Finnish Voter Barometer September 1998

The survey studied the attitudes of the Finns towards different political parties. The respondents were asked how favourably or negatively they view the Centre Party of Finland, the Finnish Social Democratic Party, the National Coalition Party, the Left Alliance, and the Green League. A number of attributes and characteristics were listed, and the respondents were asked to which party they could be applied. The respondents were also asked how well or badly the government has succeeded in its tasks, in its EU-policies, European Monetary Union (EMU) matters, improving the national economics, security and defence policy, taxation, protection of the environment, production of energy, housing, and taking care of the needs of various population groups in society. In addition, the respondents were asked what party they would like to see to win the parliamentary elections. Voting behaviour was studied by asking what party or group they would vote for if the elections were held at the time of the survey, and for whom did they vote in the 1995 parliamentary elections and in the 1996 municipal elections. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they took care of everyday shopping or cooking in the household. Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, marital status, annual gross income, place of residence, occupational group, line of work, membership in a trade union, and mother tongue.

本调查旨在探究芬兰民众对不同政治党派的立场态度。受访者被询问其对芬兰中心党、芬兰社会民主工党、国家联盟党、左翼联盟和绿色联盟的看法，是持肯定还是否定态度。调查列出了多项属性与特征，并要求受访者判断这些特征适用于哪一政党。此外，受访者还被询问政府对各项任务的完成情况，包括欧盟政策、欧洲货币联盟（EMU）事务、国家经济改善、安全与国防政策、税收、环境保护、能源生产、住房以及满足社会各群体需求等方面。受访者还被问及，他们希望哪一政党能够在议会选举中获胜。通过对受访者投票行为的分析，调查了若在调查期间举行选举，他们将投票给哪一政党或群体，以及他们在1995年议会选举和1996年地方选举中的投票情况。此外，受访者还被问及是否负责家庭中的日常购物或烹饪。背景变量包括受访者的出生年份、婚姻状况、年收入、居住地、职业类别、工作领域、工会会员资格以及母语。