DDI description: Parliamentary Elections 2003: Swedish-speaking Finns DDI-kuvailu: Suomenruotsalaisten eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2003 2069 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 2.0.0 Parliamentary Elections 2003: Swedish-speaking Finns [metadata]. Metadata version 2.0.0 (2018-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2069; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2069 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. Parliamentary Elections 2003: Swedish-speaking Finns Finlandssvensk riksdagsvalundersökning 2003 Suomenruotsalaisten eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2003 2069 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2069 10.60686/t-fsd2069 Grönlund, Kimmo 0000-0001-9386-5043 In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Individual datasets

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2.0 2.0 Grönlund, Kimmo (Åbo Akademi University): Parliamentary Elections 2003: Swedish-speaking Finns [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2069; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2069 constituencies language parliamentary elections political attitudes political participation political support Swedish-speaking Finns voting Social sciences Political behaviour and attitudes Elections

The election survey was collected after the 2003 parliamentary elections in Finland. First, the respondents were asked how often they discussed politics with others, and how interested they were in politics. They were presented with a set of attitudinal statements on using Finnish and Swedish, status of mother tongue, Sweden, Swedish People's Party in Finland, and the composition of the Government. The respondents were also asked whether they primarily identified with Finns in general, Swedish-speaking Finns, Finnish-speaking Finns, or other nationalities or language groups. In addition, they indicated which language was used in their home and how well they could speak Finnish.

In view of the elections, the respondents were asked whether they had voted in the 2003 parliamentary elections, how self-evident they considered voting, and whether choosing a party and candidate had been easy or difficult. They were also asked which party they had voted for, whether the party or the candidate had been more important to them when deciding on how to vote, whether they had voted for the same candidate before, and whether they personally knew the candidate they had voted for.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, occupation group, social class, marital status, household size, religiosity, region and municipality of residence, language proportion in municipality of residence, and electoral district.

Finland Finland Individual Individual Finnish citizens who have the right to vote and whose registered mother tongue is Swedish the Åland Islands Quantitative Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section Longitudinal.TrendRepeatedCrossSection TNS Gallup Finland Probability: Simple random Probability.SimpleRandom

The original target group consisted of 4,500 randomly sampled Finnish citizens who had the right to vote and whose registered mother tongue was Swedish. 801 persons responded.

Telephone interview Interview.Telephone Structured questionnaire Questionnaire.Structured There are no weight variables in the data. Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study. 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. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. Bengtsson, Åsa & Grönlund, Kimmo & Karvonen, Lauri (2005). Språk och parti. I: Den finlandssvenska väljaren (Red. Åsa Bengtsson & Kimmo Grönlund), 89-126. Vasa: Åbo Akademi. Samforsk. Språk och parti Bengtsson, Åsa (2005). Utmaningar för svensk politik. I: Den finlandssvenska väljaren (Red. Åsa Bengtsson & Kimmo Grönlund), 127-144. Vasa: Åbo Akademi. Samforsk. Utmaningar för svensk politik Den finlandssvenska väljaren (2005). Red. Åsa Bengtsson & Kimmo Grönlund. Vasa: Åbo Akademi. Samforsk. Den finlandssvenska väljaren Grönlund, Kimmo (2005). En bok om svenska väljare i Finland. I: Den finlandssvenska väljaren (red. Åsa Bengtsson & Kimmo Grönlund), 1-4. Vasa: Åbo Akademi. Samforsk. En bok om svenska väljare i Finland Westinen, Jussi (2011). Yhteiskunnallisten ristiriitaulottuvuuksien ja puoluevalinnan suhde eduskuntavaaleissa 1991-2007. Tilastollinen analyysi. