DDI description: Parliamentary Elections 2007: Swedish-speaking Finns DDI-kuvailu: Suomenruotsalaisten eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2007 2431 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 2.0.0 Parliamentary Elections 2007: Swedish-speaking Finns [metadata]. Metadata version 2.0.0 (2018-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2431; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2431 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. Parliamentary Elections 2007: Swedish-speaking Finns Finlandssvensk riksdagsvalundersökning 2007 Suomenruotsalaisten eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2007 2431 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2431 10.60686/t-fsd2431 Grönlund, Kimmo 0000-0001-9386-5043 Bengtsson, Åsa Bäck, Maria Djupsund, Göran Eriksson, Anders Herberts, Kjell Isaksson, Guy-Erik Sundberg, Jan Söderlund, Peter Lindell, Marina In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Individual datasets

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 2.0 2.0 Grönlund, Kimmo (Åbo Akademi University): Parliamentary Elections 2007: Swedish-speaking Finns [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2431; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2431 constituencies Internet language members of parliament parliamentary candidates parliamentary elections political attitudes political participation political support Swedish-speaking Finns voting Social sciences Political behaviour and attitudes Elections

The election survey was conducted in Swedish and collected after the 2007 parliamentary elections. It is part of a four-year research project exploring politics in Swedish-speaking Finland (Svensk politik i Finland - beteende, opinion, framtid (2007-20010)).

First, the respondents were queried how interested they were in politics and how much they followed the parliamentary elections in different media. The respondents' identification with various groups, self-perceived social class, and the stability of their political party preference were investigated, as well as what kind of measures they would be willing to take to promote things they considered important.

The respondents were also presented with a set of attitudinal statements on voting, participating in parliamentary elections, political participation, political power, institutions, the Swedish People's Party in Finland, and services provided in Swedish. Some questions pertained to the Internet. The respondents were asked whether they had signed online petitions, contacted political decision-makers, discussed politics, or participated in other discussions.

Municipal elected offices and organisational participation were also charted in the survey. The respondents were also asked to indicate the performance of Matti Vanhanen's Government, and to place different political parties as well as themselves on a left-right scale. Some questions examined how well political parties had distinguished themselves during the election campaign and the functioning of democracy in Finland. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they had voted in the 2007 parliamentary elections, and if not, what the reason for abstaining from voting was. Those who had voted were asked which party they had voted, which factors had affected their party choice, and whether the candidate or the party was a more important selection criterion.

The respondents also evaluated how the Government had succeeded in managing the issues related to Swedish-speaking Finns and the status of Åland. Additionally, the respondents indicated which language was spoken at their home, how well they could speak Finnish, and how satisfied they were with their financial situation and life in general.

Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, gender, education, marital status, economic activity, occupational group, household size, household income, region of residence, language spoken at home, language proportion in municipality of residence, religiosity, and electoral district.

 Finland Finland Individual Individual Finnish citizens who have the right to vote and whose registered mother tongue is Swedish the Åland Islands Quantitative Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section Longitudinal.TrendRepeatedCrossSection Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Finland-Swedish Sociological Research Probability: Simple random Probability.SimpleRandom

The sample of 2,000 people was drawn from the population register of the Finnish Population Register Centre. 1,121 people responded.

 Self-administered questionnaire: Paper SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire.Paper Telephone interview Interview.Telephone Structured questionnaire Questionnaire.Structured There are no weight variables in the data. 44.8 Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive The variable indicating municipality has been removed from the data, and the variable indicating municipality has been added. The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. FSD2432 Parliamentary Elections 2007: the Åland Islands Grönlund, Kimmo (2008). Den goda medborgaren. Projektbeskrivning. Källan 1/2008: 30-33. Den goda medborgaren Gullblom, Emma (2016). Språkets betydelse för den finlandssvenska väljaren. Åbo: Åbo Akademi. Kandidatavhandling i statskunskap. Språkets betydelse för den finlandssvenska väljaren Språk och politisk mobilisering. Finlandssvenskar i publikdemokrati (2011). Redaktör Kimmo Grönlund. Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. Språk och politisk mobilisering. Finlandssvenskar i publikdemokrati Westinen, Jussi (2011). Yhteiskunnallisten ristiriitaulottuvuuksien ja puoluevalinnan suhde eduskuntavaaleissa 1991-2007. Tilastollinen analyysi. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Valtio-opin pro gradu -tutkielma. Yhteiskunnallisten ristiriitaulottuvuuksien ja puoluevalinnan suhde eduskuntavaaleissa 1991-2007 daF2431e.por 1121 238 SPSS Portable [fsd_no] FSD study number FSD study number 1121 2431 2431 2431.00 .000 [fsd_vr] FSD edition number FSD edition number 1121 2.0 2.0 2.000 .0000 [fsd_id] FSD case id FSD case id 1121 1 1121 561.00 323.749 [q1] How interested are you in politics? How interested are you in politics? 1086 1 4 2.51 .721 1 Very interested 72 2 Fairly interested 461 3 Not very interested 479 4 Not at all interested 74 SYSMISS 35 [q2] How closely did you follow the election campaign? How closely did you follow the election campaign? 1090 1 4 2.61 .708 1 Very closely 64 2 Fairly closely 379 3 Not very closely 568 4 Not closely at all 79 SYSMISS 31 [q3_1] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Family members, parents, or relatives How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Family members, parents, or relatives 995 1 5 3.14 .817 1 A great deal 25 2 Quite a lot 184 3 Some 419 4 None at all 356 5 Can't say 11 SYSMISS 126 [q3_2] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Work and study colleagues How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Work and study colleagues 954 1 5 3.54 .700 1 A great deal 7 2 Quite a lot 73 3 Some 297 4 None at all 556 5 Can't say 21 SYSMISS 167 [q3_3] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Other friends and aquintances How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Other friends and aquintances 982 1 5 3.29 .772 1 A great deal 16 2 Quite a lot 122 3 Some 430 4 None at all 392 5 Can't say 22 SYSMISS 139 [q3_4] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Newspaper articles How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Newspaper articles 1037 1 5 2.18 .794 1 A great deal 171 2 Quite a lot 573 3 Some 237 4 None at all 45 5 Can't say 11 SYSMISS 84 [q3_5] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election advertisements in newspapers How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election advertisements in newspapers 1039 1 5 2.60 .860 1 A great deal 87 2 Quite a lot 403 3 Some 405 4 None at all 130 5 Can't say 14 SYSMISS 82 [q3_6] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: News and current affairs programmes on the radio How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: News and current affairs programmes on the radio 1010 1 5 2.83 .971 1 A great deal 82 2 Quite a lot 317 3 Some 322 4 None at all 273 5 Can't say 16 SYSMISS 111 [q3_7] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election programmes on the radio How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election programmes on the radio 1004 1 5 3.29 .886 1 A great deal 35 2 Quite a lot 157 3 Some 326 4 None at all 457 5 Can't say 29 SYSMISS 117 [q3_8] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election advertisements on the radio How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election advertisements on the radio 981 1 5 3.54 .734 1 A great deal 16 2 Quite a lot 67 3 Some 295 4 None at all 576 5 Can't say 27 SYSMISS 140 [q3_9] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: News and current affairs programmes on the television How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: News and current affairs programmes on the television 1023 1 5 2.33 .898 1 A great deal 159 2 Quite a lot 495 3 Some 251 4 None at all 107 5 Can't say 11 SYSMISS 98 [q3_10] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election programmes on the television