Study title

Development Cooperation Survey 2003

Dataset ID Number

FSD2021

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2021
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2021

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish public opinion on the country's development cooperation. The 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 (e.g. education, health care, industry) for development aid were surveyed. Views were probed on the interrelationship between trade policy and development cooperation policy. Further questions covered the availability of information on development cooperation and developing countries, and the reliability of information given by the authorities, voluntary organisations and the media. The main information sources on this issue were surveyed.

The respondents were asked to estimate how much Finland spent on development co-operation annually (as per cent of the GNI), and how much should be spent. Satisfaction with the velocity, volume and targets of Finnish relief aid, and opinions on business ethics in development cooperation were studied. One theme focused on developmental partnerships: is bilateral aid provided by the Finnish government more effective than multilateral aid channelled through the UN or other international organizations. Views on the Tobin tax, and familiarity with the UN Millennium Project and its goals were investigated.

Background variables included the 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; public expenditure; trade policy; 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

2003

Collection Dates

2003-09-15 – 2003-09-30

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 1,000 face-to-face interviews had been made in respondents' homes. The sample size was 1,010 persons. Quota sampling based on gender, age, region of residence, and type of municipality of residence. Interviews were conducted by 58 interviewers, trained by Taloustutkimus, in 45 towns/cities and 46 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

205 variables and 1010 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variable surveying 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 2003 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2021

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

Kehitysyhteistyö (2003). UM/Kehitysyhteistyöosasto: lokakuu 2003 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Taloustutkimus. http://global.finland.fi/mielipidemittaus2003.pdf [viitattu 11.1.2005].

Suomalaiset luottavat kehitysyhteistyön laatuun: avun tasoa ollaan valmiita nostamaan (2003). Kehitysuutiset 11/2003, 6.