Study title

Eco Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1998

Dataset ID Number

FSD2119

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2119
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2119

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish attitudes towards questions of energy policy, especially those concerning eco energy. First, respondents were asked whether they had paid attention to discussions about and advertisements for environmentally-friendly electricity and whether they found the subject interesting in general. Their opinions on the environmental friendliness and economic efficiency of electricity produced from, for example, coal, peat, natural gas and nuclear, water and wind power were studied.

Electric power generation and its effects on the environment were observed from different angles. Respondents' views on the reliability of various information sources, for example, Finnish Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Trade and Industry, energy companies, power plants and television were examined. Respondents were also asked how concerned they were about different environmental problems, e.g. air pollution, ozone depletion, nuclear waste and traffic emissions.

Opinions on the environmental performance labelling of electricity were queried on. Respondents were asked about the necessity of a uniform labelling system and about the targets, criteria, accrediting organisations and certificate types of eco-labels. Their views on the competitive tendering of electricity suppliers and buying eco-labelled electricity were investigated. Finally, respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements pertaining to environmentally labelled electricity and electricity production. Background variables included respondent's gender, age group, mother tongue, accommodation type, heating arrangements, population size of municipality of residence, province, vocational education and occupational status.

Keywords

energy; energy efficiency; energy generation; energy policy; energy prices; environmental changes; environmental degradation; fossil fuels; information sources; renewable energy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Energy and natural resources (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Data Producers

• Finnish Energy Industries Federation (Finergy)

Time Period Covered

1998

Collection Dates

1998-05-18 – 1998-08-12

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged between 18 and 70 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The sample size was 2,500 persons. The questionnaire was available in Finnish and Swedish according to respondent's mother tongue. Follow-up mailings were sent once. A total of 861 analysable questionnaires were received.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

34,4

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Highly educated persons and the youngest respondents are slightly over-represented in the data. Variables q7b, q7c, q7e, bv3 and bv4 contain an additional value and label which are not in the questionnaire.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Yhdyskuntatutkimus: Eco Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1998 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2119; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2119

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Sähkön ympäristöluokittelu: ympäristön, kuluttajien vai sähköyhtiöiden voitoksi? Tutkimus kansalaismielipiteestä 1998 [verkkodokumentti]. Energia-alan Keskusliitto Finergy & Yhdyskuntatutkimus. http://www.saunalahti.fi/~pena/yhdyskuntatutkimus/finergy2/raportti.htm [viitattu 22.2.2006].