Study title

Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption in Finland 1995

Dataset ID Number

FSD1231

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1231
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1231

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Österberg, Esa (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). Alcohol and Drug Research Group)

Abstract

The survey charted the extent of unrecorded alcohol consumption and production in Finland. First, the respondents were asked how often they drank alcohol and how often they had consumed pure alcohol or home-made alcohol, such as moonshine or home-brewed beer in the previous 12 months. Those who had produced alcohol themselves were asked to state the amount (in litres) they had produced in the previous 12 months. Percentage of home-made or privately imported alcohol out of all consumed alcohol was studied.

The respondents were asked what kinds of alcoholic products and how much they had imported. Number of trips abroad or cruises where they had brought alcohol was examined. The respondents were also asked from how many of these trips they had returned by air, by ship (from Estonia or Sweden) or by land (from Russia or Sweden). The number of 24-hour cruises taken by the respondents was also investigated. Finally, the percentage of personally imported beer, wine and spirits out of all consumed alcohol was studied.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic and vocational education, occupational group, employment status, annual gross income of the household, number of household members, household composition, region and municipality of residence, occupational group of household head, primary and secondary choice of political party if elections were held at the time of the survey, and party choice in the 1995 parliamentary elections.

Keywords

alcohol smuggling; alcohol use; drinking behaviour; drinking offences

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption in Finland

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). Alcohol and Drug Research Group

Time Period Covered

1995

Collection Dates

1995-11-08 – 1995-12-03

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 or over living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

At the first stage of the sampling, the number of respondents required by the sample was divided regionally by provinces. At the second stage, the number of respondents within each province was divided according to municipality type. Urban municipalities were grouped into small and large towns according to the number of inhabitants and rural municipalities into three categories based on industrial structure. The choice of municipalities is representative. At the third stage, starting points were randomly selected from each municipality in relation to their population. Interviews were carried out using a starting point method, and each randomly selected point resulted in six interviews. From each household the person who matched the gender and age requirements stated in the selection card was interviewed. The interviewer used two cards: the first one was used to select one 15-39-year-old female and two 15-39-year-old males, and then one male of at least 40 years of age and two females of 40 or older. With the second card one 15-39-year-old male and two 15-39-year-old females, one female who was 40 or older, and two males of at least 40 years of age were selected.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Österberg, Esa (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)): Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption in Finland 1995 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2003-03-11). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1231

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Related Publications

Österberg, Esa (2002). Onko vuosi 2004 kohtalokas alkoholiveroillemme? Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 67(3), 234-244.

Österberg, Esa (2005). Alkoholin kulutuksen kasvu Suomessa vuonna 2004. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 70(3), 283-294.

Nordlund, Sturla & Österberg, Esa (2000). Unrecorded alcohol consumption: its economics and its effects on alcohol control in the Nordic countries. Addiction 95 (Supplement 4), S551-S564.