Study title

Young People's Political Participation and Social Exclusion 1996

Dataset ID Number

FSD2017

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2017
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2017

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Borg, Sami (University of Tampere. Research Institute for Social Sciences)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Tolonen, Hannu (Ministry of Education and Culture. Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora))
• Viitanen, Reijo (Ministry of Education and Culture. Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora))

Abstract

The aim of the survey was to chart Finnish young people's party allegiance, interest in politics, political involvement and voting behaviour in several recent elections. Respondents were asked how interested they are in politics, and how many days a week they listen, watch or read news or current affairs programs/articles. Party allegiance, and frequency of discussing politics with others were investigated. Respondents were asked to indicate to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to political efficacy, political influence, political parties, and trust in the government, politicians and political system (e.g. I have no say in what the government or Parliament decide; Political parties are only interested in people's votes, not in their opinions). Certainty of voting in the next Parliamentary elections was covered.

The survey studied respondents' voting, and candidate and party choices in the 1995 Finnish Parliamentary elections, the 1994 presidential elections, the 1994 EU membership referendum, the 1996 municipal and European Parliament elections. Reasons for not voting were investigated. Respondents were also asked how well they knew the candidate they had voted for in the municipal elections. One question asked whether someone had urged the respondent to vote. General satisfaction with life, satisfaction with own economic situation, and satisfaction with the current government (Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen) were surveyed. Views on Finland's EU membership were probed. The respondent's and household members' experiences and periods of unemployment were charted, likewise how common unemployment was in the neighbourhood.

Background variables included respondent's economic activity, occupational group, gender, age, type of place of residence, region of residence, and vocational education of respondent and parents.

Keywords

European Parliament elections; local government elections; national elections; political allegiance; political attitudes; political interest; political participation; social exclusion; unemployment; voting behaviour; youth; youth unemployment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic 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

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Ministry of Education. The Advisory Council for Youth Affairs

Time Period Covered

1996

Collection Dates

1996-11-06 – 1996-11-12

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Young people aged 18-30 resident in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

Quota sample based on age, gender and place of residence.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

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

Municipality of residence and postal code variables have 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

Borg, Sami (University of Tampere): Young People's Political Participation and Social Exclusion 1996 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2017; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2017

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Borg, Sami (1996). Nuoret, politiikka ja yhteiskunnallinen syrjäytyminen: raportti nuorten osallistumisesta vuoden 1996 kunnallis- ja eurovaaleihin. Helsinki: Opetusministeriö. Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta.

Nuoret syksyn 1996 kunnallis- ja eurovaaleissa (1996). Espoo : Suomen Gallup oy.