Summary information

Study title

Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 1999: Autumn

Creator

Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI)

Study number / PID

FSD1170 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1170 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd1170 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence

The Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence series includes all surveys conducted by the Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI). Their focus is on security policy, foreign policy and national defence. The FSD collections cover data from 1992 onwards. The surveys contain a set of core questions repeated over the years.

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish citizens' views on, for instance, military alliances and domestic defence industries. The respondents were asked to state their personal opinions on Finnish foreign policy, armed civil defence, Finnish Defence Forces funding, and Finland's participation in KFOR peace-enforcement operation. In addition, the respondents' willingness to participate in civil defence in case of enemy invasion were assessed. Background variables included the respondent's sex, age, primary profession, place of residence, occupation, education, domestic environment, and household's annual income.

Methodology

Data collection period

29/10/1999 - 18/11/1999

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Finns aged 15 - 74

Sampling procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2001

Terms of data access

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

Related publications

  • Alho, Olli T. (2002). Suomalaisten turvallisuuspoliittisten mielipiteiden kehitys 1990-luvulla. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Yleisen valtio-opin kansainvälisen politiikan suuntautumisvaihtoehdon pro gradu ­tutkielma.