Study title

Drug Use Survey 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD1254

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1254

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat. Weekly supplement Nyt)

Abstract

An online survey on drug and alcohol use, conducted by a Finnish newspaper in 2000. The survey was targeted at people who used or had tried illegal drugs.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

drug abuse; drug addiction; drug policy; illegal drugs

Topic Classification

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

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat. Weekly supplement Nyt)

Data Producers

• Sanoma Corporation

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-08-11 – 2000-09-09

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Readers of the Helsingin Sanomat weekly supplement Nyt who had tried or used drugs

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The survey was advertised in the weekly supplement Nyt to readers and anyone could respond to it.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data Files

HTML and RTF files (a total of approximately 350 pages of text)

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Separate letters from readers and responses given on paper by readers are not included in the data. As the survey was freely available online, there was no possibility of controlling who responded.

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

Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat): Drug Use Survey 2000 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2004-08-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1254

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

Lindholm, Jari & Grünthal, Kaja & Palmén, Joanna & Räty, Reetta (2000). Maailma pilvessä. Helsingin Sanomat, Viikkoliite Nyt 41/2000, 14-19.