FSD2217 Finnish Youth Survey 2006

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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[bv1] Respondent's gender

[bv2_1] Respondent's age (retrieved from the population register)

[bv2_2] Respondent's age (reported by the respondent)

[bv2_3] Respondent's age group (retrieved from the population register)

[bv3] Respondent's mother tongue

[bv4] Household composition

[bv5] Have you taken the matriculation examination (i.e. completed general upper secondary education)?

[bv6] Respondent's vocational education

[bv7] Has your father a degree or certificate from...

[bv8] Has your mother a degree or certificate from...

[bv9] Father's occupation

[bv10] Mother's occupation

[bv11] Father's age

[bv12] Mother's age

[bv13] Are you currently studying?

[bv14] Where are you studying at present?

[bv15] What do you study?

[bv16] Are you satisfied with your current education?

[bv17] Are you currently doing any paid work?

[bv18] Respondent's job contract

[bv19] Respondent's economic activity

[bv20] Respondent's occupation

[bv22] Major region (NUTS2)

[bv23] Type of municipality of residence

[q1_1] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Work is an important part of a person's life

[q1_2] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Nowadays, working life demands so much from employees that many people suffer from burn-out at an early stage

[q1_3] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: I believe that a good education guarantees a permanent job

[q1_4] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: I would like to change jobs several times during my career

[q1_5] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: I would like to commit myself to some workplace/company and work hard for its success

[q1_6] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: I believe that success in working life depends only on oneself and one's attitudes

[q1_7] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: My aim is to make so much money that I will become wealthy

[q1_8] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: I believe that even as an employee it is possible to become wealthy

[q1_9] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: I believe that what one needs to succeed in working life is primarily good luck

[q1_10] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: To fully develop your talents, you need to have a job

[q1_11] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is humiliating to receive money without having to work for it

[q1_12] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: People who don't work turn lazy

[q1_13] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is everyone's social responsibility to work

[q1_14] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: People shouldn't have to work if they don't want to

[q1_15] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Work should always come first, even if it means less spare time

[q2_1] How much do you trust: Political parties

[q2_2] How much do you trust: Local authorities

[q2_3] How much do you trust: State authorities

[q2_4] How much do you trust: Trade unions

[q2_5] How much do you trust: Church

[q2_6] How much do you trust: Military/defence forces

[q2_7] How much do you trust: The police

[q2_8] How much do you trust: Parliament

[q2_9] How much do you trust: Local council

[q2_10] How much do you trust: European Union

[q2_11] How much do you trust: President of the Republic

[q2_12] How much do you trust: Banks

[q2_13] How much do you trust: Major companies

[q2_14] How much do you trust: Legal system

[q2_15] How much do you trust: The Government

[q2_16] How much do you trust: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)

[q2_17] How much do you trust: Press

[q2_18] How much do you trust: Television

[q2_19] How much do you trust: Internet

[q3] Did you vote in the first round of the presidential elections last January?

[q4] Did you vote in the second round of the presidential elections?

[q5] Which candidate did you then vote for?

[q6] Why did you abstain from voting in the second round of the elections?

[q7] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: EU membership has been beneficial to Finland

[q8_1] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to attack fur farms

[q8_2] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to paint slogans on walls

[q8_3] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to participate in demonstrations against foreigners

[q8_4] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to evade taxes by doing clandestine work

[q8_5] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to receive unemployment subsidies without being entitled to them

[q8_6] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable that managers of large corporations receive large bonuses and options

[q8_7] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to travel on public transport without a valid ticket

[q8_8] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to download music for free from the Internet

[q8_9] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to circumvent copy protection on CDs

[q8_10] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to sell sex if one is a consenting adult

[q8_11] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to buy sex from another consenting adult

[q8_12] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to have sex with a person aged under 16

[q8_13] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to have sex before marriage

[q8_14] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to have sex with someone else other than one's spouse or partner

[q8_15] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to have sex with a person of the same sex

[q8_16] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable that same-sex couples can register their relationship

[q8_17] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable that fertility treatments for same-sex couples are paid by society

[q8_18] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to get an abortion if one considers it necessary

[q8_19] Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: It is acceptable to use soft drugs such as cannabis

[q9_1] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Low education level

[q9_2] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Lack of friends

[q9_3] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Lack of faith in the future

[q9_4] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Unhealthy habits

[q9_5] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Lack of hobbies

[q9_6] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Laziness and indifference

[q9_7] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Lack of income

[q9_8] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Difficulty to get help when needed

[q9_9] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Unequal starting points, e.g. a difficult childhood

[q9_10] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Biological or genetic differences in talent

[q9_11] To what extent is the exclusion of young people caused by: Injustice of society

[q10_1] Do you feel insecure about: Studies

[q10_2] Do you feel insecure about: Getting a job

[q10_3] Do you feel insecure about: Security and well-being of family members

[q10_4] Do you feel insecure about: Own income

[q10_5] Do you feel insecure about: Insecurity of your neighbourhood

[q10_6] Do you feel insecure about: Situation in world politics

[q10_7] Do you feel insecure about: Increase in the number of immigrants

[q10_8] Do you feel insecure about: Values and attitudes that prevail in society

[q10_9] Do you feel insecure about: Global warming caused by man

[q10_10] Do you feel insecure about: Epidemics such as bird flu

[q10_11] Do you feel insecure about: International terrorism

[q11] Do you belong to a church, denomination, or religious community?

[q12] Which church, denomination, or religious community do you belong to?

[q13] Which of the following statements describes your situation best?

