Study title

Employment Survey of Tampere University Graduates 1994-1996

Alternative Title

Placement Survey of Tampere University Graduates 1994-1996

Dataset ID Number

FSD1099

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1099

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Abstract

The purpose of the survey was to study the employment situation of those who graduated from the University of Tampere during 1994-1996, and various factors related to job seeking. 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 about field of activities, and 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 (degree programme, the year the studies began).

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

Data Producers

• University of Tampere

Time Period Covered

1995 – 1997

Collection Dates

1995 – 1997

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons who graduated with a higher university degree from the University of Tampere in 1994-1996

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 with a six months' interval in two consignments to all who graduated with a higher university degree at the University of Tampere in 1994-1996. Those living abroad were not sent a questionnaire. The target persons received the questionnaire about a year after their graduation. Response rate varied between 69% and 79%.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

Reply percentage varies depending on time of graduation and field of learning. The over-all reply percentage was always over 70.

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

In three years, there has been some changes in the questionnaire, although no major alterations have been made. This makes it possible to appraise all questions during the whole observation period. However, some new questions have been added since 1994, and for them comparisons over the whole period are not possible.

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 1994-1996 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2017-12-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1099

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Tampereen yliopistosta vuosina 1994-96 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.