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Valtio-opin pro gradu -tutkielma. Yhteiskunnallisten ristiriitaulottuvuuksien ja puoluevalinnan suhde eduskuntavaaleissa 1991-2007 daF2069e.por 801 46 SPSS Portable [fsd_no] FSD study number FSD study number 801 2069 2069 2069.00 .000 [fsd_vr] FSD edition number FSD edition number 801 2.0 2.0 2.000 .0000 [fsd_id] FSD case id FSD case id 801 1 801 401.00 231.373 [q1] Parliamentary elections were recently held in Finland. How often did you discuss matters related to the elections with someone during the election campaign? Parliamentary elections were recently held in Finland. How often did you discuss matters related to the elections with someone during the election campaign? 801 1 6 2.56 1.273 1 Daily or almost daily 228 2 Often 161 3 Sometimes 204 4 Rarely 153 5 Never 54 6 Can't say 1 [q2] Disregarding the elections, how often do you usually discuss politics with others? Disregarding the elections, how often do you usually discuss politics with others? 801 1 6 3.13 1.018 1 Daily or almost daily 57 2 Often 152 3 Sometimes 263 4 Rarely 286 5 Never 42 6 Can't say 1 [q3] How interested are you in politics? How interested are you in politics? 801 1 5 2.54 .798 1 Very interested 71 2 Fairly interested 309 3 Not very interested 343 4 Not at all interested 75 5 Can't say 3 [q4a] It is important that Swedish-speaking Finns hold together against all Finnish. It is important that Swedish-speaking Finns hold together against all Finnish. 801 1 5 2.22 1.131 1 Strongly agree 256 2 Agree 267 3 Disagree 155 4 Strongly disagree 91 5 Can't say 32 [q4b] Swedish-speaking Finns should actively demand service in their mother tongue. Swedish-speaking Finns should actively demand service in their mother tongue. 801 1 5 1.38 .736 1 Strongly agree 585 2 Agree 161 3 Disagree 33 4 Strongly disagree 14 5 Can't say 8 [q4c] Happenings and events taking place in Sweden are interesting and important to follow. Happenings and events taking place in Sweden are interesting and important to follow. 801 1 5 2.13 1.027 1 Strongly agree 247 2 Agree 318 3 Disagree 131 4 Strongly disagree 93 5 Can't say 12 [q4d] Swedish People's Party in Finland will first and foremost be a language party. Swedish People's Party in Finland will first and foremost be a language party. 801 1 5 2.53 1.152 1 Strongly agree 168 2 Agree 265 3 Disagree 187 4 Strongly disagree 140 5 Can't say 41 [q4e] In order to be able to influence, Swedish People's Party in Finland must tone down Swedish and try to win Finnish votes. In order to be able to influence, Swedish People's Party in Finland must tone down Swedish and try to win Finnish votes. 801 1 5 2.48 1.179 1 Strongly agree 186 2 Agree 267 3 Disagree 172 4 Strongly disagree 129 5 Can't say 47 [q4f] Swedish People's Party in Finland should aim at always participating in the Government regardless of what the other Government parties are. Swedish People's Party in Finland should aim at always participating in the Government regardless of what the other Government parties are. 801 1 5 2.23 1.309 1 Strongly agree 347 2 Agree 144 3 Disagree 126 4 Strongly disagree 143 5 Can't say 41 [q4g] It is valuable that also other parties besides Swedish People's Party in Finland have specific Swedish organisations. It is valuable that also other parties besides Swedish People's Party in Finland have specific Swedish organisations. 801 1 5 1.52 .922 1 Strongly agree 531 2 Agree 193 3 Disagree 33 4 Strongly disagree 19 5 Can't say 25 [q4h] When many parties participate in the Government, it becomes unclear who bears the responsibility for the policy followed. When many parties participate in the Government, it becomes unclear who bears the responsibility for the policy followed. 