[q14] How often, if at all, do you think about the meaning and purpose of life?

[q15] Apart form weddings, funerals and christenings, about how often do you attend religious services these days?

[q16] Independently of whether you go to church or attend religious services or not, would you say you are...?

[q17] How often do you pray to God?

[q18] Please use this scale where 5 means 'very religious' and 1 'not at all religious' to indicate how religious your childhood home was

[q19_1] Which of the following statements describe your childhood home: Your family members talked about religion

[q19_2] Which of the following statements describe your childhood home: Your family members regularly attended religious services

[q19_3] Which of the following statements describe your childhood home: Your family members had private devotions at home

[q19_4] Which of the following statements describe your childhood home: Your family members said a prayer before eating

[q19_5] Which of the following statements describe your childhood home: Your family members respected the day of rest

[q19_6] Which of the following statements describe your childhood home: Children went to Sunday school

[q20_1] Do you discuss religious topics with the following people: Your mother

[q20_2] Do you discuss religious topics with the following people: Your father

[q20_3] Do you discuss religious topics with the following people: Your godparent

[q20_4] Do you discuss religious topics with the following people: One of your grandparents

[q20_5] Do you discuss religious topics with the following people: One of your teachers

[q20_6] Do you discuss religious topics with the following people: Your friends

[q21] Which of the following statements comes closest to your beliefs?

[q22] And which of these statements comes closest to your beliefs?

[q23_1] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Orthodox Church

[q23_2] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Roman Catholic Church

[q23_3] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Evangelical Lutheran Church

[q23_4] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Laestadian movement

[q23_5] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Pentecostalism

[q23_6] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Pietism

[q23_7] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: New charismatic movements, e.g. Nokia Mission

[q23_8] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Jehovah's Witnesses

[q23_9] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Mormons

[q23_10] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Judaism

[q23_11] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Islamism

[q23_12] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Hinduism

[q23_13] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Amma

[q23_14] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Hare Krishna movement

[q23_15] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Buddhism

[q23_16] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Meditation

[q23_17] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Yoga

[q23_18] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Kabbalah

[q23_19] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Scientology

[q23_20] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Wicca

[q23_21] What is your perception of the following religions, denominations, or religious communities: Satanism

[q24] Do you think that school parties and celebrations should not be linked to religion in any way?

[q25_1] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Supernatural beings

[q25_2] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Ghosts

[q25_3] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Witches

[q25_4] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: UFOs

[q25_5] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Jesus the Son of God

[q25_6] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Holy Spirit

[q25_7] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Angels

[q25_8] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Satan

[q25_9] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Demons

[q25_10] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Extraterrestrial life

[q25_11] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Astrology (horoscopes)

[q25_12] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Supernatural abilities of some people (e.g. clairvoyance, spiritual healing)

[q25_13] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: Everything is predestined

[q25_14] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: God has created the world as the Bible says

[q25_15] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: The origin of the world can be scientifically explained

[q25_16] Which, if any, of the following do you believe in: The origin of the world and evolution are ultimately guided by a higher power

[q26] Which of the following statements comes closest to your perception of what happens after death?

[q27] Please use this scale where 10 means 'a great deal' and 1 'none at all' to indicate how much freedom of choice and control you feel you have over the way your life turns out

[q28_1] Generally speaking, do you think that the church in Finland is giving adequate answers to: The moral probelms and needs of the individual

[q28_2] Generally speaking, do you think that the church in Finland is giving adequate answers to: The problems of family life

[q28_3] Generally speaking, do you think that the church in Finland is giving adequate answers to: Man's spiritual needs

[q28_4] Generally speaking, do you think that the church in Finland is giving adequate answers to: The social problems facing our country today

[q28_5] Generally speaking, do you think that the church in Finland is giving adequate answers to: Global issues

[q29_1] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Funeral services

[q29_2] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Church weddings

[q29_3] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Christening/baptism

[q29_4] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Confirmation class

[q29_5] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Youth work

[q29_6] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Children's play groups

[q29_7] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Afternoon activities for school children

[q29_8] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Cemetery maintenance

[q29_9] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Pastoral care in hospitals

[q29_10] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Family and relationship counselling

[q29_11] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Church services

[q29_12] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Sunday school

[q29_13] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Church telephone service (offering emotional support to people)

[q29_14] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Development cooperation

[q29_15] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Missionary work

[q29_16] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Music events

[q29_17] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Public statements given on ethical issues

[q29_18] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Family work

[q29_19] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Activity groups of young adults

[q29_20] How important do you consider the following congregational activities: Internet ministry offering help

[q30_1] Which of the following congregational activities do you participate in or would be willing to participate in: Youth work

[q30_2] Which of the following congregational activities do you participate in or would be willing to participate in: Church services

[q30_3] Which of the following congregational activities do you participate in or would be willing to participate in: Development cooperation

[q30_4] Which of the following congregational activities do you participate in or would be willing to participate in: Missionary work

[q30_5] Which of the following congregational activities do you participate in or would be willing to participate in: Music events

[q30_6] Which of the following congregational activities do you participate in or would be willing to participate in: Family work as a volunteer

[q30_7] Which of the following congregational activities do you participate in or would be willing to participate in: Activity group of young adults

[q31] Did you know that church elections (Evangelical Lutheran Church) are held this November?

[q32] Have you ever voted in church elections?

[q33] Are you going to vote in the next church elections?

[q34] Do you think you can make a difference by voting in church elections?

[q35] How satisfied are you with your life at present? Please use the scale from 10 (very satisfied) to 4 (not at all satisfied).

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