Appendix table 2. Background factors of persons entitled to vote in the Municipal elections 2017
| Persons entitled to vote/ whole country |
Voting areas with complete voting data |
Municipalities with voting data for all voting districts |
Voting districts in municipalities with voting data for some voting districts |
|
| Age, average | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.4 | 50.1 |
| Sex, men (%) | 48.8 | 48.8 | 49.4 | 48.3 |
| Income, median (EUR) | 24.814.0 | 24.583.0 | 25.658.0 | 23.600.0 |
| Level of education | ||||
| lower secondary (%) |
27.2 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 26.1 |
| upper secondary (%) |
41.9 | 42.8 | 42.1 | 43.4 |
| lowest tertiary (%) |
10.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| lower tertiary (%) |
10.9 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| higher university, doctorate (%) |
10.0 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.0 |
| Main type of activity | ||||
| Employed (%) | 51.0 | 50.5 | 52.7 | 48.4 |
| Unemployed (%) | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 9.2 |
| Students (%) | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Pensioners (%) | 29.7 | 30.1 | 29.3 | 30.8 |
| Other inactive population (%) |
3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Language | ||||
| Finnish- speaking (%) |
89.4 | 90.3 | 88.3 | 92.1 |
| Swedish- speaking (%) |
4.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Other language speaking (%) |
5.8 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| Foreign background | ||||
| Finnish background (%) |
94.2 | 94.6 | 93.5 | 95.6 |
Foreign background (%) |
5.8 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| Support | ||||
| Centre Party of Finland (%) |
17.5 | 17.8 | 19.8 | 15.9 |
| Coalition Party (%) |
20.7 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.6 |
Finns Party (%) |
8.8 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 8.6 |
Finnish Social Democratic Party (%) |
19.4 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 22.7 |
| Green League (%) |
12.5 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 12.3 |
| Left Alliance (%) |
8.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 9.1 |
Swedish People’s Party in Finland (%) |
4.9 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
| Christian Democrats in Finland (%) |
4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| Others (%) |
3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
Source: Municipal Elections 2017, Review of voting, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Sami Fredriksson 029 551 2696, Jaana Asikainen 029 551 3506, vaalit@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 5.5.2017
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
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Appendix table 2. Background factors of persons entitled to vote in the Municipal elections 2017
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