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[q1] Finland will hold a referendum on the country's EU membership in October. Do you think Finland should join the EU as proposed in the accession agreement?

[q2] How firm is your view on the membership issue?

[q3] To what extent does your opinion on the EU membership depend on the support programme for Finnish agriculture?

[q4] Are you for or against the support programme for agriculture?

[q5] How interested are you personally of Finland's EU membership and the European integration?

[q6] How well informed do you feel you are of these issues?

[q7] How certain are you that you will vote in the EU membership referendum?

[q8] In your opinion, how likely is it that Finland will join the EU over the next few years?

[q9_1] The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 pushed forward deeper European integration. What would be your opinion if the following integration policy applied to Finland: Common foreign policy

[q9_2] The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 pushed forward deeper European integration. What would be your opinion if the following integration policy applied to Finland: Common security and defence policy

[q9_3] The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 pushed forward deeper European integration. What would be your opinion if the following integration policy applied to Finland: Common economic policy

[q9_4] The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 pushed forward deeper European integration. What would be your opinion if the following integration policy applied to Finland: Introduction of a single currency (ecu)

[q9_5] The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 pushed forward deeper European integration. What would be your opinion if the following integration policy applied to Finland: European citizenship (supplementing national citizenship)

[q10_1] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: General living conditions in Finland

[q10_2] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Standard of living and material welfare

[q10_3] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Steady development of national economy

[q10_4] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Employment

[q10_5] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Export and foreign trade

[q10_6] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Business conditions in general

[q10_7] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Competition in business life

[q10_8] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Interest level

[q10_9] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Level of taxation

[q10_10] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Wage level

[q10_11] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Price level in general

[q10_12] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Price of food

[q10_13] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Quality of food

[q10_14] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Arts and culture

[q10_15] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Education

[q10_16] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Science and research

[q10_17] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Social security

[q10_18] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Public health services

[q10_19] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Work environment and working conditions

[q10_20] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Environmental protection

[q10_21] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Differences in the standard of living between population groups

[q10_22] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Differences in the standard of living between regions

[q10_23] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Citizens' right to justice

[q10_24] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Equality between men and women

[q10_25] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: National sovereignty

[q10_26] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Finnish security policy

[q10_27] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Finland's relationship to Russia

[q10_28] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Nordic co-operation

[q10_29] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Finland's image abroad

[q10_30] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Finland as a target for foreign investments

[q10_31] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: General spiritual and intellectual climate in Finland

[q10_32] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Public morals in general

[q10_33] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Functioning of democracy

[q10_34] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Citizen's possibilities to influence things

[q10_35] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Level of crime

[q10_36] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Level of bureaucracy

[q10_37] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Religious/spiritual life

[q10_38] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Circumstances of salaried employees

[q10_39] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Circumstances of workers

[q10_40] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Circumstances of farmers

[q10_41] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Circumstances of pensioners

[q10_42] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Circumstances of the self-employed and entrepreneurs

[q10_43] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Circumstances of children and families with children

[q10_44] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Circumstances of women

[q10_45] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Circumstances of the youth

[q10_46] What kind of impact would Finland's EU membership have on: Your own circumstances and life

[q11_1] Even though joining the EU may mean tough times for Finland, it is better to join than stay outside the Union

[q11_2] In Finland, the EU membership issue has turned into a disagreeable political game, and the issue itself is in danger of being forgotten

[q11_3] The importance of neutrality has changed so much that it is no longer sensible to strictly adhere to the principle

[q11_4] If Finland does not join the EU now it will be able to negotiate better terms of accession later

[q11_5] It does not matter whether our laws are passed in the Finnish parliament or in the EU as long as they are just and well-considered

[q11_6] EU membership will force Finns to conform to many norms and detailed regulations which we do not want or need

[q11_7] It would be fatal for Finland not to join the EU now because it would mean having membership negotations at the same time as Eastern European countries

[q11_8] EU membership application is an insult to those who fought for and won independence for Finland

[q11_9] Efficient protection of European environment is possible only if EU member states cooperate

[q11_10] Civil servants and politicians who promote EU membership think only about the interests of commerce and business community, forgetting the interests of ordinary citizens

[q11_11] Even though it is officially an advisory referendum, all Members of Parliament should abide by the outcome

[q11_12] EU member states are independent, sovereign countries which have voluntarily decided to co-operate in certain matters

[q11_13] The EEA (European Economic Area) agreement is sufficient, Finland needs no deeper integration

[q11_14] EU membership fees are far too high compared to the advantages brought by the membership

[q11_15] There is enough reliable information available to everybody about issues related to the EU membership

[q11_16] If the referendums in Sweden and Norway reject EU membership, Finland should also stay outside the Union even if Finns themselves vote in favour of the membership

[q11_17] Many EU member states have as good or better social security than Finland

[q11_18] A small political elite has long ago decided that Finland will join the EU, and the referendum is a merely facade

[q11_19] EU membership gives Finland more influence over European affairs than the EEA agreement

[q11_20] The Finnish media is not objective in EU membership matters and restricts publication of anti-EU material

