Study title

Use of Online Services and Information Technology in Tampere 2003

Alternative Title

eTampere / Infocity 2003

Dataset ID Number

FSD1316

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1316
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1316

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Taloustutkimus
• City of Tampere

Abstract

Survey respondents were residents of the City of Tampere (Finland). Questions covered their access to mobile phone, PC, e-mail or Internet. Respondents with Internet access were asked about the location, frequency, duration and purpose of their Internet use. They also assessed their own information needs concerning computers and information network. Internet users' familiarity with the City of Tampere website was surveyed. Views were probed on what kind of information, entertainment, services, participation opportunities etc. they would like to access through the city's web pages.

All respondents were asked whether Tampere should concentrate on improving its traditional services, all-purpose one-stop shops, phone services or online services (E-government systems, e-services). Familiarity with eTampere programme was charted. Background variables included respondent's sex, postal code area, age group, basic education, employment status and household composition.

Keywords

Internet; computers; electronic mail; information needs; information society; mobile phones; online services; public services

Topic Classification

• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Use of Online Services and Information Technology in Tampere

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• City of Tampere

Time Period Covered

2003

Collection Dates

2003-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-74 living in Tampere

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

Quota sampling based on the age, sex and postal code distributions of citizens of Tampere.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

49 variables and 502 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data do not contain answers to the open-ended questions 14, 16 and 17 nor to "Other, what" type of open-ended question categories.

Weighting

The data contain weight variables which weight to population distributions by three areas of Tampere (Centre, East Tampere and West Tampere), age groups (15-34, 35-49, 50-74) and gender. With the weight variable, the sample is representative of all citizens in Tampere.

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

Taloustutkimus & City of Tampere: Use of Online Services and Information Technology in Tampere 2003 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1316; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1316

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

eTampere / Infocity 2003: lokakuu 2003: (2003) [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen kaupunki & Helsinki: Taloustutkimus. http://www.tampere.fi/tiedostot/4UfZvYugV/ictutkimus03.pdf [viitattu 16.2.2004].