FSD2433 Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2007

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[q1_1] The citizens' opinions have not been sufficiently heard in energy decisions.

[q1_2] The exceptional weather conditions in the last couple of years (rains, storms, floods, etc.) are a proof of climate change, i.e. the fact that pollution has upset the balance of nature.

[q1_3] In Finland, electricity should be an ordinary commodity, and its production, pricing and sales should be freely determined by the market.

[q1_4] A large-scale nuclear disaster is so unlikely that it should not be worried about.

[q1_5] Although the sun offers a pollution-free and inexhaustible source of energy, the significant exploitation of solar energy will not be possible for decades.

[q1_6] Although free competition in business as such is good, it is rather unsuitable for the energy sector, which should be clearly steered and controlled by society.

[q1_7] Nuclear power produces affordable electricity.

[q1_8] Finland does not need any more big power plants.

[q1_9] In order to stop the global warming, the use of coal and other fossil fuels should be substantially limited.

[q1_10] I am willing to accept a lower standard of living to reduce the environmental hazards and risks caused by the production of energy.

[q1_11] If the current Nordic electricity market was to expand to the entire EU/Europe, the price of electricity would clearly increase in Finland.

[q1_12] Although wind power is pollution-free, increasing its use would lead to severe environmental hazards as wind mills would spoil the landscape in large areas.

[q1_13] The state and municipalities are better owners for energy companies than profit-seeking investors.

[q1_14] Nuclear waste can safely be disposed of in Finnish bedrock.

[q1_15] Energy problems cannot be solved by saving energy.

[q1_16] It would be more sensible to utilise biofuels in the production of warmth and electricity than to refine them into vehicle fuel.

[q1_17] Hydropower should be used in electricity production as much as possible, because it is a domestic and renewable source of energy.

[q1_18] Finland has gained good experiences from nuclear power.

[q1_19] Much more electricity is needed in the future.

[q1_20] There is a great risk of getting cancer near nuclear power plants.

[q1_21] The remaining free rapids should not be built due to the changes in the landscape and harmful effects on fishing industry and the environment.

[q1_22] If there was a nuclear accident, it would inevitably cause irreversible damage to extensive areas and a large number of people.

[q1_23] There is a sufficient amount of reliable information available on energy issues nowadays.

[q1_24] Alternative sources of energy, such as wind and solar power, could be largely utilised in Finland already quite soon, if only people were willing to fund the related research and development activities.

[q1_25] Finnish energy companies act nowadays responsibly in environmental issues.

[q1_26] Nuclear waste poses a continuous threat to the future generations.

[q1_27] In order to guarantee the sufficiency and safety of energy, the state should retain a sufficiently large ownership and voting rights in energy companies.

[q1_28] Our industry must absolutely get cheap electricity in order for it to retain its international competitiveness.

[q1_29] The power grid is such a central part of Finland's infrastructure that the network company should be owned by society, not by enterprises.

[q1_30] Economic and industrial activities are confined too much in the name of conservation.

[q1_31] Use of nuclear power contains far too many unknown risk factors.

[q1_32] Use of nuclear power is justifiable, because it reduces the world's dependency on oil and other fossil fuels.

[q1_33] Decisions about regulations concerning the safety of nuclear power and nuclear waste should be made jointly at the EU level, not in each member country separately.

[q1_34] If the EU were to issue common safety standards on nuclear power, they would promote the safe use of nuclear power also in Finland.

[q1_35] Instead of building new power plants, we should promote energy saving.

[q1_36] It would be better to keep nuclear waste in the intermediate storages and wait for new solutions than to permanently deposit it in Finnish bedrock.

[q1_37] A so-called Feed-in Tariff system, where the additional price paid to producers of wind energy and bioenergy is collected from all users of electricity, should be introduced in order to promote the use of wind energy and bioenergy.

[q1_38] In Finland, electricity is cheaper than in most of the EU countries.

[q1_39] It is worthwhile to build a fifth nuclear power plant in Finland.

[q1_40] Nuclear power is an environmentally friendly way to produce electricity.

[q1_41] It is likely that methods for separating carbon dioxide from the combustion gas and preventing it from reaching the atmosphere will be introduced already within the couple of years.