How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election programmes on the television 1038 1 5 2.59 .990 1 A great deal 139 2 Quite a lot 376 3 Some 309 4 None at all 199 5 Can't say 15 SYSMISS 83 [q3_11] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election advertisements on the television How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election advertisements on the television 990 1 5 3.05 .900 1 A great deal 58 2 Quite a lot 187 3 Some 408 4 None at all 321 5 Can't say 16 SYSMISS 131 [q3_12] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Entertainment programmes featuring politicians on the television How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Entertainment programmes featuring politicians on the television 997 1 5 3.28 .854 1 A great deal 34 2 Quite a lot 133 3 Some 373 4 None at all 430 5 Can't say 27 SYSMISS 124 [q3_13] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Candidate selectors on the Internet How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Candidate selectors on the Internet 983 1 5 3.48 1.017 1 A great deal 71 2 Quite a lot 123 3 Some 102 4 None at all 638 5 Can't say 49 SYSMISS 138 [q3_14] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Web pages of parties or candidates How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Web pages of parties or candidates 979 1 5 3.74 .754 1 A great deal 24 2 Quite a lot 60 3 Some 115 4 None at all 728 5 Can't say 52 SYSMISS 142 [q3_15] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election events of parties or candidates How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election events of parties or candidates 992 1 5 3.77 .654 1 A great deal 11 2 Quite a lot 55 3 Some 122 4 None at all 768 5 Can't say 36 SYSMISS 129 [q3_16] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: News pages on the Internet (e.g. YLE, HBL, MTV3) How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: News pages on the Internet (e.g. YLE, HBL, MTV3) 982 1 5 3.68 .774 1 A great deal 24 2 Quite a lot 71 3 Some 141 4 None at all 701 5 Can't say 45 SYSMISS 139 [q3_17] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Blogs or diaries on the Internet How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Blogs or diaries on the Internet 982 1 5 3.88 .575 1 A great deal 10 2 Quite a lot 29 3 Some 80 4 None at all 811 5 Can't say 52 SYSMISS 139 [q3_18] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Books, magazines and other written sources How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Books, magazines and other written sources 984 1 5 3.51 .773 1 A great deal 12 2 Quite a lot 99 3 Some 287 4 None at all 550 5 Can't say 36 SYSMISS 137 [q3_19] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election campaigns of non-governmental/civic organisations and interest groups How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: Election campaigns of non-governmental/civic organisations and interest groups 988 1 5 3.66 .689 1 A great deal 8 2 Quite a lot 57 3 Some 244 4 None at all 637 5 Can't say 42 SYSMISS 133 [q3_20] How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: SMS (text messages) How much information did you receive from the following sources during the election campaign: SMS (text messages) 982 1 5 4.01 .329 1 A great deal 1 2 Quite a lot 2 3 Some 37 4 None at all 890 5 Can't say 52 SYSMISS 139 [q4] Do you feel yourself a little closer to one of the political parties than the others? Do you feel yourself a little closer to one of the political parties than the others? 1115 1 2 1.14 .352 1 Yes 954 2 No 161 SYSMISS 6 [q5] Which party? Which party? 918 1 9 6.23 1.575 1 Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 9 2 National Coalition Party (KOK) 58 3 Green League (VIHR) 27 4 Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) 34 5 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 72 6 Left Alliance (VAS) 13 7 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 702 8 True Finns (PS) 2 9 Other party, please specify 1 SYSMISS 203 [q5_opf] Other party, please specify (open-ended question) Other party, please specify (open-ended question) [q6] Do you feel very close to this party, somewhat close, or not very close? Do you feel very close to this party, somewhat close, or not very close? 941 1 3 2.10 .701 1 Very close 188 2 Somewhat close 470 3 Not very close 283 SYSMISS 180 [q7] Which group do you identify with primarily? Which group do you identify with primarily? 1110 1 5 2.60 .810 1 Finns in general 221 2 Finnish-speaking Finns 11 3 Swedish-speaking Finns 873 4 Ålanders 3 5 Other ethnic or linguistic group 2 SYSMISS 11 [q8] Swedish-speaking Finns have nowadays functional autonomy in areas such as the school and church. Should this autonomy be extended or not? Swedish-speaking Finns have nowadays functional autonomy in areas such as the school and church. Should this autonomy be extended or not? 1082 0 10 5.63 1.667 0 No special solutions are needed 20 1 2 2 7 3 13 4 21 5 The current autonomy is good 659 6 118 7 114 8 52 9 19 10 The whole Swedish Finland should be autonomous like Åland 57 SYSMISS 39 [q9] Should Åland become independent, integrated into the rest of Finland, or left as it is? Should Åland become independent, integrated into the rest of Finland, or left as it is? 1094 0 10 5.06 1.835 0 Åland should be integrated into the rest of Finland 51 1 7 2 12 3 35 4 30 5 The current autonomy is good 817 6 30 7 24 8 13 9 11 10 Åland should become independent 64 SYSMISS 27 [q10] Thinking about the general performance of the Government under Matti Vanhanen over the past four years, how well or poorly did it perform its tasks? Thinking about the general performance of the Government under Matti Vanhanen over the past four years, how well or poorly did it perform its tasks? 1084 1 5 2.94 1.230 1 Very well 8 2 Well 581 3 Poorly 212 4 Very poorly 34 5 Can't say 249 SYSMISS 37 [q11] And how well do you think the Government attended to Swedish-speaking Finns' interests? And how well do you think the Government attended to Swedish-speaking Finns' interests? 1100 1 5 3.28 1.040 1 Very well 3 2 Well 253 3 Poorly 500 4 Very poorly 122 5 Can't say 222 SYSMISS 21 [q12] Which social class do you consider you belong to? Which social class do you consider you belong to? 1109 1 6 3.10 1.462 1 Working class 203 2 Lower middle class 96 3 Middle class 488 4 Upper middle class 172 5 Upper class 10 6 None 140 SYSMISS 12 [q13_1] Voting is a civic duty Voting is a civic duty 1105 1 5 1.39 .745 1 Strongly agree 799 2 Agree 223 3 Disagree 49 4 Strongly disagree 26 5 Can't say 8 SYSMISS 16 [q13_2] It is people's own business whether they want to use their right to vote or not It is people's own business whether they want to use their right to vote or not 1048 1 5 2.35 1.168 1 Strongly agree 331 2 Agree 272 3 Disagree 209 4 Strongly disagree 222 5 Can't say 14 SYSMISS 73 [q13_3] Democracy may have its problems but it is better than any other form of government Democracy may have its problems but it is better than any other form of government 1072 1 5 1.59 1.100 1 Strongly agree 718 2 Agree 242 3 Disagree 29 4 Strongly disagree 3 5 Can't say 80 SYSMISS 49 [q13_4] Important national issues should more often be decided in a referendum Important national issues should more often be decided in a referendum 1077 1 5 2.37 1.133 1 Strongly agree 251 2 Agree 418 3 Disagree 232 4 Strongly disagree 107 5 Can't say 69 SYSMISS 44 [q13_5] To aid representative democracy, public debates on policy issues should be organised for ordinary people To aid representative democracy, public debates on policy issues should be organised for ordinary people 1065 1 5 2.74 1.385 1 Strongly agree 158 2 Agree 483 3 Disagree 149 4 Strongly disagree 33 5 Can't say 242 SYSMISS 56 [q13_6] I myself would like to attend public debates organised for ordinary people I myself would like to attend public debates organised for ordinary people 1055 1 5 3.37 1.254 1 Strongly agree 72 2 Agree 241 3 Disagree 216 4 Strongly disagree 277 5 Can't say 249 SYSMISS 66 [q13_7] It is important to me that my party has a real chance of getting a candidate elected to Parliament in my electoral district It is important to me that my party has a real chance of getting a candidate elected to Parliament in my electoral district 1086 1 5 1.57 1.055 1 Strongly agree 743 2 Agree 208 3 Disagree 48 4 Strongly disagree 33 5 Can't say 54 SYSMISS 35 [q13_8] It is important to me that my candidate has a real chance of getting elected to Parliament It is important to me that my candidate has a real chance of getting elected to Parliament 1089 1 5 1.86 1.069 1 Strongly agree 527 2 Agree 334 3 Disagree 123 4 Strongly disagree 66 5 Can't say 39 SYSMISS 32 [q13_9] The MPs of my electoral district do not have enough say in what the Government and Parliament decide The MPs of my electoral district do not have enough say in what the Government and Parliament decide 1071 1 5 2.60 1.307 1 Strongly agree 212 2 Agree 410 3 Disagree 203 4 Strongly disagree 82 5 Can't say 164 SYSMISS 50 [q13_10] Electoral alliances should not be allowed in parliamentary elections Electoral alliances should not be allowed in parliamentary elections 1066 1 5 3.46 1.495 1 Strongly agree 162 2 Agree 162 3 Disagree 180 4 Strongly disagree 152 5 Can't say 410 SYSMISS 55 [q13_11] Members of Parliament would help our country more if they stopped talking and started concentrating on solving real