Citizens' Pulse 13/2021

The Citizens' Pulse surveys examine Finnish attitudes and opinions in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Main themes in the surveys include the activity and communication of authorities, compliance with regulations, future expectations, trust, and the respondents' own state of mind. The 13th collection round of 2021 surveyed the respondents' trust in other people and in various institutions, such as the Finnish Government, the health care system, and the media. The respondents were asked to evaluate how well Finnish authorities (including the Government, Ministries, and other authorities such as the police and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) had been prepared for epidemics such as COVID-19. The respondents' state of mind was examined with questions on various matters relating to health and well-being. The questions covered, for example, whether the respondents were worried about their own risk or the risk of people close to them contracting COVID-19, the availability of health care for them and people close to them for issues unrelated to COVID-19, and their own mental well-being. Additionally, the respondents' concerns were charted with questions regarding livelihood and everyday life (e.g. whether they were worried about the adequacy of their income or the income of people close to them, the uncertainty regarding how long the exceptional circumstances would last, and their children's schooling). Next, the respondents' confidence in their future and experiences of stress were surveyed. The respondents were asked to evaluate whether an atmosphere of crisis prevailed amongst Finns. The availability and findability of relevant information on the coronavirus crisis was charted. Compliance with coronavirus restrictions was examined by asking the respondents whether they had followed the restrictions and recommendations set by authorities for preventing transmission of the virus, including maintaining safe distances, washing hands regularly, wearing a face mask, avoiding touching the eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands, using a hand sanitiser when it was available in public places, and minimising contacts with people outside immediate family and friends. Finally, the respondents were asked whether they had gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 and what had influenced their decision to get or to not get vaccinated. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, NUTS3 region of residence, highest level of education, household composition, and perceived financial situation of household.

《民众心声》调查审视了芬兰民众在新冠病毒疫情（COVID-19）背景下的态度与观点。调查的主要主题包括当局的活动与沟通、对规定的遵守、对未来期望的考量、信任度以及受访者的心态状态。2021年第13轮调查中，对受访者对他人及不同机构的信任度进行了调查，这些机构包括芬兰政府、医疗保健体系以及媒体。受访者被要求评估芬兰当局（包括政府、各部和如警察及芬兰健康福利研究所等其他当局）在应对如COVID-19这样的流行病方面的准备情况。通过涉及健康与福祉的各种问题，对受访者的心态状态进行了考察。问题涵盖了受访者是否担忧自己或其亲近之人感染COVID-19的风险、他们及其亲近之人非COVID-19相关医疗保健的可用性，以及他们自身的心理健康状况。此外，通过关于生计和日常生活（例如，受访者是否担忧其收入或其亲近之人收入的充足性、对非常时期持续时间的不确定性，以及子女的学业）的问题，描绘了受访者的关注点。接着，调查了受访者对其未来的信心和压力体验。受访者被询问是否认为芬兰人之间存在危机氛围。通过询问受访者是否遵循了由当局为预防病毒传播所设定的限制和推荐措施（包括保持安全距离、定期洗手、佩戴口罩、避免用未洗净的手触摸眼睛、鼻子或嘴巴、在公共场所可用时使用洗手液、尽量减少与直系亲属和朋友的接触），对遵守新冠病毒限制措施的情况进行了考察。最后，受访者被问及他们是否接种了COVID-19疫苗以及是什么影响了他们接种疫苗或未接种疫苗的决定。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄段、居住地的NUTS3区域、最高教育水平、家庭构成以及家庭感知的财务状况。