801 1 5 2.55 1.236 1 Strongly agree 166 2 Agree 296 3 Disagree 157 4 Strongly disagree 100 5 Can't say 82 [q4i] It is good for the national consensus that as many parties as possible co-operate in the Government. It is good for the national consensus that as many parties as possible co-operate in the Government. 801 1 5 1.81 1.082 1 Strongly agree 434 2 Agree 187 3 Disagree 106 4 Strongly disagree 48 5 Can't say 26 [q5] Which group do you identify with primarily? (only one alternative) Which group do you identify with primarily? (only one alternative) 801 1 5 1.73 .591 1 Finns in general 251 2 Swedish-speaking Finns 532 3 Finnish-speaking Finns 7 4 Other ethnic or linguistic group 4 5 Can't say 7 [q6] What language(s) do you use at home? What language(s) do you use at home? 801 1.00 6.00 1.8277 1.04894 1 Only Swedish 471 2 Only Finnish 33 3 Both Swedish and Finnish 273 4 Swedish and some other language 14 5 Finnish and some other language 8 6 Only languages that are neither Finnish nor Swedish 2 [q7] How well can you speak Finnish? How well can you speak Finnish? 801 1 6 1.83 .950 1 Very well 347 2 Fairly well 313 3 Fairly poorly 91 4 Very poorly 30 5 Not at all 19 6 Can't say 1 [q8] What is your education? (open-ended response, classified) What is your education? (open-ended response, classified) 793 1 7 4.22 1.992 1 Primary education (old system) 93 2 Primary or lower secondary education 64 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) 198 4 Upper secondary education (general, matriculation examinat.) 71 5 College-level education 96 6 Polytechnic, lower academic degree (BA) 129 7 University, higher academic degree (MA) 142 SYSMISS 8 [q10] Which of the following occupational groups do you consider you belong to? Which of the following occupational groups do you consider you belong to? 801 1 11 4.86 2.808 1 Higher managerial occupation (salaried) 55 2 Lower managerial and professional workers 114 3 Administrative, clerical, secretarial occupations 117 4 Worker 185 5 Large or small employer, own account worker 89 6 Farmer 28 7 Student 61 8 Housewife or house husband 16 9 Unemployed or laid off 13 10 Other 117 11 No answer 6 [q11] What is your current or former ocupation? (open-ended response, classified) What is your current or former ocupation? (open-ended response, classified) 794 1 10 4.91 1.868 1 Farmer 39 2 Large or small employer, own account worker 73 3 Higher managerial occupation (salaried) 55 4 Lower managerial and professional workers 131 5 Administrative, clerical, secretarial occupations 152 6 Worker 223 7 Retired 60 8 Pupil, student 50 9 Housewife or house husband 5 10 Other 6 SYSMISS 7 [q12] Which social class do you consider you belong to? Which social class do you consider you belong to? 801 1 7 2.92 1.380 1 Working class 165 2 Lower middle class 45 3 Middle class 436 4 Upper middle class 88 5 Upper class 4 6 None 41 7 Can't say 22 [q13] In which municipality were you born? In which municipality were you born? 801 4 999 462.20 303.368 [q14] In how many municipalities have you lived during your life? In how many municipalities have you lived during your life? 799 1 13 2.45 1.512 [q15] What is your marital status? What is your marital status? 801 1 6 2.35 1.080 1 Single, never married 124 2 Married or in registered partnership 453 3 Cohabiting 108 4 Divorced or separated 50 5 Widowed 65 6 Other 1 [q16] How many people live in your household? How many people live in your household? 801 1 7 2.52 1.277 [q16a] How many of them are children or young people aged under 18? How many of them are children or young people aged under 18? 634 0 5 .89 1.112 [q17] How religious are you? How religious are you? 801 1 6 2.31 .884 1 Not at all religious 119 2 Not very religious 396 3 Somewhat religious 228 4 Very religious 42 5 Can't say 10 6 Don't want to say 6 [q18] When you choose which candidate to vote, you choose among... When you choose which candidate to vote, you choose among... 801 1 5 2.37 1.388 1 Only the candidates of the Swedish People's Party in Finland 373 2 Swedish-speaking candidates in another party than SPP 47 3 Swedish-speaking candidates regardless of party 116 4 Candidates regardless of language 245 5 Can't say 20 [q19] Did you vote in these elections? Did you vote in these elections? 