Select variable

[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_pro] FSD processing level

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[Survey] Study id

[Lomake] Questionnaire number

[q1] Respondent's gender

[q2] Respondent's age

[q3] Is the respondent the household head?

[q4_1] Respondent's economic activity and occupational status

[q4_2] If the respondent is retired, former economic activity and occupational status

[q5_1] Municipality of residence

[q5_2] Type of neighbourhood

[q6] Respondent's level of education

[q7] Total annual gross income of the respondent's household (including social benefits)

[q8_1] Number of people aged over 16 in the household

[q8_2] Number of people aged between 7 and 16 in the household

[q8_2b] Number of people aged between 7 and 17 in the household (Swedish questionnaire)

[q8_3] Number of people aged under 7 in the household

[q8_4] Total number of persons in the household

[q9] Household composition

[q10_1] (IF R IS NOT HOUSEHOLD HEAD) Economic activity and occupational status of the household head

[q10_2] If the household head is retired, former economic activity and occupational status

[q11] Respondent's employment status

[q11b] Respondent's employment status (in the Swedish questionnaire)

[q12] Who is responsible for everyday shopping in the household?

[q13] Type of municipality

[q14] Province (according to the old division)

[q15] Major region (NUTS 2)

[q16] Region (NUTS 3)

[q17_1] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party or group would you vote for?

[q17_2] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party or group would you vote for secondarily?

[q18] Which party or group did you vote for in the previous parliamentary elections?

[q19] How often did you discuss matters related to the parliamentary elections with someone during the election campaign?

[q20] How often do you discuss politics with others?

[q21_1] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television debates and party leader interviews

[q21_2] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television news and current affairs programmes

[q21_3] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television entertainment programmes featuring politicians

[q21_4] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Radio progammes

[q21_5] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Newspaper articles

[q21_6] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Web news covering elections

[q21_7] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Web sites of the candidates and political parties

[q21_8] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Candidate selectors on the Internet

[q21_9] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Television advertisements

[q21_10] How much attention did you pay to media coverage of the parliamentary elections: Newspaper advertisements

[q22] How interested are you in politics?

[q23_1] During the last election campaign, did you talk to other people to persuade them to vote for a particular party or candidate?

[q23_2] (IF YES) How often did you try to persuade others?

[q24_1] Did you show your support for a particular party or candidate by, for example, attending election events or putting up a poster?

[q24_2] (IF YES) How often did you participate in these kind of support activities?

[q25] During the last election campaign, were you contacted by a candidate or anyone from a party to persuade you to vote for them?

[q26] What has been the most important issue facing Finland in the past four years? (open-ended question classified)

[q27] How good or bad a job has the Government done in dealing with the most important issue (q26)?

[q28] Thinking about the general performance of the Government, how good or bad a job has it done over the past four years?

[q29] How satisfied are you with the way democracy works in Finland?

[q30] Some people say that it doesn't make any difference who is in power. Others say that it makes a big difference who is in power. How much difference would you say it makes?

[q31] Some people say that no matter who people vote for, it won't make any difference to what happens. Others say that who people vote for can make a big difference to what happens. What would you say?

[q32] Democracy may have its problems but it is better than any other form of government

[q33] Did you vote four years ago, in the 1999 parliamentary elections?

[q34] (IF VOTED) The candidate of which political party or group did you vote for?

[q35] (IF VOTED) How good or bad a job has the party you voted for done in the past four years?

[q36] Thinking about the Finnish parliamentary elections, how well would you say that the elections, in practice, ensure that the views of the MPs represent those of the voters?

[q37] Would you say that any of the parties in Finland represent your views reasonably well?

[q38] (IF YES) Which party represents your views best?

[q39] Regardless of how you feel about the parties, would you say any of the individual party leaders represent your views reasonably well?

[q40] (IF YES) Which party leader represents your views best?

[q41] Do you think yourself as close to any particular party?

[q41a_1] (IF YES) Which party: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)

[q41a_2] (IF YES) Which party: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[q41a_3] (IF YES) Which party: National Coalition Party (KOK)

[q41a_4] (IF YES) Which party: Left Alliance (VAS)

[q41a_5] (IF YES) Which party: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[q41a_6] (IF YES) Which party: Green League (VIHR)

[q41a_7] (IF YES) Which party: Christian Democrats (KD)

[q41a_8] (IF YES) Which party: True Finns (PS)

[q41a_9] (IF YES) Which party: Some other party

[q41a_10] (IF YES) Which party: Can't or don't want to say

[q41b] (IF MENTIONED MORE THAN ONE PARTY) Which party do you feel closest to?

