Study title

Presidential Elections 2006: Candidate Responses to HS Candidate Selector

Dataset ID Number

FSD2126

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2126
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2126

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Helsingin Sanomat

Abstract

The data consist of the 2006 presidential candidates' responses to the candidate selector of Helsingin Sanomat (the largest Finnish newspaper by circulation). The questions covered the tasks and powers of the president as well as foreign and security policy.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

elections; political behaviour; presidential candidates; presidential elections

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elections (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

• Helsingin Sanomat

Data Producers

• Helsingin Sanomat

Time Period Covered

2006

Collection Dates

autumn 2005 ( 2005 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Candidates in the 2006 presidential elections

Time Method

Cross-section

Data Sources

A voting advice application on the Helsingin Sanomat website during the presidential elections 2006.

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data Files

Data: 8 text files (responses of each candidate as a separate text file).

Data File Language

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

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were downloaded as is from the Helsingin Sanomat website.

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

Helsingin Sanomat: Presidential Elections 2006: Candidate Responses to HS Candidate Selector [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2006-06-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2126

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.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.