Finns and Democracy 2020

The survey charted Finnish people's attitudes and views on politics and democracy. In addition, the survey examined citizens' political participation and awareness through a series of questions on political knowledge. The study is part of the Future of Democracy research unit funded by the Åbo Akademi University Foundation. Some of the same questions are also asked in the archived dataset: FSD2499 Knowledge of Politics and Society 2008. First, respondents were asked how well they think they know politics and social issues. They were also asked about their trust in people and institutions. This was followed by questions on political parties and voting behaviour. The questionnaire then moved on to explore political opinions and their background. First, respondents were asked how satisfied they were with the functioning of democracy in Finland. Next, they were asked how much they agreed or disagreed with various political statements. They were then asked about their experience of political issues at school and about their own parents' political involvement in their childhood. This was followed by a discussion of social media. Respondents were asked how often they use social media and for what political purposes. They were also asked about other forms of social participation. Finally, respondents were asked about their general knowledge of politics and the Finnish political system by asking, for example, to which party the constitution assigns state power and which political parties were represented in the government at the time. Further questions were asked, for example, who is currently Prime Minister and which party he or she represents. In addition, questions on parliamentarism, and the activation model were used to measure respondents' factual knowledge. Questions were also asked about the annual expenditure of the Finnish government, the budget and central government income taxation. Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, gender, NUTS3 region of residence, education, occupational status, mother tongue, gross annual household income and number of children.

本调查描绘了芬兰民众在政治与民主领域的态度与观点。此外，通过一系列关于政治知识的提问，该调查还考察了公民的政治参与度和意识。此项研究隶属于由奥博阿卡迪米大学基金会资助的《民主未来》研究单元。部分相同问题亦见于存档数据集：FSD2499《政治与社会知识》2008。首先，调查对象被询问他们认为自己对政治和社会问题的了解程度。随后，他们还被问及对人群和机构的信任度。此后，调查转向政治党派和投票行为的探讨。问卷进而深入探讨政治观点及其背景。首先，调查对象被询问他们对芬兰民主运作状况的满意度。随后，他们被问及对各种政治声明的赞同或反对程度。接着，他们被询问在学校经历的政治问题和他们在童年时期父母的政治参与情况。随后是对社交媒体的讨论。调查对象被询问他们使用社交媒体的频率及其政治目的。此外，他们还被问及其他形式的社会参与。最后，通过询问例如宪法赋予哪个政党国家权力以及当时政府中哪些政党被代表等问题，调查对象关于政治的一般知识和芬兰政治体系的了解程度。进一步的问题包括，现任总理是谁以及他/她代表哪个政党。此外，关于议会制和激活模型的问题被用于衡量调查对象的事实知识。还询问了芬兰政府年度支出、预算和中央政府收入税收等问题。背景变量包括调查对象的出生年份、性别、居住的NUTS3区域、教育程度、职业状况、母语、毛年收入和家庭儿童数量。