Study title

Opinion Leaders and Development Cooperation 1994

Dataset ID Number

FSD1124

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1124
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1124

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Church Research Institute

Abstract

The survey studied Finns working in the more influential sectors of society, and their perceptions of development cooperation. The target group included political decision-makers, opinion leaders in local and national government, journalists, representatives of various interest groups and voluntary organisations, as well as researchers. The respondents were asked to state their opinions about the adequacy of the Finnish development aid, and the significance of the different foci of development cooperation. In addition, the respondents commented on some statements regarding the Finnish development cooperation, and estimated how well the aid reaches its intended recipients. Membership in a church or other religious community, and religious attendance were also charted.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, and field of study.

Keywords

church; community leaders; developing countries; development aid (international); development policy; interest groups; journalists; political leaders; poverty; religious affiliation

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elites and leadership (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• International politics and organisations (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

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Finn Church Aid

Time Period Covered

1994

Collection Dates

1994-09 – 1994-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish key persons: political decision-makers, senior officials of various ministries, editors-in-chief, interest group and voluntary organisation representatives, and researchers.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Information not available

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

50 (500 questionnaires sent, approximately half of them returned adequately filled in)

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

107 variables and 219 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Church Research Institute: Opinion Leaders and Development Cooperation 1994 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1124; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1124

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