Study title

Finnish Voter Barometer September 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD1198

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1198

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Gallup Finland

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish political attitudes and opinions on political parties. Respondents were asked how favourable their opinion was regarding the Finnish Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party of Finland, the National Coalition Party, the Left Alliance and the Green League. A number of attributes were listed and respondents were asked to which party they could be applied. Voting behaviour was studied by asking how tempted they would be to vote for different parties if the Parliamentary elections were held at the time of the survey and which party did they vote for in the 2000 Parliamentary elections. Respondents were asked whether they support any party at that moment. Respondents rated how successful the current government has been in individual matters and as a whole. In addition, they evaluated the importance of political leaders of the above-mentioned parties.

Background variables included respondents' year of birth, marital status, place of residence, occupational group, employment sector, trade union membership, mother tongue, household gross income, party of choice in both EU and national parliamentary elections in 1999 and political orientation on the left-right axis.

Keywords

elections; municipal elections; parliamentary elections; party leaders; political allegiance; political attitudes; political behaviour; political parties; political support; voting

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Voter Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Gallup Finland

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-09

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-70 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

The data were collected with the help of GallupChannel research system, which involves installing personal computers or Internet terminals in the homes of the respondents. The fixed sample used with the GallupChannel is a result of multistage stratified sampling.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

189 variables and 1517 cases.

Data Version

1.1

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The municipality variable has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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.

Bibliographical Citation

Gallup Finland: Finnish Voter Barometer September 2000 [dataset]. Version 1.1 (2004-08-05). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1198

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.

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Wass, Hanna (2008). Generations and turnout: Generational effect in electoral participation in Finland. Helsinki: University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science. Acta Politica 35.

Paloheimo, Heikki (2005). Vaalit ja demokratia Suomessa. Helsinki: WSOY.

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Quinlan, Stephen (2012). The Conundrum of Youth Turnout. A Cross-national Examination of Generational Processes. Dublin, IE: University College Dublin, IE. Doctoral Dissertation.

Bosancianu, Constantin Manuel (2017). The Fault in Our Parties. Income Inequality, Political Participation, and the Consequences of Party Programmatic Shifts in OECD Countries. PhD dissertation. Budapest, Hungary: Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations, Central European University.