Tackling Biases and Bubbles in Participation: Survey for Decision-Makers 2020

The survey charted the social and political opinions of the Finnish elite. The respondents included members of the political, economic, administrative, research, and media elite. Topics of the survey included the social security system, climate policy, employment policy, immigration, potential ways to revitalize the economy, social activity, and views on democracy. 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. First, the respondents' views on employment and the economy were examined with questions on, for example, the retirement pipeline, earnings-related unemployment allowance, job alternation leave, working hours, and adult education allowance. Further questions surveyed the respondents' opinions on the social security system, the coronavirus pandemic, and government debt. The respondents were also asked whether they agreed or disagreed with several statements relating to climate policy. Next, the respondents were asked in what ways they had participated in political decision-making in the past two years and how often they were in contact with other decision-makers (e.g. the Prime Minister, local government officials, management of foreign companies). The most important goals of the contact with other decision-makers (e.g. maintaining networks, sharing information) were also examined. Finally, views on different groups of people, such as the poor or the rich, were examined, and the respondents' opinions on the political participation of Finnish citizens were surveyed. Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, marital status, level of education, income, weekly working hours, to which elite group the respondent belonged, trade union membership, political party preference, position on a left-right political scale, and family's income during the respondent's childhood.

本调查描绘了芬兰精英阶层的社会政治观点。受访者包括政治、经济、行政、研究和媒体精英。调查主题涵盖了社会保障体系、气候政策、就业政策、移民、经济复苏的潜在途径、社会活动以及对民主的见解。数据收集是作为“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和决策者的政治能力、兴趣和情感。首先，通过诸如退休管道、与收入相关的失业津贴、工作交替休假、工作时间以及成人教育津贴等问题，考察了受访者对就业和经济的看法。进一步的问题调查了受访者对社会保障体系、新冠疫情和政府债务的意见。受访者还被问及他们是否同意或不同意与气候政策相关的几个陈述。接下来，受访者被问及在过去两年中他们以何种方式参与了政治决策以及他们与决策者（例如总理、地方政府官员、外国公司管理层）接触的频率。考察了与其他决策者接触的最重要目标（例如，维护网络、共享信息）。最后，对贫困人群或富裕人群等不同群体进行了观点调查，并对芬兰公民的政治参与意见进行了调查。背景变量包括受访者的性别、出生年份、婚姻状况、教育水平、收入、每周工作时间、受访者所属的精英群体、工会会员资格、政党偏好、政治立场（左至右）以及在受访者童年时期家庭的收入水平。