Study title

Finnish Local Government Barometer 2008: Members of Municipal Councils

Dataset ID Number

FSD2468

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2468
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2468

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Abstract

The survey charted the respondents' attitudes towards municipalities, municipal administration, service provision, and elections. First, the respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements on various Finnish municipalities, municipal self-government, consolidation of municipalities, privatising, and municipal decision-making. The respondents were also queried how adequate or inadequate different services (sports services, education, child day care, care of the elderly, etc.) in their municipalities were in terms of demand. They were also asked whether the responsibility for organising municipal services should be assumed by individual municipalities or jointly by several municipalities, and whether the private sector should provide municipal services more in the future. In addition, the respondents gave their opinions about various statements on municipal management and municipal elections. The statements probed views on topics such as advance polling stations, online voting, and the reduction of voting age.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, party preference, municipality size, and regional council of municipality of residence.

Keywords

councillors; local government; local government policy; local government services; municipalities; political influence

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elites and leadership (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• TNS Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008-04-16 – 2008-05-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Councillors of Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The bulk sample consisted of 1,600 councillors representing various Finnish regions and different municipalities.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

57.6

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

At the moment, the archive does not have any information on the sampling procedure.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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.

Bibliographical Citation

Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2008: Members of Municipal Councils [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2468

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Kunnon valtuutetut? Ilmapuntari 2008, osa 2 (2008). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 70.

Related Publications

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: ilmapuntari 2008 (2008). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 69.

Kunnon valtuutetut? Ilmapuntari 2008, osa 2 (2008). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 70.

Laiho, Anna (2013) Kuntalaisten ja kunnanvaltuutettujen mielipiteet kunnallisista palveluista 2000-luvulla. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma.