FSD2726 Finnish National Election Study 2011: Telephone Interviews among Swedish-speaking Voters

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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[svuosi] The respondent's year of birth

[sukup] The respondent's gender

[pvm] Date of the interview

[k1] How interested are you in politics?

[k2] Generally, that is, not only during elections, how often do you discuss political and social issues with people?

[k3] Do you feel you are a little closer to one of the political parties than the others?

[k4_1] (IF K3=YES) Do you feel you are a little closer to one of the political parties than the others? Which party?

[k4_2] (IF K3=YES) Do you feel you are a little closer to one of the political parties than the others? Other party, which? (open-ended)

[k5] (IF K3=YES) Do you feel very close to this party, somewhat close or not very close?

[k6a] I think voting is a civic duty

[k6b] Important national issues should more often be decided by a referendum

[k6c] I avoid people whose values, attitudes or opinions differ from my own

[k6d] Political parties are only interested in people's votes, not in their opinions

[k6e] On the whole, democracy works well in Finland

[k6f] Finland should have two strong national languages, Finnish and Swedish

[k6g] Finland should put more effort into promoting a multicultural society where people tolerate foreigners of different religions and ways of life

[k6h] The second official language has to be a compulsory subject at school

[k6i] Finland should allow same-sex marriage (so-called gender-neutral marriage)

[k6j] Finland should put more effort into creating economic equality

[k7] Thinking about the general performance of the Government, how good or bad a job has it done over the past four years?

[k8a] To what extent do you trust the following: The President

[k8b] To what extent do you trust the following: Parliament

[k8c] To what extent do you trust the following: European Union (EU)

[k8d] To what extent do you trust the following: The Government (cabinet)

[k8e] To what extent do you trust the following: Political parties

[k8f] To what extent do you trust the following: Politicians

[k8g] To what extent do you trust the following: Judicial system

[k8h] To what extent do you trust the following: The police

[k8i] To what extent do you trust the following: Internal revenue/taxation authorities

[k8j] To what extent do you trust the following: Your municipality of residence

[k9a] Nowadays many people do not vote in elections for one reason or the other. Did you vote or not in these parliamentary elections?

[k9b] (IF VOTED) Did you vote in advance (early voting)?

[k10_1] (IF VOTED) The candidate of which party did you vote for?

[k10_2] (IF VOTED) The candidate of which party did you vote for? Other party, which? (open-ended)

[k11] (IF VOTED) For your voting choice, which was the more important, the party or the candidate?

[k12a] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party's representatives in election programmes on television

[k12b] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party looks after the interests of the occupational group I belong to

[k12c] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Good party leader

[k12d] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Values of the party

[k12e] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has good policy on many current issues

[k12f] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party has competent people to conduct politics

[k12g] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Performance of the party during the past parliamentary term

[k12h] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Party's successful election campaign

[k12i] (IF VOTED) To what extent 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

[k12j] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Desire to influence which parties will be in the coalition government

[k12k] (IF VOTED) To what extent did the following influence your choice of party in these elections: Desire to protest against the way things are going these days

[k13] Language policy should be the main focus of Swedish People's Party in Finland (RKP)

[k14] How often do you yourself try to receive service in Swedish?

[k15] If you are going to vote, will you choose your candidate...

[k16] When using public services, such as health care, tax services, social security and police services, which is more important: receiving service in Swedish or a short distance to the service?

[t4] The respondent's level of education

[t5] Would you describe yourself as...

[t6_1] The respondent's economic activity and occupational status

[t6_2] The respondent's economic activity and occupational status: Something else, please specify (open-ended)

[t7_1] The respondent's living arrangements

[t7_2] The respondent's living arrangements: Other, which? (open-ended)

[t8] The respondent's employment status

[t9] How would you describe your household's financial circumstances at the moment?

[t10] Which language(s) are usually spoken at your home?

[t11] How good is your knowledge of Finnish?

[t12] Thinking about the language(s) spoken in your neighbourhood, which of the following describes your neighbourhood?

[t13_1] (IF T6_1=7 OR T8=1 OR T8=2) Which language(s) is/are used in your workplace or studies: Finnish

[t13_2] (IF T6_1=7 OR T8=1 OR T8=2) Which language(s) is/are used in your workplace or studies: Swedish

[t13_3] (IF T6_1=7 OR T8=1 OR T8=2) Which language(s) is/are used in your workplace or studies: English

[t13_4] (IF T6_1=7 OR T8=1 OR T8=2) Which language(s) is/are used in your workplace or studies: Some other language

[t13_5] (IF T6_1=7 OR T8=1 OR T8=2) Which language(s) is/are used in your workplace or studies: Can't say

[t13_6] (IF T6_1=7 OR T8=1 OR T8=2) Which language(s) is/are used in your workplace or studies: Other, which? (open-ended)

[t15] The respondent's municipality of residence

[maakunta] The respondent's region (NUTS3) of residence

[vpiiri] The respondent's electoral district

[weight] Weight variable

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