Study title

Church Monitor 2002

Dataset ID Number

FSD2032

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2032

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Church Research Institute

Abstract

The survey focused on Finnish perceptions of sin and supernatural phenomena. First, the respondents were asked whether they belonged to a church or other religious denomination, whether they believed in God, and how often they attended church services. Moral concepts and moral values were studied by asking the respondents whether certain actions were morally wrong or not: use of alcohol, smoking, use of illegal drugs, lying, envying others, stealing, killing, tax fraud, extramarital sex, homosexual sex, use of contraceptives, abortion, divorce, etc. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to UFOs, alternative medicine, astrology, reincarnation, fortune-telling, spiritual growth, and meditation.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, education, type of neighbourhood, and province of residence.

Keywords

moral concepts; moral values; religious affiliation; religious attendance; religious beliefs; supernatural; virtues and vices

Topic Classification

• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Church Monitors

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Church Research Institute

Time Period Covered

2002

Collection Dates

2002

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-75 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

Starting point method. The data were collected as part of the RISC Monitor survey in 2002. The sample size was approximately 2,500.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

42 variables and 2520 cases.

Data Version

3.0

Related Datasets

FSD2031 Church Monitor 1999

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Exact dates of the data collection are now known.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Church Research Institute: Church Monitor 2002 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2032

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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

Kääriäinen, Kimmo & Niemelä, Kati & Ketola, Kimmo (2005). Religion in Finland: Decline, Change and Transformation of Finnish Religiosity. Jyväskylä: Gummerus. Publication of the Research Institute of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland; 54.

Kääriäinen, Kimmo & Kati Niemelä & Kimmo Ketola (2003). Moderni kirkkokansa. Suomalaisten uskonnollisuus uudella vuosituhannella. Jyväskylä: Gummerus. Kirkon tutkimuskeskuksen julkaisuja; 82.

Taira, Teemu (2012). More Visible But Limited in Its Popularity. Atheism (and Atheists) in Finland. Approaching Religion. Special Issues on the New Visibility of Atheism in Europe 2(1): 21-35.

Taira, Teemu (2014) Väärin uskottu? Ateismin uusi näkyvyys. Turku: Eetos.

Zhuk, Iryna L. (2013). Transformation of culture of sexual relations in Ukraine: experience of intercultural comparative analysis. Doctoral dissertation, Institute of Sociology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (only Title in English).