problems Members of Parliament would help our country more if they stopped talking and started concentrating on solving real problems 1086 1 5 1.79 1.074 1 Strongly agree 571 2 Agree 314 3 Disagree 118 4 Strongly disagree 27 5 Can't say 56 SYSMISS 35 [q13_12] What making compromises in politics really means is selling one's principles What making compromises in politics really means is selling one's principles 1073 1 5 2.54 1.155 1 Strongly agree 184 2 Agree 414 3 Disagree 291 4 Strongly disagree 77 5 Can't say 107 SYSMISS 48 [q13_13] Things would be better in Finland if successful corporate managers made the decisions Things would be better in Finland if successful corporate managers made the decisions 1079 1 5 3.38 1.110 1 Strongly agree 62 2 Agree 192 3 Disagree 260 4 Strongly disagree 406 5 Can't say 159 SYSMISS 42 [q13_14] Things would be better in Finland if independent experts made the decisions instead of politicians and citizens Things would be better in Finland if independent experts made the decisions instead of politicians and citizens 1076 1 5 3.05 1.317 1 Strongly agree 131 2 Agree 301 3 Disagree 233 4 Strongly disagree 200 5 Can't say 211 SYSMISS 45 [q13_15] The Finnish Government would function better if it were managed like an enterprise The Finnish Government would function better if it were managed like an enterprise 1082 1 5 3.57 1.166 1 Strongly agree 60 2 Agree 157 3 Disagree 233 4 Strongly disagree 366 5 Can't say 266 SYSMISS 39 [q13_16] Political parties ought to be banned in politics Political parties ought to be banned in politics 1070 1 5 3.71 .995 1 Strongly agree 35 2 Agree 118 3 Disagree 165 4 Strongly disagree 556 5 Can't say 196 SYSMISS 51 [q13_17] There ought to be an upper limit to political campaign expenditure There ought to be an upper limit to political campaign expenditure 1089 1 5 1.99 1.278 1 Strongly agree 529 2 Agree 310 3 Disagree 84 4 Strongly disagree 66 5 Can't say 100 SYSMISS 32 [q13_18] Direct contacts between interest groups and Members of Parliament ought to be banned Direct contacts between interest groups and Members of Parliament ought to be banned 1067 1 5 3.06 1.391 1 Strongly agree 182 2 Agree 230 3 Disagree 226 4 Strongly disagree 203 5 Can't say 226 SYSMISS 54 [q13_19] What Finland needs are strong leaders who can restore law and order What Finland needs are strong leaders who can restore law and order 1100 1 5 2.11 1.216 1 Strongly agree 443 2 Agree 336 3 Disagree 151 4 Strongly disagree 97 5 Can't say 73 SYSMISS 21 [q13_20] Refugees and immigrants should be entitled to the same social security benefits as Finns, even if they did not have Finnish citizenship Refugees and immigrants should be entitled to the same social security benefits as Finns, even if they did not have Finnish citizenship 1100 1 5 2.53 1.185 1 Strongly agree 237 2 Agree 366 3 Disagree 251 4 Strongly disagree 170 5 Can't say 76 SYSMISS 21 [q14_1] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Write a letter to the editor Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Write a letter to the editor 1070 1 4 2.31 .741 1 Have done over the past four years 92 2 Have not done but might do 635 3 Would not do under any circumstances 257 4 Can't say 86 SYSMISS 51 [q14_2] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Contact political decision-makers on an important issue Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Contact political decision-makers on an important issue 1059 1 4 2.16 .757 1 Have done over the past four years 152 2 Have not done but might do 661 3 Would not do under any circumstances 167 4 Can't say 79 SYSMISS 62 [q14_3] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Sign a petition Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Sign a petition 1076 1 4 1.72 .869 1 Have done over the past four years 534 2 Have not done but might do 372 3 Would not do under any circumstances 106 4 Can't say 64 SYSMISS 45 [q14_4] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Involve myself in the activities of a political party Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Involve myself in the activities of a political party 1055 1 4 2.56 .869 1 Have done over the past four years 111 2 Have not done but might do 398 3 Would not do under any circumstances 389 4 Can't say 157 SYSMISS 66 [q14_5] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Involve myself in the activities of some other voluntary/civic organisation Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Involve myself in the activities of some other voluntary/civic organisation 1058 1 4 1.83 .995 1 Have done over the past four years 518 2 Have not done but might do 311 3 Would not do under any circumstances 119 4 Can't say 110 SYSMISS 63 [q14_6] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Try to enhance environmental protection through my consumer habits Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Try to enhance environmental protection through my consumer habits 1076 1 4 1.70 .881 1 Have done over the past four years 546 2 Have not done but might do 395 3 Would not do under any circumstances 51 4 Can't say 84 SYSMISS 45 [q14_7] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Try to influence political or social issues through my consumer habits Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Try to influence political or social issues through my consumer habits 1063 1 4 2.23 1.007 1 Have done over the past four years 264 2 Have not done but might do 465 3 Would not do under any circumstances 155 4 Can't say 179 SYSMISS 58 [q14_8] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Join a boycott or a payment or buying strike Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Join a boycott or a payment or buying strike 1068 1 4 2.46 .870 1 Have done over the past four years 116 2 Have not done but might do 497 3 Would not do under any circumstances 300 4 Can't say 155 SYSMISS 53 [q14_9] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Participate in peaceful demonstrations Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Participate in peaceful demonstrations 1071 1 4 2.44 .815 1 Have done over the past four years 101 2 Have not done but might do 519 3 Would not do under any circumstances 329 4 Can't say 122 SYSMISS 50 [q14_10] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Demonstrate civil disobedience by participating in illegal, non-violent activities Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Demonstrate civil disobedience by participating in illegal, non-violent activities 1074 1 4 2.96 .515 1 Have done over the past four years 13 2 Have not done but might do 124 3 Would not do under any circumstances 827 4 Can't say 110 SYSMISS 47 [q14_11] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Participate in the kind of demonstrations that have previously involved violence Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Participate in the kind of demonstrations that have previously involved violence 1072 1 4 3.01 .355 1 Have done over the past four years 4 2 Have not done but might do 50 3 Would not do under any circumstances 949 4 Can't say 69 SYSMISS 49 [q14_12] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Use violence to reach political goals Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following: Use violence to reach political goals 1078 1 4 3.01 .265 1 Have done over the past four years 1 2 Have not done but might do 30 3 Would not do under any circumstances 1005 4 Can't say 42 SYSMISS 43 [q15_1] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Sign a petition Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Sign a petition 1013 1 4 2.20 .960 1 Have done over the past four years 266 2 Have not done but might do 400 3 Would not do under any circumstances 227 4 Can't say 120 SYSMISS 108 [q15_2] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Contact political decision-makers on an important issue Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Contact political decision-makers on an important issue 1008 1 4 2.37 .774 1 Have done over the past four years 74 2 Have not done but might do 603 3 Would not do under any circumstances 220 4 Can't say 111 SYSMISS 113 [q15_3] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Discuss politics Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Discuss politics 1010 1 4 2.65 .788 1 Have done over the past four years 39 2 Have not done but might do 437 3 Would not do under any circumstances 375 4 Can't say 159 SYSMISS 111 [q15_4] Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Discuss other issues Have you done during the past four years or feel you might do any of the following on the Internet: Discuss other issues 1006 1 4 2.46 .882 1 Have done over the past four years 112 2 Have not done but might do 475 3 Would not do under any circumstances 265 4 Can't say 154 SYSMISS 115 [q16] How often do you use the Internet? How often do you use the Internet? 