Barometer for Swedish-speaking Finns 2006

This study charted the identity of Swedish-speaking Finns and their opinions on various aspects of everyday life, such as politics and society, the use of mass media, values, and the sense of belonging. The study was funded by the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland (Svenska kulturfonden). The first questions revolved around language. The respondents' and their families' Finnish and Swedish language skills were surveyed. It was examined whether the respondents had used Swedish, Finnish or both in different types of contexts, e.g. at home, at school, with friends, and at work. After this, the respondents were asked about their identity as a Finland-Swede, and how proud, glad or ashamed they felt being someone from the Swedish-speaking minority. Views on native speakers of different languages in Finland were also probed. The survey also charted the respondents' trust in different organisations such as the government, the church, social services, the universities, the police, and daycare services. The next questions concerned the respondents' political orientation. It was queried which party the respondents would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at the time of the survey, how they thought different institutions' and groups' influence on society had changed, and which political topics they deemed important in the upcoming 2007 parliamentary elections. It was queried whether the respondents had voted in the 2003 parliamentary elections, and which parties had acted on their personal political concerns. They were also asked to evaluate a set of attitudinal statements about the Swedish-speaking minority in regard to politics. The next questions concerned media, the press, radio, and television. The respondents' preferred newspapers, radio stations and television channels were surveyed, as well as their internet use, and they were also asked to grade a variety of TV channels and radio stations and their programming. After this, the respondents' values and beliefs were examined with questions regarding their trust in different groups of people and people in general, and if the respondents believed in e.g. God, life after dead, and telepathy. Questions were also asked regarding the Diocese of Borgå, Finland's only Swedish-speaking diocese. Finally, the respondents' activity in different types of associations and the local parish was examined. They were asked to log their activity in associations and parishes for two weeks, and it was also queried whether their residential area offered these types of activities sufficiently. Background variables included, for instance, region of residence, age group, gender, education level, economic activity and occupational status, marital status, and household composition.

本研究描绘了瑞典语芬兰人的身份认同及其对日常生活各个方面的看法，诸如政治、社会、大众媒体的使用、价值观以及归属感等。研究由芬兰瑞典文化基金会（Svenska kulturfonden）资助。问卷首先围绕语言展开，调查了受访者及其家庭成员的芬兰语和瑞典语水平，并探讨了受访者在不同场合，例如家庭、学校、与朋友相处以及工作中，是否使用瑞典语、芬兰语或两者兼之。随后，受访者被问及作为芬兰瑞典人的身份认同，以及他们作为瑞典语少数民族成员感到的自豪、高兴或羞愧之情。研究还调查了受访者对芬兰不同语言母语者的看法。此外，问卷还描绘了受访者对政府、教会、社会福利机构、大学、警察以及日托服务等不同组织的信任度。接下来，问题转向受访者的政治倾向，包括他们在调查期间议会选举时会投票给哪个政党，他们如何看待不同机构和群体对社会的影响变化，以及他们认为在即将到来的2007年议会选举中哪些政治议题至关重要。研究还调查了受访者是否在2003年议会选举中投票，以及哪些政党响应了他们的个人政治关切。他们还被要求对关于瑞典语少数民族的政治态度陈述进行评价。接下来，问题转向媒体、报纸、广播和电视。调查了受访者偏好的报纸、广播电台和电视频道，以及他们的互联网使用情况，并要求他们对各种电视频道和广播电台及其节目进行评分。在此之后，研究通过一系列问题考察了受访者的价值观和信仰，包括他们对不同群体和人类整体信任度，以及他们是否相信例如上帝、死后生命以及心灵感应等。关于芬兰唯一的瑞典语教区——博尔加教区的问题也被提出。最后，研究考察了受访者在不同类型的协会和当地教区中的活动。他们被要求记录两周内在协会和教区中的活动，并调查他们的居住区是否提供了这些类型的活动。背景变量包括居住地区、年龄组、性别、教育水平、经济活动与职业状况、婚姻状况以及家庭构成等。