Follow-up on Finnish Municipal Elections 2004

dc.contributor.affiliationSvenska social- och kommunalhögskolan - Moring, Tom
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki. Swedish School of Social Science - Moring, Tom
dc.contributor.authorMoring, Tom
dc.contributor.authorMoring, Tom
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.coverage.temporal2004-10-01 - 2004-11-30
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T12:50:31Z
dc.date.issued2006-03-20
dc.descriptionThe survey studied the 2004 municipal elections in Finland, focusing on election campaigning, political advertising and voting behaviour. The survey was conducted as part of the "Changes in Finnish TV Election Campaigns" project. The respondents were asked whether they had voted in the recent municipal elections. Those who had voted were asked the candidate of which political party or group they had voted for, at which point they had decided who to vote for, and whether the candidate or the party had been more important in the choice. They also rated the importance of a number of issues (e.g. environmental issues, employment, taxation, social security, public services, crime prevention) to the voting decision. In addition, voters were asked whether the public debate on outsourcing and privatising the provision of municipal services (local government services) had encouraged them to vote. Further questions covered information sources used to help them decide how to vote. Non-voters were asked to what extent certain factors influenced their decision not to vote (e.g. difficulty to find an appropriate candidate, distrust of politics and politicians, having more important things to do on the voting day). One question explored at which point they had made the decision not to vote. All respondents were asked whether they had noticed or seen election advertising and in what form: television, newspaper or internet adverts advertising political parties or candidates, leaflets dropped in the letterbox, outdoor posters etc. One question explored whether the respondents had seen television advertisements for certain political parties. The respondents were asked which party they would vote for if they were obliged to vote for one, and whether they had voted in the 2003 parliamentary elections, and for which party. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's year of birth, gender, mother tongue, marital status, household composition and size, basic and vocational education, occupational status, employer type, employment sector, trade union membership, which party the respondent would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time, which party had voted for in the 2000 municipal elections, left-right political self-placement, subjective social class, household annual gross income, accommodation type, housing tenure, major region (NUTS2), region (NUTS3), province of residence, type of neighbourhood.
dc.disciplineSocial sciences
dc.identifierhttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2110
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/462
dc.languageFinnish
dc.rightsRestricted use
dc.rights.licenseOther (Not Open)
dc.subjectkuntavaalit
dc.subjectpoliittinen käyttäytyminen
dc.subjectpoliittinen mainonta
dc.subjectpoliittiset asenteet
dc.subjectpuolueiden kannatus
dc.subjecttelevisiomainonta
dc.subjectvaalikampanjat
dc.subjectvaalit
dc.subjectäänestyskäyttäytyminen
dc.subjectäänestäminen
dc.subjectelection campaigns
dc.subjectlocal government elections
dc.subjectpolitical allegiance
dc.subjectpolitical attitudes
dc.subjectparty identification
dc.subjecttelevision advertising
dc.subjectvoting
dc.subjectvoting behaviour
dc.subjectMainonta, tiedotus- ja suhdetoiminta
dc.subjectPoliittinen käyttäytyminen, poliittiset asenteet ja mielipiteet
dc.subjectVaalit, ehdokkaat ja kansanäänestykset
dc.subjectPublic relations
dc.subjectPolitical behaviour and attitudes
dc.subjectElections
dc.titleFollow-up on Finnish Municipal Elections 2004
Finnish Social Data Archive (FSD)


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