Finnish Voter Barometer Autumn 2002

The survey studied Finnish political attitudes and opinions on political parties. Respondents were asked how favourable their opinion was regarding the Finnish Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party of Finland, the National Coalition Party, the Left Alliance and the Green League and how tempted respondents would be to vote for these parties. A number of attributes (e.g. incompetent leaders, competent in EU issues) were listed and respondents were asked to which party they could be applied. Respondents were asked whether they support any party at that moment. Respondents rated how successful the current government has been and which parties they would like to see in the coalition government after the elections. Views on the characteristics of some well-known politicians were probed. Respondents were also asked which characteristics are necessary for political decision-makers. Opinions on which goals receive too much or too little attention in politics were charted; goals mentioned included lowering taxes, employment, prevention of inflation, equality, national economy, housing etc. Voting behaviour was studied by asking which party the respondent would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that moment and whether he/she had voted in the 2000 municipal elections and in the 1999 parliamentary elections. Voting in parliamentary elections in general, voting intention relating to the next elections and the overall importance of voting were surveyed. Further questions covered respondents' political orientation (on the left-right axis) and social class. Background variables included respondents' year of birth, marital status, annual gross income, place of residence, occupational group, employment sector, trade union membership and mother tongue.

本研究聚焦芬兰民众的政治态度与政党认知。受访者需评价自身对芬兰社会民主党（Finnish Social Democratic Party）、芬兰中间党（Centre Party of Finland）、民族联合党（National Coalition Party）、左翼联盟（Left Alliance）与绿色联盟（Green League）的好感度，并表明自身为上述政党投票的意愿程度。调研列出多项特质（例如领导人无能、在欧盟事务上能力出众），要求受访者指出这些特质可对应至哪些政党。调查询问受访者当前是否支持某一政党。受访者需对现任政府的执政成效进行评分，并选出选举后期望纳入联合政府的政党。此外还调研了受访者对部分知名政客特质的看法，以及政治决策者应具备的必要特质。针对政治领域中各政策目标受关注过度或不足的相关看法被统计归纳，提及的政策目标包括减税、就业、防控通胀、公平、国民经济、住房等。针对投票行为的调研通过以下问题展开：若当下举行议会选举，受访者会投票给哪个政党；受访者是否参与过2000年市政选举及1999年议会选举。同时调研还涵盖受访者的常规议会选举投票情况、下一届议会选举的投票意向，以及对投票行为整体重要性的认知。后续问题涉及受访者的政治立场（左右轴维度）与社会阶层。调研的背景变量包括受访者出生年份、婚姻状况、年度总收入、居住地、职业类别、就业部门、工会会员身份及母语。