Study title

Scandinavian Welfare Survey 1972

Dataset ID Number

FSD1017

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1017

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Allardt, Erik (University of Helsinki)
• University of Helsinki. Research Group for Comparative Sociology

Abstract

The survey describes the standard of living in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark and analyses various dimensions of welfare: living standards, loyalties, experiences of self-realisation, alienation, happiness and dissatisfaction. The respondents were asked about things related with income, property, living, work, employment, social equality, education and health. Also the social standing and education of different generations (the respondents' own parents and grandfathers and the spouse's father) were studied. Questions asked included friends, the number of them, their sex, age, profession and the intensity and duration of friendships. In addition, questions about relationships with family, relatives and neighbours were included, along with a question about how long the respondents had been living in their home community. The respondents were also asked about their hobbies, how they spend their leisure time, about how active they are politically and of their childhood circumstances.

Keywords

leisure time; living conditions; quality of life; social welfare; standard of living

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Original Archive

DDA (Danish Data Archive), Odense

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland
• Gallup Markedsanalyse A/S
• Svenska Institutet för Opinionsundersökningar
• Norsk Gallup Institutt A/S

Data Producers

• Danish Data Archives

Time Period Covered

1972

Collection Dates

1972-03 – 1972-05

Nation

Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons born between years 1907-1956 in each country. Those committed to institutions were not interviewed.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Multistage sampling, detailed information on the sample in the background file.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3614 Finnish Welfare Survey 2017

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Allardt, Erik (University of Helsinki) & University of Helsinki: Scandinavian Welfare Survey 1972 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2000-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1017

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

The Research Group for Comparative Sociology (1980). Bibliography of the comparative Scandinavian welfare study. Helsinki.

Worre, Torben (1980). Class parties and class voting in the Scandinavian countries. Scandinavian Political Studies, Vol. 3: New Series No. 4:299-320.

Uusitalo, Hannu (1973). On the distribution of income in Scandinavia. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports; 2.

Uusitalo, Hannu (1975). Class structure and party choice: a Scandinavian comparison. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports; 10.

Uusitalo, Hannu (1975). Income and welfare: a study of income as a component of welfare in the Scandinavian countries in the 1970s. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports; 8.

Sørensen, Aage B. & Berge, Erling (1979). Om bruk af data og datamaskiner i metodeundervisningen ved Instituttet for Sosiologi, Universitetet i Bergen (The use of data and computers in teaching method at the Institute of Sociology, University of Oslo). Paper presented at an NSD Seminar. Ustaoset 29-31 May, 1979. Bergen: Norsk Samfunnvitenskapelig Datatjeneste.

Pöntinen, Seppo & Uusitalo, Hannu (1974). Household incomes in the Scandinavian countries: a multivariate analysis. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports; 3.

Pöntinen, Seppo & Uusitalo, Hannu (1976). Socioeconomic background and income. Acta Sociologica 18(4), 322-329.

Pöntinen, Seppo (1983). Social mobility and social structure: a comparison of Scandinavian countries. Societas Scientiarum Fennica: Commentationes Scientiarum Socialum; 20.

Kata, Keijo & Uusitalo, Hannu (1974). On the data, sampling and representativeness of the Scandinavian survey in 1972. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports No. 4.

Kata, Keijo (1976). Psyykkisestä hyvinvoinnista ja onnellisuudesta Pohjoismaissa (On mental health in the Scandinavian countries). University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports No. 12.

Kata, Keijo (1975). On anxiety in the Scandinavian countries. In: Stress and anxiety, Vol. II (eds. I.G. Sarason & C.D. Spielberger), 275-302. Washington D.C.

Karisto, Antti (1984). Hyvinvointi ja sairauden ongelma. Helsinki. Kansaneläkelaitoksen julkaisuja M; 46.

Kandolin, Irja & Uusitalo, Hannu (1980). Scandinavian men and women: a welfare comparison. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology.

Jaakkola, Magdalena & Karisto, Antti (1976). Friendship networks in the Scandinavian countries. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports No. 11.

Habich, Roland (2002). Immer mehr für immer mehr: Anmerkungen zur Wohlfahrtsforschung in vergleichender Perspektive. Teoksessa: Sozialer Wandel und gesellschaftliche Dauerbeobachtung (toim. Wolfgang Glatzer & Roland Habich & Karl Ulrich Mayer), 199-227. Opladen: Leske + Budrich.

Allardt, Erik & Uusitalo, Hannu (1977). Questionnaire and code book of the Scandinavian welfare survey in 1972. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports No. 14.

Allardt, Erik (1973). About dimensions of welfare. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports No. 1.

Allardt, Erik (1975). Att ha, att älska, att vara: om välfärd i Norden. Lund: Argos.

Allardt, Erik (1975). Dimensions of welfare in a comparative Scandinavian study. University of Helsinki: Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Reports No. 9. Also published in Acta Sociologica 1976, 19(3).

Allardt, Erik (1976). Hyvinvoinnin ulottuvuuksia. Porvoo: WSOY.

Allardt, Erik (1981). Experiences from the comparative Scandinavian welfare study, with a bibliography of the project. European Journal of Political Research 9, 101-111.

Hyvinvoinnin muutos ja pysyvyys. Allardt - hyvinvointi Suomessa 1972 ja 2017 (2022). Toim. Uusitalo, Hannu & Simpura, Jussi & Saari, Juho & Laihiala, Tuomo. Helsinki: Into Kustannus.

Heikkilä, Tiina (2018). Miten koettu hyvinvointi on muuttunut? Tampereen yliopiston tutkijat toistavat Erik Allardtin klassikkotutkimusta. Alusta! Tampereen yliopiston yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunnan verkkojulkaisu, 9.1.2018. https://www.tuni.fi/alustalehti/2018/01/09/miten-koettu-hyvinvointi-on-muuttunut-tampereen-yliopiston-tutkijat-toistavat-erik-allardtin-klassikkotutkimusta/ [viitattu 26.8.2022]

Uusitalo, Hannu & Simpura, Jussi (2020). Erik Allardt hyvinvoinnin tutkijana. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 85:5-6, s. 579-587. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2020112593224