Finnish Local Government Barometer 1995: Inhabitants

The survey studied public opinion on Finnish municipalities. The respondents were asked to assess different means of improving the financial situation of Finnish municipalities. They estimated which public services and duties could be subjected to retrenchment if the municipalities were to cut down expenses, where economic measures had already been taken, and how the public services in general had developed during the past two years. In addition, they were asked which services they and their families had needed or used. The respondents also stated which services should be provided by the municipality, and which could be provided by, for example, the state, private enterprises, voluntary organisations, or the citizens themselves. The respondents were asked to assess how much influence certain municipal bodies and interest groups actually have in the respondents' home municipalities. They estimated whether the political power was evenly distributed, and which parties had too much or too little power. Background variables included the respondent's municipality of residence, the type of locality, the respondent's occupational group, type of employment, sex, basic education, vocational education, phase of life, political views, income bracket of the household, age structure, number of family members, the occupational group of the head of the household, and his/her former occupation (if retired).

本调查针对芬兰市镇的公众意见进行研究。受访者被要求评估多种改善芬兰市镇财政状况的方法。他们预估了哪些公共服务和职责可以受到缩减，以削减开支，以及在经济措施已实施的地区，公共服务在过去两年间的发展情况。此外，他们还被问及自己和家庭成员需要或使用过的服务。受访者还表达了对应由市镇提供哪些服务，以及哪些可以由国家、私营企业、非营利组织或公民自身提供的服务观点。受访者还被要求评估某些市政机构和利益集团在其居住的市镇中实际具有的影响程度。他们预估政治权力是否得到了均匀分配，以及哪些政党权力过大或过小。背景变量包括受访者的居住市镇、地区类型、受访者的职业群体、就业类型、性别、基础教育、职业教育、人生阶段、政治观点、家庭收入水平、年龄结构、家庭成员数量、家庭首脑的职业群体以及其退休前的职业（如已退休）。