Study title

Schoolchildren and Europe 1993

Dataset ID Number

FSD1146

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1146

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Pehkonen, Juhani (Gallup Finland)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Fennica research group (Gallup Finland)

Abstract

The present survey was conducted in 1993 when Finland initiated its European Community membership negotiations. The aim was to canvass schoolchildren's attitudes and awareness of the European Community. The respondents were Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian pupils of comprehensive and senior secondary schools living in Brussels, and Finnish pupils living in Finland. Opinions and expectations regarding the potential EU membership of their country were monitored, as well as attitudes towards internationalisation and foreigners. The respondents were asked to estimate how necessary the membership is to their country, and what kind of consequences it would have. Sources of EC-related information were also mapped. A separate section of questions dealt with national identity and children's attitudes towards people of different nationalities.

Keywords

European Community; European Union; European integration; foreigners; information sources; national identity; prejudice; schoolchildren; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural and national identity (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (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

• Get to Know the World Assoc.

Time Period Covered

1993

Collection Dates

1993-04

Nation

Finland, Norway, Sweden

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Sweden, Norway

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish schoolchildren, and Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian children who attend lower or upper secondary schools in Brussels.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Information not available

The FSD does not have exact information on the sampling procedure. 13 comprehensive (lower secondary) or upper secondary schools from different parts of Finland. In total, 1,344 responses were obtained. The reference material collected in Brussels from 16 Finnish, 114 Swedish and 14 Norwegian students.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The dataset consists of two parts: Data collected in Finland (1,344 analysis units), and in Brussels (16 Finnish, 114 Swedish and 14 Norwegian respondents). These data can be used separately, for comparison, and by incorporating the two parts.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Pehkonen, Juhani (Gallup Finland): Schoolchildren and Europe 1993 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2004-06-29). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1146

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