Gallup Ecclesiastica 2007

The survey contained questions about church and religion in Finland. The respondents (n=1030) were first asked whether they were members of a church or other religious community. Those who were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland were asked the importance of certain reasons for the Church membership (e.g. the possibility to participate Church service, the Church teaches Christian love of one's neighbour) and whether they had considered quitting the Church. Those who were not members of the Church were asked whether they had considered joining it. The respondents were requested to estimate how well certain adjectives describe the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, using pairs of opposite adjectives (e.g. honest-dishonest, tolerant-intolerant). Participation in congregational and spiritual life was charted with questions focusing on how often the respondents participated in church services, the Eucharist or other spiritual events and how often they prayed, read the Bible and watched or listened to religious programmes on TV or radio. Different factors causing non-participation in church activities, such as the respondent's lack of influence in the Church or the perceived narrow-mindedness of the Church were surveyed. Opinions on the development of the Church were examined. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with statements such as "the Church should, above all, proclaim the word of God" and "the Church should be more tolerant". Views were probed on the belief in God as well as the firmness of belief in a number of religious tenets and phenomena (e.g. the virgin birth of Jesus, Heaven, the Last Judgement). Perceptions on the nature of God were investigated by requesting the respondents to choose between a pair of opposite adjectives describing God. Opinions on the origin of human beings and other species as well as on Jesus and life after death were charted. The respondents were asked how well the Evangelical Lutheran Church has performed its tasks. Religious upbringing of the respondents was investigated by asking about, for example, the recital of bedtime prayer, observation of Sabbath and discussions about religious matters in the respondent's childhood home. The respondents were further asked whether they had received a religious upbringing from family members (e.g. mother, father, grandfather) and whether they intended to give their own children a religious upbringing. Views were probed on the ordination of women, on the people opposing it and on attendance in events with a priestess. The respondents' willingness to pay more church tax in order to preserve the services and activities provided by the Church was investigated as well as their habits of donating money to charity during the year. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, gender, occupational status, education, gross annual income of the household, occupational status of the household head, region of residence (NUTS3), municipality type, household composition, political party choice if parliamentary elections were held at that time and political party choice in the previous parliamentary elections.

本调查涵盖了关于芬兰宗教与教会的问题。受访者（共1030人）首先被询问是否为某个教会或其他宗教团体的成员。对于芬兰福音派路德教会成员，调查了某些原因对教会成员身份的重要性（例如，参与教会服务的可能性、教会教导对邻里的基督教之爱）以及他们是否考虑过退出教会。对于非教会成员，调查了他们是否考虑过加入教会。受访者被要求评估某些形容词描述芬兰福音派路德教会的程度，使用成对的相反形容词（例如，诚实-不诚实，宽容-不容忍）。通过关注受访者参与教堂服务、圣餐或其他灵性活动的频率以及他们祈祷、阅读圣经以及观看或收听电视或广播中的宗教节目的频率，绘制了教会和灵性生活的参与图。调查了导致不参与教会活动的不同因素，例如受访者对教会的影响力不足或认为教会思想狭隘。对教会发展的看法进行了考察。受访者被询问在何种程度上同意诸如“教会首先应宣扬上帝之言”和“教会应更加宽容”之类的陈述。对上帝的信仰以及一系列宗教教义和现象（例如，耶稣的童贞诞生、天堂、末日审判）的信念坚定程度进行了探究。通过要求受访者选择描述上帝的成对相反形容词，调查了他们对上帝本质的认识。调查了关于人类和其他物种的起源以及关于耶稣和死后生活的观点。受访者被询问福音派路德教会完成其任务的情况。通过询问，例如睡前祈祷、安息日的观察以及受访者童年家庭中关于宗教问题的讨论，调查了受访者的宗教教养。受访者还被询问是否从家庭成员（例如，母亲、父亲、祖父）那里接受了宗教教养，以及他们是否打算给自己的子女提供宗教教养。对妇女神职任命的看法、反对者的观点以及参加女祭司主持的活动出席率也进行了调查。调查了受访者愿意支付更多教会税以维持教会提供的服务和活动的意愿，以及他们在一年中向慈善机构捐赠金钱的习惯。背景变量包括受访者的年龄、性别、职业状况、教育程度、家庭毛年收入、户主职业状况、居住区域（NUTS3）、市政类型、家庭构成、如果在当时举行议会选举，受访者选择的政党以及上次议会选举中选择的政党等。