Study title

EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes Autumn 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3730

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3730

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)

Abstract

The study charted Finnish people's values and attitudes. The themes of the Autumn 2021 survey included the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, county elections, the organisation of public health and welfare services in the new wellbeing services counties, personal identity, and the future of urban and rural areas in Finland.

First, the respondents were presented with a variety of attitudinal statements concerning, among other topics, the Government's actions to combat COVID-19, politics, minorities, reliability of information, and freedom of speech.

Regarding COVID-19, the respondents were asked whether they thought the epidemic was threatening to their own health and livelihood as well as the health and livelihood of people close to them and Finns in general. Remote working was also surveyed, and the respondents were asked whether they would like to continue working remotely after the pandemic.

Various questions surveyed the respondents' interest in and knowledge of the new wellbeing services counties. The respondents were asked whether they would vote in the 2022 county elections that would decide the county councils responsible for the wellbeing service counties, as well as how interested or motivated they were in voting in elections in general. The respondents' views were also examined on which public services (e.g. basic education, social security benefits, public transportation) should belong to the wellbeing services counties in the future and whether the wellbeing services counties should have the power to collect taxes.

Opinions on Finland's current health care system were charted with questions on how well different aspects of health care, such as equality between citizens, waiting times for surgeries, and freedom to choose, were handled at present. The respondents were also asked which health care service provider they primarily used (public, private, or occupational health services) and how healthy they thought they were at present. The respondents' views on the future of urban and rural areas of Finland and opinions on how housing, business, and entrepreneurship should be promoted in sparsely populated areas were surveyed.

The respondents' personal identity was examined with questions on how important various aspects were as constructors of their identity (e.g. nationality, gender, age, occupation). Views on conflicts and contrasts between different groups in Finland (e.g. politicians and the people, employers and employees, men and women) were charted, and the respondents were asked whether they thought various population groups, such as people living in urban or rural areas, disabled people, or the elderly, were particularly privileged or discriminated against in Finland. Finally, opinions on political participation and social influence as well as Finland's EU membership and the euro as Finland's currency were examined.

Background variables included gender, age group, size of the respondent's municipality of residence, region of residence, employer type, employment status, type of employment contract, occupational group, employment sector, trade union membership, political party preference (which party the respondent would vote for), self-perceived social class, mother tongue, and annual income of the respondent's household.

Keywords

COVID-19; European integration; bacterial and virus diseases; health services; identity; public finance; regional government; regional policy; social influence; welfare policy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Cultural and national identity (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

2021

Collection Dates

2021-09-24 – 2021-10-07

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 18 - 79 residing in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

A stratified random sample was drawn from among the internet panel of Taloustutkimus. 2,042 people responded to the survey. The final data were weighted at Taloustutkimus to be representative of the Finnish population with respect to age, gender, region of residence, education, 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)

Self-administered questionnaire: Messaging (SMS/MMS)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

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

253 variables and 2042 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, open-ended 'comment' responses were removed from the data during archiving. Additionally, municipalities with less than 4,000 inhabitants were removed from the municipality variable by FSD.

Weighting

The data contain a weight variable [paino], which weights the data to be representative of the Finnish population aged 18-79 with respect to age, gender, region of residence, education, 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 Autumn 2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-01-04). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3730

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

Metelinen, Sami (2022). Olen suomalainen. Identiteettipolitiikan jalansija Suomessa on rajallinen [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Analyysi 113. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eva-analyysi-no-113.pdf [viitattu 3.1.2023].

Haavisto, Ilkka (2022). Suomi on maalainen. Maaseudulla kytee kriisi, jota kaupunkilaiset eivät tunnista [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Analyysi 114. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eva-analyysi-no-114.pdf [viitattu 3.1.2023].

Haavisto, Ilkka & Kurronen, Sanna & Metelinen, Sami (2022). Sukset ristissä. Vasemmiston ja oikeiston välinen ristiveto jyrkkenee [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Analyysi 102. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/eva-analyysi-no-102.pdf [viitattu 3.1.2023].

Metelinen, Sami & Haavisto, Ilkka (2022). Heikossa hapessa. Terveydenhuolto toimii suomalaisten mielestä huonosti [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Analyysi 101. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/eva-analyysi-no-101.pdf [viitattu 3.1.2023].

Haavisto, Ilkka & Rother, Natanael (2022). Aluevaalien valuviat. Suomalaiset rajoittaisivat poliitikkojen päällekkäisiä tehtäviä [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Arvio 36. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/eva-arvio-036.pdf [viitattu 3.1.2023].

Kurronen, Sanna (2021). Konttoreilta karanneet. Huoli koronavirusepidemiasta on laantunut, mutta toimistolle ei haluta palata [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Arvio 34. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/eva-arvio-034.pdf [viitattu 3.1.2023].

Metelinen, Sami (2021). Oikeisto jyrkkenee. Suomalaiset jakautuvat aiempaa selkeämmin vasemmistoon ja oikeistoon [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Arvio 35. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/eva-arvio-035.pdf [viitattu 3.1.2023].