1065 1 5 2.72 1.729 1 Daily 443 2 A few times a week 147 3 About once a week 53 4 Occasionally 113 5 Not at all 309 SYSMISS 56 [q17_1] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of the poor How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of the poor 1087 1 5 1.66 .811 1 Very important 531 2 Fairly important 452 3 Not very important 67 4 Not at all important 18 5 Can't say 19 SYSMISS 34 [q17_2] How important are the following issues to you: Fighting crime How important are the following issues to you: Fighting crime 1082 1 5 1.45 .752 1 Very important 712 2 Fairly important 288 3 Not very important 58 4 Not at all important 10 5 Can't say 14 SYSMISS 39 [q17_3] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding good public services How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding good public services 1073 1 5 1.52 .763 1 Very important 628 2 Fairly important 375 3 Not very important 43 4 Not at all important 9 5 Can't say 18 SYSMISS 48 [q17_4] How important are the following issues to you: Increasing health care resources How important are the following issues to you: Increasing health care resources 1092 1 5 1.35 .665 1 Very important 797 2 Fairly important 239 3 Not very important 40 4 Not at all important 6 5 Can't say 10 SYSMISS 29 [q17_5] How important are the following issues to you: Lowering taxes How important are the following issues to you: Lowering taxes 1070 1 5 2.03 .970 1 Very important 361 2 Fairly important 417 3 Not very important 219 4 Not at all important 46 5 Can't say 27 SYSMISS 51 [q17_6] How important are the following issues to you: Reducing regional disparity How important are the following issues to you: Reducing regional disparity 1066 1 5 2.32 1.060 1 Very important 213 2 Fairly important 492 3 Not very important 249 4 Not at all important 33 5 Can't say 79 SYSMISS 55 [q17_7] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting entrepreneurship How important are the following issues to you: Promoting entrepreneurship 1067 1 5 1.96 1.008 1 Very important 378 2 Fairly important 481 3 Not very important 135 4 Not at all important 17 5 Can't say 56 SYSMISS 54 [q17_8] How important are the following issues to you: Strengthening traditional values and morals How important are the following issues to you: Strengthening traditional values and morals 1066 1 5 2.17 1.132 1 Very important 339 2 Fairly important 413 3 Not very important 180 4 Not at all important 66 5 Can't say 68 SYSMISS 55 [q17_9] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding the independence of municipalities How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding the independence of municipalities 1072 1 5 2.21 1.080 1 Very important 318 2 Fairly important 381 3 Not very important 258 4 Not at all important 63 5 Can't say 52 SYSMISS 49 [q17_10] How important are the following issues to you: Opposing municipal mergers How important are the following issues to you: Opposing municipal mergers 1068 1 5 2.81 1.197 1 Very important 179 2 Fairly important 246 3 Not very important 348 4 Not at all important 191 5 Can't say 104 SYSMISS 53 [q17_11] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting Finnish interests in the EU How important are the following issues to you: Promoting Finnish interests in the EU 1071 1 5 1.81 1.021 1 Very important 507 2 Fairly important 387 3 Not very important 103 4 Not at all important 24 5 Can't say 50 SYSMISS 50 [q17_12] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting European Union integration How important are the following issues to you: Promoting European Union integration 1060 1 5 2.59 1.267 1 Very important 217 2 Fairly important 354 3 Not very important 278 4 Not at all important 64 5 Can't say 147 SYSMISS 61 [q17_13] How important are the following issues to you: Having a say in which parties will form the coalition government How important are the following issues to you: Having a say in which parties will form the coalition government 1056 1 5 2.70 1.183 1 Very important 147 2 Fairly important 368 3 Not very important 324 4 Not at all important 85 5 Can't say 132 SYSMISS 65 [q17_14] How important are the following issues to you: Having a say in who will be elected as Prime Minister How important are the following issues to you: Having a say in who will be elected as Prime Minister 1059 1 5 2.61 1.142 1 Very important 185 2 Fairly important 331 3 Not very important 337 4 Not at all important 119 5 Can't say 87 SYSMISS 62 [q17_15] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of ethnic minorities How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of ethnic minorities 1051 1 5 2.57 1.141 1 Very important 156 2 Fairly important 436 3 Not very important 268 4 Not at all important 87 5 Can't say 104 SYSMISS 70 [q17_16] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of sexual minorities How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of sexual minorities 1054 1 5 3.05 1.104 1 Very important 84 2 Fairly important 253 3 Not very important 355 4 Not at all important 250 5 Can't say 112 SYSMISS 67 [q17_17] How important are the following issues to you: Fighting climate change How important are the following issues to you: Fighting climate change 1067 1 5 1.75 .993 1 Very important 533 2 Fairly important 377 3 Not very important 85 4 Not at all important 30 5 Can't say 42 SYSMISS 54 [q17_18] How important are the following issues to you: Other environmental protection issues How important are the following issues to you: Other environmental protection issues 1057 1 5 1.94 1.018 1 Very important 395 2 Fairly important 468 3 Not very important 116 4 Not at all important 23 5 Can't say 55 SYSMISS 64 [q17_19] How important are the following issues to you: Reducing unemployment How important are the following issues to you: Reducing unemployment 1080 1 5 1.54 .758 1 Very important 615 2 Fairly important 388 3 Not very important 50 4 Not at all important 12 5 Can't say 15 SYSMISS 41 [q17_20] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of the elderly How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of the elderly 1095 1 5 1.39 .686 1 Very important 753 2 Fairly important 285 3 Not very important 37 4 Not at all important 10 5 Can't say 10 SYSMISS 26 [q17_21] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of young people and families with children How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of young people and families with children 1077 1 5 1.55 .778 1 Very important 616 2 Fairly important 373 3 Not very important 60 4 Not at all important 12 5 Can't say 16 SYSMISS 44 [q17_22] How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of students How important are the following issues to you: Improving the circumstances of students 1073 1 5 1.80 .899 1 Very important 463 2 Fairly important 440 3 Not very important 121 4 Not at all important 23 5 Can't say 26 SYSMISS 48 [q17_23] How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding public service in Swedish How important are the following issues to you: Safeguarding public service in Swedish 1094 1 5 1.42 .713 1 Very important 752 2 Fairly important 254 3 Not very important 70 4 Not at all important 11 5 Can't say 7 SYSMISS 27 [q17_24] How important are the following issues to you: Promoting equality between the sexes How important are the following issues to you: Promoting equality between the sexes 1078 1 5 1.81 .922 1 Very important 476 2 Fairly important 400 3 Not very important 154 4 Not at all important 22 5 Can't say 26 SYSMISS 43 [q18_1] Voting is the only way in which ordinary people can influence political decision-making Voting is the only way in which ordinary people can influence political decision-making 1091 1 5 1.80 .935 1 Strongly agree 488 2 Agree 424 3 Disagree 116 4 Strongly disagree 35 5 Can't say 28 SYSMISS 30 [q18_2] Those elected to Parliament soon lose touch with problems of ordinary people Those elected to Parliament soon lose touch with problems of ordinary people 1076 1 5 2.11 1.080 1 Strongly agree 305 2 Agree 534 3 Disagree 130 4 Strongly disagree 26 5 Can't say 81 SYSMISS 45 [q18_3] Politicians are not interested in the opinions of ordinary people Politicians are not interested in the opinions of ordinary people 1083 1 5 2.18 .980 1 Strongly agree 280 2 Agree 457 3 Disagree 255 4 Strongly disagree 56 5 Can't say 35 SYSMISS 38 [q18_4] I have no say in what the Government and Parliament decide I have no say in what the Government and Parliament decide 1082 1 5 2.06 1.071 1 Strongly agree 384 2 Agree 405 3 Disagree 191 4 Strongly disagree 50 5 Can't say 52 SYSMISS 39 [q18_5] Through political parties, citizens' opinions will be taken into consideration in decision-making Through political parties, citizens' opinions will be taken into consideration in decision-making 1058 1 5 2.47 1.064 1 Strongly agree 135 2 Agree 528 3 Disagree 249 4 Strongly disagree 53 5 Can't say 93 SYSMISS 63 [q18_6] Political parties are only interested in people's votes, not in their opinions Political parties are only interested in people's votes, not in their opinions 1082 1 5 2.19 1.039 1 Strongly agree 308 2 Agree 405 3 Disagree 264 4 Strongly disagree 62 5 Can't say 43 SYSMISS 39 [q18_7] Sometimes politics seems so complicated that I can't really understand what is going on Sometimes politics seems so complicated that I can't really understand what is going on 1078 1 5 2.19 1.044 1 Strongly agree 292 2 Agree 463 3 Disagree 189 4 Strongly disagree 95 5 Can't say 39 SYSMISS 43 [q18_8] By voting people can have a say how things are run By voting people can have a say how things are run 1089 1 5 1.66 .940 1 Strongly agree 594 2 Agree 363 3 Disagree 71 4 Strongly disagree 26 5 Can't say 35 SYSMISS 32 [q18_9] It doesn't really matter which parties form the Government, policy decisions will be the same It doesn't really matter which parties form the Government, policy decisions will be the