ISSP 2003: National Identity II: Finnish Data

The main topics of the year 2003 survey covered national consciousness, national identity and attitudes towards home country and immigrants. Respondents were asked which groups are important to them in describing who they are. Pertaining to national identity, respondents were asked how close they felt to their municipality of residence, region, Finland and Europe. Views were probed on which things are important for being Finnish. Feelings of solidarity towards Finland were assessed. Respondents evaluated the degree of national pride they feel towards Finland's accomplishments in the following areas: democracy, international political influence, economic achievements, social security, science and technology, sports, arts and literature, armed forces, history, equality. The survey carried a set of attitudinal questions relating to Finland's relations to other countries, free trade, the power of international bodies, purchase of land by foreigners, national programs and films on television, and the Internet. Some statements charted respondents' opinions on whether ethnic and racial minorities should preserve their own customs and traditions. Attitudes towards immigrants and immigration were also studied. Respondents' citizenship and the citizenship of their parents were surveyed. One theme pertained to who should have the right to Finnish citizenship. Overall national pride, and languages spoken at home were charted. EU issues were studied by asking how much respondents know about the European Union, and does Finland benefit from its membership, should the country comply with EU decisions even when in disagreement, should EU have more power than the national governments, and whether respondents would vote for or against Finland's membership at that moment. Background variables included respondent's sex, year of birth, marital status, education, occupation, employment status, hours worked, trade union membership, employer type, industry of employment, political identification, religious activity, membership in a church or other religious community, social class, household and personal income, household size and composition and type of neighbourhood. Background variables included also the spouse's education, occupation, hours worked, employer type, and industry of employment.

本年度2003年的调查主要涵盖国民意识、民族身份及对祖国及移民的态度。受访者被询问哪些群体对于描绘其身份具有重要意义。关于民族身份，受访者被问及他们对居住市镇、地区、芬兰和欧洲的亲近感。对于成为芬兰人所重视的事物，调查了受访者的观点。对芬兰的团结感进行了评估。受访者评价了他们对芬兰在以下领域的成就所感受到的民族自豪感的程度：民主、国际政治影响力、经济成就、社会保障、科学技术、体育、艺术与文学、武装力量、历史、平等。调查还包括一系列关于芬兰与其他国家关系、自由贸易、国际组织权力、外国人购买土地、国家计划和电视电影、互联网等方面的态度问题。一些陈述调查了受访者对民族和种族少数群体是否应保留其自身习俗和传统的意见。还研究了受访者对移民和移民问题的态度。调查了受访者的国籍及其父母的国籍。一个主题涉及谁应享有芬兰国籍的权利。总体民族自豪感和家庭中使用的语言也被记录。通过询问受访者对欧盟的了解程度、芬兰是否从其成员国身份中受益、国家是否应遵守欧盟的决定即使存在异议、欧盟是否应拥有比国家政府更大的权力，以及受访者是否会在那一刻投票支持或反对芬兰的欧盟成员国身份等问题，研究了欧盟问题。背景变量包括受访者的性别、出生年份、婚姻状况、教育、职业、就业状况、工作时间、工会会员资格、雇主类型、就业行业、政治认同、宗教活动、加入教堂或其他宗教社区、社会阶层、家庭和个人收入、家庭规模和构成以及邻里类型。背景变量还包括配偶的教育、职业、工作时间、雇主类型和就业行业。