Study title

Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption in Finland 1998

Dataset ID Number

FSD1234

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1234
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1234

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 whether they had used pure, home-made or smuggled alcohol 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. Some questions focused on what percentage of the respondent's total alcohol consumption consisted of home-made, smuggled or privately imported alcohol.

The respondents were asked whether they knew someone who had smuggled pure alcohol/spirits or had produced moonshine (home-made illegal alcohol). Questions also covered whether someone had offered to sell the respondents these kinds of alcohol and how many litres they had bought in the previous 12 months. The respondents were asked how many trips or cruises abroad they had made and how often as well as how many litres and what kind of alcohol products they themselves had imported. The respondents' total alcohol consumption was charted, including what percentage consisted of privately imported alcoholic beverages or of alcohol consumed abroad.

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, province of residence, municipality type, occupational group of household head, primary and secondary choice of political party if parliamentary elections had been held at the time of the survey, and party choice in the 1996 municipal 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

• TNS Gallup Finland

Data Producers

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

Time Period Covered

1998

Collection Dates

1998-11-04 – 1998-11-25

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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Number of Cases and Variables

86 variables and 1008 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Österberg, Esa (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)): Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption in Finland 1998 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2003-03-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1234

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Alkoholin käyttö ja maahantuonti 11/98 (1998). Espoo : Suomen Gallup. - (Gallup omnibus tutkimusraportti)

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.