Study title

Employment Survey of Tampere University Graduates 1997

Alternative Title

Placement Survey of Tampere University Graduates 1997

Dataset ID Number

FSD1098

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1098

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hankala, Pirjo (University of Tampere. Planning office)
• Mäkinen, Jukka (University of Tampere. Career services)
• Palmroos, Pirjo (University of Tampere)

Abstract

The purpose of the survey was to chart the employment situation of those who had graduated from the University of Tampere in 1997. There were questions about the respondents' current employment, months of working in general, months of working in jobs commensurate with education received, and number of months the respondents had been unemployed before their first job after graduation. The respondents were also asked whether they had worked under the course of their studies in an area related with their field of studies. Those currently working were asked whether the demands of the present job were commensurate with a university degree. Moreover, the respondents were asked about the most important job seeking channel, factors which in their view affect landing a job, and what kinds of properties are valued by employers. The respondents who had sought jobs after graduation were asked what job seeking methods they had used, and what factors had impeded or rendered finding a job difficult in their minds.

Background variables included the respondent's gender and information on the degree (faculty, field of study, and time of starting studies).

Keywords

employment; graduates; higher education institutions; job hunting; labour and employment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Employment Surveys of Tampere University Graduates

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• University of Tampere Career services (University of Tampere. Career services)

Data Producers

• University of Tampere

Time Period Covered

1998

Collection Dates

1998

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons who graduated from the University of Tampere in 1997 with a higher university degree

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Data Sources

Background variables of the data obtained from the University of Tampere student register.

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Questionnaires were sent in two consignments to all who graduated with a higher university degree from the University of Tampere in 1997. The target persons received the questionnaire about a year after their graduation. Response rate was 69%.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

69

Data File Language

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Data Version

3.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data do not contain open-ended questions. Background variables obtained from the student register were re-categorised when necessary to minimise the risk of identification.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Hankala, Pirjo (University of Tampere) & Mäkinen, Jukka (University of Tampere) & Palmroos, Pirjo (University of Tampere): Employment Survey of Tampere University Graduates 1997 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-01-02). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1098

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

Tampereen yliopistosta vuonna 1997 valmistuneiden työelämään sijoittuminen (1998). Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.

Yhteiskuntatieteilijät tilastoissa: Tampereen yliopiston yhteiskuntatieteelliseltä koulutusalalta vuosina 1994 - 2000 valmistuneiden työelämään sijoittuminen (2003) [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Tampereen yliopiston YHTIS-projektin tilastoselvitys. http://www.uta.fi/projektit/yhtis/selvitykset/tilastoselvitys.pdf [viitattu 3.11.2004].

Korhonen, Päivi (2004). Tutkinto ja työkokemus työllistymisen avaimina: työurien käynnistyminen yhteiskuntatieteellisellä koulutusalalla. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Tampereen yliopiston opintotoimiston tutkimuksia ja selvityksiä; 45.