Study title

Unfaithfulness in Steady Relationships 2001

Dataset ID Number

FSD1267

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1267
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1267

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

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

Abstract

An online survey conducted by a Finnish newspaper in 2001. First, a structured question was asked on whether it is acceptable to cheat on one's partner when in a relationship. Next, an open-ended question asked the respondents to give reasons for their response to the first question. Volunteer sample; young people were the most active in responding and 79% of the respondents were women. As the survey was freely available online, there was no possibility of controlling who responded.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

cohabitation; infidelity; marriage; moral behaviour; partnerships (personal); sexual behaviour; trust

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Family life and marriage (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

• Helsingin Sanomat. Weekly supplement Nyt

Data Producers

• Sanoma Corporation

Time Period Covered

2001

Collection Dates

2001-03-08 – 2001-03-22

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Readers of the Helsingin Sanomat weekly supplement Nyt

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

Both RTF and HTML versions of the data are available.

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

Related Datasets

FSD1250 Morality 2001

FSD1268 Moral Behaviour in Everyday Life 2001

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Separate letters from readers and responses given on paper by readers are not included 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

Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat): Unfaithfulness in Steady Relationships 2001 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2003-06-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1267; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1267

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

Gronow, Kira & Grönvall, Ursula & Harju, Hannu & Hoikkala, Teemu & Matikainen, Kati & Niemi, Päivi & Räty, Reetta & Sadik, Sara (2001). Tilaisuus tekee varkaan. Helsingin Sanomat, Viikkoliite Nyt, numero 13/2001, sivut 12-17.