Study title

Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol Control Policies 1996

Dataset ID Number

FSD2079

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2079

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Österberg, Esa (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES))

Abstract

The survey studied opinions on alcohol control policies in Finland and Finnish drinking habits. Drinking habits were charted by asking what the respondents generally drank with meals and how often they drank beer or wine with meals. A number of questions covered how often, how much and what kind of alcohol the respondents drank in general. One question pertained to what percentage of the alcohol consumed originated from somewhere else than the state-owned monopoly liquor store Alko, restaurants or groceries/supermarkets (for example, home-made, privately imported from abroad or bought illegally).

Views were probed on alcohol control measures imposed and which retail outlets people should be able to buy beer, wine or spirits from. The respondents were also asked whether they supported or objected to the proposal to allow grocery stores to sell wine.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic education, vocational education, economic activity and occupational status, employment status, type of municipality, province of residence, annual gross income of the household, number and age of household members, household composition, economic activity and occupational status of household head, and R's primary and secondary choice of political party if the parliamentary elections were held at that time, and choice of party in the 1995 parliamentary elections.

Keywords

alcohol policy; drinking behaviour; retail outlets; underage drinking

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol Control Policies

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health

Time Period Covered

1996

Collection Dates

1996-01-16 – 1996-02-07

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 and over living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

At the first stage of the sampling, the number of respondents required by the sample was divided regionally by province. At the second stage, the number of respondents within each province was divided according to municipality type. Urban municipalities were grouped into small and large towns according to the number of inhabitants and rural municipalities into three categories based on industrial structure. The choice of municipalities is representative. At the third stage, starting points were randomly selected from each municipality, the number of starting points determined by the population size.

Interviews were carried out using a starting point method, and each randomly selected point resulted in six interviews. From each household the person who matched the gender and age requirements stated in the selection card was interviewed. The interviewer used two cards: the first one was used to select one 15-39-year-old female and two 15-39-year-old males, and then one male and two females aged 40 or over. With the second card one 15-39-year-old male and two 15-39-year-old females, and one female and two males aged 40 or over were selected.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variables identifying the postal code and municipality of residence have been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Österberg, Esa (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)): Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol Control Policies 1996 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2079

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Alkoholipolitiikka 1/96 (1996). Espoo : Suomen Gallup. - (Gallup omnibus tutkimusraportti)

Related Publications

Ahlström, Salme & Österberg, Esa (1997). Väestön suhtautuminen alkoholipoliittisiin rajoituksiin 1990-luvulla. Alkoholipolitiikka 62(1), 3-12.