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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_pro] FSD processing level

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[bv1] Respondent's marital status

[bv2] Respondent's mother tongue

[k01] Respondent's year of birth

[k02] Respondent's gender

[k03_1] Number of children aged 0-6

[k03_2] Number of children aged 7-17

[k04] Respondent's education

[k05] Respondent's occupational status

[k06] Respondent's current employer

[k07] Is your workplace located in your municipality of residence?

[k08] Respondent's housing tenure

[k09] Where do you live?

[k10] How often do you talk with your neighbours?

[k11] How likely will you live in your current municipality of residence for the rest of your life?

[k12] How would you think your municipality of residence would succeed in an imaginary competition between different municipalities?

[k13_1] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: Neighbourhood

[k13_2] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: District or village

[k13_3] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: Municipality or city of residence

[k13_4] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: Sub-region

[k13_5] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: Region

[k13_6] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: Province

[k13_7] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: Finland

[k13_8] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: Nordic countries

[k13_9] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: European Union

[k13_10] How much do you identify with the following regional entity: Europe

[k14_1] In terms of political orientation, how would you place yourself on the following scale: Left - right

[k14_2] In terms of political orientation, how would you place yourself on the following scale: Hard - soft

[k15_1] How satisfied are you with: Your current life situation in general

[k15_2] How satisfied are you with: Your or your family's financial situation

[k15_3] How satisfied are you with: Your or your family's housing situation

[k16] How good is your ability to do business with your municipality of residence and to defend your own interests?

[k17a_1] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Social services in general

[k17a_2] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Child day care

[k17a_3] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Sheltered/service housing

[k17a_4] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Home help service

[k17a_5] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Elderly home

[k17a_6] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Services for the disabled

[k17a_7] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Services for substance/drug abusers

[k17a_8] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Other social services

[k17a_9] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Health care in general

[k17a_10] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Health centre ward

[k17a_11] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Central/district hospital

[k17a_12] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Home health care

[k17a_13] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Dental care

[k17a_14] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Health centre general practice/clinic

[k17a_15] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Mental health services

[k17a_16] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Education and culture services in general

[k17a_17] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Preschool education

[k17a_18] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Primary school education

[k17a_19] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Lower secondary school education

[k17a_20] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Upper secondary school education

[k17a_21] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Vocational education

[k17a_22] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Community college and adult education

[k17a_23] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Library

[k17a_24] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Culture services

[k17a_25] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Youth services

[k17a_26] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Sports, fitness and other recreation services

[k17a_27] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Technical services in general

[k17a_28] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Municipal housing supply

[k17a_29] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Municipal land supply

[k17a_30] Have you used the following municipal service during the past 12 months: Public transport services

[k17b_1] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Social services in general

[k17b_2] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Child day care

[k17b_3] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Sheltered/service housing

[k17b_4] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Home help service

[k17b_5] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Elderly home

[k17b_6] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Services for the disabled

[k17b_7] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Services for substance/drug abusers

[k17b_8] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Other social services

[k17b_9] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Health care in general

[k17b_10] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Health centre ward

[k17b_11] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Central/district hospital

[k17b_12] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Home health care

[k17b_13] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Dental care

[k17b_14] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Health centre general practice/clinic

[k17b_15] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Mental health services

[k17b_16] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Education and culture services in general

[k17b_17] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Preschool education

[k17b_18] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Primary school education

[k17b_19] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Lower secondary school education

[k17b_20] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Upper secondary school education

[k17b_21] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Vocational education

[k17b_22] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Community college and adult education

[k17b_23] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Library

[k17b_24] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Culture services

[k17b_25] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Youth services

[k17b_26] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Sports, fitness and other recreation services

[k17b_27] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Technical services in general

[k17b_28] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Municipal housing supply

[k17b_29] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Municipal land supply

[k17b_30] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Public transport services

[k17b_31] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Municipal engineering

[k17b_32] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Road and street maintenance

[k17b_33] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Park maintenance

[k17b_34] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Maintenance of public facilities

[k17b_35] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Fire and rescue services

[k17b_36] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Waste management

[k17b_37] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Environmental protection

[k17b_38] How has the following service been organised in your municipality of residence: Supervision of building

[k18_1] How much should be invested in the following service: Social services in general

[k18_2] How much should be invested in the following service: Child day care

[k18_3] How much should be invested in the following service: Sheltered/service housing

