Study title

Development Cooperation Survey 1997

Dataset ID Number

FSD2018

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2018
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2018

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Department for International Development Cooperation

Abstract

The survey charts Finnish opinion on development cooperation. Knowledge and views on the objectives, resources, target countries and policies of Finnish development cooperation were studied. Respondents were asked which geographical area of the world should be the main target of Finnish development aid and why. They also evaluated the importance of development cooperation to Finnish foreign policy. Respondents' own interest in development cooperation was charted. One question covered the main information sources on this issue.

Respondents were asked which issues the Finnish government takes up or should take up when discussing with the authorities from developing countries, and which bodies they think decide on Finland's development policy. They were also asked whether they know how much Finland spends on development cooperation annually (as per cent of the GNP and per person) and how much should be spent. The survey carried a set of attitudinal statements relating to the goals of development cooperation (e.g. conflict resolution, poverty reduction, promotion of democracy). Views were probed on whether development aid should increase Finnish exports.

Questions covered the United Nations and its developmental activities. Respondent satisfaction with the speed, volume and targets of disaster relief given by the Finnish government was surveyed. Views were probed on the role of voluntary and non-governmental organizations in development aid. Knowledge of the EU's development cooperation, the Lome agreement (between the EU and 71 African and Caribbean countries), and of Finland's share in the EU's development budget were surveyed. Respondents were asked whether development aid should be conditional on political reforms in target countries, like increased democracy, promotion of environmental protection and respect for human rights.

Background variables included respondents' age, gender, economic activity, occupational group, household income, type and size of place of residence, region of residence, and whether the respondent had ever visited developing countries.

Keywords

aid; developing countries; development aid (international); development policy; information sources; international cooperation; voluntary organizations

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Development Cooperation Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Department for International Development Cooperation

Time Period Covered

1997

Collection Dates

1997-11-04 – 1997-11-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-74 living in Finland's mainland area

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

A quota sample based on the national age, sex, region and municipality type distribution. The sample size was 630 persons. Interviews were carried out by 71 interviewers trained by Taloustutkimus.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

465 variables and 630 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variables connected to questions 1b, 45a and 48 are not included in the data. Open-ended Other, what alternatives, and Can't say alternatives are missing.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Development Cooperation Survey 1997 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2018

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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 Publications

Kehitysyhteistyö: "suuri yleisö". UM/Kehitysyhteistyöosasto : joulukuu 1997. Helsinki : Taloustutkimus, 1997.