Polling in Finnish Presidential Elections 1994, Part 2

The dataset is the second part of a survey studying voter opinions on polling, and the impact of polling on the 1994 Finnish presidential elections. The respondents were asked what they remembered of the presidential elections apart from the final result (e.g. polls, exit polls, television appearances of the candidates, female candidates did not get selected). They were also asked whether they had voted in the first and second rounds of the presidential elections, whom they had voted for, and whether they had used tactical voting against some candidate. One theme pertained to what kind of an impact certain polls published just before the election had had on the respondent's choice of candidate. Some questions focused on the accuracy of polls and publishing issues: error margins, impact of polls on voters, should there be a ban on publishing poll ratings in the period leading up to the election, length of the eventual ban, etc. The respondents were asked about the preferred number of early voting days. The respondents were asked what political party they would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time, and whether Finland should join the European Union or not. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic and occupational education, economic activity, province of residence, and municipality type.

本数据集系一项调查的第二个部分，旨在研究选民对选举投票的看法，以及投票对1994年芬兰总统选举的影响。受访者被问及除最终结果外对总统选举的记忆内容（例如：民意调查、出口民调、候选人的电视亮相，以及女性候选人未被选中）。受访者还被询问是否参加了总统选举的第一轮和第二轮投票，为哪位候选人投票，以及是否对某些候选人采取了策略性投票。其中一主题涉及选举前某些发布的民意调查对受访者选择候选人的影响。部分问题聚焦于民意调查的准确性及出版问题：误差范围、民意调查对选民的影响、是否应禁止在选举前发布民意调查结果，禁令的持续时间等。受访者还被询问他们理想的提前投票日数。受访者还被问及，若当时举行议会选举，他们将投票给哪个政党，以及芬兰是否应该加入欧盟。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、基本及职业教育、经济活动、居住省份及市政类型。