[q1_42] Energy companies should be able to decide for themselves which sources of energy they use for producing electricity.

[q1_43] Increasing the use of wood, peat and other domestic fuels would substantially improve employment.

[q1_44] Increasing the use of natural gas would be risky, because there are substantial uncertainties in the availability and price development of gas.

[q1_45] When the fifth nuclear power plant is completed, it will be even safer than the existing plants, which have also proved to be safe as such.

[q1_46] Emissions trading should be continued by a new and broad global agreement as soon as the Kyoto Protocol expires.

[q1_47] A sixth power plant should be built in Finland in addition to building a fifth one.

[q1_48] Finland should be self-sufficient in its electricity production, without dependency on the economic trends of the global electricity market.

[q1_49] Competition in the electricity market has reduced the price of electricity used by my own household.

[q1_50] It would be better to turn burnable household waste and other municipal waste into energy in waste burning plants than to try to exploit it in other ways

[q1_51] The authorities have taken good care of the safety control of nuclear power plants in Finland.

[q1_52] I would be willing to buy clean electricity produced by wind power, even if I had to pay a fifth (20 percent) more compared to regular electricity.

[q1_53] Climate change is a real and extremely severe threat, and the whole world should take immediate action to combat it.

[q1_54] Now that there have been several years of experience with the deregulation of the electricity market, the decision can be said to have been successful.

[q2_1] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Coal

[q2_2] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Peat

[q2_3] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Natural gas

[q2_4] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Nuclear power

[q2_5] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Hydropower

[q2_6] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Wood and other bioenergy

[q2_7] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Wind power

[q2_8] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Oil

[q2_9] Do you think the production of the following energy alternatives should be increased or decreased: Import of electricity from other countries

[q3_1] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Too few power plants/lack of production capacity

[q3_2] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Disadvantageous production conditions, lack/variation of water supply

[q3_3] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: High taxation and other payments imposed by government officials

[q3_4] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Lack of competition in the electricity market/too few actors

[q3_5] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Transition to the electricity market system in general, abolishment of regulation

[q3_6] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Emissions trading system and other EU acts

[q3_7] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Various surcharges aiming at saving electricity/reducing emissions

[q3_8] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Profit-seeking of companies in the field/electricity producers

[q3_9] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Consumers' reluctance to put their electricity supply contract out to tender and to change their supplier

[q3_10] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Short operation period of the electricity market, the system is still developing

[q3_11] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: Smallness of the Nordic electricity market/Finland's disadvantageous position in it

[q3_12] How important do you consider the following reasons in causing the high price of electricity: High level of electricity transmission prices, which remain outside competition

[q4_1] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Transmission of illnesses/epidemics (e.g. bird flu)

[q4_2] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Threat/spread of terrorism

[q4_3] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Wars and military conflicts in the world

[q4_4] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Threat posed by organised crime

[q4_5] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Climate change, global warming/its consequences

[q4_6] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Future global economic recession/depression

[q4_7] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Perverted values of modern society

[q4_8] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Various natural disasters (earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, etc.)

[q4_9] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Use of nuclear power in energy production (risk of accident, nuclear waste)

[q4_10] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Use of oil and other fossil fuels (carbon dioxide emissions, etc.)

[q4_11] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Health hazards caused by particles generated during combustion processes

[q4_12] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Deteriorating state of the Baltic Sea

[q4_13] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Environmental loads from various sources and pollution in general

[q4_14] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Use of genetic engineering/manipulation, its risks and effects (in nutrients, etc.)

[q4_15] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Malnutrition, poverty and refugees in developing countries

[q4_16] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Jobs transferring from Finland to cheap labour countries / globalisation

[q4_17] How concerned are you about the following issues and phenomena: Problems with the care of the elderly and health care in Finland

[bv1] Respondent's gender

[bv2] Respondent's age group

[bv3] Size of municipality of residence

[bv4] Region of residence

[bv5] Respondent's basic education

[bv6] Respondent's vocational education

[bv7] Respondent's occupational group

[bv8] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party's candidate would you vote for?

[bv9] Respondent's mother tongue

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