Study title

Change in Occupational Structure and Social Status in Finland 1994

Dataset ID Number

FSD1045

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1045

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Melin, Harri (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Nikula, Jouko (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)

Abstract

In this survey, a varied set of questions were used to canvass the respondents' present professions, nature of work, decision-making in the work-place, content of work, careers, education, family life, childhood and leisure time, economic situation, and participation in social activities.

The respondents were asked several questions about their present profession, place of work, working hours, overtime work, and salary. The nature of work was studied by asking about the gender of colleagues, use of computers, chances of promotion, decision-making in the work-place, job independence and whether the respondents did routine work or not. In addition, there were questions about how strenuous the respondents considered their jobs to be mentally and physically, whether they considered the pace of work hectic, whether the workload was too great in view of time constraints, which things they regarded the most important in their working place, and whether the respondents would have liked to retire from work by resorting to different pension plans or to change their working place.

In relation to career and education, the respondents were asked in what professions they had been, whether they had ever been unemployed, how they managed to cope with unemployment, to which professions they had professional training, and whether they had received training at work. The respondents were also asked who in their household took care of the various responsibilities at home, who made the decisions over the various things related with family and leisure time, and who they believed could be of assistance in economic problems or various things connected with work, housing, or launching a business.

The respondents' participation in social activities were canvassed by asking whether they were members in some group or organisation, whether they had held an elected office in those groups or organisations, and how often they had participated in their activities. The respondents were also asked about their trust in various institutions and about the seriousness of a host of social problems. In addition, the respondents were presented with several opinions and statements about income disparities, willingness to work, social classes, voting, the role of the government and the state, equality, politics, reasons of poverty, and prerequisites for coping with society. Entrepreneurs and farmers were asked about the field of activity of their enterprise, size of it, number of workers, profitability and factors affecting it, and plans for the future.

Background variables included the respondent's education, year of birth, province of residence, marital status, number of children, education and occupation of the spouse, occupation of the parents, and the economic situation of the household. Part of the questions in the survey are the same as in FSD1046 Social Change in Baltic Countries 1993.

Keywords

associations; domestic responsibilities; employment; job characteristics; job satisfaction; leisure time; occupational status; social change; social status; social structure; standard of living; trust; unemployment; working conditions; workloads

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social and occupational mobility (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Melin, Harri (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Nikula, Jouko (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)

Time Period Covered

1994

Collection Dates

1994-03-07 – 1994-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

18-65 years old Finns living in Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability

Random sample. Sample size 2,994, attained number of responses 1,789.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

361 variables and 1789 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD1046 Social Change in Baltic Countries 1993

FSD1139 Change in Occupational Structure and Social Status in Finland 1988

FSD1177 Information Society, Information Work and Changes in the Occupational Structure 2000

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere) & Melin, Harri (University of Tampere) & Nikula, Jouko (University of Tampere): Change in Occupational Structure and Social Status in Finland 1994 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1045

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 Materials

International occupation classification used in the material: ISCO-88: International Standard Classification of Occupations: ISCO-88. Geneva: International Labour Office, 1990.

Finnish occupation classification used in the materials: Ammattiluokitus 1980, Käsikirjoja N:o 14. Helsinki : Tilastokeskus, 1981.

Related Publications

Economic crisis, social change and new social divisions in Finland (1998). Toim. Raimo Blom & Harri Melin. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian ja sosiaalipsykologian laitos. Sarja A, Tutkimuksia; 29.

Mikä Suomessa muuttui? Sosiologinen kuvaus 1990-luvusta (1999). Toim. Raimo Blom. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. Hanki ja jää -sarja.

Sanaksenaho, Sanna (2006). Eriarvoisuus ja luottamus 2000-luvun taitteen Suomessa. Bourdieulainen näkökulma. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Jyväskylä studies in education, psychology and social research 285. Sosiologian väitöskirja.

Rasimus, Ari (1998). Työttömyys syrjäytymisriskinä. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Pyöriä, Pasi (2006). Understanding Work in the Age of Information. Finland in Focus. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Acta Universitatis Tamperensis; 1143.

Kotimäki, Henni (1999). Työolot, lama ja eriarvoisuus: yhteiskuntaluokka, sukupuoli ja ikä työoloihin vaikuttavina tekijöinä. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Jokinen, Inkeri (1997). Luokattomat? Tutkimus ammatissa toimimattoman väestön luokkaidentiteetistä. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Blom, Raimo (1997). Luokkaperheiden taloudellisen aseman muutos Pohjoismaissa. (Change in the economic situation of the class families in the Nordic countries). Hyvinvointikatsaus 4/1997, 47-51. Helsinki: Tilastokeskus.

Blom, Raimo & Melin, Harri (2004). "Muuten hän oli niin kuin yksi meistä vain" - suuret ikäluokat luokkarakenteessa. Teoksessa: Yhteiskunnan moottori vai kivireki? Suuret ikäluokat ja 1960-lukulaisuus (toim. Jani Erola & Terhi-Anna Wilska), 109-121. Jyväskylä: Sophi.

Eronen, Henna (2014). Aikapaine, työn hallinta ja esimiesten työhyvinvointi. Kuopio: Itä-Suomen yliopisto, pro gradu -tutkielma.