[k18_4] How much should be invested in the following service: Home help service

[k18_5] How much should be invested in the following service: Elderly home

[k18_6] How much should be invested in the following service: Services for the disabled

[k18_7] How much should be invested in the following service: Services for substance/drug abusers

[k18_8] How much should be invested in the following service: Other social services

[k18_9] How much should be invested in the following service: Health care in general

[k18_10] How much should be invested in the following service: Health centre ward

[k18_11] How much should be invested in the following service: Central/district hospital

[k18_12] How much should be invested in the following service: Home health care

[k18_13] How much should be invested in the following service: Dental care

[k18_14] How much should be invested in the following service: Health centre general practice/clinic

[k18_15] How much should be invested in the following service: Mental health services

[k18_16] How much should be invested in the following service: Education and culture services in general

[k18_17] How much should be invested in the following service: Preschool education

[k18_18] How much should be invested in the following service: Primary school education

[k18_19] How much should be invested in the following service: Lower secondary school education

[k18_20] How much should be invested in the following service: Upper secondary school education

[k18_21] How much should be invested in the following service: Vocational education

[k18_22] How much should be invested in the following service: Community college and adult education

[k18_23] How much should be invested in the following service: Library

[k18_24] How much should be invested in the following service: Culture services

[k18_25] How much should be invested in the following service: Youth services

[k18_26] How much should be invested in the following service: Sports, fitness and other recreation services

[k18_27] How much should be invested in the following service: Technical services in general

[k18_28] How much should be invested in the following service: Municipal housing supply

[k18_29] How much should be invested in the following service: Municipal land supply

[k18_30] How much should be invested in the following service: Public transport services

[k18_31] How much should be invested in the following service: Municipal engineering

[k18_32] How much should be invested in the following service: Road and street maintenance

[k18_33] How much should be invested in the following service: Park maintenance

[k18_34] How much should be invested in the following service: Maintenance of public facilities

[k18_35] How much should be invested in the following service: Fire and rescue services

[k18_36] How much should be invested in the following service: Waste management

[k18_37] How much should be invested in the following service: Environmental protection

[k18_38] How much should be invested in the following service: Supervision of building

[k19] How interested are you in municipal politics in your municipality of residence?

[k20] Have you held or do you currently hold a municipal elected office?

[k21] Would you be willing to accept a municipal elected office if you were offered one?

[k22] Would you be willing to accept a non-municipal elected office if you were offered one?

[k23] Are you going to vote in the upcoming municipal elections in October 2004?

[k24] If yes, are you going to vote for a female or male candidate?

[k25] Which party's candidate are you going to vote for in the municipal elections in October 2004?

[k26] In the municipal elections, are you going to vote for the same party or group as before or does your party identification often vary between several parties?

[k27_1] How important do you consider the following when voting in elections: Person

[k27_2] How important do you consider the following when voting in elections: Party

[k28] How important do you consider voting a candidate from your own village, municipality or district of residence?

[k29] Have you followed the news concerning your municipality in the media?

[k30] Have you visited the web pages and/or used the online services of your municipality?

[k31_1] Have you given feedback on the services of your municipality of residence: Through Internet

[k31_2] Have you given feedback on the services of your municipality of residence: Through some other medium

[k32_1] If yes, have you received an answer: To the feedback you had given through the Internet

[k32_2] If yes, have you received an answer: To the feedback you had given through some other medium

[k33a_1] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Brought matters into public discussion

[k33a_2] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Signed a petition

[k33a_3] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Submitted an initiative to local authorities

[k33a_4] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in a demonstration

[k33a_5] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Submitted a complaint or a demand for rectification

[k33a_6] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in the activities of an organisation or association

[k33a_7] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Contacted elected officials

[k33a_8] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper

[k33a_9] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in a buying or payment boycott

[k33a_10] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Contacted a leading official

[k33a_11] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in political party activity

[k33a_12] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Organised a parents' meeting in a child day care centre, school, etc.

[k33a_13] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Supported financially a campaign related to a local issue

[k33a_14] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in a campaign related to a local issue

[k33a_15] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Did voluntary work benefiting the neighbourhood

[k33a_16] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in the activities of a district/village committee

[k33a_17] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in the activities of a single issue group

[k33a_18] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in an inhabitant survey

[k33a_19] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in a customer/user survey

[k33a_20] Have you used the following means to influence municipal decision-making: Participated in a joint hearing, municipal forum, etc.

[k33b_1] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Bringing matters into public discussion

[k33b_2] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Signing a petition

[k33b_3] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Submitting an initiative to local authorities

[k33b_4] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in a demonstration

[k33b_5] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Submitting a complaint or a demand for rectification

[k33b_6] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in the activities of an organisation or association

[k33b_7] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Contacting elected officials

[k33b_8] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper

[k33b_9] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in a buying or payment boycott

[k33b_10] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Contacting a leading official

[k33b_11] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in political party activity

[k33b_12] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Organising a parents' meeting in a child day care centre, school, etc.

[k33b_13] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Supporting financially a campaign related to a local issue

[k33b_14] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in a campaign related to a local issue

[k33b_15] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Doing voluntary work benefiting the neighbourhood

[k33b_16] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in the activities of a district/village committee

[k33b_17] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in the activities of a single issue group

[k33b_18] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in an inhabitant survey

[k33b_19] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in a customer/user survey

[k33b_20] How effective do you consider the following means of influencing: Participating in a joint hearing, municipal forum, etc.

[k34_1] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Producers' or entrepreneurs' organisation

[k34_2] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Trade union or organisation

[k34_3] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Village or district committee

[k34_4] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Residents' association

[k34_5] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Sports or fitness club/organisation

[k34_6] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Cultural organisation

[k34_7] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Youth or student organisation

[k34_8] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Voluntary defence organisation

[k34_9] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Pensioners' association

[k34_10] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Environmental association

[k34_11] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Voluntary organisation

[k34_12] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Political organisation or party

[k34_13] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Other group, please specify

[k34_14] How actively do you participate in the activities of the following association/organisation: Parents' association

[k35] What is the number of associations you are a member of?

[k36_1] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Voting is the most important means to influence general issues

[k36_2] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Municipal decision-making is just and equal

[k36_3] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: I have no say in what the municipality decides and does

[k36_4] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Local authorities do not care much about people's thoughts

[k36_5] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Municipal elected officials sincerely have the best interest of municipality in mind

[k36_6] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Political parties are only interested in votes, not in people's opinions

[k36_7] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Local authorities, not elected officials, have the real power in municipal decision-making

[k36_8] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: There is plenty of room for improvement in the management of municipal affairs

[k36_9] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: One has to go cap in hand to municipal authorities

[k36_10] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Local councillors are about to lose touch with voters

[k36_11] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Municipal policy is so complicated that I do not always understand what is going on

[k36_12] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Municipal decision-makers take good care of living conditions in my municipality of residence

[k36_13] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: State decision-makers take good care of living conditions in my region of residence

[k36_14] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: Inhabitants' possibilites to influence are undermined by the ever-increasing regional co-operation

[k36_15] What is your attitude towards the following statement on decision-making in your municipality of residence: It is all the same to me which political parties are in power in my municipality of residence

[k37_1] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: A local referendum should always be held before deciding on important matters

[k37_2] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: Municipal manager should be elected by direct vote

[k37_3] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: Inhabitants should be guaranteed as much freedom of choice as possible between various service providers

[k37_4] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: It is better to raise the local tax than to cut down services

[k37_5] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: Municipalities should be consolidated into bigger units

[k37_6] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: My municipality of residence should be consolidated with some other municipality/municipalities

[k37_7] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: Municipal services could be rationalised and thereby the local tax lowered

[k37_8] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: There is enough information available on municipal affairs

[k37_9] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: The users of municipal services should be guaranteed to have more say in organising the services

[k37_10] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: Appointments to municipal offices are too political

[k37_11] What is your attitude towards the following statement on the services and administration in your municipality of residence: There should be an option to vote via the Internet in municipal elections

[k38_1] How important do you consider the following characteristics of citizenship: Paying taxes and fees without cheating

[k38_2] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Conforming to laws and regulations

[k38_3] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Voting in elections

[k38_4] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Discussing social issues

[k38_5] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Following social issues

[k38_6] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Political party membership

[k38_7] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Voluntary work

[k38_8] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Accepting public elected offices

[k38_9] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Readiness to break the law and regulations if they are against one's conscience

[k38_10] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Sacrificing the individual good for the sake of the common good

[k38_11] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Reporting violations to authorities

[k38_12] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Taking care of common/public property

[k38_13] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Readiness to tolerate a reduction in one's own standard of living for the sake of the poor

[k38_14] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Readiness to demand to get one's taxes worth from society

[k38_15] How important do you consider the following characteristic of citizenship: Readiness to take even illegal protest action if the importance of the issue requires it