Summary information

Study title

EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 1986

Creator

Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)

Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Study number / PID

FSD1080 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1080 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd1080 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

EVA Surveys on Finnish Values and Attitudes

Since 1984, the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA) has conducted surveys studying changes in Finnish attitudes, values, and perceptions of the present and the future. For related studies, see the Finnish EU Attitudes 1992-2012 series. Since 2013, EVA has not distinguished between national value and attitude surveys and EU attitude surveys. From 2018 onwards, the EVA Surveys on Finnish Values and Attitudes have been consistently biannual. The series aims at measuring and analysing citizens' views on Finnish society. The data allow a detailed empirical analysis and systematic follow-up...

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish citizens' attitudes and values. Topics covered tension between "soft" and "hard" social values, decision-making and political power, environmental issues, technology, political parties, economy, economic growth, and general state of affairs in Finland. The respondents were also asked how optimistic or pessimistic they felt about their own future, and the future of Finland, Europe, and the world. One question pertained to whether certain bodies (e.g. trade unions, the government, banks, the police, big companies, universities) have too much or too little influence in Finnish society. The respondents were asked whether there was a conflict between certain groups (e.g. rich - poor, employers - employees, men - women, enterprises - environmental protection). In conclusion, the respondents evaluated the welfare, equality, safety, income disparity and situation of certain groups (e.g. the unemployed, young people, pensioners), etc. in Finland at that time, and in the future. Background variables included the respondent's sex, age, marital status, size of the place of residence, province of residence, economic activity, basic and vocational education, trade union membership, industry of employment, participation in voluntary organisations and associations, which party R would vote for if the next parliamentary elections were held at that time, left-right political self-placement, and self-reported social class.

Social sciencesGovernment, political systems and organisationsPolitical behaviour and attitudesEconomic systems and development

Economic and social developmentEconomic conditionsEconomic growthEnvironmental conservationExpectationIntergroup conflictPolitical powerSocial conflictSocial participationValues

Data collection period

01/09/1986 - 31/10/1986

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Finnish population aged 18 - 70

Excludes: the Åland Islands

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2002

Terms of data access

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

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