Finnish Opinions on the Iraq War, April 2003

The survey studied Finnish attitudes towards the war against Iraq and public opinion on the media coverage of the war. The coalition led by the United States had started the war a month prior to the data collection and major battles were already over. Respondents were asked whether they support the attack on Iraq and whether they had been able to get a reliable picture of the war from the media. Respondents evaluated the objectivity of the press (national daily newspapers, regional newspapers and tabloids), radio channels (Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE and local radio stations) and television channels (YLE, MTV3 and NELONEN) in this issue. Background variables included the respondent's sex, age, region of residence, education, employment status, household composition, annual gross income of the household and party choice in the 2003 parliamentary elections.

本调查旨在探究芬兰民众对伊拉克战争的态度以及对战争媒体报道的公众舆论。美国主导的联盟在数据收集前一个月即已开启战争，主要战役亦已结束。受访者被问及是否支持对伊拉克的攻击，以及他们是否能够从媒体中获得关于战争的可靠图像。受访者对新闻媒体（包括全国性日报、地区报纸和通俗报纸）、广播频道（芬兰广播公司 YLE 和地方广播电台）以及电视频道（YLE、MTV3 和 NELONEN）在此问题上的客观性进行了评估。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、居住地区、教育程度、就业状况、家庭构成、家庭年度总收入以及 2003 年议会选举的政党选择。