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[q1] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party or group's candidate would you vote for?

[q2] Which party or group did you vote for in the municipal elections in October 2000?

[q3] Which party or group did you vote for in the parlimentary elections in March 1999?

[q4] In political matters, people often talk of 'the left' and 'the right'. Below is one type of a left-right axis. How would you position yourself on that scale?

[q5] Which social class do you think you belong to?

[q6] Let's get back to the MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS of 2000. In those elections, many citizens decided not to vote, for one reason or another. Did you vote in the municipal elections in October 2000?

[q7] Which party or group's candidate did you vote for in the 2000 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS?

[q8_1] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You followed the newspaper articles on the elections

[q8_2] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You followed the news and current affairs programmes on the elections on television

[q8_3] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You saw candidate advertisements in the newspapers

[q8_4] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You saw candidate commercials on television

[q8_5] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You saw party commercials on television

[q8_6] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You heard candidate commercials on the radio

[q8_7] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You noticed candidate advertisements delivered to letterboxes

[q8_8] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You followed election debates or party interviews on television

[q8_9] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You followed an entertainment programme with parliamentary candidates on television

[q8_10] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You visited the web page of a party or candidate

[q8_11] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You used the candidate selector of a media company (e.g. YLE, MTV3) or some other organisation in order to find a suitable candidate

[q8_12] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: You participated in an election campaign rally organised by a party or candidate

[q8_13] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: None of these

[q8_14] Which of the following statements about the parliamentary elections are true for you: Can't say

[q9] Many citizens decided not to vote, for one reason or another. Did you vote in the recent parliamentary elections?

[q10] Which party or group did you vote for in the recent PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS?

[q11_1] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The party promotes the interests of the professional/social group to which I belong

[q11_2] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The performance of the party or group's candidates on television

[q11_3] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The party has a good leader

[q11_4] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: I am an active supporter of the party/group

[q11_5] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The party/group has competent people for making nation-wide decisions

[q11_6] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The ideology of the party/group is close to mine

[q11_7] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The actions of the party/group during the previous election period

[q11_8] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The policies of the party in the parliament or in the government

[q11_9] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: I chose a competent person from the list of candidates and did not pay any attention to the party

[q11_10] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The party/group was the least bad choice among bad alternatives

[q11_11] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: The party promotes good cooperation with labour market organisations

[q11_12] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Custom/habit; most of the time I have voted for the same party

[q11_13] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: A willingness to change the government coalition

[q11_14] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: A willingness to support the current government

[q11_15] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: A willingness to secure the party's participation in the next government

[q11_16] How much did the following factors affect your choice of party or group in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: A willingness to influence the choice of prime minister

[q12_1] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Environmental issues

[q12_2] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Taxation

[q12_3] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: National economy

[q12_4] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Employment

[q12_5] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Social security

[q12_6] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Health care

[q12_7] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Unemployment benefits

[q12_8] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Pensions

[q12_9] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Education and school system

[q12_10] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Energy and nuclear power

[q12_11] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Refugees and refugee policy

[q12_12] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Drugs

[q12_13] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Cuts in the public sector

[q12_14] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Regional policy

[q12_15] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Agriculture

[q12_16] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Foreign policy

[q12_17] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Housing policy

[q12_18] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Unemployment

[q12_19] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Income disparities

[q12_20] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Population aging

[q12_21] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Security and defence policy

[q12_22] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Entrepreneur benefits

[q12_23] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Care for the elderly

[q12_24] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Equality between men and women

[q12_25] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Threat of the Iraq war

[q12_26] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Potential Finnish NATO membership

[q12_27] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Crime prevention and punishments

[q12_28] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Labour market policy

[q12_29] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Circumstances of families with children

[q12_30] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Immigrants

[q12_31] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Choice of the prime minister

[q12_32] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Future government coalition

[q12_33] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Finnish EU policy

[q12_34] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Securing public services

[q12_35] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Reducing the national debt

[q12_36] How important were the following issues when making your voting decision in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: Workers' position and job security

[q13] At what stage did you make your final decision on which party or group's candidate you were going to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS?

[q14] What did you do in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS?

[q15_1] Which of the following statements about the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS were true for you: I changed the party whose candidate I voted for about a week or a week and a half before the election day

[q15_2] Which of the following statements about the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS were true for you: This time, I voted for a party I do not usually vote for in the parliamentary elections

[q15_3] Which of the following statements about the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS were true for you: First I was not going to vote, but then I decided to influence who will be the next prime minister and vote

[q15_4] Which of the following statements about the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS were true for you: None of these

[q15_5] Which of the following statements about the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS were true for you: Can't say

[q16_1] When you decided who to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, how important in your view were the following things: The candidate is a member of the party you support

[q16_2] When you decided who to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, how important in your view were the following things: You had a clear idea of the things this person would promote and defend as a member of parliament

[q16_3] When you decided who to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, how important in your view were the following things: You have a clear idea of the candidate as a person and a human being

[q16_4] When you decided who to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, how important in your view were the following things: The candidate represents the same sex as you do

[q16_5] When you decided who to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, how important in your view were the following things: The candidate represents the same age group as you do

[q16_6] When you decided who to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, how important in your view were the following things: You had voted for this person earlier

[q16_7] When you decided who to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, how important in your view were the following things: The candidate was well-known and had a good chance of getting elected

