Study title

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1987

Dataset ID Number

FSD1066

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1066

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Kiljunen, Pentti (University of Tampere. Department of Local Government Studies)

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish public opinion on energy policy issues. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. The respondents' conceptions of various energy issues, their evaluations, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes and knowledge about them were studied by presenting several statements about energy production. The respondents were also asked in what direction should energy production be developed in Finland and how important they thought the various factors connected with energy production to be (e.g. price, low pollution, availability, degree of domestic added value, safety and secureness of production). The respondents were also asked the extent to which they were worried about various things (e.g. spread of AIDS, threat of war, nuclear disasters, having a traffic accident). Finally, the respondents were asked to select advantages and disadvantages of different sources of energy.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, size of municipality of residence, province of residence, occupation, education, and political orientation.

Keywords

coal; energy; energy consumption; energy generation; energy policy; energy prices; energy supply; environment; environmental degradation; fossil fuels; fuel oils; gas fuels; hydropower; non-renewable energy; nuclear energy; peat; renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1983-2011

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Kiljunen, Pentti (University of Tampere. Department of Local Government Studies)

Data Producers

• Imatran Voima

Time Period Covered

1987

Collection Dates

1987-09-22 – 1987-12-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finns aged 15 - 70 years (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

In the population central register 3,500 persons were randomly chosen into the sample. The respondents were aged between 15 and 70 years. The target group consisted of five different samples. 2,500 persons represented the whole country's population. The target group contained also two municipalities with a nuclear plant, Loviisa (250 persons) and Eurajoki (250 persons). The energy attitudes of Kuhmo and Sievi were studied with separate samples of equal size. 70.1 % of the whole country's target group responded, 71.2 % of those living in Loviisa, 69.6 % of inhabitants of Eurajoki, 63.6 % of those in Kuhmo, and 72.4 % of those living in Sievi. After the original questionnaires had been mailed, the respondents were sent two reminders in order to gather the information.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

69.80

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Kiljunen, Pentti (University of Tampere): Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1987 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1066

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Kiljunen, Pentti (1988). Suomalaiset ja energiapolitiikka. Seurantatutkimusaineistoa kansalaisten suhtautumisesta energiakysymyksiin vuosina 1983-1987. Tampereen yliopisto. Kunnallistieteiden laitoksen suunnittelusarja; 34.

Kari, Mika & Kojo, Matti & Litmanen, Tapio (2010). Community Divided. Adaptation and Aversion towards the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Eurajoki and its Neighbouring Municipalities. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä. Tampere: University of Tampere. URN:ISBN:978-951-39-4149-9

Kojo, Matti, Kari, Mika & Litmanen, Tapio (2012). Nuclear community considering threats and benefits of final disposal. Local opinions regarding the spent nuclear fuel repository in Finland. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management (IJETM) 15(2),124-145.

Taivalantti, Kirsi (2016) Sähkömarkkinat suomalaisten silmin. Energiaa, energiayhtiöitä ja sähkön kilpailuttamista koskevat asenteet ja niiden muutos. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Yhteiskunta- ja kulttuuritieteiden yksikkö. Pro gradu -tutkielma. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201606031788