Study title

Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol 2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2415

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2415

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• University of Jyväskylä. Research Centre for Health Promotion

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish attitudes towards alcohol consumption and various alcohol political measures with the help of 14 questions.

Questions covered, for example, the current level of alcohol consumption, general attitudes towards alcohol use, official supervision, selling alcohol, limit for drink driving, alcohol locks, alcohol tax, alcohol advertising, participation of alcohol industry in preparing alcohol-related laws and acts, drinking in public, and insecurity caused by other people's alcohol use.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, occupational status, household composition, occupational status of the household head, employment status, household size, household annual income, and place of residence according to various classifications.

Keywords

advertising; alcohol use; alcoholism; drinking behaviour

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• TNS Radar Research Consulting Oy

Data Producers

• University of Jyväskylä. Research Centre for Health Promotion

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish people aged 15 - 79 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Over 1,000 Finnish-speaking people aged 15-79 living in Finland were interviewed for the survey. Altogether 1,001 people responded. The omnibus sample was drawn using multistage stratified sampling methods. The sample received from the Population Register Centre was divided into quotas according to the respondents' age, gender and municipality of residence. In every household, the person who met the conditions established by the quotas (i.e. gender and age) was interviewed. Half of the interview calls were made to mobile phone numbers.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

38 variables and 1001 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable indicating municipality has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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

University of Jyväskylä: Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol 2008 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2415

Deposit Requirement

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

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Users of the data shall send the Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry (SOSTE) a copy of all reports, theses, articles, other publications or material based on or using the data. If printed, to the mail address: SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry, Tutkimus, Yliopistonkatu 5, 00100 HELSINKI, FINLAND. If electronic, to the e-mail address: tutkimus@soste.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 Materials

Laari, Liisa & Opari, Päivi & Varamäki, Ritva (2008). Suomalaisten alkoholiasenteet. Helsinki: Terveyden edistämisen keskus. Terveyden edistämisen keskuksen julkaisuja; 3/2008.

Related Publications

Laari, Liisa & Opari, Päivi & Varamäki, Ritva (2008). Suomalaisten alkoholiasenteet. Helsinki: Terveyden edistämisen keskus. Terveyden edistämisen keskuksen julkaisuja; 3/2008.