same 1085 1 5 2.66 1.067 1 Strongly agree 149 2 Agree 372 3 Disagree 317 4 Strongly disagree 198 5 Can't say 49 SYSMISS 36 [q18_10] Electoral alliances between parties are good because they make it easier for small parties to reach Parliament Electoral alliances between parties are good because they make it easier for small parties to reach Parliament 1079 1 5 2.68 1.419 1 Strongly agree 217 2 Agree 430 3 Disagree 149 4 Strongly disagree 49 5 Can't say 234 SYSMISS 42 [q18_11] The coalition government should consist of either right-wing or left-wing parties The coalition government should consist of either right-wing or left-wing parties 1078 1 5 3.55 1.030 1 Strongly agree 50 2 Agree 102 3 Disagree 312 4 Strongly disagree 428 5 Can't say 186 SYSMISS 43 [q18_12] Parties should have announced during the election campaign with which parties they are willing to form the coalition government Parties should have announced during the election campaign with which parties they are willing to form the coalition government 1072 1 5 2.83 1.380 1 Strongly agree 190 2 Agree 339 3 Disagree 221 4 Strongly disagree 106 5 Can't say 216 SYSMISS 49 [q18_13] Personalisation of politics is mainly a good thing Personalisation of politics is mainly a good thing 1068 1 5 3.29 1.416 1 Strongly agree 91 2 Agree 316 3 Disagree 220 4 Strongly disagree 71 5 Can't say 370 SYSMISS 53 [q19] Would you say that any of the parties in Finland represent your views reasonably well? Would you say that any of the parties in Finland represent your views reasonably well? 1091 1 3 1.48 .769 1 Yes 750 2 No 155 3 Can't say 186 SYSMISS 30 [q20] Which party represents your views best? Which party represents your views best? 912 1 9 5.24 1.572 1 Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 19 2 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 87 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 79 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 18 5 Green League (VIHR) 40 6 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 617 7 Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) 42 8 True Finns (PS) 9 9 Other party, please specify 1 SYSMISS 209 [q20_opf] Other party, please specify (open-ended question) Other party, please specify (open-ended question) [q21_1] What is your attitude towards the following parties: Centre Party of Finland (KESK) What is your attitude towards the following parties: Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 1047 0 11 5.58 2.477 0 Dislike very much 45 1 24 2 32 3 50 4 64 5 Neutral 419 6 104 7 120 8 78 9 25 10 Like very much 7 11 Can't say 79 SYSMISS 74 [q21_2] What is your attitude towards the following parties: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) What is your attitude towards the following parties: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 1040 0 11 4.93 2.822 0 Dislike very much 82 1 42 2 61 3 107 4 130 5 Neutral 291 6 80 7 75 8 51 9 23 10 Like very much 26 11 Can't say 72 SYSMISS 81 [q21_3] What is your attitude towards the following parties: National Coalition Party (KOK) What is your attitude towards the following parties: National Coalition Party (KOK) 1035 0 11 5.70 2.890 0 Dislike very much 62 1 30 2 45 3 66 4 81 5 Neutral 294 6 87 7 98 8 94 9 49 10 Like very much 36 11 Can't say 93 SYSMISS 86 [q21_4] What is your attitude towards the following parties: Left Alliance (VAS) What is your attitude towards the following parties: Left Alliance (VAS) 1030 0 11 3.43 3.327 0 Dislike very much 263 1 107 2 118 3 106 4 81 5 Neutral 170 6 37 7 20 8 17 9 6 10 Like very much 7 11 Can't say 98 SYSMISS 91 [q21_5] What is your attitude towards the following parties: Green League (VIHR) What is your attitude towards the following parties: Green League (VIHR) 1030 0 11 4.84 2.933 0 Dislike very much 102 1 64 2 70 3 93 4 87 5 Neutral 229 6 112 7 88 8 72 9 40 10 Like very much 15 11 Can't say 58 SYSMISS 91 [q21_6] What is your attitude towards the following parties: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) What is your attitude towards the following parties: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 1069 0 11 7.74 2.263 0 Dislike very much 19 1 4 2 7 3 20 4 18 5 Neutral 134 6 74 7 106 8 226 9 185 10 Like very much 238 11 Can't say 38 SYSMISS 52 [q21_7] What is your attitude towards the following parties: Christian Democrats (KD) What is your attitude towards the following parties: Christian Democrats (KD) 1039 0 11 5.19 3.003 0 Dislike very much 88 1 56 2 61 3 73 4 75 5 Neutral 293 6 94 7 70 8 77 9 41 10 Like very much 30 11 Can't say 81 SYSMISS 82 [q21_8] What is your attitude towards the following parties: True Finns (PS) What is your attitude towards the following parties: True Finns (PS) 1040 0 11 2.46 3.358 0 Dislike very much 467 1 128 2 86 3 70 4 45 5 Neutral 113 6 18 7 7 8 3 9 5 10 Like very much 5 11 Can't say 93 SYSMISS 81 [q22_1] In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Centre Party of Finland (KESK) In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 1032 0 11 7.09 2.330 0 Left 11 1 5 2 4 3 10 4 25 5 239 6 184 7 173 8 131 9 42 10 Right 52 11 Can't say 156 SYSMISS 89 [q22_2] In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 1028 0 11 4.57 3.269 0 Left 64 1 72 2 135 3 190 4 196 5 115 6 44 7 26 8 15 9 4 10 Right 11 11 Can't say 156 SYSMISS 93 [q22_3] In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: National Coalition Party (KOK) In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: National Coalition Party (KOK) 1017 0 11 8.55 2.246 0 Left 12 1 5 2 6 3 15 4 17 5 52 6 58 7 74 8 168 9 177 10 Right 257 11 Can't say 176 SYSMISS 104 [q22_4] In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Left Alliance (VAS) In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Left Alliance (VAS) 1015 0 11 2.84 3.966 0 Left 399 1 191 2 113 3 72 4 26 5 27 6 6 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 Right 2 11 Can't say 173 SYSMISS 106 [q22_5] In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Green League (VIHR) In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Green League (VIHR) 1016 0 11 5.40 3.063 0 Left 30 1 43 2 61 3 126 4 172 5 265 6 60 7 51 8 19 9 5 10 Right 11 11 Can't say 173 SYSMISS 105 [q22_6] In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 1051 0 11 7.86 2.128 0 Left 8 1 3 2 1 3 11 4 20 5 93 6 130 7 196 8 197 9 120 10 Right 127 11 Can't say 145 SYSMISS 70 [q22_7] In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Christian Democrats (KD) In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: Christian Democrats (KD) 1022 0 11 7.20 2.593 0 Left 13 1 9 2 11 3 28 4 43 5 197 6 133 7 157 8 129 9 66 10 Right 37 11 Can't say 199 SYSMISS 99 [q22_8] In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: True Finns (PS) In politics people sometimes talk of the left and the right. Where would you place the following parties on such a scale: True Finns (PS) 1026 0 11 7.31 3.814 0 Left 87 1 39 2 47 3 32 4 47 5 101 6 43 7 39 8 52 9 86 10 Right 123 11 Can't say 330 SYSMISS 95 [q23] Where would you place yourself on this left-right scale? Where would you place yourself on this left-right scale? 1076 0 11 7.16 2.537 0 Left 18 1 13 2 12 3 32 4 64 5 148 6 118 7 167 8 194 9 79 10 Right 101 11 Can't say 130 SYSMISS 45 [q24] During the election campaign, would you say that there were differences between parties? During the election campaign, would you say that there were differences between parties? 1026 1 3 1.86 .466 1 There were major differences 194 2 There were minor differences 783 3 There were no differencies at all 49 SYSMISS 95 [q25] How satisfied are you with the functioning of democracy in Finland? How satisfied are you with the functioning of democracy in Finland? 1082 1 4 2.20 .484 1 Very satisfied 25 2 Satisfied 834 3 Dissatisfied 207 4 Very dissatisfied 16 SYSMISS 39 [q26] Have you ever participated in the work of the support group of a candidate in parliamentary elections? Have you ever participated in the work of the support group of a candidate in parliamentary elections? 1102 1 3 2.83 .468 1 Yes, in these elections 44 2 Not in these elections but have previously 96 3 No, never 962 SYSMISS 19 [q27] Are you at present or have you ever been an elected official in a municipal body (e.g. a council or board)? Are you at present or have you ever been an elected official in a municipal body (e.g. a council or board)? 1107 1 3 2.79 .482 1 Yes, at present 37 2 Not at present but have been previously 158 3 No, have never been 912 SYSMISS 14 [q28] If you voted, did you vote in advance or on the actual election day? If you voted, did you vote in advance or on the actual election day? 1107 1 3 2.47 .635 1 I didn't vote this time 85 2 I voted in advance 414 3 I voted on the actual election day 608 SYSMISS 14 [q29] Which party did you vote for? Which party did you vote for? 1012 1 9 5.36 1.499 1 Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 20 2 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 82 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 69 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 30 5 Green League (VIHR) 28 6 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 720 7 Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) 54 8 True Finns (PS) 6 9 Other party, please specify 3 SYSMISS 109 [q29_opf] Other party, please specify (open-ended question) Other party, please specify (open-ended question) [q30] Did you consider voting for a candidate of any other party? Did you consider voting for a candidate of any other party? 