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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[q1] Respondent's year of birth

[q2] Respondent's gender

[q3] Respondent's marital status

[q4] Respondent's household composition

[q5_1] Number of household members

[q5_2] Number of children aged 0-6 in the household

[q5_3] Number of children aged 7-17 in the household

[q5_4] Number of children aged over 17 in the household

[q6_2] Respondent's region of residence

[q6_3] Municipality type

[q7] Respondent's highest level of education

[q8] Respondent's present economic activity

[q9] Respondent's employment status

[q10_1] Respondent's occupation (open question)

[q10_2] Respondent's socio-economic status (open question)

[q10_3] Respondent's occupational group (open question)

[q11] What is your spouse's/partner's present economic activity?

[q12] Spouse's/partner's employment status?

[q13_1] Spouse's/partner's occupation (open question)

[q13_2] Spouse's/partner's socio-economic status (open question)

[q13_3] Spouse's/partner's occupational group (open question)

[q14] For how long will your spouse's/partner's present employment contract be valid?

[q15] Has your spouse/partner been unempolyed or laid off in the past three years?

[q16] Does your spouse's/partner's income play a significant role in the household's income?

[q17] Respondent's employment sector

[q18] Respondent's workplace (open question)

[q19] How long have you been working with your present job contract (years)?

[q20] Weekly working hours (excluding overtime)

[q21] How many hours would you prefer to work, if wages were paid by the hour?

[q22] For how long will your present employment contract be valid?

[q23] How much is your average net income (Finnish Marks/month)

[q24] If you suddenly became unemployed, would you receive:

[q25] Have you been unemployed or laid off in the past three years?

[q26_1] Has the your workload or stressfulness of work tasks increased considerably in recent years?

[q26_2] Have you been obliged to work overtime for which you have not received compensation?

[q26_3] Is your wage fair compared to the demands of the work?

[q26_4] Is your job interesting, and does it provide opportunities to make full use of your skills and knowledge?

[q26_5] Are your current working hours your own choice, suiting your present life situation best?

[q26_6] Have you thought about getting further education/trainig?

[q26_7] Are you planning or willing to change jobs?

[q26_8] Do you have enough time for leisure activites after work and daily routines?

[q26_9] Would you be prepared for job-sharing in order to provide work for the unemployed, even if it lowered your income but increased your spare time??

[q27_1] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: Taking sabbatical leave for at most a year?

[q27_2] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: Part-time work for at most a year?

[q27_3] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: Part-time work permanently?

[q27_4] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: Full-time work

[q27_5] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: Setting up your own business

[q27_6] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: Early or unemployment retirement

[q27_7] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: Part-time retirement

[q27_8] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: Other change in present employment status

[q27_9] Which of the following have you considered or could consider: None of the above, present situation is the best alternative

[q28] Length of present unemployment or lay-off period

[q29] Have you been unemployed or laid off during the past three years?

[q30] Primary reason for present unemployment

[q31] Have you participated in government-funded labour market training for the unemployed during your unemployment?

[q32] Amount of unemployment benefit after taxes (Finnish Marks/month)

[q33_1] Have you thought about getting further education/training to improve your job opportunities?

[q33_2] Have you actively seeked work by sending job applications or by contacting employers once a month or more often?

[q33_3] Have you had to turn down temporary jobs, because you find them unprofitable/inconvenient (e.g. no increase in income)

[q33_4] Do you believe you will eventuallyt get a job that corresponds to your qualifications?

[q33_5] Is your present unemployment benefit sufficient to secure you a reasonable standard of living?

[q33_6] Has unemployment been entirely a negative experience for you?

[q34_1] Would you be willing to: Work full-time?

[q34_2] Would you be willing to: Work part-time?

[q34_3] Would you be willing to: Do temporary work

[q34_4] Would you be willing to: Work for the public good for a compensation slightly higher than present unemployment benefit?

[q34_5] Would you be willing to: Set up your own business?

[q34_6] Would you be willing to: Acquire additional vocational education or vocational education in a new field?

[q34_7] Would you be willing to: Participate in rehabilitation?

[q34_8] Would you be willing to: Take unemployment retirement?

[q34_9] Would you be willing to: Remain unemployed provided that your income level stays the same?

[q34_10] Which one the alternatives mentioned in q34 would be the best choice for you?

[q35_1] How important are the following things, when accepting a job offer: How to arrange various practical matters (e,g. child day care)

[q35_2] How important are the following to you when accepting a job offer: Uncertainty of coping with the job

[q35_3] How important are the following to you when accepting a job offer: Possible decrease in the household's social benefits

[q35_4] How important are the following to you when accepting a job offer: Location of the workplace

[q35_5] How important are the following to you when accepting a job offer: Correspondence between the job and your qualifications

[q35_6] How important are the following to you when accepting a job offer: Achieving your former wage level

[q36] How would you rate your present state of health?

[q37] Do you have any long-term illness, disability or health problem which restricts your activities or ability to work? (open-ended question)

[q38] Do you receive continuous medical treatment or rehabilitation for a chronic disease?

[q39] Do you regularly use prescribed medication for a chronic disease?

[q40_1] Have you recently suffered from: Over-stress

[q40_2] Have you recently suffered from: Melancholy or depression

[q40_3] Have you recently suffered from: Nervousness or tension

[q40_4] Have you recently suffered from: Exhaustion or tiredness

[q40_5] Have you recently suffered from: Insomnia

[q40_6] Have you recently suffered from: Forgetfulness

[q41] Is there a person with whom you can discusss difficult matters confidentially?

[q42_1] Do you sometimes feel that you do not know what is going to happen to you?

[q42_2] How often do feel that your daily tasks have no meaning?