[q41c] (If Q41=2 or 3, or Q41A=Can't say) Do you feel a little closer to one of the political parties than the others?

[q41d] (IF YES) Which party do you feel closest to?

[q41e] (IF MENTIONED A PARTY) Do you feel very close to this party, somewhat close, or not very close?

[q42_1] Opinion on political parties. Rate the following parties on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like). Say if you haven't heard of the party or feel you do not know enough about it: National Coalition Party (KOK)

[q42_2] Opinion on political parties: Left Alliance (VAS)

[q42_3] Opinion on political parties: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[q42_4] Opinion on political parties: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)

[q42_5] Opinion on political parties: Green League (VIHR)

[q42_6] Opinion on political parties: Christian Democrats (KD)

[q42_7] Opinion on political parties: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[q43_1] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place the National Coalition Party (KOK) on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?

[q43_2] Using the same scale, where would you place: Left Alliance (VAS)

[q43_3] Using the same scale, where would you place: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[q43_4] Using the same scale, where would you place: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)

[q43_5] Using the same scale, where would you place: Green League (VIHR)

[q43_6] Using the same scale, where would you place: Christian Democrats (KD)

[q43_7] Using the same scale, where would you place: Centre Party of Finland (KESK)

[q44_1] Have you, during the past five years, done any of the following to express your political views: Contacted a politician or authority

[q44_2] Have you, during the past five years, done any of the following to express your political views: Participated in a protest march or demonstration

[q44_3] Have you, during the past five years, done any of the following to express your political views: Cooperated with other like-minded people

[q45] How much respect is there for individual freedom and human rights in Finland these days?

[q46] How widespread would you say corruption, for instance accepting bribes among politicians, is in Finland?

[q47] In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?

[q48] Which political party does Paavo Lipponen represent?

[q49] Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council?

[q50] Wages earned by employees are taxable income in Finland. We would like to ask you about state taxation. Let us presume that Virtanen earns 2,000 euros a month and Herranen 5,000. Which of the following statements is closest to the truth?

[q51] On the whole, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your personal financial situation?

[q52] On the whole, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life?

[q53_1] How do you think the following are now, compared to the past two years: Economic situation in Finland

[q53_2] How do you think the following are now, compared to the past two years: Your personal or family's financial situation

[q53_3] How do you think the following are now, compared to the past two years: Employment situation in Finland

[q53_4] How do you think the following are now, compared to the past two years: Your personal or family's employment situation

[q54_1] How do you expect the following to be two years from now, compared to the present situation: Economic situation in Finland

[q54_2] How do you expect the following to be two years from now, compared to the present situation: Your personal or family's financial situation

[q54_3] How do you expect the following to be two years from now, compared to the present situation: Employment situation in Finland

[q54_4] How do you expect the following to be two years from now, compared to the present situation: Your personal or family's employment situation

[q55] How stable is your political party identification?

[q56] How many different political parties have you voted for in parliamentary elections so far?

[q57] Which social class would you say you belong to?

[q58] Which political party did your father support when you were young? (open-ended question classified)

[q59] Which political party did your mother support when you were young? (open-ended question classified)

[q60] Which of the following groups would you say you belong to?

[q61] Which party has the largest number of seats in the newly elected Parliament??

[q62] Which party has the second largest number of seats in the newly elected Parliament?

[q63] Which party has the third largest number of seats in the newly elected Parliament?

[q64] Which party has the fourth largest number of seats in the newly elected Parliament?

[q65_1] Sometimes politics seems so complicated that I can't really understand what is going on

[q65_2] I have no say in what the government and parliament decide

[q65_3] In my opinion, I understand important political issues quite well

[q65_4] There is at least one party which tries to promote my interests

[q65_5] Through political parties, citizens' opinions will be taken into consideration in decision-making

[q65_6] Parties have drifted further and further away from the problems of ordinary people

[q65_7] It doesn't really matter which parties form the government, policy decisions will be the same

[q65_8] My vote has no influence on the result of elections

[q65_9] Important political questions should more frequently be decided by a referendum

[q65_10] Results of a referendum should be binding

[q65_11] People do not usually admit that they have not voted if they are asked about it

[q66] Nowadays a lot of people do not vote in elections for some reason or other. Did you vote or not in these parliamentary elections? If you did vote, did you vote in advance or on the election day?

