Study title

Parish Elections 1998

Dataset ID Number

FSD1144

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1144
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1144

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Church Research Institute

Abstract

The survey focused on voting behaviour in the 1998 Finnish parish elections. Firstly, the respondents were asked for some background information: size of household, ages of children, gross income, occupation, ownership of certain domestic appliances, sex, year of birth, and whether the respondent was the one who earns the most in the household. Then the respondent was asked whether he/she was the one in the household who decides what food supplies and other daily consumer goods are bought and cooks for the family. The respondents' marital status, place of residence, education, occupational status, weekly working hours, industry of employment, and trade union membership were canvassed. The respondents were asked for which party or coalition they would vote in the parliamentary elections, for which party or coalition they had voted in the 1996 municipal elections, and to which social class they belonged.

The respondents were asked if they had voted in the last parish elections. Non-voters were asked whether the decision would have been different if, for example, the respondents had known some candidate personally, or the polling station had been nearer.

Keywords

church elections; party identification; voting behaviour

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Time Period Covered

1998

Collection Dates

1998-12-04 – 1998-12-08

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finns aged 18 or over (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

The data have been collected via GallupChannel, that is by using Internet terminals installed in respondents' homes. The sample has been collected as a multistage stratified sample resulting in a fixed sample. Number of respondents 1,212.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Church Research Institute: Parish Elections 1998 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2001-09-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1144

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Other Material

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Related Publications

Salonen, Kari & Kääriäinen, Kimmo & Niemelä Kati (1999). Kirkko uudelle vuosituhannelle. Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko vuosina 1996-1999. Kirkonkello 1/1999.