Study title

Finnish Youth Survey 2001

Dataset ID Number

FSD1225

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1225
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1225

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora)

Abstract

The survey charted the employment situation of young people and probed their views on education and work, foreigners and racism, animal rights activists, conscientious objectors and possibilities to influence decision-making. Respondents were asked whether they own or rent their accommodation and which factors influenced their choice of place of residence (e.g. employment opportunities, services available, safety, close to relatives). Next questions dealt with respondents' income and how they spend it. Respondents were asked whether they would be willing to contract a loan for e.g. housing, studies, car or stimulants. Some questions examined what influenced respondents' choice when purchasing durable goods (e.g. domestic origins of the goods, quality, price, guarantee). Respondents were asked whether they ever intentionally leave bills unpaid, have recorded payment defaults or receive financial support from their parents.

Young people's expectations for the future were studied by asking respondents to rate the importance of achieving certain things by the age of 35 (e.g. family and children, permanent job, ownership of dwelling, high standard of living, good friends, participation in politics). Satisfaction with their economical situation and life in general was surveyed. Finally, political views and interest in politics were charted by asking if the parliamentary elections were held at that moment, would they vote and why, and which party would they vote for.

Background variables included respondents' sex, age, employment situation, respondents' and their parents' education level, major region of residence, and municipality type.

Keywords

attitudes; consumption; education; expenditure; future expectations; housing; political participation; regionalism; satisfaction; youth; youth employment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Youth Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs

Time Period Covered

2001

Collection Dates

2001-08-15 – 2001-08-24

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish-speaking young people who live in Finland, aged between 15 and 29 (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Information not available

Sample size is 1,800.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

123 variables and 1800 cases.

Data Version

3.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

FSD does not have Gallup Finland's report of the survey. The description is based on the data and the publication "Nuorisobarometri 2001". The archive has no information about the sampling methods used.

The variables containing information on the respondents' municipalities and regions of residence have been removed from the data.

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

Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora): Finnish Youth Survey 2001 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-08-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1225

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Saarela, Pekka (2001). Nuorisobarometri 2001. Helsinki: Opetusministeriö, Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta (Nuora). Nuoran julkaisuja; 21.