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[fsd_no] FSD study number
[fsd_vr] FSD edition number
[fsd_id] FSD case id
[q1_1] No party promotes issues that are important to me.
[q1_2] In the future, science and technology will be able to solve most present-day problems.
[q1_3] Nowadays the mental welfare of children is ignored far too much in Finland.
[q1_4] Nowadays men and women are equal enough in Finland.
[q1_5] Improving economic welfare to a yet higher level will increase psychological distress.
[q1_6] The international financial crisis will permanently change the current capitalist market economy.
[q1_7] It is a privilege to be a Finn.
[q1_8] Climate change is the biggest threat of our time. In order to prevent it, every country must take immediate and effective measures.
[q1_9] Political parties are drifting further and further away from the problems of ordinary citizens.
[q1_10] The fact that Finland's population is ageing and diminishing means that Finland needs to make immigration easier.
[q1_11] Although the capitalist market economy is unstable, it is in practice the only possible economic system.
[q1_12] It would be good if the party system in Finland developed towards a two-party system.
[q1_13] I am willing to accept a lower standard of living to reduce pollution and environmental problems.
[q1_14] High income tax reduces my willingness to work.
[q1_15] If the Finns had a more positive attitude to entrepreneurship it would benefit society as a whole.
[q1_16] Nowadays, political parties have to a large extent lost their ideologies and concentrate only on courting voters.
[q1_17] If employees could participate and influence corporate decision-making more it would benefit society as a whole.
[q1_18] If more foreigners worked in Finland, our country would benefit from the useful international influences they bring.
[q1_19] A sixth nuclear power plant should be built in Finland, in addition to the fifth one.
[q1_20] Nowadays, policy-makers get more information about public opinion through civic/voluntary organisations than through political parties.
[q1_21] Economic growth is the only way to produce continuous well-being.
[q1_22] I would be willing to accept a lower wage, if working hours were shortened and I had more leisure time.
[q1_23] In Finland, the interests of employees and employers are largely convergent.
[q1_24] The fact that the number of harsh violent crimes committed by young people has increased shows that our society is sick indeed.
[q1_25] Economic and industrial activities are unduly constricted on the grounds of nature conservation.
[q1_26] The traditional class distinctions have largely disappeared in Finland because of the general rise in the standard of living.
[q1_27] The success and profits of Finnish companies benefit the whole society.
[q1_28] The right to strike is a fundamental right which must not be limited in any circumstances.
[q1_29] The Finns should effectively protect their unique culture from the ever-increasing internationalisation.
[q1_30] Although the recent sackings of employees in Finland have prompted strong public outcry, they have been economically unavoidable.
[q1_31] People used to be happier than they are now.
[q1_32] By aiming at continuous economic growth, mankind will slowly destroy the environment and eventually itself.
[q1_33] The Finnish media has too strong an influence on public opinion.
[q1_34] It is possible to achieve efficient environmental protection and stable economic growth at the same time.
[q1_35] The free market economy as we know it has come to the end of its road and should be abolished.
[q1_36] Finland should join NATO.
[q1_37] The state of the climate and oceans depends on other countries, Finland and the Finns cannot do much for them.
[q1_38] All Finnish state companies should be sold to the private sector, step by step.
[q1_39] I am interested in politics and follow it actively.
[q1_40] Employment and welfare in Finland are crucially dependent on the competitiveness of our export industry.
[q1_41] It is not possible to live a trusting life in today's society, because one's job and livelihood can be lost all of a sudden.
[q1_42] Unless the organisation and activities of the trade union movement are rebuilt on a totally new basis, it will not be able to promote the interests of its members in the future.
[q1_43] Nowadays, Finnish industry and commerce act responsibly in environmental matters.
[q1_44] The most effective way of protecting the environment is through the market economy, by putting a price tag on all pollution.
[q1_45] People work so hard and under such pressure in Finnish workplaces that many will suffer early burn-out.
[q1_46] China is becoming a superpower comparable to the USA both in the financial world and the world of global politics.
[q1_47] Finnish society has succumbed too much to market forces.
