FSD1172 Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 2000: Spring

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Study title

Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 2000: Spring

Dataset ID Number

FSD1172

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1172

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

  • Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI)

Abstract

In the present study, citizens' views on, for example, military alliances and the different alliance alternatives were probed. The influence of the EU membership on, for example, environment, economics and employment was assessed, as well as respondents personal opinions on the administration of Finnish foreign policy. Phenomena influencing the security of Finland and the Finnish citizens, such as nuclear energy, NATO expansion, and situation in other countries were also studied. Background variables included respondent's political views, sex, age, place of residence, primary occupation, domestic environment, and household's annual income.

Keywords

European Union; defence; defence and state security policy; foreign policy; international alliances; national security

Topic Classification

Series

Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

  • Otantatutkimus

Data Producers

  • Advisory Board for Defence Information

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-05-31 – 2000-06-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finns aged 15 - 74

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

The data were collected using stratified systematic sampling. Phone numbers were selected by systematic sampling from regional phone books. The number of respondents complied with area's population. Age and sex quotas were followed.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

66 variables and 1000 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Postal code variable has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI): Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 2000: Spring [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-28). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1172

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications Tooltip

Alho, Olli T. (2002). Suomalaisten turvallisuuspoliittisten mielipiteiden kehitys 1990-luvulla. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Yleisen valtio-opin kansainvälisen politiikan suuntautumisvaihtoehdon pro gradu ­tutkielma.

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