Select variable

[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_pro] FSD processing level

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[q1_1] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Democracy may have problems but it's better than any other form of government

[q1_2] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Voting is a civic duty

[q1_3] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Important political questions should more frequently be decided by referendums

[q1_4] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Things would be better in Finland if independent experts made the political decisions

[q1_5] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Citizens should be given more opportunities to make direct initiatives in politics

[q1_6] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Holding referendums to increase citizens' opportunities to directly influence decisions would easily lead to bad and short-sighted decisions

[q1_7] To what extent do you agree or disagree: You are interested in politics

[q2_1] To what extent do you agree or disagree: On the whole, democracy works well in Finland

[q2_2] To what extent do you agree or disagree: On the whole, democracy works well in my municipality of residence

[q2_3] To what extent do you agree or disagree: On the whole, democracy works well in the European Union

[q2_4] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Voting is the only way that ordinary citizens can have any say about how things are run

[q2_5] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Views of the citizens are taken into account in political decisions through political parties

[q2_6] To what extent do you agree or disagree: The best way to influence politics is to express your views, for instance, on the internet

[q2_7] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Political decision-makers are responsible for the things that have gone wrong in Finnish society

[q2_8] To what extent do you agree or disagree: Political decision-makers are unfairly blamed for decisions they have to make in difficult situations and facing contradictory expectations

[q2_9] To what extent do you agree or disagree: You talk about politics and political issues daily or almost daily

[q3_1] How good or bad a job has done in the past year: President Tarja Halonen

[q3_2] How good or bad a job has done in the past year: Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen

[q3_3] How good or bad a job has done in the past year: The govermnent on the whole (PM and ministers)

[q3_4] How good or bad a job has done in the past year: Parliament

[q3_5] How good or bad a job has done in the past year: Opposition political parties

[q3_6] How good or bad a job has done in the past year: The media

[q4_1] To what extent do you trust or not trust: President Tarja Halonen

[q4_2] To what extent do you trust or not trust: Parliament

[q4_3] To what extent do you trust or not trust: The government (PM and ministers)

[q4_4] To what extent do you trust or not trust: Political parties

[q4_5] To what extent do you trust or not trust: The political party you feel closest to

[q4_6] To what extent do you trust or not trust: Politicians

[q4_7] To what extent do you trust or not trust: European Union

[q4_8] To what extent do you trust or not trust: Newspapers

[q4_9] To what extent do you trust or not trust: MTV3 television news

[q4_10] To what extent do you trust or not trust: YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Company) news

[q4_11] To what extent do you trust or not trust: Trade unions

[q4_12] To what extent do you trust or not trust: Businesses, employers

[q5_1] Describes well your views on the election campaign funding scandal: The scandal was necessary and increased my interest in politics

[q5_2] Describes well your views on the election campaign funding scandal: The scandal was unnecessary and did not interest me at all

[q5_3] Describes well your views on the election campaign funding scandal: The media handled the issue with style

[q5_4] Describes well your views on the election campaign funding scandal: Political parties handled the issue with style

[q5_5] Describes well your views on the election campaign funding scandal: You intend to choose another MP candidate in the next parliamentary elections because your previous choice was tainted by the scandal

[q5_6] Describes well your views on the election campaign funding scandal: Your willingness to vote in the next parliamentary elections has decreased

[q5_7] Describes well your views on the election campaign funding scandal: None of the above

[q5_8] Describes well your views on the election campaign funding scandal: Can't say

[bv1] The respondent's gender

[bv2] The respondent's age

[bv3] The respondent's education

[bv4] Are you the household head, that is, the person with the highest income in the household?

[bv5] Economic activity and occupational status of the household head

[bv6] Economic activity and occupational status of the respondent

[bv7] The respondent's employment status

[bv8] The respondent's living arrangements

[bv9] Number of persons in the household

[bv10] The annual gross income of the household (total income of all household members before tax)

[bv11] Who in your household makes decisions about everyday shopping?

[bv12] If the parliamentary elections were held now, the candidate of which political party or group would you vote for?

[bv13] How sure would you be of your party choice made above?

[bv14] The candidate of which political party or group did you vote for in the 2008 municipal elections?

[bv15] Type of municipality

[paino] Weight variable