Study title

Trust in Government Ministries 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD2297

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2297

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Harisalo, Risto (University of Tampere. Department of Public Law)
• Stenvall, Jari (University of Tampere. Department of Public Law)

Abstract

The survey charted the respondents' trust in various government ministries and their opinions on the actions of the ministries.

The respondents were asked how actively they followed or how interested they were in various issues, such as local government policy, state policy, the actions of the ministries, and civic activity. They were also asked how familiar they thought they were with the actions of the given ministries. Some questions pertained to trust. The respondents assessed how much they trusted different government ministries and various social institutions (e.g. Parliament, the church, the media, the police, the European Union).

Views were probed on the importance and influentiality of various government ministries. The respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements pertaining to the policies of the ministries. Opinions were also charted on how well different values (e.g. impartiality, expertise, fairness, incorruptibility) are realised in the actions of the ministries.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, occupational group, and size of municipality of residence.

Keywords

administrative structures; central government; government; institutions; political attitudes; political interest; political power; public administration; trust; trust in government; values

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (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

• University of Tampere. Faculty of Economics and Administration

Data Producers

• Ministry of Finance

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-12 – 2001-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 18-70 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

Sample size 2,000. The first round yielded 484 responses. After the second round, the total number of responses was 783.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

39

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Responses to open-ended question bv10 are not included in the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Harisalo, Risto (University of Tampere) & Stenvall, Jari (University of Tampere): Trust in Government Ministries 2000 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2007-12-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2297

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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.

Related Materials

Harisalo, Risto & Stenvall, Jari (2001). Luottamus kansalaisyhteiskunnan peruskivenä. Kansalaisten luottamus ministeriöihin. Valtion keskushallinnon uudistaminen. Helsinki: Valtiovarainministeriö.

Related Publications

Harisalo, Risto & Stenvall, Jari (2001). Luottamus kansalaisyhteiskunnan peruskivenä. Kansalaisten luottamus ministeriöihin. Valtion keskushallinnon uudistaminen. Helsinki: Valtiovarainministeriö.