DDI description: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2004: Inhabitants DDI-kuvailu: Kunnallisalan ilmapuntari 2004: kuntalaiset 2095 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 1.0.0 Finnish Local Government Barometer 2004: Inhabitants [metadata]. Metadata version 1.0.0 (2005-08-11). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2095; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2095 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. Finnish Local Government Barometer 2004: Inhabitants Kunnallisalan ilmapuntari 2004: kuntalaiset 2095 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2095 10.60686/t-fsd2095 Foundation for Municipal Development Foundation for Municipal Development In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Local Government Barometers

The Foundation for Municipal Development conducts annual surveys covering opinions on local (municipal) democracy, local government, local economy and services. Respondents are generally local inhabitants, municipal managers and the chairpersons of municipal boards. The data enable comparison between the opinions of the inhabitants on the one hand, and the managers and chairpersons on the other. The surveys also study municipal managers' views on the policies of the Government of Finland and the functionality of local co-operation. The survey series was launched in 1992. The FSD collections cover data from 1992 to 2010.

 1.0 1.0 Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2004: Inhabitants [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2005-08-11). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2095; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2095 local government local government elections referendums social influence social participation municipalities local authorities municipal councillors public services inhabitants local politicians Social sciences Government, political systems and organisations Elections

The Local Government Barometer 2004 was conducted in the year of municipal elections. The survey charts citizens' opinions on their own possibilities of influence, ways to improve those possibilities, decision-making powers of municipal managers and the importance of local politicians and political parties. The respondents were also asked to rate the adequacy of various municipal services, such as children's day care, care for the elderly, medical centres and income support. Their interest in different forms of social participation (e.g. serving in elective offices or taking part in voluntary organisations) was examined. Characteristics of a good municipal councillor were studied.

The respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements which pertained to local government and municipal services. They assessed the efficiency, functionality and paternalism of Finnish municipal system, considered the privatisation of public services, and evaluated the powers of officials. In conclusion, respondents were asked how they perceive themselves as voters in municipal elections. Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, occupational group, type of municipality, level of education, economic activity, province and county of residence, gross income of household, number of household members, household composition, choice of political party if parliamentary elections were held now and in the previous parliamentary elections.

 Finland Finland Individual Individual People aged 15 and over living in Finland the Åland Islands Quantitative Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section Longitudinal.TrendRepeatedCrossSection TNS Gallup Finland Probability: Multistage 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.

 Face-to-face interview Interview.FaceToFace 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 Variables denoting municipality, postal code and major region have been removed from the data. 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. Kallio, Johanna (2010). Hyvinvointipalvelujärjestelmän muutos ja suomalaisten mielipiteet 1996-2006. Helsinki: Kansaneläkelaitos. Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan tutkimuksia; 108. Hyvinvointipalvelujärjestelmän muutos ja suomalaisten mielipiteet 1996-2006 Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: ilmapuntari 2004 (2004). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 55. Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: ilmapuntari 2004 Laiho, Anna (2013) Kuntalaisten ja kunnanvaltuutettujen mielipiteet kunnallisista palveluista 2000-luvulla. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma. Kuntalaisten ja kunnanvaltuutettujen mielipiteet kunnallisista palveluista 2000-luvulla. daf2095e.nsf 1005 113 NSDstat 9900 [fsd_no] FSD study number FSD study number 1005 2095 2095 2095 0 2095 1005 [fsd_vr] FSD edition number FSD edition number 1005 1 1 1 0 [fsd_pro] FSD processing level Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. Variable frequencies, filter variables, variable and value labels, and missing values are checked. If necessary, the data are anonymised. 