FSD1260 Finnish National Election Study 2003 Codebook FINNISH SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVE The bibliographic citation for this codebook: Finnish National Election Study 2003 [codebook]. Finnish Social Science Data Archive [pro- ducer and distributor], 2020. This codebook has been generated from the version 1.1 (5.1.2012) of the data. Finnish Social Science Data Archive FIN-33014 University of Tampere FSD User Services: asiakaspalvelu.fsd@uta.fi +358 40 190 1442 Aila Data Service Portal: https://services.fsd.uta.fi/ Finnish Social Science Data Archive http://www.fsd.uta.fi/en/ $ Koodikirjoitin.py v37 @ 2020-11-10 15:54:26.315000 $ To the reader This codebook is part of the data FSD1260 archived at the FSD (Finnish Social Science Data Archive).The dataset has been described in as much detail as possible in Finnish and English. Variable frequencies, variable and value labels, and missing values have been checked. If neces- sary, the data have been anonymised. 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The second part of the codebook contains information on variables: question texts, response options, and frequencies. The third part contains indexes. Variable distributions presented in this codebook have been generated from the SPSS files. Dis- tribution tables present variable values, frequencies (n), frequency percentages (%), and valid percentages (v. %) which take into account missing data. All distributions are unweighted. If the data contain weight variables, these will be found at the end of the variables list. In some cases frequency distributions have been substituted by descriptive statistics. Categorised responses to open-ended questions are not always included in the codebook. Distributions may contain missing data. The note "System missing (SYSMIS)" refers to missing observations (e.g. a re- spondent has not answered all questions) whereas "Missing (User missing)" refers to data the user has defined as missing. 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Contents 1 Study description 1 1.1 Titles . .1 1.2 Subject description . .1 1.3 Structure and collection of the data . .3 1.4 Use of data . .4 2 Variables 11 3 Indexes 217 3.1 Variables in the order of occurrence . 217 3.2 Variables in alphabetical order . 238 A Abbreviations of Finnish Political Parties 257 B Questionnaires in Finnish 259 C Questionnaires in Swedish 293 i Chapter 1 Study description 1.1 Titles Titles and data version: Finnish National Election Study 2003 Titles and data version in Finnish: Eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2003 Titles and data version in Swedish: Riksdagsvalundersökning 2003 This codebook has been generated from the version 1.1 (5.1.2012) of the data. 1.2 Subject description Other material Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)1 Authoring entity Karvonen, Lauri (Åbo Akademi University. Department of Political Science) Paloheimo, Heikki (University of Tampere. Department of Political Science and International Relations) Other members of the Elections and Representative Democracy in Finland study: Åsa Bengts- son (Åbo Akademi University), Sami Borg (University of Tampere), Kimmo Grönlund (Åbo Akademi University), Mikko Mattila (University of Helsinki), Tom Moring (University of Helsinki), Pertti Pesonen (University of Tampere), Jan Sundberg (University of Helsinki), Risto Sänkiaho (University of Tampere), Hanna Wass (University of Helsinki) Copyright statement for the data In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. 1hhttps://cses.org/ 1 1. Study description Depositor Borg, Sami (University of Tampere) Date of deposit 20.5.2003 Keywords election campaigns; elections; Internet; parliamentary candidates; parliamentary elections; party identification; political allegiance; political attitudes; political awareness; political influence; political interest; political participation; political support; voting; voting advice applications Topic Classification Fields of Science Classification: Social sciences CESSDA Classification: Elections; Political behaviour and attitudes Series description The data belong to the 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 Con- sortium from the year 2003 onwards. More information in the Finnish Election Study Portal. The data, collected through face-to-face interviews and self-administered questionnaires, 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 participa- tion, 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 ques- tionnaire. 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 elec- tion events. The respondents were asked how much they had followed the elections in different 2 1.3. Structure and collection of the data 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 parliamen- tary 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 ex- plored. 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 choos- ing 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 to social and political participation were also studied. The respondents were presented with general questions and statements pertaining to voting and society. Some topics focused on the effectiveness of election advertisements and different aspects that might have affected respondents’ voting decisions. Questions also covered Internet use, for instance, reasons for use, frequency and location. The respondents were asked whether they had followed things related to the elections, politics and society on the Internet and whether they had used candidate selectors / voting advice applications, contacted politicians via the Internet or e-mail or visited the web pages of public administration. Opinions on voting through the Internet were examined. Variables q19-q22, q51-q65_11, and q67-q80 are national election study variables, variables q23_1-q50 and q66 are CSES variables, variables beginning with ’p’ are self-administered ques- tionnaire variables, and the rest are background variables. Background variables included respondent’s age, gender, mother tongue, employment status, occupational group, household composition, income, basic and vocational education, area, re- gion and province of residence and type of municipality. 1.3 Structure and collection of the data Country: Finland Geographic coverage: Finland Analysis or observation unit type: Individual Universe: People aged 18 or over living in Finland, excluding the Åland Islands Collection date: 17.3.2003 – 15.5.2003 Data collector(s): TNS Gallup Finland Mode of data collection: Face-to-face interview, Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Type of research instrument: Structured questionnaire Time period covered: