Study title

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2005

Dataset ID Number

FSD2240

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2240

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy production and energy strategy. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. The respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes and knowledge about energy issues were studied by presenting a number of statements relating to energy production, energy sources, climate change, energy prices, pollution, emissions trading etc. The respondents were asked whether the liberalisation of the energy market has been an advantage or disadvantage to energy price levels, customer choice, energy producers and their image, use of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, prevention of climate change, future generations, etc. They were also asked whether Finland should increase or decrease the use of certain energy sources (e.g. coal, peat, natural gas, nuclear power, water power, wind power, bioenergy) in electricity generation.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, basic and vocational education, economic activity and occupational status, number of inhabitants in the municipality, region of residence, and which political party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Keywords

coal; energy; energy consumption; energy generation; energy policy; energy prices; energy supply; environment; environmental degradation; fossil fuels; gas fuels; hydropower; non-renewable energy; nuclear energy; radioactive wastes; renewable energy; wind 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

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1983-2011

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Data Producers

• Fortum
• Teollisuuden Voima

Time Period Covered

2005

Collection Dates

2005-10-18 – 2006-01-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

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

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The questionnaire was sent to 4,048 persons aged 18 - 70, randomly sampled from Finland's population register. Altogether, three separate samples were drawn. The entire Finnish population, including both Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking persons but excluding the Åland Islands residents, was represented by a sample of 3,000 persons. One additional sample of 350 persons represented the inhabitants of Loviisa, and another of 698 persons represented the inhabitants of Eurajoki.

The number of adequately completed questionnaires was 1,240 and the total response rate was 30.6. Response rate varied somewhat between the samples: for the sample representing the entire Finnish population it was 30.7%, for Loviisa 28.9% and for Eurajoki 31.4%.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

30.6

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The questionnaire sent to Eurajoki inhabitants did not include the questions pertaining to the liberalisation of the energy market (q3_1 - q3_21).

The data do not contain variables charting views on energy companies.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Yhdyskuntatutkimus: Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2005 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2240

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Energia-asenteet 2005: seurantatutkimustietoa suomalaisten suhtautumisesta energiapoliittisiin kysymyksiin 1983-2005 (2006) [verkkodokumentti]. Energia-alan Keskusliitto (FINERGY) & Yhdyskuntatutkimus. http://www.yhdyskuntatutkimus.fi/eas_05/eas-tied_05.htm [viitattu 23.02.2024].

Kari, Mika & Kojo, Matti & Litmanen, Tapio (2010). Community Divided. Adaptation and Aversion towards the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Eurajoki and its Neighbouring Municipalities. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä. Tampere: University of Tampere. URN:ISBN:978-951-39-4149-9

Kojo, Matti, Kari, Mika & Litmanen, Tapio (2012). Nuclear community considering threats and benefits of final disposal. Local opinions regarding the spent nuclear fuel repository in Finland. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management (IJETM) 15(2),124-145.

Silvan-Lempinen, Marianne (2008). Ydinjäteratkaisu luottamuksen ilmentäjänä riskiyhteiskunnassa. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Kantola, Ismo & Silvan-Lempinen, Marianne (2010). Quasi-objects and actors in the web of belief. Formation of a national nuclear waste management system. The case of Finland. Paper presented in ISA RC23 meeting, Gothenburg July 16th 2010. http://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/66224

Silvan-Lempinen, Marianne & Kantola, Ismo (2010). Communication and knowledge in the Finnish Nuclear Waste Management System. In: Trappl (ed.): Proceedings of the Twentieth European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research 2010. Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Kybernetik.