Study title

Development Cooperation Survey 2001

Dataset ID Number

FSD1182

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1182

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Department for International Development Cooperation

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish opinion on the country's development co-operation, its objectives, allocation and successfulness. Respondents were asked which geographical areas of the world they think should be the main targets of the co-operation and why. Views on the most important goals and fields for Finland's co-operation were probed. Opinions on the future of African countries and the relationship between Finland's foreign policy and development co-operation policy were canvassed. Some questions pertained to the sources of information on development cooperation and the reliability of information given by Finnish authorities.

Respondents were asked whether they know how much money Finland spends on development co-operation annually (as per cent of the GNI) and how much should be spent. Opinions on the efficiency of development cooperation were charted. One theme covered satisfaction with disaster relief given by Finland. Respondents also evaluated the development co-operation of non-governmental organizations, compared to that of the government. Opinions on whether development co-operation should be bilateral or multilateral and how ethically Finnish firms should act in developing countries were investigated. Respondents were asked about Tobin's tax proposal (tax on international financial transactions). Respondents' contacts with developing countries were charted.

Background variables included respondents' age group, sex, economic activity, occupation, marital status, education, occupation of the household member with highest income, household monthly gross income, household size and composition and regional variables. There were several variables connected to respondents' television watching, Internet use, voting preferences, which newspapers and magazines they read regularly, which shops they use for everyday shopping and ownership of a car, summer cottage, mobile phone, house/apartment, personal computer etc.

Keywords

Africa; Internet; developing countries; development aid (international); development cooperation; ethics; information sources; international cooperation; mass media; relief aid; social responsibility; voluntary organizations

Topic Classification

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

Series

Development Cooperation Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Department for International Development Cooperation

Time Period Covered

2001

Collection Dates

2001-03-30 – 2001-04-25

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish population aged 15-74 (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

A quota sample based on the national age, sex, region and municipality type distribution. Interviews were made in 106 localities, of which 50 were cities and 56 other types of municipalities.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

270 variables and 1008 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable identifying municipality has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Development Cooperation Survey 2001 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1182

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Gallup 2001: Kehitysyhteistyön määrä ja sisältö tunnetaan aiempaa paremmin (2001). Kehitysuutiset 5(2001), 4-5.

Kehitysyhteistyö. UM/Kehitysyhteistyöosasto : toukokuu 2001 [Omnibus-raportti]. Helsinki : Taloustutkimus, 2001.