[q67] (IF DID NOT VOTE) Why did you not vote? (open-ended question classified)

[q68] (IF DID NOT VOTE) How self-evident was it to you that you were not going to vote?

[q69_1] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party's representatives in election programmes on television

[q69_2] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party looks after the interests of the occupational group I belong to

[q69_3] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Good party leader

[q69_4] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: I'm a stable supporter of this party

[q69_5] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has good policy on many current issues

[q69_6] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has competent people to form policies

[q69_7] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party during the past parliamentary term

[q69_8] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Succesful election campaign of the party

[q69_9] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: In my opinion, the leader of this party is the best candidate to become prime minister

[q69_10] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Desire to influence which parties will be in the coalition government

[q70] (IF VOTED) When did you decide on the party you voted for?

[q71] (IF VOTED) When did you decide which candidate to vote for?

[q72] (IF VOTED) For your voting choice, which one was the more important: the party or the candidate?

[q73] (IF VOTED) Was the candidate you voted for known to you?

[q74] (IF VOTED) Did you vote for a candidate who is of the same gender as you?

[q75] (IF VOTED) What was the age of the candidate you voted for?

[q76] (IF VOTED) Have you previously voted for the same candidate in parliamentary elections?

[q77] (IF VOTED) The candidate of which party did you vote for in these parliamentary elections?

[q78] (IF VOTED) How easy or difficult was it for you to choose the party the candidate of which you voted for?

[q79] (IF VOTED) How easy or difficult was it for you to find a suitable candidate?

[q80] Are you going to vote in the next parliamentary elections?

[q81] Do you belong to any church or religious community?

[q82] Would you describe yourself as...

[q83] Respondent's year of birth

[q84] Respondent's basic education

[q85] Respondent's marital status

[q86] Does the respondent belong to any trade union or professional association and if yes, how actively does R participate in its activities?

[q87] (IF BELONGS TO TRADE UNION OR PROF. ASSOCIATION) Which of the following central organisations does the respondent's trade union or professional association belong to?

[q88] Does someone else in the respondent's household belong to any trade union or professional association?

[q89] Does the respondent belong to any other business or employer's association besides trade union or professional association?

[q90_1] Respondent's employment status

[q90_2] Employment status of the respondent's spouse

[q91_1] Respondent's profession

[q91_2] Profession of the respondent's spouse

[q92_1] Type of the respondent's employer: Public sector

[q92_2] Type of the respondent's employer: Private sector

[q92_3] Type of the respondent's employer: Both the public and the private sectors

[q92_4] Type of the respondent's employer: So called third sector

[q92_5] Type of the respondent's employer: Not in working life

[q92_6] Type of the respondent's employer: Can't say

[q93_1] In which sector does your spouse work: Public sector

[q93_2] In which sector does your spouse work: Private sector

[q93_3] In which sector does your spouse work: Both public and private sector

[q93_4] In which sector does your spouse work: So called third sector

[q93_5] In which sector does your spouse work: Not in working life

[q93_6] In which sector does your spouse work: Can't say

[q94_1] Have you been unemployed in the past 12 months?

[q94_2] (IF HAS BEEN UNEMPLOYED) For how many months altogether have you been unemployed in the past 12 months?

[q95_1] Respondent's mother tongue

[q95_2] Spouse's mother tongue

[q96] Which language(s) do you use at home?

[q97_1] Is your present municipality of residence also your home municipality?

[q97_2] (IF Q97_1=2) What is your home municipality?

[q98] Were you born in your home municipality and have you lived there all your life?

[q99] (IF Q98=2) When did you move to your present home municipality?

[q100] How many home municipalities have you had during your life?

[q101] What is your place of birth (municipality)?

[q102] Do you live...

