Study title

Finnish Democracy Barometer 2012: Citizens

Dataset ID Number

FSD2721

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2721

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• MTV3
• Ministry of Justice

Abstract

The survey charted public opinion on the state of democracy in Finland.

First, the respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to voting, public political influence, methods of influencing, democracy and how well it functioned in their municipality of residence, Finland or the EU. Own interest in politics was also investigated.

The respondents evaluated how well a number of influential bodies, such as the President, the Prime Minister, Parliament, the Government, opposition parties and the media had succeeded in performing their tasks. One topic pertained to trust in the President, Parliament, the Government, political parties, politicians, the EU, trade unions, newspapers and other actors. The respondents were also asked what kind of policies President Niinistö should adopt and whether they had voted in the second round of the presidential elections and for whom.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, economic activity and occupational status, employment status, region of residence (NUTS3), type of neighbourhood, major region (NUTS2), the size, composition and annual gross income of the household, and R's political party choice if parliamentary elections were held at the time of the survey, certainty of the party preference, and party choice in the previous parliamentary elections.

Keywords

democracy; performance; political influence; political parties; presidential elections; representative democracy; trust in government

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• TNS Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• MTV3
• Ministry of Justice

Time Period Covered

2012

Collection Dates

2012-02-06 – 2012-02-17

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 or over living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

Multistage stratified sampling

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

69 variables and 1002 cases.

Data Version

2.0

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Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data archive does not hold any detailed information on the weight variable or the sampling procedure.

For reasons of privacy, the variable municipality of residence bv8_1 was removed from the data.

Weighting

The data contain a weight variable wt2011.

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

MTV3 & Ministry of Justice: Finnish Democracy Barometer 2012: Citizens [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2019-01-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2721

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 Publications

Demokratiapuntari 2012: Yhteenveto (2012). Helsinki: TNS Gallup & Oikeusministeriö & MTV3.

Demokratiapuntari 2012: Missä asioissa odottaa Sauli Niinistöltä erilais-ta politiikkaa kuin paikkansa jättävältä presidentti Haloselta? (2012). Helsinki: TNS Gallup & Oikeusministeriö & MTV3.

Borg, Sami (2018). Suurten ikäluokkien poliittinen kiinnittyminen ja äänestysvalinnat 1970-luvulta nykypäivään. Teoksessa: Valta ja politiikka. Juhlakirja Ilkka Ruostetsaarelle hänen 60-vuotispäivänään (toim. Kestilä- Kekkonen, Elina & Raunio, Tapio), 150-171. Tampere: Vastapaino.