[q42_3] When you think about possible difficulties one encounters in life, do you feel that you:

[q43_1] Satisfaction with the following things: Ability to control your own life

[q43_2] Satisfaction with the following things: Respect shown by other people towards you

[q43_3] Satisfaction with the following things: Possibility to participate in meaningful leisure activities

[q43_4] Satisfaction with the following things: Ability to influence social issues

[q43_5] Satisfaction with the following things: Possibility to create new relationships

[q43_6] Satisfaction with the following things: Present standard of living

[q43_7] Satisfaction with the following things: Possibility to lead the kind of life you want

[q43_8] Satisfaction with the following things: Possibility to participate in social activities as a legally competent person

[q44_1] Which party did you vote for in the 1995 parliamentary elections?

[q44_2] Which party would you vote for now?

[q45_1] It makes no difference whether the municipality or private companies provide social and health services, as long as the service is competent and friendly

[q45_2] Nowadays, social security does not respond to people's needs, because it is too bureaucratic

[q45_3] People should be able to decide more themselves how their social security and social services are arranged

[q45_4] To ensure freedom of choice within social and health services, people could pay more for the services

[q45_5] Free social and health services should discontinued

[q45_6] Income disparities between citizens are too large in Finland

[q45_7] Tax rates should be lowered, even if it led to cuts in social security

[q45_8] The government should subsidise the costs of job creation in the private sector

[q45_9] Companies should be made to pay an unemployment tax which would depend on the level of automation (i.e. to what extent workers are replaced by machines)

[q45_10] In a humane society, strong groups should take care of the interests of those in a weaker position

[q45_11] Unemployment benefit is paid to people who do not even want to work

[q45_12] Social services offices give out money too easily

[q45_13] The unemployed and income support clients have themselves to blame for their situation

[q46_1_1] Household's net income per month (mk): Net wages

[q46_1_2] Household's net income per month (mk): Net entrepreneurial income

[q46_1_3] Household's net income per month (mk): Pensions (basic, earnings-related, etc.)

[q46_1_4] Household's net income per month (mk): Basic unemployment benefit

[q46_1_5] Household's net income per month (mk): Earnings-related unemployment benefit

[q46_1_6] Household's net income per month (mk): Sick pay

[q46_1_7] Household's net income per month (mk): Income support

[q46_1_8] Household's net income per month (mk): Student grant

[q46_1_9] Household's net income per month (mk): Housing benefit

[q46_1_10] Household's net income per month (mk): Child benefits

[q46_1_11] Household's net income per month (mk): Child home care allowance

[q46_1_12] Household's net income per month (mk): Parental pay (maternity/paternity pay)

[q46_1_13] Household's net income per month (mk): Interest and rental income

[q46_1_14] Household's net income per month (mk): Other income

[q46_2_1] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Net wages

[q46_2_2] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Net entrepreneurial income

[q46_2_3] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Pensions (basic, earnings-related, etc.)

[q46_2_4] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Basic unemployment benefit

[q46_2_5] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Earnings-related unemployment benefit

[q46_2_6] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Sick pay

[q46_2_7] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Income support

[q46_2_8] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Student grant

[q46_2_9] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Housing benefit

[q46_2_10] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Child benefits

[q46_2_11] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Child home care allowance

[q46_2_12] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Parental pay (maternity/paternity pay)

[q46_2_13] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Interest and rental income

[q46_2_14] Net income your household has received in the past year, but not at the moment: Other income

[q47_1] Household's loans in Finnish Marks (approximately): Business loan

[q47_2] Household's loans in Finnish Marks (approximately): House loan

[q47_3] Household's loans in Finnish Marks (approximately): Student loan

[q47_4] Household's loans in Finnish Marks (approximately): Secured loan

[q47_5] Household's loans in Finnish Marks (approximately): Other loan

[q48] Household's average loan payments (Finnish Marks/month)?

[q49] Household's average housing costs excluding loan payments (Finnish Marks(month)

[q50] Are you satisfied with your household's current standard of living and opportunities to consume?

[q51] How would you grade your household's current standard of living compared to the situation five years ago?

[q52] What do you think the standard of living will be in five years?

[q53] How easy/difficult is it for your household to manage on its current income?

[q54_1] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: Haven't had any financial difficulties

[q54_2] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: Rescheduling loan repayments

[q54_3] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: Taking a bank loan to cope with daily expenses

[q54_4] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: Using own savings or realising assets

[q54_5] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: Borrowing money from friends

[q54_6] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: Own business going bankrupt

[q54_7] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: Moving to a cheaper, but unsuitable residence

[q54_8] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: Atmosphere in the family becomig tense or ending relationship with spouse/partner

[q54_9] Consequences of financial difficulties for the household: None of the above

[q55_1] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Food

[q55_2] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Alcohol, cigarettes, coffee, etc.

[q55_3] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Visits to the doctor

[q55_4] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Medicine purchases

[q55_5] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Daily hygiene

[q55_6] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: New domestic appliances

[q55_7] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Home furnishings and/or repairments

[q55_8] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Newspapers, the media

[q55_9] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Holiday trips

[q55_10] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Personal leisure activities

[q55_11] Has your household had to go short of something in the past year: Children's leisure activities

[q56] Income support for one-adult household (single person household) is currently 1900 Marks/month after rent. In your opinion, is this:

[q57] In your opinion, how much money does a one-adult household need monthly, after taxes and excluding rent?

[q58] Could the unemployment problem be solved by offering the unemployed half-day work instead of benefits, in which case an unemployed person living alone would receive 3,800 Marks (twice the income support)?

[q59_1] Considering your present situation, do you feel you live in poverty?

[q59_2] Considering your income and loan payments, do you feel you are over-indebted?

[q60] What kind of feelings does the present trend in social security policies arise in you?

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