Study title

Politics and Young People 1995

Dataset ID Number

FSD2044

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2044
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2044

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Martikainen, Tuomo (University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science)
• Pehkonen, Kyösti (University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science)

Abstract

The survey charted young adults' attitudes towards politics, their opinions on the principal matters in politics, and their views on the current political questions.

The respondents' interest in politics was queried, as well as their trust in decision-makers' ability to solve young people's problems. Some questions covered how firm the respondents considered their political views and party preference to be. They were also presented with a set of attitudinal statements on topics such as voting, political parties, the Government, political system in Finland, politicians, joining the EU, development aid, refugees, immigrants, leadership, democracy, large-scale enterprises, welfare state, social benefits, traditional Finnish values, law, and unemployment. In addition, the respondents were given a list of various things (e.g. Finnishness, scientific achievements of the Finns, Finnish social security and health care system) and asked to choose which items on the list make them feel proud about Finland.

Background variables included the respondent's municipality of residence, gender, age, marital status, education level, socio-economic status, and spells of unemployment during the past two years. Those who were employed were asked about their occupational status, students were asked about their educational institution, and those who were unemployed were in turn asked about the duration of unemployment during the past two years and occupational status before unemployment. Additional background variables included how citizens should relate to elections and voting, whether R were going to use the right to vote in the future, which party R would vote for in parliamentary elections, and which party R voted for in the 1992 municipal elections.

Keywords

Finnishness; attitudes; businesses; democracy; elections; immigrants; political participation; political parties; politicians; politics; social welfare philosophy; urban population; voting; young adults

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• City of Helsinki. Information Centre

Time Period Covered

1995

Collection Dates

1995-01-27 – 1995-02-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People living in the capital area of Finland aged 18-30

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability

Deming zone selection. A sample of 600 people was collected using random start sampling.

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

Related Datasets

FSD2046 Politics and Young People 1988

FSD2047 Politics and Young People 1999

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

Martikainen, Tuomo (University of Helsinki) & Pehkonen, Kyösti (University of Helsinki): Politics and Young People 1995 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2044

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Martikainen, Tuomo & Pekonen, Kyösti (1996). Nuoret ja urbaani politiikka : tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten aikuisten poliittisesta suuntautumisesta. Helsinki : Helsingin kaupunki. - (Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 1996:11)

Hellsten, Villiina & Martikainen, Tuomo (2001). Nuoret ja uusi politiikka : tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten poliittisista suuntauksista. Helsinki : Helsingin kaupunki. - (Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 2001:3)

Related Publications

Martikainen, Tuomo & Pekonen, Kyösti (1996). Nuoret ja urbaani politiikka: tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten aikuisten poliittisesta suuntautumisesta. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupunki. Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 1996:11.

Hellsten, Villiina & Martikainen, Tuomo (2001). Nuoret ja uusi politiikka: tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten poliittisista suuntauksista. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupunki. Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 2001:3.

Martikainen, T. & Fredriksson, S. (2006). Political choices among young adults in the Helsinki metropolital area in 1988-2004. Kvartti. Helsinki Quarterly 4, s. 55-59

Martikainen, T. & Fredriksson, S. 2006. Vaalit ja politiikka: pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten aikuisten poliittiset valinnat 1988-2004. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskus. Tutkimuksia 5/2006