FSD3650 Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation: Survey for Decision-Makers 2020
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Study title
Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation: Survey for Decision-Makers 2020
Dataset ID Number
FSD3650
Persistent identifier
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3650Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Wass, Hanna (University of Helsinki)
- Kantola, Anu (University of Helsinki)
- Ahva, Toni (University of Helsinki)
- Elo, Kimmo (University of Turku)
- Rinne, Jenni (University of Helsinki)
- Valaste, Maria (University of Helsinki)
- Vesa, Juho (University of Helsinki)
Abstract
The survey charted the social and political opinions of the Finnish elite. The respondents included members of the political, economic, administrative, research, and media elite. Topics of the survey included the social security system, climate policy, employment policy, immigration, potential ways to revitalize the economy, social activity, and views on democracy. The data were collected as part of the 'Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation' (BIBU) research project, which examines how economic restructuring changes citizens' and decision-makers' political capacities, interests and emotions.
First, the respondents' views on employment and the economy were examined with questions on, for example, the retirement pipeline, earnings-related unemployment allowance, job alternation leave, working hours, and adult education allowance. Further questions surveyed the respondents' opinions on the social security system, the coronavirus pandemic, and government debt. The respondents were also asked whether they agreed or disagreed with several statements relating to climate policy.
Next, the respondents were asked in what ways they had participated in political decision-making in the past two years and how often they were in contact with other decision-makers (e.g. the Prime Minister, local government officials, management of foreign companies). The most important goals of the contact with other decision-makers (e.g. maintaining networks, sharing information) were also examined. Finally, views on different groups of people, such as the poor or the rich, were examined, and the respondents' opinions on the political participation of Finnish citizens were surveyed.
Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, marital status, level of education, income, weekly working hours, to which elite group the respondent belonged, trade union membership, political party preference, position on a left-right political scale, and family's income during the respondent's childhood.
Keywords
decision making; economic policy; elite; employment policy; political influence; social influence; social security; social systems
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Elites and leadership (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Ahva, Toni (University of Helsinki)
Funders
- Academy of Finland. The Strategic Research Council (312710)
Time Period Covered
2020
Collection Dates
2020-09-15 – 2020-11-21
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Members of the political, economic, administrative, research, and media elite in Finland
Time Method
Cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Purposive
The invitation to participate was sent to 3,580 people. 701 people completed the survey and responded to each question. Additionally, 247 people started to respond but did not complete the survey. The data also contain responses from the respondents who did not respond to all questions. The invitation was sent to members of the political, economic, administrative, research, and media elite in Finland. The aim was to have a sample representative of various different groups of elite from different parts of society. The sample was formed by first selecting institutions and organisations with significant decision-making power, and then selecting the people who were in leading positions in these institutions and organisations as respondents.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
23
Data File Language
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Data Version
1.0
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FSD3648 Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation: Citizen Survey 2018
FSD3649 Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation: COVID-19 Survey 2020
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
To prevent identification of respondents, variables denoting the respondent's occupation, ministry, and political party, and open-ended responses containing information on the respondent's parents' occupations as well as the respondent's membership in a group were removed at FSD. Additionally, variable K17 denoting the respondent's year of birth was categorised and variable K21 denoting income was top-coded. Two dichotomies (whether the respondent was a Member of Parliament or other party representative or politician) were combined into one new variable (UX_1_3).
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
Wass, Hanna (University of Helsinki) & Kantola, Anu (University of Helsinki) & Ahva, Toni (University of Helsinki) & Elo, Kimmo (University of Turku) & Rinne, Jenni (University of Helsinki) & Valaste, Maria (University of Helsinki) & Vesa, Juho (University of Helsinki): Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation: Survey for Decision-Makers 2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-06-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3650
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.
Related Publications
Wass, H., Ahva, T. D., Kantola, A., Saikkonen, P., Vesa, J., & Ylä-Anttila, T. (2021). Päättäjät politiikan pyörteissä: näkemyksiä ilmastopolitikasta, demokratiasta ja päätöksentekoon vaikuttamisesta. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. https://bibu.fi/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/BIBU_Pa%CC%88a%CC%88tta%CC%88ja%CC%88t_politiikan_pyo%CC%88rteissa%CC%88_Digi.pdf
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