[q16_8] When you decided who to vote for in the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, how important in your view were the following things: The candidate's colourful and bold comments and policies

[q17_1] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Newspaper articles

[q17_2] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Election advertisements in newspapers

[q17_3] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Magazine articles

[q17_4] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: News and current affairs programmes on TV

[q17_5] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Election advertisements on TV

[q17_6] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Radio programmes connected with the elections

[q17_7] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Election programmes on TV

[q17_8] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Web pages of a party or parties

[q17_9] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Web pages of a candidate or candidates

[q17_10] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Entertainment and other informal programmes connected with the elections on TV

[q17_11] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: A candidate selector of a media company or other organisation on the Internet

[q17_12] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Election campaign rallies organised by a party or candidate

[q17_13] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: Friends, acquaintances, colleagues at work, or relatives

[q17_14] To what extent would you say you received information from the following sources to confirm your voting decision: The campaign of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions urging people to vote

[q18_1] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: Finnish Social Democratic Party

[q18_2] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: Centre Party of Finland

[q18_3] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: National Coalition Party

[q18_4] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: Left Alliance

[q18_5] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: Green League

[q18_6] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: Swedish People's Party in Finland

[q18_7] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: Christian Democrats in Finland

[q18_8] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: Some other party or group

[q18_9] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: I have not seen commercials of any parties or candidates

[q18_10] Which parties or candidates' commercials have you seen on television: Can't say

[q19] Were the parties or candidates' TV commercials more...

[q20] How would you estimate the general effect of the TV commercials - did the party you supported benefit or suffer from the political commercials on television?

[q21] Attitude towards political commercials on television.

[q22_1] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I had difficulties in finding a suitable candidate

[q22_2] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I was prevented from attending

[q22_3] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I did not remember to vote

[q22_4] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: My vote would have been meaningless in view of the final outcome of the elections

[q22_5] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I do not trust politics and politicians in general

[q22_6] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I wanted to protest againts politics and politicians

[q22_7] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I had difficulties in finding a suitable party/group

[q22_8] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I am not in the least interested in politics

[q22_9] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I did not feel that voting would benefit me in any way

[q22_10] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: By abstaining I wanted to give a little jolt to the government

[q22_11] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I did not have enough material, brochures and information on the candidates and parties at my disposal

[q22_12] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I abstained because the unemployment rate has not fallen fast enough

[q22_13] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I abstained because things seem to work out reasonably well even without voting

[q22_14] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I abstained because I have usually abstained in the past, too, and I only vote on special occasions - if even then

[q22_15] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I had more important things to do at the time of the election

[q22_16] To what extent did the following things affect the fact that you DID NOT VOTE this time: I did not have a good enough reason to vote

[q23] What do you think was the significance of Paavo Lipponen for the Finnish Social Democratic Party in the parliamentary elections?

[q24] What about the significance of Anneli Jäätteenmäki for the Centre Party of Finland in the parliamentary elections?

[q25] What about the significance of Ville Itälä for the National Coalition Party?

[q26] Helping the right person become the prime minister affected my voting decision.

[q27] The parties should tell the voters whether they are for or against the eventual Finnish NATO membership before the parliamentary elections.

[q28] Finland should join NATO.

[q29] My opinion on the Centre Party of Finland became more positive as the election drew closer.

[q30] My opinion on the Finnish Social Democratic Party became more positive as the election drew closer.

[q31] Which of the following parties/groups would be your choice, if you were forced to vote? If none of them, try to pick the least undesirable alternative.

[q32] Let's get back to the parliamentary elections of 1999. Did you vote in the 1999 parliamentary elections?

[q33] In the 1999 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, which party or group's candidate did you vote for?

[bv1] Respondent's year of birth

[bv2] Respondent's gender

[bv3] Respondent's mother tongue

[bv4] Age when respondent finished studying full-time

[bv5] Respondent's basic education

[bv6] Respondent's vocational or other education

[bv7a] Respondent's economic activity and occupational status

[bv7b] Economic activity and occupational status of the head of the household

[bv8] Respondent's industry of employment

[bv9] Type of respondent's employer

[bv10] How many hours per week you normally work?

[bv11] Respondent's membership in a trade union

[bv12] Household's annual gross income

[bv13a] Household's monthly net income (euros)

[bv13b] Household's other monthly income (euros)

[bv14] Household's mortgage

[bv15] Household's other loans at the moment

[bv16a] Monthly interest charges (euros)

[bv16b] Monthly loan payments (euros)

[bv17] Household's monthly housing costs (euros)

[bv18] How would you describe your household's financial circumstances at the moment?

[bv19] Respondent's type of accommodation

[bv20] Respondent's housing tenure

[bv21_1] Is there a summer cottage/holiday home at your household's disposal: Own summer cottage/holiday home

[bv21_2] Is there a summer cottage/holiday home at your household's disposal: Rented summer cottage/holiday home

[bv21_3] Is there a summer cottage/holiday home at your household's disposal: Relatives' summer cottage/holiday home

[bv21_4] Is there a summer cottage/holiday home at your household's disposal: Other summer cottage/holiday home

[bv21_5] Is there a summer cottage/holiday home at your household's disposal: No summer cottage/holiday home

[bv23] Region of residence

[bv24a] Province of residence (old division)

[bv24b] Province of residence (new division, came into effect in 1997)