1005 1 1 1 A (see codebook) 1005 2 B (see codebook) 0 3 C (dataset have not been checked at FSD) 0 [fsd_id] FSD case id FSD case id 1005 1 1005 503 290.263 [q1_1] If we had more municipal referenda this would increase citizens' interest in municipal issues and their willingness to participate If we had more municipal referenda this would increase citizens' interest in municipal issues and their willingness to participate 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 206 2 Agree 521 3 Disagree 212 4 Strongly disagree 50 5 Can't say 16 [q1_2] Increasing direct citizen influence by, for example, having referenda would easily lead to bad, short-term decisions Increasing direct citizen influence by, for example, having referenda would easily lead to bad, short-term decisions 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 129 2 Agree 355 3 Disagree 377 4 Strongly disagree 108 5 Can't say 36 [q1_3] Municipal managers and municipal office-holders should have more influence on municipal decision-making since they are experts Municipal managers and municipal office-holders should have more influence on municipal decision-making since they are experts 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 97 2 Agree 262 3 Disagree 423 4 Strongly disagree 201 5 Can't say 22 [q1_4] There should a considerably larger number of municipal elective offices which would offer citizens more opportunities to participate There should a considerably larger number of municipal elective offices which would offer citizens more opportunities to participate 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 240 2 Agree 411 3 Disagree 239 4 Strongly disagree 91 5 Can't say 24 [q1_5] Municipal politicians mostly have their own interests in mind, they care very little about the needs of citizens Municipal politicians mostly have their own interests in mind, they care very little about the needs of citizens 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 191 2 Agree 380 3 Disagree 340 4 Strongly disagree 82 5 Can't say 12 [q1_6] Political parties guarantee democracy in municipal government Political parties guarantee democracy in municipal government 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 130 2 Agree 423 3 Disagree 299 4 Strongly disagree 114 5 Can't say 39 [q1_7] Municipal government would function better without political parties and municipal politicians, just with office-holders and experts Municipal government would function better without political parties and municipal politicians, just with office-holders and experts 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 123 2 Agree 302 3 Disagree 346 4 Strongly disagree 195 5 Can't say 39 [q1_8] Municipal decision-makers are unnecessarily blamed for decisions they have to make in difficult situations and facing conflicting expectations Municipal decision-makers are unnecessarily blamed for decisions they have to make in difficult situations and facing conflicting expectations 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 127 2 Agree 512 3 Disagree 267 4 Strongly disagree 68 5 Can't say 31 [q1_9] Decision-makers of my municipality of residence have only themselves to blame if municipal services are insufficient compared to the need Decision-makers of my municipality of residence have only themselves to blame if municipal services are insufficient compared to the need 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 156 2 Agree 351 3 Disagree 398 4 Strongly disagree 78 5 Can't say 22 [q1_10] Things will be run reasonably well in my municipality even if I don't vote in the next municipal election Things will be run reasonably well in my municipality even if I don't vote in the next municipal election 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 154 2 Agree 309 3 Disagree 274 4 Strongly disagree 249 5 Can't say 19 [q2_1] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Sports, exercise and outdoor recreation possibilities and services Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Sports, exercise and outdoor recreation possibilities and services 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 484 2 Sufficient 405 3 Not very sufficient 86 4 Not at all sufficient 17 5 Can't say 13 [q2_2] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Schools (e.g. lower and upper secondary schools) Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Schools (e.g. lower and upper secondary schools) 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 445 2 Sufficient 415 3 Not very sufficient 105 4 Not at all sufficient 12 5 Can't say 28 [q2_3] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Child day care Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Child day care 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 227 2 Sufficient 439 3 Not very sufficient 201 4 Not at all sufficient 33 5 Can't say 105 [q2_4] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Care of the elderly Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Care of the elderly 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 68 2 Sufficient 347 3 Not very sufficient 346 4 Not at all sufficient 163 5 Can't say 81 [q2_5] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Minimum income guarantee Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Minimum income guarantee 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 81 2 Sufficient 372 3 Not very sufficient 242 4 Not at all sufficient 95 5 Can't say 215 [q2_6] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Street maintenance and lighting Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Street maintenance and lighting 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 204 2 Sufficient 423 3 Not very sufficient 264 4 Not at all sufficient 110 5 Can't say 4 [q2_7] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Municipal health centres Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Municipal