Study title

Development Cooperation Survey 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD2020

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2020

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Abstract

The survey charts Finnish opinion on the objectives, resources, targets and policies of the country's development cooperation. Respondents were asked which geographical area of the world should be the main target of Finnish development aid, and why. Opinions on the most important goals and areas for development aid were surveyed. Respondents evaluated the importance of development cooperation to Finnish foreign policy. Further questions covered the main information sources on this issue.

Respondents were asked to estimate how much Finland spends on development cooperation annually (as per cent of the GNI), and how much should be spent. Views were probed on whether development cooperation of voluntary/non-governmental organizations is more successful than government-to-government cooperation. One theme focused developmental partnerships: is bilateral aid provided by the Finnish government more effective than multilateral aid channelled through the UN or other international organizations. Respondents were also asked where and what kind of development aid they would provide, if they themselves could decide.

Background variables included respondents' age, 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

2000

Collection Dates

2000-04-07 – 2000-04-25

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 was representative in terms of gender, age and place of residence. Interviews were conducted by 62 interviewers trained by Taloustutkimus.

Collection Mode

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

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

233 variables and 1060 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 2000 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2020

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

Mielipidemittaus suhtautumisesta kehitysyhteistyöhön: lähes puolet kansalaisista haluaisi nostaa määrärahoja (2000). Kehitysuutiset 5(2000), 4-5.

Suomalaiset tyytyväisiä kehitysyhteistyöhön: lehdistötiedote 19.05.2000 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Global.Finland. Ulkoasiainministeriö. Kehitysyhteistyö. http://global.finland.fi/txt/uutiset/teksti_popup_txt.php?id=186 [viitattu 11.1.2005].

Kehitysyhteistyö. UM/Kehitysyhteistyöosasto : toukokuu 2000. Helsinki : Taloustutkimus, 2000.