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Slovenian Public Opinion Survey 1969
In 1969 Slovene Public Opinion Survey some topics from previous year's research are repeated. Thus, survey includes questions about religiosity, attendance to religious services, belief in life after death, and role of religious institutions in society. Next, there are questions on mass media and sources of information, which include new questions on commercials. These focus...
Slovene Public Opinion Survey 1991/2
Topics or thematic coverage: evaluation of socio-economic and political situation (24 questions and batteries); trust in institutions; Slovenian Politbarometer; left-right placement of political parties and self; party preference; electoral behaviour; international situation of Slovenian state and interethnic relations; satisfaction with the state of democracy; evaluations...
World Values Survey 2000: Finnish Data
World Values Survey 2000: Finnish Data studies the respondents' values, attitudes and situation in life. Respondents evaluated the importance of various domains of life (e.g. family, work, leisure). They were asked whether they belong to any voluntary organisations, participate in these organisations' activities or in any other voluntary work. They were asked about...
Religion and Religiousness in Russia 1999
The survey studied the concepts of religion, morals and values in Russia in the end of the 1990s. The respondents were asked how important in life they consider work, family, friends or acquaintances, leisure, politics and religion. They were also asked what kind of people they would not have as their neighbours. Furthermore, they were asked to estimate whether people helped...
Opinion Leaders and Development Cooperation 1994
The survey studied Finns working in the more influential sectors of society, and their perceptions of development cooperation. The target group included political decision-makers, opinion leaders in local and national government, journalists, representatives of various interest groups and voluntary organisations, as well as researchers. The respondents were asked to state...
Gallup Ecclesiastica 1995
The survey focused on Finnish religious behaviour, beliefs and religious attendance, and the activities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The respondents were asked whether they were members of a church, and if they were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, they were asked whether they had ever thought about leaving the church. Furthermore, the...
Life Values 1997
The survey studied the respondents' values. Views were probed on tax avoidance, death penalty, suicide, homosexuality, abortion, social security benefits, nepotism, euthanasia, control over own life, immigrants, voluntary work, and political parties. The respondents were also asked on what basis they decide what is right and what is wrong. A number of questions dealt with...
Finnish Attitudes to the Ordination of Women 2000
The survey studied Finnish attitudes towards women's ordination and women priests. Women have been ordained to the priesthood in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland since 1988, and respondents were asked whether they oppose or support women priests. Those in favour were asked what they feel about persons who oppose. Those who oppose were asked whether they are...
Church Monitor 2004
The survey focused on Finnish perceptions of paranormal phenomena, spirituality and the importance of different congregational activities. The respondents were also asked whether they belonged to any revivalist movements operating within the Evangelic Lutheran Church of Finland. The survey studied perceptions of supernatural phenomena and beliefs with attitudinal statements...
Diaconia Barometer 2013
Diaconia Barometers chart the diaconal workers' views and experiences of their work. The survey examined the areas and emphases of diaconal work, diaconal cooperation, job satisfaction and and workload, and experiences of bullying at the workplace. The respondents were asked the extent to which various areas of diaconia were part of the work in their parish (e.g. preventive...
Church Resignation Forms Filed in Finland: Reasons for Resigning 2020
The online eroakirkosta.fi service, maintained by two Finnish associations, allows people to resign from church by filling in an online form. After filling in the form, people are given an opportunity to explain their reasons for resigning in free-text format. This dataset consists of the reasons entered by 961 people when quitting the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland...
Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis in Finnish Parishes 2020
The survey charted the experiences of employees and elected officials of the parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in different parts of Finland during the COVID-19 crisis. The survey was conducted by the Church Research Institute in April 2020. 298 church employees and elected officials responded to the survey. The largest respondent groups were...
Mental Resilience of Finnish People I 2020
The survey charted the concerns and feelings of security and safety of people living in Finland during the coronavirus crisis. This first part of the survey was conducted in April 2020, when the coronavirus restrictions were at their strictest. The survey was repeated in May 2020, when the partial loosening of COVID restrictions had been announced. The May 2020 survey data...
Interviews on Nonreligion with Young Adults in the Capital Region 2018
The dataset consists of interviews with young adults born in the 1980s or 1990s who live in the Finnish capital region and identify themselves as nonreligious. During the interview, the interviewees were asked to fill out the Gallup Ecclesiastica 2015 survey collected by the Church Research Institute and comment on the questions out loud. The interviewer also presented the...
Parish Employee Survey 2015
The 2015 church employee survey studied the views of people working in the parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Main themes of the survey included the future of work in the church, structural changes and strategic planning in parishes, ordination of women, the amended Marriage Act entering into force in 2017, and Christian values and ethics. First, the...
