own political attitudes, where would you place yourself on the left-right axis? People often talk about left and right when describing political attitudes. When you think of your own political attitudes, where would you place yourself on the left-right axis? 976 1 5 3.30 1.260 1 To the left 66 2 Somewhat to the left 220 3 Somewhat to the right 304 4 To the right 132 5 Can't say 254 SYSMISS 55 [bv62] Which social class would you say you belong to? Which social class would you say you belong to? 976 1 5 2.26 1.189 1 Working class 291 2 Lower middle class 343 3 Upper middle class 236 4 Upper class 7 5 Can't say 99 SYSMISS 55 Information on the GallupChannel research system