[q103] Respondent's electoral district

[p1_1] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding the level of health care

[p1_2] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding the level of care for the elderly

[p1_3] How important are the following issues to you: Reducing unemployment

[p1_4] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of the poor

[p1_5] How important are the following issues to you: Preparing for the population ageing

[p1_6] How important are the following issues to you: Fighting crime

[p1_7] How important are the following issues to you: Fighting drug abuse

[p1_8] How important are the following issues to you: Cutting national debt

[p1_9] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the income of the unemployed

[p1_10] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding good public services

[p1_11] How important are the following issues to you: Lowering taxes

[p1_12] How important are the following issues to you: Preventing the public sector from growing

[p1_13] How important are the following issues to you: Reducing regional disparity

[p1_14] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of the retired

[p1_15] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of families with children

[p1_16] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting entrepreneurship

[p1_17] How important are the following issues to you: Making environmental protection more effective

[p1_18] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting gender equality

[p1_19] How important are the following issues to you: Improving housing conditions

[p1_20] How important are the following issues to you: Strengthening traditional values and morals

[p1_21] How important are the following issues to you: Improving public order

[p1_22] How important are the following issues to you: Strengthening religious values

[p1_23] How important are the following issues to you: Controlling excessive internationalisation

[p1_24] How important are the following issues to you: Controlling the entry of refugees

[p1_25] How important are the following issues to you: Controlling the entry of foreign labour

[p1_26] How important are the following issues to you: Increasing development cooperation

[p1_27] How important are the following issues to you: Influencing government composition

[p1_28] How important are the following issues to you: Influencing the choice of Prime Minister

[p1_29] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of minorities

[p1_30] How important are the following issues to you: Limiting the influence of policy and administration so that people are better able to decide for themselves

[p1_31] How important are the following issues to you: Controlling market forces

[p1_32] How important are the following issues to you: Strengthening the integration of the European Union

[p1_33] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting Finland's interests in the European Union

[p2_1] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Family members, parents or relatives

[p2_2] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Work colleagues or fellow students

[p2_3] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Other friends and aquintances

[p2_4] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: News and current affairs articles in newspapers

[p2_5] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election advertising in newspapers

[p2_6] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: News and current affairs programmes on the radio

[p2_7] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election programmes on the radio

[p2_8] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election advertising on the radio

[p2_9] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: News and current affairs programmes on television

[p2_10] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election programmes on television

[p2_11] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Election advertising on television

[p2_12] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Candidate selectors on the Internet

[p2_13] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Websites of parties or candidates

[p2_14] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Campaign events organised by parties or candidates

[p2_15] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Voting campaigns organised by voluntary/civic organisations or interest groups

[p2_16] How much important information did you get for your voting choice from: Books, periodicals/magazines or other literary sources

[p3_1] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Write to a letter to the editor

[p3_2] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Contact political decision-makers on an issue

[p3_3] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Sign a petition

[p3_4] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Join a consumer boycott

[p3_5] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Participate in peaceful demonstrations

[p3_6] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Demonstrate civil disobedience by participating in illegal, non-violent activities

[p3_7] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Participate in the kind of demonstrations that have previously involved violence

[p3_8] Have you done or feel you might do any of the following: Use violence to reach political goals

[p4_1] Anyone can influence political decisions, if they want to

[p4_2] There was at least one suitable candidate for me in the parliamentary elections

[p4_3] One can usually trust the government to make the right decisions

[p4_4] By voting people can have a say in how things are run

[p4_5] Electoral alliances between parties are good because they make it easier for small parties to reach parliament

[p4_6] Electoral alliances should not be allowed, so that the voters would know better which party they are casting their votes for

[p4_7] Decisions made by politicians have no effect on my life

[p4_8] What Finland needs are strong leaders who can restore law and order

[p4_9] It is people's own business whether they want to use their right to vote or not

[p4_10] I think voting is a civic duty

[p4_11] In the parliamentary elections, there was no suitable candidate with good chances of getting elected in my constituency

[p4_12] My party of choice had a good chance of winning at least one seat to parliament

[p4_13] I can't influence my or my family's economic situation by voting

[p4_14] Personalisation of politics is mainly a good thing

[p4_15] When I vote it is the issues that matter, not the person

[p4_16] In terms of consensus, it would be good if as many parties as possible take part in governmental cooperation

[p4_17] When the government consists of several parties, it is difficult to know which one is responsible for the decisions made