health centres 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 143 2 Sufficient 368 3 Not very sufficient 304 4 Not at all sufficient 179 5 Can't say 11 [q2_8] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Library services Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Library services 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 498 2 Sufficient 420 3 Not very sufficient 50 4 Not at all sufficient 13 5 Can't say 24 [q2_9] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Culture services, e.g. theatres Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Culture services, e.g. theatres 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 390 2 Sufficient 387 3 Not very sufficient 129 4 Not at all sufficient 63 5 Can't say 36 [q2_10] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Citizens' possibilities to participate and influence municipal matters Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Citizens' possibilities to participate and influence municipal matters 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 99 2 Sufficient 488 3 Not very sufficient 283 4 Not at all sufficient 77 5 Can't say 58 [q2_11] Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Municipal services as a whole Thinking about your municipality of residence, are municipal services sufficient to meet the need: Municipal services as a whole 1005 1 5 1 Quite sufficient 105 2 Sufficient 728 3 Not very sufficient 143 4 Not at all sufficient 22 5 Can't say 7 [q3_1] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Standing as a candidate in municipal elections to be a member of the municipal council If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Standing as a candidate in municipal elections to be a member of the municipal council 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 39 2 Fairly willing 107 3 Not very willing 323 4 Not at all willing 534 5 Can't say 2 [q3_2] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Member of the municipal (executive) board If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Member of the municipal (executive) board 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 37 2 Fairly willing 111 3 Not very willing 307 4 Not at all willing 547 5 Can't say 3 [q3_3] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Member of a municipal committee/board If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Member of a municipal committee/board 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 48 2 Fairly willing 182 3 Not very willing 322 4 Not at all willing 451 5 Can't say 2 [q3_4] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Member of a school board or the board of some other municipal institution If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Member of a school board or the board of some other municipal institution 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 58 2 Fairly willing 230 3 Not very willing 299 4 Not at all willing 414 5 Can't say 4 [q3_5] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Participate in the activities of the local branch of your preferred political party If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Participate in the activities of the local branch of your preferred political party 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 47 2 Fairly willing 165 3 Not very willing 333 4 Not at all willing 452 5 Can't say 8 [q3_6] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Any municipal elected office If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the following elective office: Any municipal elected office 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 46 2 Fairly willing 185 3 Not very willing 378 4 Not at all willing 395 5 Can't say 1 [q4_1] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Trade union or professional association If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Trade union or professional association 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 71 2 Fairly willing 266 3 Not very willing 321 4 Not at all willing 345 5 Can't say 2 [q4_2] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Residents' or village association If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Residents' or village association 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 124 2 Fairly willing 393 3 Not very willing 306 4 Not at all willing 179 5 Can't say 3 [q4_3] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Pensioners' association If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Pensioners' association 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 58 2 Fairly willing 197 3 Not very willing 333 4 Not at all willing 392 5 Can't say 25 [q4_4] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Hobby organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Hobby organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 196 2 Fairly willing 463 3 Not very willing 206 4 Not at all willing 139 5 Can't say 1 [q4_5] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Charity organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Charity organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 147 2 Fairly willing 409 3 Not very willing 286 4 Not at all willing 160 5 Can't say 3 [q4_6] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Human rights or peace organisation If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Human rights or peace organisation 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 