FSD3004 Parliamentary Elections 2015: Candidate Responses to YLE Candidate Selector
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Study title
Parliamentary Elections 2015: Candidate Responses to YLE Candidate Selector
Dataset ID Number
FSD3004
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3004https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3004
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
Abstract
The data consist of responses given by the 2015 Finnish Parliamentary election candidates to YLE (Finland's national public service broadcasting company) candidate selector / voting advice application.
The candidates were asked to what degree they agreed with 32 statements common to all respondents and some statements relevant only to candidates' electoral districts. The themes covered included, among others, social security, cuts to government spending, NATO membership, immigration and refugee policy, health and social services, and climate change. Further statements surveyed views on, for example, compulsory learning of Swedish at school, nuclear power, and tax cuts.
Statements related to the candidates' own electoral district covered, for instance, municipal mergers, notable construction projects, traffic, education, employment, industry, and development of municipal services.
Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, gender, occupational status, level of education, type of employer, party affiliation, mother tongue, yearly income, religious affiliation, and the amount of money used for campaigning.
Keywords
economic policy; electoral issues; environment policy; foreign policy; parliamentary candidates; parliamentary elections; political behaviour; politicians; regional policy; social policy; voting advice applications
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.
Data Collector
- Finnish Broadcasting Company
Time Period Covered
2015
Collection Dates
2015
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Parliamentary candidates in the 2015 parliamentary elections in Finland
Time Method
Cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Total universe/Complete enumeration
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Data File Language
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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish and English.
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Number of Cases and Variables
231 variables and 1998 cases.
Data Version
2.0
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
Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE): Parliamentary Elections 2015: Candidate Responses to YLE Candidate Selector [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-01-31). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3004; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3004
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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.
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Related Publications
Tromborg, Mathias W. "Appealing broadly while appearing unified: Resolving an electoral dilemma". European Journal of Political Research 60(1): 131-152.
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