[p4_18] The government should comprise either only bourgeois parties or only left-wing parties

[p4_19] Parties should have announced clearly during the election campaign which parties they are willing to form a coalition government with

[p4_20] It is impossible for parties to announce their choice of coalition partners before the results of the elections are clear

[p4_21] Members of parliament ought to vote in parliament according to their own views and not according to the party line

[p5_1] Finland's NATO membership should have been discussed during the election campaign so that voters would have known the policy of each party on this issue

[p5_2] The issue of Finland's NATO membership is so complicated that we can leave the decisions to political leaders

[p5_3] Finland should remain outside Nato

[p5_4] Finland should leave the EU

[p5_5] EU membership is a good thing for Finland

[p6_1] Every woman should have the right to artificial insemination

[p6_2] Only heterosexuals in a permanent relationship should have the right to artificial insemination

[p6_3] Artificial insemination should be publicly funded like other health care

[p6_4] In the coming years, Finland should actively seek labour force from abroad

[p6_5] Even more than now, it should be possible at workplaces to have local bargaining on pay and conditions of employment

[p6_6] The whole area of Finland should be kept populated even if it meant great financial sacrifices to society

[p6_7] Finnish judicial system treats all citizens fairly

[p6_8] Studying Swedish should be voluntary at all levels of the education system

[p6_9] Buying sexual services should be made punishable by law

[p6_10] Same-sex couples in registered partnerships should have the right to adopt children

[p7] In your opinion, which of the following would be the best combination for major parties in the coalition government?

[p8] What is the best way to organise Finland's defence?

[p9] Should Finland hold a referendum on the country's NATO membership?

[p10] Should the office of the President of Finland be abolished?

[p11] Are the difficulties immigrants are experiencing in adapting to the Finnish society caused more by the Finns or by the immigrants themselves?

[p12_1] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Increase state funding of public health

[p12_2] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Increasing cooperation between municipalities in service provision

[p12_3] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Redetermine what services municipalities should prioritize

[p12_4] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Raise local government taxes to provide funding for health care

[p12_5] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Increase patient fees

[p12_6] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Privatise services

[p12_7] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Train more doctors and other health care personnel

[p12_8] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Make service production more effective

[p12_9] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Reduce unnecessary visits to health care

[p12_10] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Some other way

[p12_11] How to best guarantee equal public health care for all Finns regardless of their place of residence, financial circumstances or disability (choose 3): Can't say

[p13_1] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): General insecurity

[p13_2] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Indifference/disregard of parents

[p13_3] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Lack of discipline in schools

[p13_4] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Too lenient punishments

[p13_5] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Broken homes

[p13_6] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Insufficient provision of youth work

[p13_7] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Unemployment of young people

[p13_8] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Substance abuse

[p13_9] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Violent movies and computer games

[p13_10] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Other

[p13_11] What do you think are the most important reasons for serious crimes committed by young people (choose 3): Can't say

[p14_1] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Education and learning new skills

[p14_2] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Creating new jobs

[p14_3] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Making it financially beneficial for employers to hire an unemployed person

[p14_4] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Increasing flexibility of working life

[p14_5] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Other

[p14_6] What means can be used to significantly reduce long-term unemployment (choose 2 most important): Can't say

[p15_1] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: New legislation

[p15_2] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Trade union power

[p15_3] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Local bargaining on conditions of employment

[p15_4] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Provision of instruction and information

[p15_5] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Some other means

[p15_6] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: No means are necessary

[p15_7] The situation where men and women receive equal pay for equal work can be achieved by: Can't say

[p16_1] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): All income earners

[p16_2] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Employees with low income

[p16_3] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): All pensioners and retired people

[p16_4] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Pensioners/retired people with low income

[p16_5] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Families with children on low income

[p16_6] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Employer contributions in low-income industries

[p16_7] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Lowering corporate taxes in general

[p16_8] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Lowering vehicle taxes

[p16_9] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Lowering value-added taxation on food

[p16_10] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Other

[p16_11] Possible tax cuts should primarily be targeted at (choose 3 most important targets): Can't say

[p17_1] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Financial aid for students

[p17_2] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Family allowance and child home care allowance

[p17_3] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Maternity, paternity and parental allowance

[p17_4] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Unemployment allowance

[p17_5] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): National pension (state retirement pension) and other pensions

[p17_6] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Housing allowance

[p17_7] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Social assistance (minimum income)

[p17_8] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Sickness allowance

[p17_9] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Pensioners' care allowance, other care and rehabilitation allowances

[p17_10] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Resources should be targeted at improving services

[p17_11] In your opinion, which social security benefits should primarily be increased during the coming electoral term (choose 3 at most): Can't say

[p18] Are you at present or have you ever been an elected official in a municipal body?