102 2 Fairly willing 280 3 Not very willing 355 4 Not at all willing 261 5 Can't say 7 [q4_7] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Cultural association If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Cultural association 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 74 2 Fairly willing 252 3 Not very willing 397 4 Not at all willing 273 5 Can't say 9 [q4_8] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Sports club or organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Sports club or organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 168 2 Fairly willing 375 3 Not very willing 245 4 Not at all willing 214 5 Can't say 3 [q4_9] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Environmental organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Environmental organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 137 2 Fairly willing 337 3 Not very willing 327 4 Not at all willing 200 5 Can't say 4 [q4_10] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: County or rural association If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: County or rural association 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 62 2 Fairly willing 245 3 Not very willing 436 4 Not at all willing 256 5 Can't say 6 [q4_11] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: National defence or reservist association If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: National defence or reservist association 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 98 2 Fairly willing 231 3 Not very willing 303 4 Not at all willing 369 5 Can't say 4 [q4_12] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Youth or student organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Youth or student organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 86 2 Fairly willing 236 3 Not very willing 315 4 Not at all willing 354 5 Can't say 14 [q4_13] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Co-operative organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Co-operative organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 30 2 Fairly willing 180 3 Not very willing 411 4 Not at all willing 363 5 Can't say 21 [q4_14] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Political party association/organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Political party association/organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 35 2 Fairly willing 106 3 Not very willing 330 4 Not at all willing 528 5 Can't say 6 [q4_15] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Abstinence/temperance organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Abstinence/temperance organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 41 2 Fairly willing 189 3 Not very willing 382 4 Not at all willing 385 5 Can't say 8 [q4_16] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Parish If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Parish 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 79 2 Fairly willing 225 3 Not very willing 369 4 Not at all willing 330 5 Can't say 2 [q4_17] If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Producers' or employers' organization If you were asked, how willing would you be to participate in the activities of the following organization: Producers' or employers' organization 1005 1 5 1 Very willing 47 2 Fairly willing 181 3 Not very willing 336 4 Not at all willing 430 5 Can't say 11 [q5_1] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were highly educated How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were highly educated 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 189 2 Somewhat pleased 498 3 Not very pleased 258 4 Not at all pleased 47 5 Can't say 13 [q5_2] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Had long experience in municipal council and municipal politics How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Had long experience in municipal council and municipal politics 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 346 2 Somewhat pleased 494 3 Not very pleased 145 4 Not at all pleased 15 5 Can't say 5 [q5_3] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Represented people of your age How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Represented people of your age 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 334 2 Somewhat pleased 466 3 Not very pleased 163 4 Not at all pleased 36 5 Can't say 6 [q5_4] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were of the same sex as you How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were of the same sex as you 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 115 2 Somewhat pleased 331 3 Not very pleased 357 4 Not at all pleased 156 5 Can't say 46 [q5_5] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Participated actively in voluntary organisation(s) How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Participated actively in voluntary organisation(s) 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 250 2 Somewhat pleased 541 3 Not very pleased 175 4 Not at all pleased 24 5 Can't say 15 [q5_6] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were a well-known person in your municipality How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were a well-known person in your municipality 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 171 2 Somewhat pleased 486 3 Not very pleased 277 4 Not at all pleased 52 5 Can't say 19 [q5_7] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were a good public speaker How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were a good public speaker 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 544 2 Somewhat pleased 400 3 Not very pleased 52 4 Not at all pleased 8 5 Can't say 1 [q5_8] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Kept contact with his/her voters even between elections How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Kept contact with his/her voters even between elections 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 492 2 Somewhat pleased 418 3 Not very pleased 84 4 Not at all pleased 5 5 Can't say 6 [q5_9] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Represented the right political party How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Represented the right political party 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 269 2 Somewhat pleased 411 3 Not very pleased 226 4 Not at all pleased 76 5 Can't say 23 [q5_10] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Lived in the same neighbourhood or village as you How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Lived in the same neighbourhood or village as you 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 211 2 Somewhat pleased 452 3 Not very pleased 237 4 Not at all pleased 84 5 Can't say 21 [q5_11] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were co-operative, good negotiator How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were co-operative, good negotiator 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 643 2 Somewhat pleased 318 3 Not very pleased 41 4 Not at all pleased 2 5 Can't say 1 [q5_12] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Used the media actively to propose motions and development plans concerning municipal matters How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Used the media actively to propose motions and development plans concerning municipal matters 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 517 2 Somewhat pleased 425 3 Not very pleased 56 4 Not at all pleased 4 5 Can't say 3 [q5_13] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Actively promoted the interests of people like you How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Actively promoted the interests of people like you 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 524 2 Somewhat pleased 375 3 Not very pleased 93 4 Not at all pleased 8 5 Can't say 5 [q5_14] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Opposed cutting municipal services from their present level How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Opposed cutting municipal services from their present level 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 578 2 Somewhat pleased 279 3 Not very pleased 93 4 Not at all pleased 50 5 Can't say 5 [q5_15] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted courageously to improve the financial situation of the municipality even if it meant cutting services How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted courageously to improve the financial situation of the municipality even if it meant cutting services 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 169 2 Somewhat pleased 338 3 Not very pleased 405 4 Not at all pleased 77 5 Can't say 16 [q5_16] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Had the courage to support raising municipal income taxes if the financial situation of the municipality so demands How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Had the courage to support raising municipal income taxes if the financial situation of the municipality so demands 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 198 2 Somewhat pleased 500 3 Not very pleased 254 4 Not at all pleased 39 5 Can't say 14 [q5_17] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Supported privatizing municipal services How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Supported privatizing municipal services 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 43 2 Somewhat pleased 244 3 Not very pleased 457 4 Not at all pleased 226 5 Can't say 35 [q5_18] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted to increase competition and market orientation in Finnish society How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted to increase competition and market orientation in Finnish society 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 57 2 Somewhat pleased 233 3 Not very pleased 383 4 Not at all pleased 298 5 Can't say 34 [q5_19] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Promoted social equality in the municipality How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Promoted social equality in the municipality 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 395 2 Somewhat pleased 512 3 Not very pleased 76 4 Not at all pleased 10 5 Can't say 12 [q5_20] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted strongly against corruption in the municipal government How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted strongly against corruption in the municipal government 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 702 2 Somewhat pleased 258 3 Not very pleased 29 4 Not at all pleased 12 5 Can't say 4 [q5_21] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted strongly against all projects which might present a threat to nature and environment How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted strongly against all