Study title

EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes Spring 2020

Dataset ID Number

FSD3449

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3449
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3449

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)

Abstract

The survey charted the values and attitudes of Finnish people. The 2020 spring survey was collected during the first months of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2) crisis, and main themes included the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on society, economy and employment in Finland. Other themes were trust, security and preparedness for different types of threats.

First, the respondents were presented with attitudinal statements concerning society, politics, effects of COVID-19, the Government's actions to combat COVID-19, trust in authority, climate change, and immigration.

Next, the survey examined the respondents' working arrangements after the Government had first given suggestions on remote work due to the coronavirus pandemic. The respondents were also asked to what extent they considered the coronavirus epidemic a threat to themselves, their family and friends and Finnish people generally in terms of health, finances and economy. The respondents were also asked to estimate what kinds of effects the COVID-19 epidemic would have on Finnish society and economy in the coming years, and whether the respondents had an optimistic or pessimistic view of the future personally, for Finland, for Europe and globally.

The respondents' trust was charted toward different actors in society (e.g. Parliament, authorities, EU, corporations, media). The respondents also estimated the likelihood of different global developments in the next ten years effected by some kind of crisis. They were also asked to assess the importance of living in a democratically governed nation and their attitudes toward alternative systems of governance for Finland. Additionally, the respondents' views were examined on the severity of threats such as hybrid operations, terrorist attack, data theft, economic crisis and global warming. Finally, the respondents were asked to assess how the recent refugee crisis had affected their views on immigration to Finland. Their attitudes toward EU and EMU membership were also charted.

Background variables included gender, age group, size of the respondent's municipality of residence, region of residence, education, economic activity and occupational status, employment sector, political party preference (which party the respondent would vote for) and self-perceived social class.

Keywords

COVID-19; European integration; bacterial and virus diseases; economic conditions; economic issues; employment; global warming; internal politics; political systems; trust; values

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Public health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

EVA Surveys on Finnish Values and Attitudes

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Time Period Covered

2020

Collection Dates

2020-03-26 – 2020-04-03

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 18 - 70 residing in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Respondents of the survey were randomly drawn from the internet panel of Taloustutkimus to form a sample representative of the Finnish population aged 18-70 (excluding the Åland Islands) with respect to age, gender, region of residence, education, and occupation/occupational status. 2,060 persons responded to the survey out of the initial sample of 7,000 participants. Reminder e-mails were sent on 31 March to female participants and on 2 April to persons aged over 50 without a higher education degree who were not living in the Uusimaa region. The second reminder was sent to to men and women in a 60/40 ratio. The final data were weighted at Taloustutkimus to be representative of the Finnish population aged 18-70 with respect to age, gender, region of residence, education, and occupation/occupational status, employment sector, and political party preference (which party R would vote for in national elections).

The internet panel of Taloustutkimus, randomly drawn from Finland's population register, consists of individuals aged 15-79 who have entered their demographic and sociographic information when registering to the panel and have given their consent to Taloustutkimus to invite them to participate in various surveys. Responding to any survey is voluntary and participants can leave the panel any time they want.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

29.4

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Number of Cases and Variables

186 variables and 2060 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, open-ended responses were removed from the data during archiving.

Weighting

There is a weight variable in the data (paino), which weights the data to be representative of the Finnish population aged 18-70 with respect to age, gender, region of residence, education, and occupation/occupational status, occupational sector, and political party preference.

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 Business and Policy Forum (EVA): EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes Spring 2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-06-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3449

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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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