[p19] Thinking about your childhood environment, how important a role did politics play in it?

[p20] How much has your attitude towards participating in elections changed during your life?

[p21] How much has your attitude towards other forms of political participation (e.g. demonstrations, signing petitions) changed during your life?

[p22] What do you think your own generation's attitude towards political participation is like?

[p23] What is your own attitude towards political participation like?

[p24_1] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: News and current affairs articles in newspapers

[p24_2] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election advertising in newspapers

[p24_3] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: News and current affairs programmes on the radio

[p24_4] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election programmes on the radio

[p24_5] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election advertising on the radio

[p24_6] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: News and current affairs programmes on television

[p24_7] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election programmes on television

[p24_8] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Election advertising on television

[p24_9] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Candidate selectors on the Internet

[p24_10] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Websites of parties or candidates

[p24_11] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Campaign events organised by parties or candidates

[p24_12] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Voting campaigns organised by voluntary/civic organisations or interest groups

[p24_13] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Books, periodicals/magazines and other literary sources

[p24_14] How much do you think the following influenced people's voting decision in the recent parliamentary elections: Participation in the activities of an organisation

[p25] Do you use the Internet?

[p26_1] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: At home

[p26_2] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: At work

[p26_3] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: At school, educational establishment, university

[p26_4] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: In a public facility, e.g. library or youth centre

[p26_5] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: In an Internet cafe

[p26_6] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: At a friend's, aquintance's or relative's home

[p26_7] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Where do you use the Internet: By wireless means of communication, e.g. palm pilot, communicator, GPRS.

[p27] (IF USES THE INTERNET) If you have an Internet access at home, what kind of connection do you have?

[p28] (IF USES THE INTERNET) If you use the Internet at work or in your place of study, does the employer or the place of study restrict its use?

[p29] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often do you use the Internet?

[p30] (IF USES THE INTERNET) For how long do you usually use the Internet at a time?

[p31] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often did you follow issues related to the parliamentary elections on the Internet?

[p32] (IF USES THE INTERNET) Did you use candidate selectors on the Internet to find a suitable candidate?

[p33] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND USED CANDIDATE SELECTORS) How much did the results of the candidate selectors influence your choice?

[p34] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often do you follow politics and social issues on the Internet in general?

[p35] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often do you visit the web pages of the public administration (e.g. municipalities, ministries, tax administration) or use their services on the Internet?

[p36_1] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND THE WEB PAGES OF PUBLIC ADMIN.) Why do you use the web pages of the public administration: To find information

[p36_2] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND THE WEB PAGES OF PUBLIC ADMIN.) Why do you use the web pages of the public administration: To send e-mail to officials/authorities

[p36_3] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND THE WEB PAGES OF PUBLIC ADMIN.) Why do you use the web pages of the public administration: To use the services (e.g. to fill in forms and applications)

[p36_4] (IF USES THE INTERNET AND THE WEB PAGES OF PUBLIC ADMIN.) Why do you use the web pages of the public administration: Other

[p37] (IF USES THE INTERNET) How often have you contacted a politician (e.g. member of parliament, candidate, member of city council) via e-mail or otherwise over the Internet?

[p38_1] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Sending/receiving e-mail

[p38_2] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Reading news and current affairs

[p38_3] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Participation in political discussion groups

[p38_4] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Participation in other discussion groups

[p38_5] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Online banking services

[p38_6] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Educational issues

[p38_7] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Job issues

[p38_8] (IF USES THE INTERNET) What are your reasons for using the Internet: Entertainment and spare time

[p39] Do you think it would be good if people could vote on the Internet in the parliamentary elections?

[p40] If it were possible to vote on the Internet in the parliamentary elections, would you...

[p41] If it were possible to have a say via the Internet in issues that the parliament is handling each week, would you have a say?

