Polling in Finnish Presidential Elections 1994, Part 1

The dataset is the first part of a survey studying voter opinions on polling, and the impact of polling on the 1994 presidential elections in Finland. The respondents were asked by what name they call polls measuring support for the presidential candidates and political parties. Next questions asked when they had voted in the first round of the presidential elections, how often they had seen poll ratings of different candidates in the media, and whether they had discussed these ratings with others. Views on to what extent polls affected people's choice of candidate were studied. Several questions focused on the impact of polls on the respondents' decision to vote in the elections, voting tactics, and choice of candidate. The respondents were asked how reliable they had thought the polls published before the first round were. The respondents' voting behaviour was studied by asking whether they had voted in the first round, whom they had voted for, whether they had voted in advance in the second round, and how certain they were that they would vote for the candidate they supported at the time of the interview. They were also asked what party they would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic and vocational education, economic activity, province of residence, and municipality type.

本数据集为调查选民对民意调查的看法及民意调查对1994年芬兰总统选举影响的第一部分。受访者被问及他们如何称呼衡量总统候选人及政党支持度的民意调查。随后的问题涉及他们在总统选举第一轮投票时的投票情况、他们在媒体中看到不同候选人民意调查频率以及是否与他人讨论过这些调查结果。此外，还研究了民意调查在多大程度上影响了人们的候选人选择。若干问题集中于民意调查对受访者投票决策、投票策略及候选人选择的影响。受访者还被问及他们对第一轮投票前发布的民意调查的可靠性有何看法。通过询问受访者是否在第一轮投票、他们支持的对象、是否在第二轮提前投票以及他们对在访谈时支持的候选人的投票确定程度，研究了他们的投票行为。他们还被问及如果当时举行议会选举，他们将投票支持哪个政党。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、基础和职业教育、经济活动、居住省份和市政类型。