{"id":7440,"date":"2018-10-10T01:54:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T00:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/?p=7440"},"modified":"2018-10-10T02:37:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T01:37:49","slug":"finnish-survey-of-journalists-voting-preferences-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/2018\/10\/finnish-survey-of-journalists-voting-preferences-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish survey of journalists&#8217; voting preferences (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were finally able to obtain a complete copy of a survey of Finnish journalists. This is the final sample for our large cross-national journalist project.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Finnish-journalist-survey.pdf\">Finnish journalist survey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unfortunately, it&#8217;s in unreadable Finnish! However, Twitter to the rescue and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AugustusReditus\">Fatidicus Aeternus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AugustusReditus\/status\/1049814138942308352\">provided a translation<\/a>. I post it here for prosperity&#8217;s sake and so others can easily find it:<\/p>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Finnish name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Party&quot;}\"><strong>Party<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Journalists&quot;}\"><strong>Journalists%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Adjusted&quot;}\"><strong>Adjusted<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;General&quot;}\"><strong>General%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kansallinen Kokoomus&quot;}\">Kansallinen Kokoomus<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;National Coalition Party&quot;}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.0&quot;,1]\">National Coalition Party<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:18}\">18<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:21.951219512195124}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">21.95<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:20.4}\">20.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue&quot;}\">Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Social Democratic Party of Finland&quot;}\">Social Democratic Party of Finland<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:8}\">8<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:9.75609756097561}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">9.76<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:19.1}\">19.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Perussuomalaiset&quot;}\">Perussuomalaiset<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Finns Party&quot;}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.0&quot;,1]\">Finns Party<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2}\">2<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2.4390243902439024}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">2.44<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:19.1}\">19.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Suomen Keskusta&quot;}\">Suomen Keskusta<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Centre Party of Finland&quot;}\">Centre Party of Finland<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:9}\">9<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:10.975609756097562}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">10.98<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:15.8}\">15.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Vasemmistoliitto&quot;}\">Vasemmistoliitto<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Left Alliance&quot;}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.0&quot;,1]\">Left Alliance<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:12}\">12<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:14.634146341463415}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">14.63<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:8.1}\">8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Vihre\u00e4 liitto&quot;}\">Vihre\u00e4 liitto<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Green League&quot;}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.0&quot;,1]\">Green League<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:26}\">26<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:31.70731707317073}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">31.71<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:7.3}\">7.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Svenska folkpartiet i Finland&quot;}\">Svenska folkpartiet i Finland<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Swedish People's Party of Finland&quot;}\">Swedish People&#8217;s Party of Finland<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:5}\">5<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:6.097560975609756}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">6.10<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:4.3}\">4.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kristillisdemokraatit&quot;}\">Kristillisdemokraatit<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Christian Democrats&quot;}\">Christian Democrats<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2}\">2<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2.4390243902439024}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">2.44<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:4}\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;\u00c5l\u00e4ndsk Samling&quot;}\">\u00c5l\u00e4ndsk Samling<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;\u00c5land Coalition&quot;}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.0&quot;,1]\">\u00c5land Coalition<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0}\">0<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=100*R[0]C[-1]\/R74C[-1]\">0.00<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0.3}\">0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Don't want to say&quot;}\">Don&#8217;t want to say<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:13}\">13<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;No vote&quot;}\">No vote<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:5}\">5<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;total&quot;}\">total<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;total&quot;}\">total<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:100}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=SUM(R[-12]C[0]:R[-2]C[0])\">100<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:100}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,2,&quot;0.00&quot;,1]\" data-sheets-formula=\"=SUM(R[-12]C[0]:R[-2]C[0])\">100.00<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;definite only&quot;}\">definite only<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:82}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=SUM(R[-14]C[0]:R[-6]C[0])\">82<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The adjusted column are the normalized values calculated by distributing the non-voting\/don&#8217;t want to say votes equally among the parties (by multiplying by 100\/82).<\/p>\n<p>As a bonus, there&#8217;s also this, left for the reader to ponder:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Which party would you never vote for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>44% Finns Party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12% no party out of question<\/p>\n<p>11% did not want to answer<\/p>\n<p>10% Christian Democrats<\/p>\n<p>8% National Coalition Party<\/p>\n<p>6% Left Alliance<\/p>\n<p>4% Green League<\/p>\n<p>2% Centre Party<\/p>\n<p>1% Swedish People&#8217;s Party<\/p>\n<p>1% Social Democratic Party<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Journalists mirror general public in the question of joining NATO: 18% for and 62% against, general public 17% for and 62% against.<\/p>\n<p>Greater wealth redistribution: 67% for 24% against CEO&#8217;s salaries are problematic &gt;71% agree &gt;22% disagree<\/p>\n<p>47% of the general public supported gay marriage, while 79% of journalists did in 2010<\/p>\n<p>~60% of Finns thought immigration policy was not strict enough, 13% among journalists<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were finally able to obtain a complete copy of a survey of Finnish journalists. This is the final sample for our large cross-national journalist project. Finnish journalist survey Unfortunately, it&#8217;s in unreadable Finnish! However, Twitter to the rescue and Fatidicus Aeternus provided a translation. I post it here for prosperity&#8217;s sake and so others [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1107],"tags":[2365,2677,1997,2676],"class_list":["post-7440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","tag-finland","tag-journalists","tag-media","tag-political-bias","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7440"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7444,"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7440\/revisions\/7444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}