projects which might present a threat to nature and environment 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 462 2 Somewhat pleased 430 3 Not very pleased 93 4 Not at all pleased 12 5 Can't say 8 [q5_22] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Promoted the interests of minorities living in the municipality How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Promoted the interests of minorities living in the municipality 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 325 2 Somewhat pleased 463 3 Not very pleased 164 4 Not at all pleased 38 5 Can't say 15 [q5_23] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were active in promoting general living conditions in the province How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Were active in promoting general living conditions in the province 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 396 2 Somewhat pleased 524 3 Not very pleased 72 4 Not at all pleased 7 5 Can't say 6 [q5_24] How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted to improve municipal services, if needed by raising municipal income taxes How pleased would you be if your municipal councillor: Acted to improve municipal services, if needed by raising municipal income taxes 1005 1 5 1 Very pleased 242 2 Somewhat pleased 501 3 Not very pleased 222 4 Not at all pleased 29 5 Can't say 11 [q6_1] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Major player in providing and securing welfare to citizens Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Major player in providing and securing welfare to citizens 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 278 2 Tend to agree 553 3 Tend to disagree 137 4 Strongly disagree 13 5 Can't say 24 [q6_2] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Need to be cut down and streamlined Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Need to be cut down and streamlined 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 74 2 Tend to agree 398 3 Tend to disagree 396 4 Strongly disagree 83 5 Can't say 54 [q6_3] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Efficient and effective Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Efficient and effective 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 103 2 Tend to agree 536 3 Tend to disagree 307 4 Strongly disagree 35 5 Can't say 24 [q6_4] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Patronize citizens too much and make them passive Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Patronize citizens too much and make them passive 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 46 2 Tend to agree 260 3 Tend to disagree 524 4 Strongly disagree 140 5 Can't say 35 [q6_5] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Suffered too many cuts during the past few years Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Suffered too many cuts during the past few years 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 254 2 Tend to agree 432 3 Tend to disagree 222 4 Strongly disagree 35 5 Can't say 62 [q6_6] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Implement social justice and equality Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Implement social justice and equality 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 104 2 Tend to agree 500 3 Tend to disagree 310 4 Strongly disagree 57 5 Can't say 34 [q6_7] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: High quality and diverse service provision Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: High quality and diverse service provision 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 126 2 Tend to agree 605 3 Tend to disagree 220 4 Strongly disagree 34 5 Can't say 20 [q6_8] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Easiest way for citizens to influence matters Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Easiest way for citizens to influence matters 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 94 2 Tend to agree 473 3 Tend to disagree 319 4 Strongly disagree 68 5 Can't say 51 [q6_9] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Controlled too much by central government Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Controlled too much by central government 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 180 2 Tend to agree 490 3 Tend to disagree 234 4 Strongly disagree 38 5 Can't say 63 [q6_10] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Most services should be privatized Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Most services should be privatized 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 50 2 Tend to agree 252 3 Tend to disagree 468 4 Strongly disagree 213 5 Can't say 22 [q6_11] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Service provision should be based more on voluntary organisations, associations and private enterprises Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Service provision should be based more on voluntary organisations, associations and private enterprises 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 53 2 Tend to agree 291 3 Tend to disagree 445 4 Strongly disagree 180 5 Can't say 36 [q6_12] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Quasi-democratic decision-making system Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Quasi-democratic decision-making system 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 74 2 Tend to agree 437 3 Tend to disagree 343 4 Strongly disagree 63 5 Can't say 88 [q6_13] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Have raised taxes to an unbearably high level Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Have raised taxes to an unbearably high level 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 90 2 Tend to agree 296 3 Tend to disagree 488 4 Strongly disagree 111 5 Can't say 20 [q6_14] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Governed too much by municipal office-holders, elected officials have no real power Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Governed too much by municipal office-holders, elected officials have no real power 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 133 2 Tend to agree 439 3 Tend to disagree 334 4 Strongly disagree 36 5 Can't say 63 [q6_15] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Have improved during the past few years Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Have improved during the past few years 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 63 2 Tend to agree 426 3 Tend to disagree 377 4 Strongly disagree 65 5 Can't say 74 [q6_16] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Have lost touch with citizens and their needs Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Have lost touch with citizens and their needs 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 105 2 Tend to agree 406 3 Tend to disagree 392 4 Strongly disagree 63 5 Can't say 39 [q6_17] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Carry out the wishes of enterprises and businesses without having a will of its own Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: Carry out the wishes of enterprises and businesses without having a will of its own 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 63 2 Tend to agree 362 3 Tend to disagree 400 4 Strongly disagree 80 5 Can't say 100 [q6_18] Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: A system fallen behind the times - time to change the system Do you agree with the following views on municipal government and municipal services: A system fallen behind the times - time to change the system 1005 1 5 1 Strongly agree 34 2 Tend to agree 123 3 Tend to disagree 415 4 Strongly disagree 390 5 Can't say 43 [q7] What kind of voter do you consider yourself to be? What kind of voter do you consider yourself to be? 972 1 4 1 I vote for a candidate of one particular party 463 2 I vote for different parties in diff. elections 358 3 I do not usually vote in municipal elections at all 142 4 Can't say 9 SYSMISS 33 [bv1] Respondent's gender Respondent's gender 1005 1 2 1 Male 473 2 Female 532 [bv2] Respondent's age Respondent's age 1005 15 81 44.5154 17.2655 15 10 16 12 17 11 18 17 19 20 20 18 21 19 22 15 23 18 24 12 25 15 26 20 27 24 28 22 29 13 30 15 31 12 32 14 33 20 34 25 35 16 36 22 37 25 38 21 39 19 40 14 41 12 42 18 43 19 44 18 45 14 46 13 47 20 48 25 49 18 50 15 51 19 52 12 53 15 54 24 55 15 56 13 57 18 58 27 59 8 60 17 61 16 62 16 63 16 64 18 65 10 66 9 67 10 68 14 69 16 70 9 71 9 72 7 73 13 74 11 75 10 76 11 77 6 78 7 79 7 81 1 [bv3] Are you the main earner of your household, i.e., the person with the highest income? Are you the main earner of your household, i.e., the person with the highest income? 1005 1 2 1 Yes 669 2 No 336 [bv4_1] Respondent's economic activity Respondent's economic activity 1005 1 10 1 Farmer 24 2 Other employer, self-employed, own account worker 61 3 Higher managerial employee 14 4 Lower managerial/professional employee 85 5 Intermediate level employee (clerical, technical, admin.) 153 6 Worker 284 7 Retired/pensioner 221 8 Student 124 9 Housewife, househusband, homemaker 26 10 Something else 13 [bv4_2] (IF RETIRED) Respondent's previous economic activity (IF RETIRED) Respondent's previous economic activity 221 1 10 1 Farmer 24 2 Other employer, self-employed, own account worker 20 3 Higher managerial employee 13 4 Lower managerial/professional employee 16 5 Intermediate level employee (clerical, technical, admin.) 47 6 Worker 96 7 Retired/pensioner 1 8 Student 0 9 Housewife, househusband, homemaker 2 10 Something else 2 SYSMISS 784 [bv5] Type of neighbourhood Type of neighbourhood 1005 1 5 1 Helsinki area (capital area) 213 2 Tampere, Turku 121 3 Other town 387 4 Population centre in a rural area 218 5 Sparsely populated rural area 66 [bv6] Respondent's education Respondent's education 1005 1 8 1 Primary education 159 2 Lower secondary education 134 3 Higher secondary education (vocational) 280 4 Higher secondary education (general) 99 5 Vocational college (above higher secondary, below academic) 164 6 Lower academic degree, B.A. (university or polytechnic) 91 7 Higher academic degree, M.A. or higher 77 8 Can't say 1 [bv7] Total gross annual income of the household (before taxes) Total gross annual income of the household (before taxes) 1005 1 13 1 Less than 10,000 euros 132 2 10,001 - 15,000 euros 113 3 15,001 - 20,000 euros 113 4 20,001 - 25,000 euros 104 5 25,001 - 30,000 euros 80 6 30,001 - 35,000 euros 66 7 35,001 - 40,000 euros 54 8 40,001 - 45,000 euros 54 9 45,001 - 50,000 euros 37 10 50,001 - 55,000 euros 49 11 55,001 - 85,000 euros 56 12 Over 85,000 euros 19 13 No answer 128 [bv8_1] How many persons aged over 16 (including yourself) live in the household? How many persons aged over 16 (including yourself) live in the household? 1005 1 20 1.88458 0.986266 1 340 2 506 3 120 4 30 5 6 6 2 20 1 [bv8_2] How many children aged 7-16 live in the household? How many children aged 7-16 live in the household? 