1015 1 2 1.68 .468 1 Yes 329 2 No 686 SYSMISS 106 [q31] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties? If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties? 324 1 34 6.17 5.831 [q31_opf1] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Centre Party of Finland (KESK) If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 324 0 1 .12 .322 0 No 286 1 Yes 38 SYSMISS 797 [q31_opf2] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 324 0 1 .17 .373 0 No 270 1 Yes 54 SYSMISS 797 [q31_opf3] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): National Coalition Party (KOK) If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): National Coalition Party (KOK) 324 0 1 .20 .401 0 No 259 1 Yes 65 SYSMISS 797 [q31_opf4] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Left Alliance (VAS) If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Left Alliance (VAS) 324 0 1 .06 .241 0 No 304 1 Yes 20 SYSMISS 797 [q31_opf5] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Green League (VIHR) If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Green League (VIHR) 324 0 1 .19 .389 0 No 264 1 Yes 60 SYSMISS 797 [q31_opf6] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 324 0 1 .28 .452 0 No 232 1 Yes 92 SYSMISS 797 [q31_opf7] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) 324 0 1 .14 .350 0 No 278 1 Yes 46 SYSMISS 797 [q31_opf8] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): True Finns (PS) If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): True Finns (PS) 324 0 1 .02 .146 0 No 317 1 Yes 7 SYSMISS 797 [q31_opf9] If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Other party, please specify If you considered voting for a candidate of any other party, which party/parties (open-ended question): Other party, please specify [q32] Which one was more important for you when you voted, party or candidate? Which one was more important for you when you voted, party or candidate? 983 1 3 1.49 .543 1 Party 524 2 Candidate 437 3 Can't say 22 SYSMISS 138 [q33_1] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party's representatives in election programmes on television To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party's representatives in election programmes on television 960 1 4 3.38 .775 1 Decisive factor in my choice 27 2 Rather a lot 94 3 Somewhat 325 4 Not at all 514 SYSMISS 161 [q33_2] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party looks after the interests of the occupational group I belong to To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party looks after the interests of the occupational group I belong to 951 1 4 2.91 .960 1 Decisive factor in my choice 85 2 Rather a lot 230 3 Somewhat 323 4 Not at all 313 SYSMISS 170 [q33_3] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Good party leader To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Good party leader 957 1 4 2.70 .932 1 Decisive factor in my choice 99 2 Rather a lot 303 3 Somewhat 339 4 Not at all 216 SYSMISS 164 [q33_4] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: I am a stable supporter of this party To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: I am a stable supporter of this party 950 1 4 2.57 1.143 1 Decisive factor in my choice 233 2 Rather a lot 212 3 Somewhat 235 4 Not at all 270 SYSMISS 171 [q33_5] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has good policy on many current issues To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has good policy on many current issues 953 1 4 2.25 .813 1 Decisive factor in my choice 163 2 Rather a lot 450 3 Somewhat 278 4 Not at all 62 SYSMISS 168 [q33_6] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has competent people to form policies To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has competent people to form policies 968 1 4 2.23 .801 1 Decisive factor in my choice 158 2 Rather a lot 499 3 Somewhat 244 4 Not at all 67 SYSMISS 153 [q33_7] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party during the past parliamentary term To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party during the past parliamentary term 944 1 4 2.64 .811 1 Decisive factor in my choice 68 2 Rather a lot 340 3 Somewhat 403 4 Not at all 133 SYSMISS 177 [q33_8] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Successful election campaign of the party To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Successful election campaign of the party 948 1 4 3.06 .877 1 Decisive factor in my choice 53 2 Rather a lot 177 3 Somewhat 374 4 Not at all 344 SYSMISS 173 [q33_9] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party had a good chance of winning one or more seats to Parliament in my electoral district To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party had a good chance of winning one or more seats to Parliament in my electoral district 957 1 4 2.55 .960 1 Decisive factor in my choice 142 2 Rather a lot 322 3 Somewhat 313 4 Not at all 180 SYSMISS 164 [q33_10] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Recommendations from voluntary/civic organisations and interest groups To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Recommendations from voluntary/civic organisations and interest groups 928 1 4 3.53 .707 1 Decisive factor in my choice 13 2 Rather a lot 77 3 Somewhat 239 4 Not at all 599 SYSMISS 193 [q33_11] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: In my opinion, the leader of this party is the best candidate to become Prime Minister To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: In my opinion, the leader of this party is the best candidate to become Prime Minister 929 1 4 3.48 .824 1 Decisive factor in my choice 36 2 Rather a lot 91 3 Somewhat 195 4 Not at all 607 SYSMISS 192 [q33_12] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Desire to influence which parties will be in the coalition government To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Desire to influence which parties will be in the coalition government 945 1 4 2.92 1.011 1 Decisive factor in my choice 104 2 Rather a lot 209 3 Somewhat 287 4 Not at all 345 SYSMISS 176 [q33_13] To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party safeguards Swedish interests To what exent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party safeguards Swedish interests 987 1 4 1.80 .949 1 Decisive factor in my choice 494 2 Rather a lot 269 3 Somewhat 154 4 Not at all 70 SYSMISS 134 [q34] How easy or difficult was it to choose the party you voted for? How easy or difficult was it to choose the party you voted for? 1018 1 4 1.58 .723 1 Very easy 555 2 Easy 349 3 Difficult 100 4 Very difficult 14 SYSMISS 103 [q35] How easy or difficult was it to find a suitable candidate? How easy or difficult was it to find a suitable candidate? 1021 1 4 1.87 .796 1 Very easy 372 2 Easy 435 3 Difficult 188 4 Very difficult 26 SYSMISS 100 [q36] When did you decide on the party you voted for? When did you decide on the party you voted for? 1016 1 5 3.85 1.361 1 The day of voting 78 2 A few days before voting 130 3 One or two weeks before voting 169 4 One or two months before voting 128 5 The previous year 511 SYSMISS 105 [q37] When did you decide on the candidate you voted for? When did you decide on the candidate you voted for? 1015 1 5 2.96 1.271 1 The day of voting 138 2 A few days before voting 273 3 One or two weeks before voting 254 4 One or two months before voting 195 5 The previous year 155 SYSMISS 106 [q38] How many different political parties have you voted for in parliamentary elections so far? How many different political parties have you voted for in parliamentary elections so far? 1094 1 5 1.66 .902 1 Have always voted for candidates of one party 560 2 Have voted for candidates of two or three different parties 448 3 Have voted for candidates of four or more parties 30 4 Have never voted 15 5 Can't say 41 SYSMISS 27 [q39_1] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Difficult to find a suitable party If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Difficult to find a suitable party 67 1 3 2.40 .780 1 Was an important reason 12 2 Had some importance 16 3 Had no importance 39 SYSMISS 1054 [q39_2] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Difficult to find a suitable candidate If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Difficult to find a suitable candidate 71 1 3 2.00 .878 1 Was an important reason 27 2 Had some importance 17 3 Had no importance 27 SYSMISS 1050 [q39_3] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Could not vote because of job If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Could not vote because of job 67 1 3 2.81 .500 1 Was an important reason 3 2 Had some importance 7 3 Had no importance 57 SYSMISS 1054 [q39_4] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Could not vote because of travel If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Could not vote because of travel 69 1 3 2.61 .771 1 Was an important reason 12 2 Had some importance 3 3 Had no importance 54 SYSMISS 1052 [q39_5] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Could not vote because of illness or advanced age If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Could not vote because of illness or advanced age 72 1 3 2.63 .740 1 Was an important reason 11 2 Had some importance 5 3 Had no importance 56 SYSMISS 