Gallup Ecclesiastica 2019
The survey studied religiosity and church membership in Finland as well as people's participation in parish activities. Questions also charted personal faith, spiritual matters, attitudes towards religious communities, and family. The respondents were first asked about helping others, donating money to charity, and the meaning of their own work. Questions surveyed why the...
Church Resignation Forms Filed in Finland: Reasons for Resigning 2021
The online eroakirkosta.fi service, maintained by two Finnish associations, allows people to resign from church by filling in an online form. After filling in the form, people are given an opportunity to explain their reasons for resigning in free-text format. This dataset consists of the reasons entered by 941 people when quitting the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland...
Church Resignation Forms Filed in Finland: Reasons for Resigning 2023
The online eroakirkosta.fi service, maintained by two Finnish associations, allows people to resign from church by filling in an online form. After filling in the form, people are given an opportunity to explain their reasons for resigning in free-text format. This dataset consists of the reasons entered by 1,026 people when quitting the Evangelical Lutheran Church of...
Role of the Church in Collective Crises and Social Problems 2007
The survey studied the role of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in collective crises and in civic society. The section covering the church role in crises focused on the Asian tsunami disaster in 2004. The section covering the role in Finnish society charted opinions on the impact of the church on social problems. First, the respondents were asked to describe their...
Gallup Ecclesiastica 2015
The survey studied the religiosity and church membership in Finland as well as people's participation in parish activities. Questions about faith, spiritual matters, and religious communities were asked. The respondents were first asked whether they were members of a church or other religious community. Those who were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and...
Marriage and the Lutheran Church 2017
This study charted Finnish attitudes toward same-sex marriage and the right of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland to marry couples. The study was funded by the Church Council. First, the respondents were asked whether they were members of the Church or some other religious community. The most important reasons for being a member of the Church were charted (e.g. faith...
Finnish Views on Lutheranism 2017
This study charted Finnish views on Lutheranism. First, the respondents were presented with a variety of statements concerning religion and they were asked to evaluate to what extent these statements depicted characteristic features of Lutheranism. After this, as the Lutheran Church celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, the respondents were asked...
Professional Identity and Religious Beliefs of Children's Instructor Students 2014
The survey charted the professional motivation, identity and religiosity of Children's Instructor students in Christian Institutes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland. This dataset is based on the first collection wave in a cohort study that followed students studying for an upper secondary qualification in Child Care, Education and Family Welfare as they...
Professional Identity and Religious Beliefs of Children's Instructor Students 2016
The survey charted the professional motivation, identity and religiosity of Children's Instructor students in Christian Institutes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland. This dataset is based on the second collection wave in a cohort study that followed students studying for an upper secondary qualification in Child Care, Education and Family Welfare as they...
Professional Identity and Religious Beliefs of Children's Instructor Students 2017
The survey charted the professional motivation, identity and religiosity of Children's Instructor students in Christian Institutes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland. This dataset is based on the third collection wave in a cohort study that followed students studying for an upper secondary qualification in Child Care, Education and Family Welfare as they...
Parish Support to Asylum Seekers 2016
This survey study charted support provided to asylum seekers by Finnish Evangelical Lutheran parishes during and after the 2015 mass influx of people seeking asylum in Finland. Themes included types of immigrant work done in the parish, practices, challenges, and cooperation with other groups. Respondents were employees of parishes responsible for asylum seeker support...
Parish Image and Knowledge Survey 2018
The survey charted Finnish perceptions of the image and services of parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The study was funded by the individual parishes or parish unions in the studied regions and by the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church so that all parties funded 1/13 of the study, except for the Helsinki Parish Union which funded twice...
Church Resignation Forms Filed in Finland: Reasons for Resigning 2018
The online eroakirkosta.fi service, maintained by two Finnish associations, allows people to resign from church by filling in an online form. After filling in the form, people are given an opportunity to explain their reasons for resigning in free-text format. This dataset consists of the reasons entered by 1,023 people when quitting the Evangelical Lutheran Church of...
Church Resignation Forms Filed in Finland: Reasons for Resigning 2019
The online eroakirkosta.fi service, maintained by two Finnish associations, allows people to resign from church by filling in an online form. After filling in the form, people are given an opportunity to explain their reasons for resigning in free-text format. This dataset consists of the reasons entered by 994 people when quitting the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland...
Attitudes of Finnish Clergy and Church Musicians 2006
The survey conducted by the Union of Church Professionals (AKI) and focused on member views on union activities, church administration, ethical issues and working conditions. AKI members work as clergy or church musicians in Finland, and the union consists of the Union of Finnish Clergy and the Finnish Association of Church Organists. The respondents were asked how well...