Study title

Themes of the 2003 Parliamentary Elections

Dataset ID Number

FSD1265

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1265
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1265

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Gallup Finland

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish citizens' views on the most important issues of the upcoming 2003 parliamentary elections. Respondents were asked to rate the importance of influencing, for example, the following issues: economic growth, government debt, unemployment, income disparity, gender equality, status of the poor, entrepreneurs and employees, power of labour market organisations, taxation, education, childcare, social security benefits, health care, retirement age, housing, regional disparities, funding of culture and sports, crime, drugs, prostitution, the EU, Finland's relationship with NATO and Russia, development aid, immigrants, environmental protection, civic activism, wages of MPs, and government composition. They also rated the certainty of them voting in the coming parliamentary elections. Respondents were asked which party they would vote for if the elections were held at that time, which party they voted for in the 2000 municipal elections and the 1999 parliamentary elections.

Background variables included respondent's year of birth, gender, mother tongue, marital status, household composition, basic and vocational education, occupational group, employment sector, trade union membership, political orientation on the left-right axis, household's income, amount of mortgage and financial circumstances, accommodation type and housing tenure, province, region and type of municipality.

Keywords

economic and social development; elections; issues; parliamentary elections; political influence; politics; social problems; themes

Topic Classification

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

• TNS Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Gallup Finland
• Helsingin Sanomat

Time Period Covered

2003

Collection Dates

2003-01-03 – 2003-01-07

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

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

Time Method

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, and is representative of the target population.

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

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The municipality variable has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are three weight variables in the data. The documentation of weight variables is insufficient.

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: Themes of the 2003 Parliamentary Elections [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1265; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1265

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

See downloadable files at the top of the page.

Information on the Gallup Channel research system

Related Publications

Jääskeläinen, Atte (2003). Helsingin Sanomat kysyi äänestäjiltä: Vaalien kärkiteema on sairaanhoito. Helsingin Sanomat 3.2.2003.

Vänskä, Linda (2010). Kvinnoprofileringen i de politiska partierna. En jämförande analys av partiernas principprogram. Helsingfors: Helsingfors universitet. Pro gradu avhandling i politologi. doi:10138/17594