[q1_48] One does not have to obey the law if one considers it wrong or outdated.
[q1_49] The current way of life contains too little humanity and human-centeredness.
[q1_50] The so-called globalisation development of the international economy will lead to increasing global welfare.
[q1_51] Being an entrepreneur in Finland entails such payments and risks that 'only a madman' wants to become an entrepreneur instead of having a secure paid work.
[q1_52] Globalisation means that Finland will lose an increasing amount of jobs to so-called cheap labour countries.
[q1_53] It should be possible to impose a total ban on strikes which cause great harm to outsiders.
[q1_54] Citizens and consumers benefit from free competition in the markets, because competition improves efficiency and reduces prices.
[q1_55] In the future, Finland's pension systems will become insolvent and the so-called 'already earnt' pensions cannot be paid.
[q1_56] Despite its problems, the USA is an essential defender of Western values in the world and an important ally to Finland.
[q1_57] Even though Russia has its own problems, the Finns have no reason to take a negative attitude to their large neighbour.
[q1_58] The success of an individual is determined mainly by his/her own actions and willpower, not by society or circumstances.
[q1_59] Companies have the responsibility to retain their employees also in difficult times.
[q1_60] State-owned companies must bear greater social responsibility than private companies.
[q1_61] Most of our public services should be privatised to improve efficiency.
[q1_62] Increasingly, I feel European, in addition to being Finnish.
[q1_63] Finnish people's wariness towards foreigners is wise guardedness, not ignorance or racism.
[q1_64] Finland needs strong leaders who can restore order, discipline and respect for proper values.
[q1_65] Democracy functions so well in Finland that there are no grounds for talking about citizens' lack of influence.
[q1_66] Nowadays, the market economy in Finland functions for the benefit of all citizens.
[q1_67] Even though good social security and public services are costly, Finnish welfare state is always good value for money.
[q2_1] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Parliament
[q2_2] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Church
[q2_3] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Legal system
[q2_4] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Trade unions
[q2_5] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Employers' organisations
[q2_6] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Political parties
[q2_7] How much do you trust the following actors in society: The (current) Government
[q2_8] How much do you trust the following actors in society: (Current) President of the Republic
[q2_9] How much do you trust the following actors in society: State/Government authorities
[q2_10] How much do you trust the following actors in society: European Union (EU)
[q2_11] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Environmental organisations
[q2_12] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Civic organisations in general
[q2_13] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Police
[q2_14] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Military/defence forces
[q2_15] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Major companies, listed companies
[q2_16] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Small companies, private entrepreneurs
[q2_17] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Education system in Finland
[q2_18] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Social security system
[q2_19] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Market economy system
[q2_20] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Banks, banking system
[q2_21] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Internet, (trouble-free) functioning of information networks
[q2_22] How much do you trust the following actors in society: Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
[q2_23] How much do you trust the following actors in society: The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
[q2_24] How much do you trust the following actors in society: The TV channel MTV3
[q2_25] How much do you trust the following actors in society: The leading newspaper in your province of residence
[q2_26] How much do you trust the following actors in society: The Finnish media in general
[q3_1] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Income distribution and financial situation
[q3_2] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Health (likelihood of falling ill, possibilities to receive treatment, etc.)
