Finnish Voter Barometer October 1997

The survey studied the attitudes of the Finns towards different political parties. The respondents were asked how favourably or negatively they view the Centre Party of Finland, the Finnish Social Democratic Party, the National Coalition Party, the Left Alliance, and the Green League. A number of attributes and characteristics were listed, and the respondents were asked to which party they could be applied. The respondents assessed government performance and were asked to name the party they would like to win the parliamentary elections. Voting behaviour was studied by asking the respondents for what party or group they would vote if the elections were held now, and how did they vote in the 1995 parliamentary elections and in the 1996 municipal elections, and which factors had affected their party selection. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they took care of everyday shopping or cooking in the household. Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, marital status, annual gross income, place of residence, occupational group, line of work, trade union membership, and mother tongue.

本调查研究了芬兰民众对各政党的态度。受访者被问及对芬兰中间党、芬兰社会民主党、民族联合党、左翼联盟及绿色联盟的看法是正面还是负面。调查列出若干属性与特征，询问受访者这些属性特征适用于哪个政党。受访者需评估政府表现，并指出其希望赢得议会选举的政党。通过询问受访者‘若当前举行选举，会投票给哪个政党或团体’‘1995年议会选举及1996年地方选举中如何投票’，以及‘哪些因素影响其政党选择’，本调查研究了投票行为。此外，受访者还被问及是否负责家庭日常购物或烹饪。背景变量包括受访者的出生年份、婚姻状况、年总收入、居住地、职业群体、工作领域、工会成员身份及母语。