Study title

Nordic Family Interviews 1996: English Summaries

Dataset ID Number

FSD2247

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2247

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Leiulfsrud, Håkon (University of Trondheim. Department of Sociology and Political Science)
• Melin, Harri (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Oinonen, Eriikka (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Savolainen, Raija (University of Jyväskylä. Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. Unit of Sociology)

Abstract

The data consist of summaries in English of family interviews conducted in Finnish, focusing on changes in the lives of families with children in 1990s Finland. The original interviews and summaries in Finnish are archived in the dataset FSD2246. The interviews were conducted in 1996 in Tampere and Jyväskylä regions in 23 families.

Adult family members were interviewed both together and separately. In the joint interviews, spouses were asked about family composition, housing, household income, changes in the family in the 1990s, and taste in tv programs, clothes, food and decoration. In the individual interviews, the main topics included the respondents' life history, educational and employment history, organisation of everyday life, children and their upbringing, daycare and school, job, ideas of social class and politics, and social networks. Seven children, aged 6-13, were interviewed about their everyday life at home and outside home, leisure activities, housing and environment, taste in food, movies, books and clothes, changes in life, future expectations, school and homework, relationship with parents, the family's social class, and social networks.

The data comprise 26 summaries with a total length of 237 pages.

The interview summaries and child interview questions are available in English.

Keywords

children; economic activity; economic conditions; economic recession; families; family life; leisure time; life histories; living conditions; social class; social life

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Housing (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social change (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

• Oinonen, Eriikka (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Savolainen, Raija (University of Jyväskylä. Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. Unit of Sociology)

Time Period Covered

1996

Collection Dates

1996

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Tampere, Jyväskylä

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Family

Individual

Universe

Finnish families with at least one child under 13 years of age and representing various social classes

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Participating families were selected to represent different social classes. They were required to have at least one child under the age of 13.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

The data (26 RTF files) comprise 19 summaries of adult interviews and 7 summaries of child interviews. There is a total of approximately 237 pages of data. Additionally, HTML files were created based on the RTF files.

Data File Language

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

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2246 Changes in Living Conditions of Families with Children in 1990s Finland 1996

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The interviews were transcribed into a digital format and anonymised during the research project. Parts of the data were further anonymised during archiving.

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

Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere) & Leiulfsrud, Håkon (University of Trondheim) & Melin, Harri (University of Tampere) & Oinonen, Eriikka (University of Tampere) & Savolainen, Raija (University of Jyväskylä): Nordic Family Interviews 1996: English Summaries [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2007-02-07). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2247

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

Oinonen, Eriikka (2000). Perheet ja pärjääminen. Teoksessa: Mikä Suomessa muuttui? Sosiologinen kuva 1990-luvusta (toim. Raimo Blom), 163-191. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.