Study title

Finnish Local Government Barometer 2002: Inhabitants

Dataset ID Number

FSD2091

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2091

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish public opinion on local government services, municipal finance, immigration, internal migration, unemployment, and the policies of Members of Parliament. The respondents were asked what methods they would accept for improving the financial situation of their municipality (e.g. raising fees or municipal taxes, cutting services or staff numbers, using private companies to deliver municipal services).

The respondents were also asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to local democracy and decision-making, number of municipalities in Finland, municipal services and finance, immigration, internal migration, and unemployment. Further questions covered the effect of internal migration on the municipality, e.g., on municipal taxation levels, housing prices, employment, and community services. In view of the forthcoming parliamentary elections, the respondents were asked what kind of policy they would like their locally elected Members of Parliament to advocate for on minority issues, EU enlargement, public services etc.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, main activity, education, province and region of residence, household gross income, household composition, and which political party the respondent would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Keywords

immigration; internal migration; local finance; local government; local government services; members of parliament; municipalities; unemployed

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Migration (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Time Period Covered

2002

Collection Dates

2002-05-25 – 2002-06-21

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 and over living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

The sampling was conducted in three stages. First, the target population was divided into NUTS2 major regions. In the second stage, the target population within major regions was further divided into municipality types. The municipalities were grouped into municipality types by dividing towns into large and small towns based on the number of inhabitants, and by dividing rural municipalities into three categories based on their economic structure. Based on these strata, a representative sample of municipalities was selected. In the third stage, a number of starting addresses were chosen in each municipality based on the number of inhabitants. The interviews were conducted by randomly selecting a starting point (household) and interviewing one individual in four subsequent households. In each household, an individual who met the gender and age criteria was selected to be interviewed.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.1

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variables'Postal code number', and 'Major region (NUTS2)' 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

Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2002: Inhabitants [dataset]. Version 1.1 (2009-10-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2091

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat : ilmapuntari 2002 (2002). Helsinki : Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. - (Polemia-sarja; 47).

Related Publications

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: ilmapuntari 2002 (2002). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 47.

Katara, Henna-Riikka (2012). Hyvinvointivaltion kannatus ja palvelujärjestelmä. Kuntalaisten ja kunnanjohtajien mielipiteiden vertailua vuosina 1996-2006. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma

Laiho, Anna (2013) Kuntalaisten ja kunnanvaltuutettujen mielipiteet kunnallisista palveluista 2000-luvulla. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma.