Study title

Development Cooperation Survey 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD2019

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2019
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2019

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 of 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. One question covered main information sources on this matter.

Respondents were asked to estimate how much Finland spends on development cooperation annually (as per cent of the GNP) 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, promoting democracy).

Further questions covered the United Nations and its developmental activities. One question investigated respondent satisfaction with the speed, volume and targets of disaster relief given by the Finnish government. Views were probed on what kind of role voluntary and non-governmental organizations should play in development aid. Knowledge of EU's development cooperation and the Lome agreement (between the EU and 71 African and Caribbean countries) was surveyed. Lastly, respondents were asked where and what kind of development aid they would provide, if they themselves could decide.

Background variables included respondents' age group, gender, economic activity, occupational group, education, household gross income, type of the 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

1999

Collection Dates

1999-01-07 – 1999-01-21

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

An omnibus study: respondents were recruited on a door-to-door basis, until 1000 face-to-face interviews had been made in respondents' homes. The sample size was 1004 persons. The sample was representative in terms of gender, age and place of residence. Interviews were conducted by 65 interviewers, trained by Taloustutkimus, in 41 towns/cities and 45 other municipalities.

Collection Mode

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

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

252 variables and 1004 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variable revealing the municipality of residence has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables 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

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Development Cooperation Survey 1999 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2019

Deposit Requirement

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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

Suomen kehitysmaapolitiikan linjauksen laaja tuki vakiintunut: lehdistötiedote 10.03.1999 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Global.Finland. Ulkoasiainministeriö. Kehitysyhteistyö. http://global.finland.fi/txt/uutiset/teksti_popup_txt.php?id=37 [viitattu 5.1.2005].

Kehitysyhteistyö: "suuri yleisö". UM/Kehitysyhteistyöosasto : helmikuu 1999. Helsinki : Taloustutkimus, 1999.