Study title

Follow-up on Presidential Elections 2006, Second Round

Dataset ID Number

FSD2138

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2138
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2138

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Moring, Tom (University of Helsinki. Swedish School of Social Science)
• Pehkonen, Juhani (TNS Gallup Finland)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Borg, Sami (University of Tampere. Finnish Social Science Data Archive)
• Hellsten, Villiina (Statistics Finland)
• Holli, Anne Maria (University of Helsinki)
• Wass, Hanna (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The survey focused on the 2006 presidential elections in Finland. First, the respondents were asked whether they had voted in the second round of the presidential elections, whether their opinions on the candidates had changed after the first round of the elections, and whether the candidates had appeared more often or less often in entertainment programmes on TV and in tabloids and magazines compared to the last presidential elections. The respondents were also asked whether the entertainment programmes on TV had highlighted the candidates' characteristics and personality, and which of the TV programmes featuring one or more of the candidates the respondents followed.

The respondents were also asked which candidate they had voted for in the second round of the elections, and at which point they had finally decided on who to vote for. They were also asked to assess their choice of candidate in the second round of the elections with the help of questions and statements. The respondents were asked which factors influenced their choice of candidate, and from which information sources they had received information concerning their decision. Views on the credibility of the candidates' appearances during the second round of the campaign were probed, as well as whether the respondents felt close to any political party. Opinions on the position of men and women were charted with the help of gender-related questions and statements. Finally, the respondents gave their opinions on whether some of the presidential duties are better suited for a man than a woman.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, marital status, education, occupation, annual income, and place of residence. The data also include a case id variable idnro, which can be used to append this data to FSD2137.

Keywords

advertising; elections; gender; parliamentary elections; political support; presidential candidates; presidential elections; voting

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Follow-ups on Finnish National and Local Elections (GallupChannel)

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• TNS Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• University of Helsinki. Swedish School of Social Science
• TNS Gallup Finland

Time Period Covered

2006

Collection Dates

2006-02-06 – 2006-02-12

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

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

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Three-stage stratified sample. The survey had 1,049 respondents of whom 553 also responded to the survey collected after the first round of the elections (FSD2137).

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

127 variables and 1049 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2137 Follow-up on Presidential Elections 2006, First Round

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

Moring, Tom (University of Helsinki) & Pehkonen, Juhani (TNS Gallup Finland): Follow-up on Presidential Elections 2006, Second Round [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2006-02-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2138

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.

Other Material

See downloadable files at the top of the page.

GallupChannel description

Related Publications

Vaalit yleisödemokratiassa. Eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2007 (2009). Toim. Borg, Sami & Paloheimo, Heikki. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Holli, Anne Maria & Wass, Hanna (2009). Sukupuoli ja äänestäminen. Teoksessa: Vaalit yleisödemokratiassa. Eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2007 (toim. Borg, Sami & Paloheimo, Heikki), 126-148. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Herkman, Juha (2010). Politiikan julkisuus viestinten välissä: intermediaalisuus ja vaalit. Media & viestintä 33(2), 5-22.

Hellsten, Villiina & Holli, Anne Maria & Wass, Hanna (2007). Sukupuolenmukainen äänestäminen vuoden 2006 presidentinvaaleissa. Teoksessa: Presidentinvaalit 2006 (toim. Isotalus, Pekka & Borg, Sami), 178-206. Helsinki: WSOY.

Borg, Sami (2018). Suurten ikäluokkien poliittinen kiinnittyminen ja äänestysvalinnat 1970-luvulta nykypäivään. Teoksessa: Valta ja politiikka. Juhlakirja Ilkka Ruostetsaarelle hänen 60-vuotispäivänään (toim. Kestilä- Kekkonen, Elina & Raunio, Tapio), 150-171. Tampere: Vastapaino.