Study title

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1991

Dataset ID Number

FSD1070

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1070
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1070

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, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes and knowledge about various energy issues were studied by presenting several statements about energy production. The respondents were also asked in what direction the electricity power production should be developed in Finland and how important they regarded the following factors connected with energy production to be: price, non-polluting energy, availability, domestic energy sources, safety and production reliability. Moreover, the respondents were asked whether they would prefer nuclear power to coal, and whether they thought it probable that certain things would happen within the next ten years (e.g. the building of the fifth nuclear energy power plant, or Finland's membership in the EU). Finally, the respondents answered questions about their own energy saving habits and how acceptable to them various ways of protesting against the potential nuclear power plant project would be.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, size of the location of residence, region, occupation, education, and which political party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Keywords

coal; energy; energy consumption; energy efficiency; energy generation; energy policy; energy prices; energy supply; environment; environmental degradation; fossil fuels; fuel oils; future society; gas fuels; hydropower; non-renewable energy; nuclear energy; renewable energy; social protest; 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

1991

Collection Dates

1991-09-18 – 1991-12-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finns aged 18 - 70 (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The questionnaire was sent to 3,750 Finns aged between 18 and 70 years, randomly selected from the population register. The Åland Islands citizens were excluded. The respondents received a questionnaire in Finnish or Swedish, depending on their native language. The target group consisted of six separate samples. The entire Finnish population was represented by a sample of 2,500 persons. Two additional samples represented municipalities with nuclear power plants: Loviisa (250 persons) and Eurajoki (250 persons). Two samples of similar size represented the municipalities of Kuhmo and Sievi, which are potential nuclear waste repository sites. The fifth municipal-based sample represented the citizens of Pori (250 persons), a potential coal-fired power plant site.

2,446 adequately completed questionnaires were returned, and the total response rate was 65.2%. The response rate varied somewhat between the different target groups: in the sample representing the entire Finnish population it was 65.8%, in the Loviisa sample 60.0%, Eurajoki 69.6%, Kuhmo 62.4%, Sievi 63.2%, and Pori 65.6%. The questionnaire was resent twice to non-respondents.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

65.20

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The sample represents the Finnish population well as regards the major demographic, social, regional and political factors.

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 1991 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1070; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1070

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Kiljunen, Pentti (1992). Energia-asenteet 1991. Seurantatutkimusaineistoa suomalaisten suhtautumisesta energiapoliittisiin kysymyksiin vuosina 1983-1991. Tampereen yliopisto. Kunnallistieteiden laitoksen suunnittelusarja; 47.

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.

Lauttamäki, Ville (2018) Geoenergia kiinteistöjen lämmitysratkaisujen markkinoilla Suomessa energiakriisien ajoista 2030-luvulle. Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis Sarja - ser. E osa - tom. 29 Oeconomica Turku 2018. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-29-7234-0