Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1999

The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy production and energy strategy. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. Respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes and knowledge about various energy issues were studied by presenting several statements relating to energy production. In addition, different energy sources (e.g. natural gas, wood energy, hydroelectric power) were evaluated in terms of production reliability, environmental friendliness, availability, degree of risk, and the impact on employment. Respondents were asked in what direction electric power production should be developed in Finland. A set of separate questions were directed to the inhabitants of those municipalities where environmental impact assessments (EIA) relating to nuclear power had been carried out. The inhabitants were asked how actively they had followed the assessment procedure, had their knowledge of nuclear power increased, were their opinions taken into account and what kind of impact EIA had had on decision-making. Respondents rated how well the EIA procedures were carried out. The projects subjected to EIA were the final disposal of nuclear waste and the construction of a new nuclear power plant either in Olkiluoto or Loviisa. Background variables included respondents' sex, age, region of residence, occupational group, basic and vocational education, political party preference and number of inhabitants in respondents' municipality of residence.

本调查描绘了芬兰民众对能源生产及能源战略的立场。该数据集隶属于始于1983年的广泛调查系列。通过对与能源生产相关的若干陈述的呈现，研究分析了受访者对各种能源问题的认知、观点、信念、评估、态度及知识。此外，对不同的能源来源（例如天然气、木材能源、水力发电）在产量可靠性、环境友好性、可获得性、风险程度以及对就业的影响等方面进行了评估。受访者被问及芬兰电力生产应向何方向发展。针对那些已进行过核能环境影响评估（EIA）的市镇居民，提出了一系列单独的问题。居民被问及他们参与评估程序的程度、对核能知识的增加、其意见是否得到考虑，以及EIA对决策产生了何种影响。受访者还对EIA程序的执行情况进行了评分。接受EIA的项目包括核废料的最终处置以及在奥基卢或洛维萨建设新的核电站。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、居住地区、职业群体、基础教育及职业教育、政党偏好以及受访者居住市镇的人口数量。