Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation: Citizen Survey 2018

The survey charted the social and political opinions of different groups of people. The respondents were presented with statements regarding social participation and influence, trust in political decision-makers, political interest, and political opinions. The data were collected as part of the 'Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation' (BIBU) research project, which examines how economic restructuring changes citizens' and decision-makers' political capacities, interests and emotions. The research project is a collaboration between six universities and research institutes, led by Professor Anu Kantola from the University of Helsinki. First, social participation was examined with questions on, for example, participation in political discussion, activity in civic organisations, boycotting, and donating money to charity. The respondents were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with various statements regarding politicians and decision-makers. Trust in several actors, such as political parties, the Government, universities, and traditional media was charted. Questions also focused on, for example, whether the respondents had signed petitions, how often they used social media to follow social and political issues, and how they viewed civil disobedience. The respondents' political opinions and participation were surveyed with questions on where they would place themselves on the left-right political scale, whether they thought they were liberal or conservative, whether they had voted in the 2017 municipal elections, and which party they would vote for if parliamentary elections were held now. Views on different groups of people, such as the poor or the rich, those receiving unemployment benefits, baby boomers, and asylum seekers were examined next. Questions also examined the respondents' views on children and raising children, the social security system, income disparity, and immigration. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, year of birth, marital status, level of education, occupation, income, and household size.

本调查绘制了不同群体人群在社会及政治领域的观点。受访者被呈现有关社会参与与影响力、对政治决策者的信任、政治兴趣及政治观点的陈述。数据收集作为‘应对参与中的偏差与泡沫’（BIBU）研究项目的一部分，该项目旨在探究经济结构调整如何改变公民与决策者的政治能力、兴趣与情感。该研究项目由赫尔辛基大学安努·坎托拉教授领导，由六所大学及研究机构共同协作。首先，通过诸如参与政治讨论、在公民组织中的活动、抵制行为以及向慈善机构捐款等问题，对社交参与进行了考察。受访者被询问他们是否同意或不同意有关政治家及决策者的各种陈述。对多个行为者，如政党、政府、大学及传统媒体的信任度进行了测量。问题还集中在例如受访者是否签署过请愿书、他们多久使用社交媒体关注社会政治问题，以及他们如何看待公民不服从等方面。通过有关受访者在左右政治尺度上的定位、他们是否认为自己属于自由主义者或保守主义者、他们是否在2017年市议会选举中投票以及如果现在举行议会选举他们将投票给哪个政党等问题，对受访者的政治观点及参与度进行了调查。接下来，对贫困或富裕人群、领取失业救济金者、婴儿潮一代以及寻求庇护者等不同群体的人群观点进行了考察。问题还涉及受访者对子女养育、社会保障体系、收入差距及移民的看法。背景变量包括受访者的性别、出生年份、婚姻状况、教育水平、职业、收入和家庭规模等因素。