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Study title

Finnish National Election Study 2003

Creator

Karvonen, Lauri (Åbo Akademi University. Department of Political Science)
Paloheimo, Heikki (University of Tampere. Department of Political Science and International Relations)

Study number / PID

FSD1260 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1260 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd1260 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Finnish National Election Studies

Finnish National Election Studies are nationally representative surveys conducted in connection with parliamentary elections in Finland. Data have been collected by the Election Study Consortium from the year 2003 onwards. For further information, see Finnish National Election Study Consortium site. The data allow study of changes in public opinion and democracy over time. Some modules are repeated but each study also contains questions on current issues. Main themes include political participation, political attitudes, candidate and party choice, voting, and election campaigning.

Abstract

The survey consists of two parts which were collected after the 2003 parliamentary elections in Finland with the help of face-to-face interviews and a supplementary, self-administered questionnaire. Swedish-speaking population is over-represented in the data. The interview data is Finland's contribution to the international Comparative Study of Electoral Systems program (CSES). The survey charted the respondents' participation in campaign activities, for instance, in election events. The respondents were asked how much they had followed the elections in different media and whether it made a difference who is in power. Some themes focused on respondents' voting behaviour in the 1999 parliamentary elections. Opinions on the way democracy works in Finland, performance of the government and the party they voted for in the 1999 parliamentary elections were examined as well as perceptions on how well elections ensure that voters' views are represented by MPs. Political party preference and attitudes to other parties were also studied. The respondents were asked to place different political parties on the left-right axis. Satisfaction with own financial situation and life in general, and expectations of the financial and employment situation of the respondent, his/her family and Finland in the future were explored. The respondents' factual political knowledge was charted with a few questions. They were also presented with a set of attitudinal questions on politics and voting. The respondents were asked whether they had voted in the 2003 parliamentary elections and if not, reasons for not voting. Those who had voted were asked about their party of choice, reasons for choosing that particular party and candidate and which one was more important to them: party or candidate. The supplementary, self-administered questionnaire charted opinions on current political issues. Sources of information relating to the election were charted. The respondents' willingness and attitudes...
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Topics

Social sciencesPolitical behaviour and attitudesElections

Keywords

Election campaignsElectionsInternetParliamentary candidatesParliamentary electionsParty identificationPolitical allegiancePolitical attitudesPolitical awarenessPolitical influencePolitical interestPolitical participation
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Methodology

Data collection period

17/03/2003 - 15/05/2003

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

People aged 18 or over living in Finland

Excludes: the Åland Islands

Sampling procedure

Probability: Multistage

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2005

Terms of data access

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

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