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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[tilkun08] Statistical grouping of municipalities 2008

[k1] Respondent's gender

[k2] Respondent's age (in years)

[k3_1] Respondent's province of residence

[k4] Household composition

[k5] Respondent's vocational education

[k6] Have you taken the matriculation examination (i.e. completed general upper secondary education)?

[k7] Has your father a degree or certificate from...

[k8] Has your mother a degree or certificate from...

[k9] Respondent's economic activity

[k10] Are you currently studying?

[k11] Respondent's job contract

[k13] Are you in your dream job or are you studying for it?

[k14_1] Work is an important part of a person's life

[k14_2] Nowadays, working life demands so much from employees that many people suffer from burn out at an early stage

[k14_3] I believe that a good education guarantees a permanent job

[k14_4] I would like to change jobs several times during my career

[k14_5] I would like to commit myself to some workplace/company and work hard for its success

[k14_6] I believe that success in working life depends only on oneself and one's attitudes

[k14_7] I would be willing to accept any kind of work, if unemployment was the other option

[k14_8] My aim is to make so much money that I will become wealthy

[k14_9] I believe that even as an employee it is possible to become wealthy

[k14_10] I believe that what one needs to succeed in working life is primarily good luck

[k15_1] Is any of your close relatives an entrepreneur: Mother and/or father

[k15_2] Is any of your close relatives an entrepreneur: Spouse/partner

[k15_3] Is any of your close relatives an entrepreneur: Parents-in-law

[k15_4] Is any of your close relatives an entrepreneur: Aunt, uncle, grandparent or other relative

[k15_5] Is any of your close relatives an entrepreneur: None of close relatives

[k16_1] In my studies, I have received good basic information about entrepreneurship

[k16_2] I am seriously considering setting up my own business in the near future

[k16_3] I would like to have my own business sometime in the future

[k16_4] I am willing to set up own business, if only I can find a good business idea

[k16_5] I believe that entrepreneurship is financially viable

[k16_6] I believe that entrepreneurship is a better way to become wealthy than paid work

[k16_7] I would be willing to take a financial risk (e.g. big loan) to set up a business, if I really believed in my business idea

[k16_8] I could become an entrepreneur, if the financial risks involved were not big

[k16_9] I would not become an entrepreneur under any circumstances

[k16_10] Becoming an entrepreneur requires a long education

[k16_11] I think children should continue the family business after their parents retire

[k16_12] Entrepreneurs usually have to work too long hours

[k16_13] Entrepreneurs easily resort to white-collar crimes

[k16_14] In order to be successful, entrepreneurs have to be honest

[k16_15] In order to be successful, entrepreneurs do not have to be honest

[k16_16] Good luck is needed for an enterprise to be successful

[k16_17] Entrepreneurs usually have materialistic values

[k16_18] Finnish legislation and taxation support entrepreneurship

[k18_1] How closely do you identify with : Your family

[k18_2] How closely do you identify with : Your friends

[k18_3] How closely do you identify with : School/work community

[k18_4] How closely do you identify with : Neighbourhood

[k18_5] How closely do you identify with : Village or town district

[k18_6] How closely do you identify with : Town or municipality

[k18_7] How closely do you identify with : Congregation

[k18_8] How closely do you identify with : Hobby-related association/club

[k18_9] How closely do you identify with : Other association related to leisure activities

[k18_10] How closely do you identify with : A particular region in Finland

[k18_11] How closely do you identify with : Finnish society

[k18_12] How closely do you identify with : European Union

[k19_1] Importance of the following to respondent: Exciting life

[k19_2] Importance of the following to respondent: Self-respect

[k19_3] Importance of the following to respondent: National security

[k19_4] Importance of the following to respondent: Love and relationships

[k19_5] Importance of the following to respondent: Material well-being

[k19_6] Importance of the following to respondent: Global equality between nations

[k19_7] Importance of the following to respondent: Gender equality

[k19_8] Importance of the following to respondent: Unpolluted environment

[k19_9] Importance of the following to respondent: Animal rights

[k19_10] Importance of the following to respondent: Children's rights

[k19_11] Importance of the following to respondent: Sense of belonging to a community

[k19_12] Importance of the following to respondent: Health

[k19_13] Importance of the following to respondent: Work

[k19_14] Importance of the following to respondent: Leisure time

[k19_15] Importance of the following to respondent: Feeling that one has accomplished something

[k20_1] If I become unemployed, I will still be able to manage financially

[k20_2] As far as the financial aspect is concerned, it is possible for anyone to raise a child alone

[k20_3] If I fall ill, I will have access to medical care, and will generally be able to manage financially

[k20_4] If I were unemployed for a long time, the Finnish society would allow me to educate myself further or in another field

[k20_5] Student income is reasonably well secured in Finland

[k20_6] Social security is so good that it encourages people to be idle and live on benefits

[k20_7] International tax competition will force Finland to social security cuts in the future

[k21_1] Do you feel insecure about: Own health

[k21_2] Do you feel insecure about: Studies

[k21_3] Do you feel insecure about: Getting a job

[k21_4] Do you feel insecure about: Permanency of job contract

[k21_5] Do you feel insecure about: Permanency of relationships

[k21_6] Do you feel insecure about: Security and well-being of family members

[k21_7] Do you feel insecure about: Own income

[k21_8] Do you feel insecure about: Keeping up with technical developments

[k21_9] Do you feel insecure about: National economy

[k21_10] Do you feel insecure about: Environmental issues

[k21_11] Do you feel insecure about: Insecurity of your neighbourhood

[k21_12] Do you feel insecure about: Looming pension crisis and aging population

[k21_13] Do you feel insecure about: Situation in world politics

[k21_14] Do you feel insecure about: Increase in the number of immigrants

[k21_15] Do you feel insecure about: Values and attitudes that prevail in the society

[k22_1] Assessment of risks involved in: Investments

[k22_2] Assessment of risks involved in: Securing loans

[k22_3] Assessment of risks involved in: Taking a student loan

[k22_4] Assessment of risks involved in: Taking a mortgage

[k22_5] Assessment of risks involved in: Consumer loans

[k22_6] Assessment of risks involved in: Bank saving

[k22_7] Assessment of risks involved in: Setting up a business

[k22_8] Assessment of risks involved in: Gamling and betting

[k22_9] Assessment of risks involved in: Driving a car

[k22_10] Assessment of risks involved in: Flying

[k22_11] Assessment of risks involved in: Medication

[k22_12] Assessment of risks involved in: Alcohol

[k22_13] Assessment of risks involved in: Drugs

[k22_14] Assessment of risks involved in: Walking outside in the evening

[k22_15] Assessment of risks involved in: Talking to strangers

[k22_16] Assessment of risks involved in: Casual sex

[k23_1] Which of the following names best characterizes your generation? (First choice)

[k23_2] Which of the following labels best characterizes your generation? (Second choice)

[k24_1] Are there significant differences between generations: Financially

[k24_2] Are there significant differences between generations: In terms of values and attitudes

[k24_3] Are there significant differences between generations: In terms of knowledge and education

[k25] How is the financial situation of your generation going to develop in the future?

[k26] How is the political power of your generation going to develop in the future

[k27] Do you feel that there is a big 'generation gap' in Finland nowadays?