1005 0 4 0.373134 0.762071 0 764 1 141 2 72 3 22 4 6 [bv8_3] How many children aged under 7 live in the household? How many children aged under 7 live in the household? 1005 0 9 0.263682 0.713504 0 831 1 107 2 56 3 8 4 1 9 2 [bv8_4] Total number of household members Total number of household members 1005 1 23 2.52139 1.6039 1 288 2 319 3 159 4 146 5 56 6 24 7 4 8 2 9 4 10 2 23 1 [bv9] Respondent's living arrangement Respondent's living arrangement 1005 1 8 1 Unmarried, living with parents 77 2 Single, living alone, aged under 35 85 3 Single, living alone, aged 35 or over 201 4 Married or cohabiting, no children 108 5 Married or cohabiting, living with children 307 6 Single parent, living with children 67 7 Married or cohabiting couple, children not living at home 149 8 Can't say 11 [bv10_1] (IF RESPONDENT NOT THE MAIN EARNER) Economic activity of the main earner (IF RESPONDENT NOT THE MAIN EARNER) Economic activity of the main earner 336 1 10 1 Farmer 12 2 Other employer, self-employed, own account worker 38 3 Higher managerial employee 32 4 Lower managerial/professional employee 49 5 Intermediate level employee (clerical, technical, admin.) 43 6 Worker 120 7 Retired/pensioner 26 8 Student 13 9 Housewife, househusband, homemaker 0 10 Something else 3 SYSMISS 669 [bv10_2] (IF MAIN EARNER IS RETIRED) Previous economic activity of the main earner (IF MAIN EARNER IS RETIRED) Previous economic activity of the main earner 26 1 6 1 Farmer 1 2 Other employer, self-employed, own account worker 1 3 Higher managerial employee 3 4 Lower managerial/professional employee 1 5 Intermediate level employee (clerical, technical, admin.) 6 6 Worker 14 7 Retired/pensioner 0 8 Student 0 9 Housewife, househusband, homemaker 0 10 Something else 0 SYSMISS 979 [bv11] Respondent's employment status Respondent's employment status 1005 1 5 1 In full-time employment 435 2 In part-time employment 78 3 Unemployed 83 4 Laid off 7 5 Not in employment 402 [bv12] Who is responsible for everyday shopping in the household? Who is responsible for everyday shopping in the household? 1005 1 3 1 Respondent 537 2 Someone other than the respondent 152 3 Respondent together with someone else 316 [bv13] Respondent's province of residence (according to the pre-1997 classification) Respondent's province of residence (according to the pre-1997 classification) 1005 1 10 1 Uusimaa 245 2 Turku and Pori 115 3 Häme 163 4 Kymi 103 5 Mikkeli 68 6 Kuopio 83 7 Keski-Suomi 33 8 Vaasa 84 9 Pohjois-Karjala 53 10 Oulu 58 11 Lappi 0 12 Ahvenanmaa 0 [bv14] Respondent's region of residence (NUTS3) Respondent's region of residence (NUTS3) 1005 1 17 1 Uusimaa 229 2 Finland proper (Varsinais-Suomi) 80 4 Satakunta 35 5 Häme 13 6 Pirkanmaa 112 7 Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) 60 8 Kymenlaakso 57 9 South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala) 46 10 Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo) 62 11 Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo) 83 12 North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala) 53 13 Central Finland (Keski-Suomi) 33 14 Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa) 68 15 Ostrobothnia (Vaasan rannikkoseutu) 16 16 Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa) 0 17 Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa) 58 18 Kainuu 0 19 Lapland 0 21 Åland 0 [bv15_1] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which political party or group would you vote for? If the parliamentary elections were held now, which political party or group would you vote for? 1005 1 13 1 Centre Party in Finland (KESK) 169 2 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 223 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 118 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 38 5 The Greens (VIHR) 102 6 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 10 7 Christian Democrats (KD) 31 8 True Finns (PS) 21 9 Reform group (REM) 13 10 Some other party or group 62 11 I would not vote 7 12 I would cast a blank vote 149 13 Can't say 62 14 Don't want to say 0 [bv15_2] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which political party or group would you vote for as your second choice? If the parliamentary elections were held now, which political party or group would you vote for as your second choice? 1005 1 13 1 Centre Party in Finland (KESK) 104 2 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 83 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 102 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 40 5 The Greens (VIHR) 105 6 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 5 7 Christian Democrats (KD) 20 8 True Finns (PS) 32 9 Reform group (REM) 17 10 Some other party or group 143 11 I would not vote 13 12 I would cast a blank vote 285 13 Can't say 56 14 Don't want to say 0 [bv15_3] Which political party or group did you vote for in the last parliamentary elections? Which political party or group did you vote for in the last parliamentary elections? 1005 1 14 1 Centre Party in Finland (KESK) 163 2 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 215 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 114 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 38 5 The Greens (VIHR) 73 6 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 12 7 Christian Democrats (KD) 34 8 True Finns (PS) 14 9 Some other party or group 9 10 I did not vote 133 11 I cast a blank vote 4 12 I did not have the right to vote (no franchise) 54 13 Can't say 70 14 Dont' want to say 72