Study title

Adults as Receivers of Help 1996

Dataset ID Number

FSD1112

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1112
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1112

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Fågel, Stina (Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute)
• Ritamies, Marketta (Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Söderling, Ismo (Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute)

Abstract

The survey studied how different generations help each other in Finland, focusing on help received by Finnish adults aged 18-46. The respondents were asked what was the main reason for moving away from their childhood home, and with whom they lived at the time of the survey. They were also asked whether certain changes had occurred in their life or in the life of their spouse during the past year (e.g. starting studying, buying an apartment, losing a job, birth of a child).

Further questions covered communication and help received: how far the close relatives lived, how often the respondents communicated with them on the phone, how often they had met with them during the past year, what was the basis of being in contact with them, etc. The respondents were asked to give an estimate of the economic position of the close relatives who had helped them, in what matters they had received help during the past year, and how they had experienced this help. The respondents were asked in what kinds of phases of life they had received financial help from their parents and those of the spouse. Welfare benefits and income transfers received were surveyed. The respondents were asked how they thought the main responsibility for the care of children and the elderly should be divided in the near future: whether society, private organisations/church, or family/relatives shoud be responsible for that. After this, the respondents were asked for an estimate of how the need for help will change in the coming years, and whether they had helped close relatives during the past year with, for instance, household chores or by giving advice. The most important areas in the respondents' lives and leisure activities of their close relatives were charted. The respondents were asked in which types of communities they had lived, and whether their close relatives had had to take care of their ageing parents during the past year. In conclusion, opinions on co-operation between parents and grown-up children in general were surveyed.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, marital status, education, own and spouse's economic activity, household income, information about the respondent's and spouse's family (e.g. number and gender of siblings, education, occupation, parents' health at the moment).

Keywords

attitudes; family members; financial support; moral values; parent-child relationship; social welfare

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (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

• Fågel, Stina (Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute)
• Ritamies, Marketta (Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute)

Data Producers

• Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute

Time Period Covered

1996

Collection Dates

1996-03 – 1996-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish-speaking persons aged 18-45 years living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

By using a simple random sample, 2,000 18-45 years old Finnish-speaking persons living in Finland were picked from the population central register.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

56

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The age group distribution of those who participated in the survey corresponds rather well with the share of people in the same age in the whole population. In the two oldest age groups (30-39 year olds and 40-46 year olds), women are over-represented. There is also a slight over-representation of people with a matriculation examination and of those living in rural areas. In view of marital status the data represent the whole population fairly well. (See Ritamies & Fågel (1998) pp. 25-27.)

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Fågel, Stina (Family Federation of Finland) & Ritamies, Marketta (Family Federation of Finland): Adults as Receivers of Help 1996 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1112

Deposit Requirement

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Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Users of the data shall send Väestöliitto [Family Federation of Finland] a copy of all research publications based on or using the data. Publications shall be sent to the mail address: Väestöliitto, Väestöntutkimuslaitos, PL 849, 00101 HELSINKI, FINLAND.

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

In classifying professions, a classification code of a Statistics Finland manual (Manuals 14) has been used.

Related Publications

Ritamies, Marketta & Fågel, Stina (1998). Aikuiset avunsaajina. Hki: Väestöliitto, Väestöntutkimuslaitos. Julkaisusarja D; 33.

Majamaa, Karoliina (2011). Dismissed intergenerational support? New social risks and the economic welfare of young adults. Journal of Youth Studies 14(6), 729-743. DOI:10.1080/13676261.2011.588942