1049 [q39_6] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Did not remember to vote If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Did not remember to vote 67 1 3 2.70 .603 1 Was an important reason 5 2 Had some importance 10 3 Had no importance 52 SYSMISS 1054 [q39_7] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Simply could not be bothered to vote If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Simply could not be bothered to vote 69 1 3 2.03 .840 1 Was an important reason 23 2 Had some importance 21 3 Had no importance 25 SYSMISS 1052 [q39_8] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Do not profit in any way from voting If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Do not profit in any way from voting 66 1 3 2.33 .771 1 Was an important reason 12 2 Had some importance 20 3 Had no importance 34 SYSMISS 1055 [q39_9] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: One vote makes no difference to the outcome of an election If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: One vote makes no difference to the outcome of an election 66 1 3 2.50 .707 1 Was an important reason 8 2 Had some importance 17 3 Had no importance 41 SYSMISS 1055 [q39_10] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Distrust of politicians and politics in general If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Distrust of politicians and politics in general 69 1 3 2.25 .847 1 Was an important reason 18 2 Had some importance 16 3 Had no importance 35 SYSMISS 1052 [q39_11] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Wanted to protest against politics and politicians If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Wanted to protest against politics and politicians 66 1 3 2.61 .699 1 Was an important reason 8 2 Had some importance 10 3 Had no importance 48 SYSMISS 1055 [q39_12] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Not interested in politics and do not care whether I vote or not If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: Not interested in politics and do not care whether I vote or not 68 1 3 2.35 .787 1 Was an important reason 13 2 Had some importance 18 3 Had no importance 37 SYSMISS 1053 [q39_13] If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: The parties or candidates I would have preferred had no chance of winning a seat to Parliament in my electoral district If you did not vote in these elections, what were the reasons for it: The parties or candidates I would have preferred had no chance of winning a seat to Parliament in my electoral district 67 1 3 2.76 .605 1 Was an important reason 6 2 Had some importance 4 3 Had no importance 57 SYSMISS 1054 [q40] How self-evident was it to you that you were not going to vote? How self-evident was it to you that you were not going to vote? 81 1 3 2.04 .782 1 Self-evident 23 2 Thought about voting, but didn't consider it seriously 32 3 Seriously considered whether or not to vote 26 SYSMISS 1040 [q41] Did you vote four years ago in the 2003 parliamentary elections? Did you vote four years ago in the 2003 parliamentary elections? 1067 1 3 1.10 .387 1 Yes 989 2 No 47 3 Didn't have the right to vote 2003 31 SYSMISS 54 [q42] Which party did you vote for in the 2003 parliamentary elections? Which party did you vote for in the 2003 parliamentary elections? 981 1 10 5.38 1.679 1 Centre Party of Finland (KESK) 21 2 Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 103 3 National Coalition Party (KOK) 49 4 Left Alliance (VAS) 22 5 Green League (VIHR) 31 6 Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP) 689 7 Christian Democrats in Finland (KD) 43 8 True Finns (PS) 0 9 Other party, please specify 1 10 Can't say 22 SYSMISS 140 [q42_opf] Other party, please specify (open-ended question) Other party, please specify (open-ended question) [q43] How satisfied are you with your financial situation? How satisfied are you with your financial situation? 1084 1 4 2.27 .647 1 Very satisfied 69 2 Satisfied 706 3 Dissatisfied 258 4 Very dissatisfied 51 SYSMISS 37 [q44] How satisfied are you with your life in general? How satisfied are you with your life in general? 1099 1 4 1.81 .516 1 Very satisfied 267 2 Satisfied 786 3 Dissatisfied 39 4 Very dissatisfied 7 SYSMISS 22 [q45] How often do you try to get service in Swedish? How often do you try to get service in Swedish? 1102 1 4 1.85 .813 1 Always 433 2 Often 423 3 Rarely 222 4 Never 24 SYSMISS 19 [q46_1] Membership and participation in the activities of: Sports and outdoors club, including hunting and fishing clubs/associations Membership and participation in the activities of: Sports and outdoors club, including hunting and fishing clubs/associations 990 1 5 2.87 1.119 1 Member and participate actively 170 2 Member but don't participate actively 166 3 Used to be a member but not any more 285 4 Have never been a member 356 5 Can't say 13 SYSMISS 131 [q46_2] Membership and participation in the activities of: Cultural and leisure organisation Membership and participation in the activities of: Cultural and leisure organisation 953 1 5 3.09 1.153 1 Member and participate actively 145 2 Member but don't participate actively 140 3 Used to be a member but not any more 176 4 Have never been a member 472 5 Can't say 20 SYSMISS 168 [q46_3] Membership and participation in the activities of: Village or neighbourhood association Membership and participation in the activities of: Village or neighbourhood association 936 1 5 3.45 .980 1 Member and participate actively 66 2 Member but don't participate actively 122 3 Used to be a member but not any more 87 4 Have never been a member 648 5 Can't say 13 SYSMISS 185 [q46_4] Membership and participation in the activities of: Trade union Membership and participation in the activities of: Trade union 980 1 5 2.88 .977 1 Member and participate actively 46 2 Member but don't participate actively 376 3 Used to be a member but not any more 224 4 Have never been a member 316 5 Can't say 18 SYSMISS 141 [q46_5] Membership and participation in the activities of: Employer or other business organisation/association Membership and participation in the activities of: Employer or other business organisation/association 931 1 5 3.72 .749 1 Member and participate actively 18 2 Member but don't participate actively 81 3 Used to be a member but not any more 80 4 Have never been a member 721 5 Can't say 31 SYSMISS 190 [q46_6] Membership and participation in the activities of: Agricultural and producer association Membership and participation in the activities of: Agricultural and producer association 947 1 5 3.75 .714 1 Member and participate actively 20 2 Member but don't participate actively 74 3 Used to be a member but not any more 47 4 Have never been a member 788 5 Can't say 18 SYSMISS 174 [q46_7] Membership and participation in the activities of: Other professional association Membership and participation in the activities of: Other professional association 944 1 5 3.36 1.059 1 Member and participate actively 78 2 Member but don't participate actively 150 3 Used to be a member but not any more 107 4 Have never been a member 573 5 Can't say 36 SYSMISS 177 [q46_8] Membership and participation in the activities of: Humanitarian, human rights, minority or immigrant organisation Membership and participation in the activities of: Humanitarian, human rights, minority or immigrant organisation 937 1 5 3.58 .934 1 Member and participate actively 57 2 Member but don't participate actively 97 3 Used to be a member but not any more 55 4 Have never been a member 702 5 Can't say 26 SYSMISS 184 [q46_9] Membership and participation in the activities of: Environmental, peace or animal rights organisation Membership and participation in the activities of: Environmental, peace or animal rights organisation 930 1 5 3.81 .647 1 Member and participate actively 17 2 Member but don't participate actively 50 3 Used to be a member but not any more 48 4 Have never been a member 793 5 Can't say 22 SYSMISS 191 [q46_10] Membership and participation in the activities of: Religious organisation or congregation Membership and participation in the activities of: Religious organisation or congregation 981 1 5 2.75 1.167 1 Member and participate actively 132 2 Member but don't participate actively 397 3 Used to be a member but not any more 56 4 Have never been a member 372 5 Can't say 24 SYSMISS 140 [q46_11] Membership and participation in the activities of: Political party Membership and participation in the activities of: Political party 959 1 5 3.54 .888 1 Member and participate actively 33 2 Member but don't participate actively 139 3 Used to be a member but not any more 84 4 Have never been a member 682 5 Can't say 21 SYSMISS 162 [q46_12] Membership and participation in the activities of: Some other voluntary/civic organisation Membership and participation in the activities of: Some other voluntary/civic organisation 945 1 5 3.37 1.140 1 Member and participate actively 101 2 Member but don't participate actively 126 3 Used to be a member but not any more 112 4 Have never been a member 532 5 Can't say 74 SYSMISS 176 [q47_1] It is important that Swedish-speaking Finns hold together against all Finnish. It is important that Swedish-speaking Finns hold together against all Finnish. 1084 1 5 2.19 1.104 1 Strongly agree 343 2 Agree 388 3 Disagree 190 4 Strongly disagree 128 5 Can't say 35 SYSMISS 37 [q47_2] Swedish-speaking Finns should actively demand service in their mother tongue. Swedish-speaking Finns should actively demand service in their mother tongue. 