Politics and Young People 1988

The survey charted young adults' attitudes towards politics, their opinions on the principal matters in politics, and their views on the current political questions. The respondents' interest in politics was queried, as well as how much they thought politics influences various things, and to what extent they trust in decision-makers' ability to solve young people's problems. Some questions covered how firm the respondents considered their political views and party preference to be. The respondents were asked to place different political parties and themselves on the left-right axis. They indicated whether it was easy for them to choose between political parties, what is their attitude towards given parties, and on what basis they select their party. In addition, the respondents were given a list of various things (e.g. Finnishness, scientific achievements of the Finns, Finnish social security and health care system) and asked to choose which items on the list make them feel proud about Finland. They were also presented with a set of attitudinal statements on topics such as voting, entrepreneurship, the Government, Parliament, social differences, political parties, politicians, unemployment, welfare state, law, refugees, immigrants, development aid, nuclear power, the EC, income taxation, and traditional Finnish values. In relation to voting and elections, the respondents' views were probed on what basis election candidates were assessed, how citizens should relate to elections and voting, what kind of voting habits the respondents' parents had, whether the respondents had used their right to vote, whether they were going to use that right in the future, and whether our political system works or not. Background variables included the respondent's gender, municipality of residence, age, marital status, number of children, type of accommodation, socio-economic status, education level, mother tongue, parents' and spouse's occupation and education level, membership in various organisations or associations (e.g. sports clubs, youth organisations, student associations), place of birth, annual gross income, and annual household gross income. Those who were employed were asked about their occupational status, students were asked about their educational institution and main subject, and those who were unemployed were in turn asked about the duration of unemployment during the past two years and occupational status before unemployment. In addition, views were queried on how important it is to work hard and to get by on the salary one receives from work. Further background variables investigated when R had moved to the capital area, from where R had moved, whether R would like to have a life that resembles that of R's parents' in the future, to what extent R follows different things on the media (e.g. technology, public figures, science), how much R spent money on various things on a monthly average (e.g. movies, food, clothes), whether R exercised regularly, which TV or radio channels R usually follow at home, how often R does various things (e.g. meets friends, visits the library, goes to a discotheque), and where R would like to travel to. Finally, views were charted on which party R would vote for in parliamentary elections, and which party R voted for in the 1987 municipal elections.

本调查系统梳理了青年群体的政治态度、对政治核心议题的看法，以及针对当前政治热点问题的观点。调查内容涵盖受访者的政治兴趣程度、其认知中政治对各类事物的影响强度，以及对决策者解决青年群体问题的能力的信任水平。部分问题涉及受访者对自身政治立场与党派偏好的坚定程度。受访者需将不同政党与自身分别置于左右翼政治光谱（left-right axis）之上，并回答自身在政党间做出选择是否容易、对指定政党的态度，以及选择所属政党的依据。此外，调查方提供了一份涵盖多项内容的清单（例如芬兰民族身份、芬兰人的科研成就、芬兰社会保障与医疗体系等），要求受访者勾选能让其为芬兰感到自豪的条目。同时，受访者需完成一系列态度陈述题，议题涉及投票、创业、政府、议会、社会差距、政党、政客、失业、福利国家、法律、难民、移民、发展援助、核能、欧共体（EC）、所得税以及芬兰传统价值观等。针对投票与选举议题，调查探究了受访者评估选举候选人的依据、公民应如何对待选举与投票行为、受访者父母的投票习惯、受访者是否已行使过投票权、未来是否会行使该权利，以及当前政治体系是否运转良好。本次调查收集的背景变量包括受访者性别、居住市政区、年龄、婚姻状况、子女数量、住宿类型、社会经济地位、受教育水平、母语、父母与配偶的职业及受教育水平、各类组织（例如体育俱乐部、青年组织、学生社团）的会员身份、出生地、年度总收入、家庭年度总收入。针对在职受访者，调查询问了其职业状况；学生群体被问及就读院校与主修专业；失业受访者则被询问了过去两年的失业时长及失业前的职业状况。此外，调查还询问了受访者对“努力工作并依靠工作薪酬维持生计”的重要性的看法。其他额外背景变量还包括：受访者迁至首都地区的时间、迁来的原居地、未来是否希望过上与父母相似的生活、受访者关注各类媒体内容的程度（例如科技、公众人物、科学领域）、月度平均各类消费支出（例如电影、食品、服饰）、是否定期锻炼、日常在家收看的电视频道或收听的广播电台频率、参与各类活动的频率（例如与朋友会面、前往图书馆、前往迪斯科舞厅），以及希望前往旅行的目的地。最后，调查还收集了受访者在议会选举中的意向投票政党，以及其在1987年市政选举中的实际投票政党。