[q11_21] Finland will retain its national identity even as an EU member

[q11_22] The decision about EU membership is Finland's most important and far-reaching decision for decades

[q11_23] EU membership would weaken trade unions and lessen their influence in our country

[q11_24] In the decision about Finland's EU membership, too much emphasis has been placed on agriculture

[q11_25] Assistance from the EU Structural Funds would mean considerable financial aid for the poorest regions in Finland

[q11_26] The EU will develop into a full-fledged federation where nation states no longer have any significance

[q11_27] The main issue of Finland's EU membership is not the economy or the extent of our sovereignty, but whether we want to be part of the west or the east

[q11_28] If Finland were an EU member, our trade unions would be able to influence important working life issues on an international level

[q11_29] As a neighbour of the unstable Russia, it is safer for Finland to be an EU member than to stay outside the Union

[q11_30] Finland's EU membership is a threat to the future of my home region

[q11_31] As far as security is concerned, EU membership would not offer Finland any kind of life insurance - instead, it would increase the tension on our eastern border

[q11_32] EU membership would invigorate Finnish economy and speed the recovery from recession

[q11_33] In all circumstances, Finland must be capable of ensuring its own security, others cannot help us

[q11_34] Even though the EU has its problems, it is still the only power that can guide and control Europe's development

[q11_35] In the long run, all European countries, including the former socialist countries, will join the EU

[q11_36] Finland's rural areas must remain populated, regardless of cost

[q11_37] If Finland were to remain outside the Union, the country would be defined as a fringe area isolating itself from Western Europe

[q11_38] As a member of the EU, Finland would eventually join a military alliance (NATO, WEU)

[q11_39] Even if Finland remained outside the EU, it would still have to conform to most EU decisions and regulations

[q11_40] EU membership would give Finland the best chance to promote the development of Russia and the Baltic countries

[q11_41] As a small country, in practice Finland would have no chance to influence EU decisions

[q11_42] Even though the advantages and disadvantages of EU membership have been widely discussed, most Finns would not notice any difference in their daily lives

[q11_43] EU membership would help Finland to control the activities of international criminals in our country

[q11_44] In a military crisis EU membership would oblige Finnish young men to participate in military actions of the European army

[q11_45] As an EU member, Finland would be able to independently decide the level of its social security

[q11_46] If Finland joins the EU, a significant number of public sector jobs will be lost

[q11_47] There is no point in underestimating Finland's chances to influence EU decision-making, since Finland can influence both by its vote and by making proposals and actively participating in discussions

[q11_48] EU constitutes an environmental threat to Finland because in an EU idealizing free trade and economic growth environmental directives are mostly left unimplemented

[q11_49] If Finland joins the EU, the President of Finland should represent the country in EU summit meetings because he/she conducts Finland's foreign policy

[q11_50] It should be the Prime Minister and not the President who represents Finland in EU summit meetings because this would enhance parliamentarism

[q12_1] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Open about its goals and activities

[q12_2] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Promotes peace in Europe

[q12_3] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Takes environmental protection seriously

[q12_4] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Democratic

[q12_5] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Withholds things

[q12_6] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Diminishes disparity in welfare and in the standard of living between European countries

[q12_7] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Acts on the terms of powerful countries

[q12_8] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Disregards citizens' opinions

[q12_9] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Necessary to prevent Germany's intention to gain supremacy

[q12_10] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Overemphasises economic values, neglects social values

[q12_11] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Responsible

[q12_12] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Bureaucratic

[q12_13] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Efficiently managed

[q12_14] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Promotes the welfare of Europe as a whole

[q12_15] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Develops rapidly

[q12_16] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Standardizes the culture and social conditions of different countries too much

[q12_17] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Constitutes a threat to the existence of small states

[q12_18] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Modern-day Soviet Union, utopia doomed to failure

[q12_19] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Promotes interaction between citizens of different countries

[q12_20] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Unreliable contracting party which one cannot even get rid of

[q12_21] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: System which enhances co-operation and distribution of work, beneficial for all

[q12_22] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Functions well only when the economy is strong, is disunited during economically difficult times

[q12_23] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Strengthens Europe's position in global competition

[q12_24] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Declining system/becoming out-dated

[q12_25] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Part of an inescapable development towards global integration

[q12_26] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Promotes the interests of business and financial community, not those of ordinary people

[q12_27] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Firm supporter of the Western civilisation and values

[q12_28] How well does the following correspond with your own views of the EU: Threatens national cultures

[q13_1] Your prediction of the outcome of the referendum: The percentage of votes in favour of the EU membership will be...

[q13_2] Your prediction of the outcome of the referendum: The percentage of votes against the EU membership will be...

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[bv2] Respondent's age group

[bv3] Number of inhabitants in the respondent's municipality of residence

[bv4] Respondent's province of residence

[bv5] Respondent's vocational education

[bv6] Respondent's economic activity and occupational group

[bv7] Respondent's industry of employment

[bv8] Respondent's trade union membership

[bv9] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party would you vote for?