Summary information

Study title

EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 1992

Creator

Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA)

Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Study number / PID

FSD1083 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1083 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd1083 (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 attitudes and values of the Finns. The survey had four main themes: the state of political (social) culture, Finnish national identity, relationship between economic growth and recession, and expectations of the future. The survey focused on a few central issues that were related to the threats and possibilities at the time of the survey. A major background factor in the atmosphere was a deep economic recession with its various effects on society. On the basis of different propositions the respondents were asked about their expectations for the present and the future, threat factors affecting the future (e.g. the situation in Russia), environmental problems, and economic development. In addition, attitudes towards internationalisation, European integration, position of Finland, and recession were studied along with the respondents' views on welfare, trade unions, entrepreneurship, political action, and environmental issues. The respondents were also asked about their opinion of values connected to political decision-making, qualities of political and business leaders, development trends of Finland and Europe, the significance of economic growth to society and to the well-being of its members, the basic features of Finnish national identity. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, size of municipality of residence, province of residence, occupational group, basic education, vocational education, trade union membership, employer type, industry of employment, field of activity in work-life, self-perceived social class, mother tongue, and the party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

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

AttitudesEconomic and social developmentEconomic growthEconomic recessionEnvironmentEuropean integrationFutureNational identityFinlandPolitical leadersPolitical partiesSocial welfare

Data collection period

17/09/1992 - 04/12/1992

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Finns 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

2001

Terms of data access

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

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