Study title

Finnish Attitudes towards Immigrants 2007

Dataset ID Number

FSD2359

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2359

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Jaakkola, Magdalena (Rehabilitation Foundation. Centre for Rehabilitation Research and Development)

Abstract

The interviews charted attitudes of the Finns towards foreign job seekers, refugees, and welcoming immigrants from five different nationalities. The same set of questions was used in broader interview surveys charting attitudes towards immigrants conducted in 1987, 1993, 1998, and 2003.

First question explored the respondents' opinions on whether Finland should accept more, fewer or the same number of refugees and foreign job seekers. Their views were also probed on Estonians, Russians, Poles, Chinese and Somalians moving to Finland. Finally, the respondents were asked how many foreigners living in Finland they knew personally.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, household composition, household size, economic activity, political party preference, whether R is the household head, occupational status of R and the household head, household gross income, and municipality of residence classified into various categories.

Keywords

attitudes; ethnic groups; foreign workers; immigrants; immigration policy; refugees

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Minorities (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Migration (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

• TNS Gallup Finland

Time Period Covered

2007

Collection Dates

2007-01-17 – 2007-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

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

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The respondents were selected in three different phases. The 1,030 interviewees were representative of continental Finnish population over 15 years of age in terms of region, occupation, age and gender. The interviews were conducted at the respondents' homes.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

28 variables and 1030 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The 'survey' variable has two different values, and therefore the original questionnaire numbers (excluding the last ones) occur twice in the data. The variable indicating municipality has been removed from the data - however, various classifications of it have been left in the data (only the classifications utilised in the research report were selected). The original data included several recoded variables, which were removed from the archived version.

Weighting

The data contain a weight variable 'bv1', correcting a potential slight skewness in the data. The sample was weighted to be representative in terms of gender, age and province of residence. The weight variable has been used for analyses in all research reports.

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

Jaakkola, Magdalena (Rehabilitation Foundation): Finnish Attitudes towards Immigrants 2007 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2359

Deposit Requirement

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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 Materials

Gallup Omnibus tutkimusraportti (2007). Miniasennetutkimus 2007. Espoo : TNS Gallup Oy. Julkaisematon raportti.

Jaakkola, Magdalena (2007). Suomalaisten suhtautuminen ulkomaiseen työvoimaan vuonna 2007. Kuntoutus, 31(1), 21-38.

Related Publications

Jaakkola, Magdalena (2007). Suomalaisten suhtautuminen ulkomaiseen työvoimaan vuonna 2007. Kuntoutus, 31(1), 21-38.

Jaakkola, Magdalena (2009). Maahanmuuttajat suomalaisten näkökulmasta. Asennemuutokset 1987-2007. Helsinki. Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskus. Tutkimuksia 1/2009.