Study title

Sport Survey 2001-2002: Young People and Children

Dataset ID Number

FSD1285

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1285
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1285

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• City of Helsinki
• Young Finland Association
• Finnish Sport for All Association
• Finnish Sports Federation (FSF)
• Finnish Olympic Committee
• Ministry of Education
• Pehkonen, Juhani (TNS Gallup Finland)

Abstract

This survey investigated the sporting activities of Finnish children and young people aged between 3 and 18: how much they exercise and in what sports they participate. Respondents' attitudes towards sports organisations in Finland were also charted. Parents answered on behalf of children under 12 years old, and young people aged 12-18 were interviewed in person.

Firstly, participation in sport both within and outside of sports organisations was surveyed. One question focused on how often children and young people exercised. The sports facilities mostly used were charted. A set of questions covered various aspects of sporting activities undertaken in a sports organisation or club (which organisation, type of sport, duration and frequency of the activity, number of years they had participated, etc.) Respondents were also asked how often they would prefer to exercise that sport. Same type of questions were asked about sporting and physical activities taken outside of sports organisations.

Respondents not involved in sports organisations were asked whether they would like to take part in organised sports in a sports organisation, and if so, what forms of sport they would undertake and how often. The attitudes of young people aged between 12 and 18 towards sports organisations in general were studied. One topic covered participation in sports competition. Parents or other caretakers of children aged between 3 and 11 were asked whether they had found sports organisations lacking in certain aspects, for example, should children have more free time, is the organisation too competition-oriented, should there be more variety in types of activity, and are children's and parents' wishes taken into account.

Background variables included respondents' age, gender, county and municipality of residence, and the number of children aged under 18 in the household. Parents/guardians of children aged between 3 and 11 were asked about the occupation of the household member with the highest income.

Keywords

adolescents; athletics; attitudes; ball games; children; exercise (physical activity); hobbies; physical activities; racket games; sport; sport spectatorship; sporting events; sports clubs; sports facilities; sports organisations; sports training; voluntary work; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Physical fitness and exercise (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Sport Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Time Period Covered

2001 – 2002

Collection Dates

2001-03 – 2002-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Children and young people aged between 3 and 18 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Multistage stratified sampling. The data were collected in two stages, so that the 3-11-year-olds and the 12-18-year-olds formed two different samples. Respondents were randomly drawn from a national household telephone directory. To guarantee regional representativeness quotas based on place of residence and type of municipality were used. Only one interview was conducted in each household, even if there were more than one child of the appropriate age. Children under 12 years old were randomly selected. If there were several children aged between 3 and 11 in the household, then the parent/guardian answered on behalf of the child whose birthday was next after the interview date. The selection of young people (aged between 12 and 18) was based on quota sampling. Quotas were based on age and gender. The questionnaires were identical for both sample groups.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

943 variables and 5531 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variable identifying postcode has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

City of Helsinki & Young Finland Association & Finnish Sport for All Association & Finnish Sports Federation (FSF) & Finnish Olympic Committee & Ministry of Education & Pehkonen, Juhani (TNS Gallup Finland): Sport Survey 2001-2002: Young People and Children [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1285

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Suuri kansallinen liikuntatutkimus 2001 - 2002: lasten ja nuorten liikunta (2002). Helsinki: Nuori Suomi. Suomen Liikunnan ja Urheilun julkaisusarja; 4.

Pavelka, Béla (2006). Management Resources in Finnish Canoe Clubs. Paper presented at the World Congress of AIESEP, the International Association of Physical Education in Higher Education. 5-8 July 2006. Jyväskylä, Finland.

Pavelka, Béla (2006). Place of Canoeing in Finnish People´s Exercise Pattern. Paper presented at the 3rd Conference of the European Association for Sociology of Sport (EASS). 2-5 July 2006. Jyväskylä, Finland.

Pavelka, Béla (2011). Open water as a sportscape. Analysis of canoeing in Finland for developing sport infrastructure and services. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä. Studies in sport, physical education and health; 164.

Lehtonen, Kati & Hakonen, Harto (2013). Liikunnan kansalaistoiminnan tietopohja. Liikunnan harrastaminen ja vapaaehtoistyö urheiluseuroissa. Jyväskylä: Liikunnan ja kansanterveyden edistämissäätiö LIKES. Liikunnan ja kansanterveyden julkaisuja 274.

Lehtonen, Kati & Hakonen, Harto (2013). Liikunnan harrastaminen ja vapaaehtoistyö urheiluseuroissa. Julkaisussa: Liikunnan kansalaistoiminnan tietopohja. Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 6/2013, 7-17.

Lehtonen, Kati & Hakonen, Harto (2013). Basic information on civic activity in Finnish sports. Participation and volunteer work in sports clubs [online]. Jyväskylä: LINET research unit. http://www.likes.fi/filebank/803-Civic_activity_english_summary_112013.pdf [cited 11.12.2013]