Study title

Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 2001: Autumn

Dataset ID Number

FSD1299

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1299

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI)

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish public opinion on foreign policy, security policy and military alliances. Respondents assessed the country's foreign policy and relations with a number of other countries. Views were probed on whether Finland should join a military alliance or join the Nato if the Baltic countries also join. Opinions on defence expenditure and the conscript army versus the professional army were surveyed. Respondents were asked whether Finland should participate in peace-keeping operations led by the UN, Nato or EU and in which part of the world. Questions covered EU crisis management forces, Finnish expenditure on civil crises management and whether there should or should not be defence material industry in Finland and why.

Background variables included the respondent's sex, age group, main economic activity, employment, marital status, education, type of accommodation, type of neighbourhood, region of residence, household type and composition, household income, party preference, ownership of mobile phone, Internet use, location and frequency of Internet use.

Keywords

arms industry; conflict resolution; crisis management; defence and state security policy; foreign policy; international conflict resolution; military alliances; military service; national security; national security; peace-keeping forces

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Conflict, security and peace (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA 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

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Advisory Board for Defence Information

Time Period Covered

2001

Collection Dates

2001-10-19 – 2001-11-04

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-74 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

Stratified quota sampling based on age, sex and region of residence.

In Omnibus consumer surveys respondents are found with the door-to-door method. Interviews are conducted in respondents' homes and are continued until 1000 respondents have been reached.

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: English and Finnish.

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Number of Cases and Variables

85 variables and 1022 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The results are more reliable for supporters of big political parties than for those who support small parties, because they were more numerous in the sample. One third of the respondents did not reveal their party support.

The variable denoting the municipality of residence 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

Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI): Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 2001: Autumn [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-27). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1299

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.

Related Publications

Sotilaallisella liittoutumattomuudella entistä laajempi kannatus (2001). Helsinki: Maanpuolustustiedotuksen suunnittelukunta MTS. Tiedotteita ja katsauksia; 2/2001.