1106 1 5 1.52 .767 1 Strongly agree 674 2 Agree 330 3 Disagree 76 4 Strongly disagree 15 5 Can't say 11 SYSMISS 15 [q47_3] Swedish People's Party in Finland will first and foremost be a language party. Swedish People's Party in Finland will first and foremost be a language party. 1086 1 5 2.41 1.052 1 Strongly agree 205 2 Agree 444 3 Disagree 286 4 Strongly disagree 94 5 Can't say 57 SYSMISS 35 [q47_4] In order to be able to influence, Swedish People's Party in Finland must tone down Swedish and try to win Finnish votes. In order to be able to influence, Swedish People's Party in Finland must tone down Swedish and try to win Finnish votes. 1080 1 5 2.80 1.133 1 Strongly agree 102 2 Agree 406 3 Disagree 292 4 Strongly disagree 168 5 Can't say 112 SYSMISS 41 [q47_5] Swedish People's Party in Finland should aim at always participating in the Government regardless of what the other Government parties are. Swedish People's Party in Finland should aim at always participating in the Government regardless of what the other Government parties are. 1093 1 5 2.16 1.239 1 Strongly agree 414 2 Agree 349 3 Disagree 165 4 Strongly disagree 72 5 Can't say 93 SYSMISS 28 [q47_6] It is necessary to have Swedish-speaking Finns in all parties. It is necessary to have Swedish-speaking Finns in all parties. 1094 1 5 1.78 1.091 1 Strongly agree 573 2 Agree 346 3 Disagree 75 4 Strongly disagree 39 5 Can't say 61 SYSMISS 27 [q48] How well can you speak Finnish? How well can you speak Finnish? 1102 1 6 2.65 1.374 1 Perfectly 264 2 Almost perfectly 291 3 Satisfactorily 289 4 Adequately 119 5 Poorly 101 6 Not at all 38 SYSMISS 19 [q49] In how many municipalities have you lived during your life? In how many municipalities have you lived during your life? 1073 1 15 2.68 1.663 [q50] When you choose which candidate to vote, you choose among... When you choose which candidate to vote, you choose among... 1052 1 4 2.08 1.259 1 Only the candidates of the Swedish People's Party in Finland 548 2 Swedish-speaking candidates in another party than SPP 120 3 Swedish-speaking candidates regardless of party 137 4 Candidates regardless of language 247 SYSMISS 69 [q51] Respondent's year of birth Respondent's year of birth 1121 1911 1989 1951.91 18.435 [q52] Respondent's gender Respondent's gender 1121 1 2 1.53 .499 1 Male 522 2 Female 599 [q53] Respondent's education Respondent's education 1093 1 9 4.13 2.090 1 Primary education 180 2 Lower secondary education 99 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) 191 4 Upper secondary education (general, matriculation exam.) 94 5 College-level vocational education 188 6 Polytechnic, lower academic degree (BA) 158 7 University, higher academic degree (MA) 169 8 University, doctor's degree 12 9 Can't say 2 SYSMISS 28 [q54] Respondent's marital status Respondent's marital status 1092 1 5 2.30 1.049 1 Single 172 2 Married or in registered partnership 650 3 Cohabiting 128 4 Divorced 56 5 Widowed 86 SYSMISS 29 [q55] Respondent's employment status Respondent's employment status 1088 1 11 4.20 3.128 1 Full-time job (at least 32 hours a week) 459 2 Half-time job (15-31 hours a week) 66 3 Part-time job (less than 15 hours a week) 9 4 Contributing family member in family business 13 5 Unemployed 17 6 Student or pupil 63 7 Retired on account of age or working years 343 8 Retired for some other reason 80 9 Homemaker 8 10 Conscripted for military service or in civilian service 2 11 On parental leave 28 SYSMISS 33 [q56] Respondent's occupational group (or former occupational group if retired) Respondent's occupational group (or former occupational group if retired) 1058 1 11 4.90 2.362 1 Farmer 78 2 Large or small employer, own account worker 120 3 Higher managerial occupation (salaried) 120 4 Lower managerial and professional workers 98 5 Administrative, clerical, secretarial occupations 170 6 Worker 313 7 Pupil, student 67 8 Housewife or house husband, children 15 9 Housewife or house husband, no children 15 10 Unemployed 17 11 Other 45 SYSMISS 63 [q57] Type of employer Type of employer 1059 1 5 3.21 1.646 1 State, government agency, municipality, church, parish 173 2 Private company 372 3 State-owned or municipality-owned enterprise 30 4 So called third sector (e.g. non-profit organisation) 29 5 Not in employment 455 SYSMISS 62 [q58] Household gross income Household gross income 1010 1 11 5.13 3.066 1 Under 10,000 €/year 82 2 10,001 - 20,000 €/year 135 3 20,001 - 30,000 €/year 166 4 30,001 - 40,000 €/year 139 5 40,001 - 50,000 €/year 109 6 50,001 - 60,000 €/year 88 7 60,001 - 70,000 €/year 65 8 70,001 - 80,000 €/year 44 9 80,001 - 90,000 €/year 27 10 Over 90,001 €/year 53 11 Can't say 102 SYSMISS 111 [q59] How many people live in your household? How many people live in your household? 1082 0 15 2.40 1.413 [q60] How many of them are aged 18 or over? How many of them are aged 18 or over? 944 0 15 1.79 1.117 [q61] How many of them are children or young people aged 7-17? How many of them are children or young people aged 7-17? 826 0 5 .38 .830 [q62] How many of them are children aged 0-6? How many of them are children aged 0-6? 801 0 3 .20 .535 [q63] How religious are you? How religious are you? 1082 1 4 2.20 .779 1 Not at all religious 179 2 Not very religious 576 3 Somewhat religious 263 4 Very religious 64 SYSMISS 39 [q64] Do you belong to any church or religious community? Do you belong to any church or religious community? 1094 1 6 1.46 1.246 1 Evangelical Lutheran Church 957 2 Orthodox church 3 3 Catholic church 3 4 Other church or religious community, please specify 28 5 Don't belong to any church or religious community 101 6 Evangelical Lutheran Church and other religious community 2 SYSMISS 27 [q64_opf] Other church or religious community, please specify (open-ended question) Other church or religious community, please specify (open-ended question) [q65] What is your mother tongue? What is your mother tongue? 1097 1 4 2.03 .295 1 Finnish 14 2 Swedish 1061 3 Other language, please specify 2 4 Both Finnish and Swedish 20 SYSMISS 24 [q65_opf] Other language, please specify (open-ended question) Other language, please specify (open-ended question) [q66] What language(s) do you use at home? What language(s) do you use at home? 1089 1 5 2.09 .572 1 Only Finnish 104 2 Only Swedish 805 3 Both Finnish and Swedish 170 4 Finnish and some other language 0 5 Swedish and some other language 10 6 Only languages that are neither Finnish nor Swedish 0 SYSMISS 32 [q67] Type of neighbourhood Type of neighbourhood 1091 1 4 2.38 1.225 1 City/town center 364 2 City/town suburb 269 3 Population centre in a rural area 133 4 Sparsely populated rural area 325 SYSMISS 30 [q68] What language is mostly used in your local community? What language is mostly used in your local community? 1106 1 4 2.37 .782 1 Only Swedish 149 2 Bilingual, more Swedish than Finnish 458 3 Bilingual, more Finnish than Swedish 439 4 Only Finnish 60 SYSMISS 15 [q69] What language is mostly used in your place of work or study? What language is mostly used in your place of work or study? 833 1 4 2.25 .990 1 Only Swedish 227 2 Bilingual, more Swedish than Finnish 274 3 Bilingual, more Finnish than Swedish 229 4 Only Finnish 103 SYSMISS 288 [q70] What is or was your child's/children's school language? (If you have children under school age, please indicate the supposed school language) What is or was your child's/children's school language? (If you have children under school age, please indicate the supposed school language) 1048 1 5 1.87 1.505 1 Swedish 732 2 Finnish 77 3 Both Swedish and Finnish 56 4 Other, please specify 9 5 Have no children 174 SYSMISS 73 [q70_opf] Other, please specify (open-ended question) Other, please specify (open-ended question) [q71] Do you read Swedish or Finnish newspapers? Do you read Swedish or Finnish newspapers? 1113 1 4 1.67 .903 1 Mostly Swedish 686 2 Mostly Finnish 118 3 As much Swedish and Finnish 298 4 Don't read newspapers 11 SYSMISS 8 [q72] Vilken kommun bor Du i? Vilken kommun bor Du i? 1102 4 992 451.67 301.669 [q73_1] Electoral district Electoral district 1120 1 5 2.78 1.168 1 Helsinki 162 2 Uusimaa 397 3 Varsinais-Suomi 110 4 Vaasa 423 5 Other electoral districts 28 SYSMISS 1 [q73_2] Did you live in your present electoral district at the time of the 2003 parliamentary elections? Did you live in your present electoral district at the time of the 2003 parliamentary elections? 1115 1 2 1.09 .290 1 Yes 1012 2 No 103 SYSMISS 6 [q74] Housing tenure Housing tenure 1113 1 4 1.90 .477 1 Rented housing 166 2 Owner-occupied housing 912 3 Right-of-occupancy or part-ownership housing 14 4 Something else 21 SYSMISS 8 [q75] Date Date 1106 03-APR-2007 10:31:58 31-MAY-2007 00:00:00 23-APR-2007 10:51:13 15 09:54:30.407 [svar] Postal response or online response? Postal response or online response? 1121 1 2 1.08 .275 1 Postal response 1029 2 Online response 92 [bv1] Region of residence (2008) Region of residence (2008) 1102 1 20 8.82 7.613 1 Uusimaa 417 2 Varsinais-Suomi 116 4 Satakunta 2 5 Kanta-Häme 1 6 Pirkanmaa 6 7 Päijät-Häme 1 8 Kymenlaakso 8 9 South Karelia 0 10 Etelä-Savo 0 11 Pohjois-Savo 0 12 North Karelia 0 13 Central Finland 2 14 South Ostrobothnia 3 15 Ostrobothnia 387 16 Central Ostrobothnia 24 17 North Ostrobothnia 2 18 Kainuu 0 19 Lapland 4 20 Itä-Uusimaa 129 21 Åland 0 SYSMISS 19