[q3_3] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Educational possibilities
[q3_4] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: General possibilities to progress or advance in life and career development
[q3_5] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Equality between the sexes
[q3_6] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Comparing generations and age groups (e.g. the post-World War II baby boomers vs. others)
[q3_7] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Comparing municipalities of residence (e.g. cities vs. rural areas)
[q3_8] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Comparing regions (e.g. the south and the north)
[q3_9] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Comparing occupational groups (wage level, appreciation)
[q3_10] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Taxation (taxation of different types of income, tax progression)
[q3_11] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Justice (equality before the law)
[q3_12] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Politics (political rights and possibilities to influence)
[q3_13] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Freedom of speech (possibilities to express opinions)
[q3_14] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Ethnicity and origin (e.g. original population vs. immigrants)
[q3_15] How equal or inequal do you think the Finns are in terms of the following issues: Welfare of different Finnish population groups in general
[q4_1] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Excessive freedom of the world economy, lack of public control and regulation
[q4_2] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Excessive control and regulation of the free world economy
[q4_3] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Excesses of the American market economy system
[q4_4] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Financial mistakes made in other countries
[q4_5] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Inaction and mistakes made by the current Government and other decision-makers
[q4_6] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Inaction and mistakes made by the previous Governments and other decision-makers
[q4_7] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Incorrect estimates of our financial experts, inability to predict the future
[q4_8] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Actions of the media, stirring up the depressive sentiment in the media
[q4_9] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Globalisation of the economy, our dependency on the global economy
[q4_10] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: EU membership and the euro, the limited scope of national solutions (leeway)
[q4_11] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Excessive freedom of the economy, lack of public control and regulation in Finland
[q4_12] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Excessive control and regulation of the free economy in Finland
[q4_13] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: Market economy system as such (it is defective and leads to recurrent crises)
[q4_14] How significant do you consider the following issue to be in causing the rapid downturn in the economy and employment in Finland: The change in the nature of market economy system into hard capitalism
[q5_1] What do suppose the state of the economy and employment in our country to be: At present
[q5_2] What do suppose the state of the economy and employment in our country to be: In a year
[q5_3] What do suppose the state of the economy and employment in our country to be: In two years
[q5_4] What do suppose the state of the economy and employment in our country to be: In five years
[q6] How would you briefly describe the situation in Finland in the near future?
[q7_1] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Freedom of enterprise
[q7_2] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Competition between companies
[q7_3] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Competition between individuals (working life, education, etc.)
[q7_4] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Interaction, communality
[q7_5] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Control/regulation exercised by the authorities
[q7_6] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Speculation, playing the market
[q7_7] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Greed and self-interest
[q7_8] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Companies having a monopoly
[q7_9] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Power exercised by companies/economic life
[q7_10] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Power of trade unions/employee organisations
[q7_11] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Incentives for citizens to strive forward/be on their mettle
[q7_12] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Equalisation through taxation
[q7_13] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Protection of property
[q7_14] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Corporate social responsibility
[q7_15] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Long-term planning
[q7_16] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Seeking quick profit
[q7_17] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Economic equality
[q7_18] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Opportunities to become wealthy
[q7_19] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Appreciation of hard work
[q7_20] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Reward for enterpreneurship and risk-taking
[q7_21] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Domestic/Finnish ownership
[q7_22] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Foreign ownership, foreign investors
[q7_23] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: State companies/state ownership in companies
[q7_24] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Predictability, stable development
[q7_25] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Taking the environment and nature into account
[q7_26] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Taking the weak and handicapped into account
[q7_27] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Hard capitalism
[q7_28] Some people think the market economy in Finland could be improved. To what extent do you think the current market economy contains the following: Paternalistic socialism
[q8_1] How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following at present: Your income level/financial circumstances
[q8_2] How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following at present: Your social relationships (family, friends, relatives, colleagues, etc.)
[q8_3] How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following at present: Your work (if you are in paid employment; contents of the work, work community, etc.)
[q8_4] How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following at present: Your possibilities to influence decisions in your society
[q8_5] How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following at present: Your life in general/as a whole
[q8_6] How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following at present: The welfare services in your municipality of residence (quantity and quality)
[q8_7] How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following at present: Functioning of the economy in everyday life (freedom of choice, price level, quality)
[q9_1] What is your attitude to Finland's EU membership at present?
[q9_2] What is your attitude to the replacement of the Finnish currency with euro at the beginning of 2002?
[q9_3] Has the euro and EMU membership helped or harmed Finland in the current economic crisis?
[bv1] Respondent's gender
[bv2] Respondent's age group
[bv3] Size of municipality of residence
[bv4] Respondent's basic education
[bv5] Respondent's vocational education
[bv6] Respondent's industry of employment
[bv7] Region of residence
[bv8] Respondent's occupational group
[bv9] Respondent's federation of trade unions membership
[bv10] If parliamentary elections were held now, which political party or group would you vote for?
[bv11] Self-designated social class
[bv13] Language