801 1 4 2.55 .650 1 I didn't vote this time 68 2 I voted in advance 228 3 I voted on the actual election day 503 4 Don't want to say 2 [q20] How self-evident was it that you were not going to vote? How self-evident was it that you were not going to vote? 68 1 4 2.22 .990 1 Self-evident 21 2 Thought about voting, but didn't consider it 17 3 Deliberated whether or not to vote 24 4 Can't say 6 SYSMISS 733 [q21] When did you decide on the party you voted for? When did you decide on the party you voted for? 731 1 6 3.94 1.363 1 The day of voting 55 2 A few days before voting 79 3 One or two weeks before voting 131 4 One or two months before voting 63 5 The previous year 398 6 Can't say 5 SYSMISS 70 [q22] When did you decide on the candidate you voted for? When did you decide on the candidate you voted for? 733 1 6 3.01 1.366 1 The day of voting 129 2 A few days before voting 139 3 One or two weeks before voting 213 4 One or two months before voting 109 5 The previous year 137 6 Can't say 6 SYSMISS 68 [q23] Which one was more important for you when you voted, party or candidate? Which one was more important for you when you voted, party or candidate? 733 1 3 1.62 .610 1 Party 327 2 Candidate 356 3 Can't say 50 SYSMISS 68 [q24] Do you know the candidate you voted for? Do you know the candidate you voted for? 733 1 6 2.41 1.159 1 I know him/her personally 243 2 My friend/relative knows him/her personally 65 3 I know his/her actions through the media 343 4 I voted for him/her based on election campaign 52 5 I chose him/her without knowing any better 24 6 Can't say 6 SYSMISS 68 [q25] Have you voted for the same candidate in the previous parliamentary elections? Have you voted for the same candidate in the previous parliamentary elections? 733 1 3 1.71 .470 1 Yes 216 2 No 511 3 Can't say 6 SYSMISS 68 [q26] Which party did you vote for in the parliamentary elections? Which party did you vote for in the parliamentary elections? 733 1 10 5.14 2.101 1 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 65 2 Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 11 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 30 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 9 5 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 484 6 Green League (VIHR) 22 7 Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) 39 9 Other party 3 10 Don't want to say 70 SYSMISS 68 [q27] How easy or difficult was it to choose the party you voted for? How easy or difficult was it to choose the party you voted for? 733 1 6 1.68 1.073 1 Very easy 444 2 Fairly easy 172 3 Fairly difficult 64 4 Very difficult 19 5 Didn't pay attention to the party 30 6 Can't say 4 SYSMISS 68 [q28] How easy or difficult was it to find a suitable candidate? How easy or difficult was it to find a suitable candidate? 733 1 5 1.96 .949 1 Very easy 281 2 Fairly easy 264 3 Fairly difficult 131 4 Very difficult 53 5 Can't say 4 SYSMISS 68 [bv1] Respondent's gender Respondent's gender 801 1 2 1.50 .500 1 Female 398 2 Male 403 [bv2] Respondent's age Respondent's age 801 18 94 49.27 17.421 [bv3] Region of residence Region of residence 794 1 17 6.25 6.635 1 Uusimaa 404 2 Itä-Uusimaa 91 4 Varsinais-Suomi 3 5 Kanta-Häme 1 6 Pirkanmaa 3 7 Päijät-Häme 2 8 Kymenlaakso 5 9 South Karelia 0 10 Etelä-Savo 1 11 Pohjois-Savo 0 12 North Karelia 0 13 Central Finland 0 14 South Ostrobothnia 1 15 Ostrobothnia 267 16 Central Ostrobothnia 13 17 North Ostrobothnia 3 18 Kainuu 0 19 Lapland 0 21 Åland 0 SYSMISS 7 [bv4] Proportion of Swedish-speaking people in the municipality of residence 31 December 2003 (%) Proportion of Swedish-speaking people in the municipality of residence 31 December 2003 (%) 801 .1 96.2 39.529 32.1042 [bv5] Language spoken in the municipality of residence Language spoken in the municipality of residence 801 1 3 2.05 .882 1 Finnish 291 2 Bilingual 177 3 Swedish 333 [bv6] Electoral district Electoral district 801 1 15 5.72 4.878 1 Helsinki 107 2 Uusimaa 297 3 Varsinais-Suomi 91 4 Satakunta 3 5 Häme 3 6 Pirkanmaa 3 7 Kymi 5 8 South Savo 1 12 Vaasa 281 13 Oulu 3 15 Other 7 [kommun] Municipality of residence Municipality of residence 801 40 944 445.13 306.805