Finnish Youth Survey Autumn 1998

The main themes of the Finnish Youth Survey Autumn 1998 were social participation, cultural services, and political focal points. Young people's future plans, world view, and notions of various social institutions were queried. First, the respondents were asked about public political influence. Trust in various institutions (e.g. political parties, church, police, banks, and the EU) was charted, and the respondents indicated what they would be willing to do in order to promote the issues they considered important (e.g. participate in a public demonstration, use violence against political decision-makers, sign a petition, or join a political party). Next questions canvassed the use of cultural services. The respondents indicated the importance of various services, including opera performances and festivals, theatre performances, and rock concerts. Young people's world view was also under observation. They were presented with a set of attitudinal statements on the acceptability of various things, such as attacking fur farms, participating in demonstrations against foreigners, and claiming unemployment benefits on false grounds. The importance of achieving various things (e.g. own family and children, permanent job, higher than average wage) by the age of 35 was also queried. Further questions surveyed the political attitudes of young people. The importance of decisions made in various institutions (such as the local council, Parliament, the EU, and the school system) was examined. The respondents were also presented with a set of attitudinal statements on Finnish society, covering topics such as racism, the EU membership, and foreign workers. In addition, they were asked to name the two most important things the next Government should focus on (for example national defence, employment, or environmental protection). Finally, the respondents were asked how much various things (e.g. youth work, museums, or reducing taxes) should be focused on, if there were more latitude in the Finnish economy. Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, education, province of residence, and economic activity.

芬兰青年调查1998年秋季的主要主题包括社会参与、文化服务以及政治焦点。调查中探究了青年人的未来规划、世界观以及对各种社会机构观念。首先，受访者被询问关于公众政治影响力的问题。调查了他们对各种机构（例如政党、教会、警察、银行和欧盟）的信任度，并询问他们愿意为推进他们认为重要的问题做出何种努力（例如参与公共示威、对政治决策者使用暴力、签署请愿书或加入政党）。接着，调查了文化服务的使用情况。受访者被询问各种服务的重要性，包括歌剧表演和节庆活动、戏剧表演和摇滚音乐会。同时，也对青年人的世界观进行了观察。他们被呈现一系列关于接受各种行为的观点陈述，例如攻击毛皮养殖场、参与反对外国人的示威活动以及以虚假理由声称失业救济金。此外，还询问了到35岁时实现各种目标（例如拥有家庭和孩子、稳定工作、高于平均水平的工资）的重要性。进一步的问题调查了青年的政治态度。考察了在各个机构（如地方议会、议会、欧盟和学校体系）中做出的决策的重要性。受访者还被呈现一系列关于芬兰社会的观点陈述，涵盖种族主义、欧盟成员国身份和外国工人等话题。此外，他们还被询问，如果芬兰经济有更多的灵活性，哪些两件事是下一届政府应重点关注的（例如国家防御、就业或环境保护）。最后，受访者还被询问，在芬兰经济有更多灵活性时，应该将多少关注点放在各种事物上（例如青年工作、博物馆或减税）。背景变量包括受访者的年龄、性别、教育程度、居住省份和经济活动。