Finnish Local Government Barometer 2008: Inhabitants

The survey charted the respondents' attitudes towards municipal administration, service provision, and elections. First, the respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements on municipal administration and services. Their views were also queried on various municipalities, municipal decision-making, and service provision. In addition, the respondents were queried how adequate or inadequate different services in their municipalities were in terms of demand. They were also asked whether the responsibility for organising municipal services should be assumed by individual municipalities or jointly by several municipalities, and whether private companies and organisations should provide municipal services more in the future. Further questions charted the respondents' willingness to hold various municipal elected offices, for example standing as a candidate in municipal elections or acting in a department of a political party. They were also presented with a list of various characteristics of local councillors and asked which characteristics they would like to see in their own councillors. In addition, the respondents gave their opinions about various statements on municipal management and municipal elections. Finally, the adult respondents evaluated themselves as voters. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, occupational status, household composition, region of residence (NUTS3), and household gross income.

本调查描绘了受访者对市政管理、公共服务以及选举的态度。首先，受访者被展示了一系列关于市政管理和服务的态度陈述。他们的观点也被咨询关于不同市政、市政决策以及服务提供等方面。此外，受访者还被询问他们所在市政的不同服务在满足需求方面的充足或不足情况。他们还被问及市政服务的组织责任是否应由单个市政承担或由多个市政共同承担，以及未来私营企业和组织是否应更多地提供市政服务。进一步的提问调查了受访者担任各种市政选举职务的意愿，例如作为市政选举的候选人或在政党部门任职。他们还被呈现了一串关于地方议会议员的各种特征，并被询问他们希望在自己的议员身上看到哪些特征。此外，受访者还对关于市政管理和市政选举的各种陈述发表了意见。最后，成年受访者对自己的选民身份进行了评估。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、教育程度、职业状况、家庭构成、居住区域（NUTS3）以及家庭总收入。