[p42a_1] Membership and participation in the activities of: Sports club, including hunting and fishing clubs/association

[p42a_2] Membership and participation in the activities of: Cultural or hobby organisation

[p42a_3] Membership and participation in the activities of: Village or neighbourhood association

[p42a_4] Membership and participation in the activities of: Trade union

[p42a_5] Membership and participation in the activities of: Business organisation/association, professional or agricultural association

[p42a_6] Membership and participation in the activities of: Consumer organisation or motoring association

[p42a_7] Membership and participation in the activities of: Defence or reserve association

[p42a_8] Membership and participation in the activities of: Humanitarian, human rights, minority or immigrant organisation

[p42a_9] Membership and participation in the activities of: Environmental, peace or animal rights organisation

[p42a_10] Membership and participation in the activities of: Religious organisation or parish

[p42a_11] Membership and participation in the activities of: Political party

[p42a_12] Membership and participation in the activities of: Health organisation/association (e.g. Finnish Diabetes Association)

[p42a_13] Membership and participation in the activities of: Scientific or educational organisation/association, parent-teacher association

[p42a_14] Membership and participation in the activities of: Youth, pensioner or women's organisation

[p42a_15] Membership and participation in the activities of: Some other voluntary/civic organisation

[p42b_1] Have you donated money to: Sports club, including hunting and fishing clubs/association

[p42b_2] Have you donated money to: Cultural or hobby organisation

[p42b_3] Have you donated money to: Village or neighbourhood association

[p42b_4] Have you donated money to: Trade union

[p42b_5] Have you donated money to: Business organisation/association, professional or agricultural association

[p42b_6] Have you donated money to: Consumer organisation or motoring association

[p42b_7] Have you donated money to: Defence or reserve association

[p42b_8] Have you donated money to: Humanitarian, human rights, minority or immigrant organisation

[p42b_9] Have you donated money to: Environmental, peace or animal rights organisation

[p42b_10] Have you donated money to: Religious organisation or parish

[p42b_11] Have you donated money to: Political party

[p42b_12] Have you donated money to: Health organisation/association (e.g. Finnish Diabetes Association)

[p42b_13] Have you donated money to: Scientific or educational organisation/association, parent-teacher association

[p42b_14] Have you donated money to: Youth, pensioner or women's organisation

[p42b_15] Have you donated money to: Some other voluntary/civic organisation

[p43_1] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's gender

[p43_2] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's age

[p43_3] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's educational background

[p43_4] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's prior experience in politics

[p43_5] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's appearance and style

[p43_6] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate was well-known publicly

[p43_7] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's views on different issues

[p43_8] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate represents the party you support

[p43_9] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Candidate's election campaign and election advertising

[p43_10] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Recommendations from friends, aquintances or relatives

[p43_11] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of candidate: Comments and support for the candidate by a voluntary/civic organisation

[p44] Have your parents ever advised you to use your vote or set an example for you by voting themselves?

[p45_1] Opinion on party leaders. Rate the following leaders on a scale from 0 (strongly dislike) to 10 (strongly like): Paavo Lipponen (SDP)

[p45_2] Opinion on party leaders: Anneli Jäätteenmäki (KESK)

[p45_3] Opinion on party leaders: Ville Itälä (KOK)

[p45_4] Opinion on party leaders: Suvi-Anne Siimes (VAS)

[p45_5] Opinion on party leaders: Jan-Erik Enestam (RKP)

[p45_6] Opinion on party leaders: Osmo Soininvaara (VIHR)

[p45_7] Opinion on party leaders: Bjarne Kallis (KD)

[p46_1] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Working class

[p46_2] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Lower middle class

[p46_3] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Upper middle class

[p46_4] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Upper class

[p46_5] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Employers

[p46_6] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Employees

[p46_7] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Entrepreneurs

[p46_8] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: People with low income

[p46_9] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: People with average income

[p46_10] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: People with large income

[p46_11] Which of the following groups do you feel you primarily belong to: Can't say

[p47] Respondent's housing tenure

[p48] Living arrangements

[kieli] Language of the interview

[painokie] Weight variable based on language ratio

[weights] Updated weight variable, main questionnaire

[ans_pv] Responded to self-administered questionnaire

[pvweight] Updated weight variable, self-administered questionnaire