Study title

Family Barometer 1999: Implementation of Parenting

Dataset ID Number

FSD1180

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1180

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Reuna, Veera (Finnish Family Federation. Population Research Institute)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• The research project was led by Ismo Söderling.

Abstract

The survey focuses on parenting and upbringing in Finland, and on the roles of parents and staff working in child day care centres. Views of the parents and the day nursery staff towards parenting were studied. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with statements relating to children and child-rearing, and whether the responsibility of teaching certain things to children should lie with the parents, or the day nursery staff. The parents were asked how much support in child-rearing they have received from the child care staff, and the employees were asked whether they think they give sufficient support to parents. Possible conflicts between parents and the staff were also probed.

The respondents were asked what things day nurseries should teach, and whether society should increase the financial and educational support it gives to families. They then commented on various statements related to families with children, day care, and work. The parents were asked to describe their relationship with the grandparents, whether they are able to arrange childcare when the children are ill, why their children are in day care centres, and when the day care started. The staff were asked how much support they give to parents, and whether they themselves get enough support at the workplace.

Background variables included the respondent's sex, year of birth, education, economic activity, mother tongue, province of residence, and type of the municipality of residence. The parents were asked to state their marital status, spouse's economic activity, number of children living in the household, and the age and sex of their pre-school children. The day nursery employees were asked to name their duties at work, how many years they have worked in the field, number of their own children, and number of pre-school children.

Keywords

child day care; day nurseries; families; parental role; parents; preschool children; responsibility

Topic Classification

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

Series

Family Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Reuna, Veera (Finnish Family Federation. Population Research Institute)

Data Producers

• Finnish Family Federation. Population Research Institute

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Family

Universe

Staff of day-care centres located in the major Finnish towns, and parents to children (aged under 7) in these groups. (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability sample. Altogether 31 municipal day-care centres situated in five large Finnish towns were chosen representatively. The respondents are comprised of the day-care centre staff and the parents to children in these group.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

Staff 69

Parents 45-50

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.1

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Reuna, Veera (Finnish Family Federation): Family Barometer 1999: Implementation of Parenting [dataset]. Version 1.1 (2003-03-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1180

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 Publications

Reuna, Veera (1999). Perhebarometri 1999. Vanhemmuutta toteuttamassa. Päiväkotilasten vanhempien ja päiväkotien henkilökunnan mielipiteitä lapsiperheiden arjesta ja lasten kasvatuksesta. Helsinki: Väestöliitto. Väestöliiton Väestöntutkimuslaitoksen katsauksia; E 7.