FSD2430 EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 2009
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Study title
EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 2009
Dataset ID Number
FSD2430
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2430https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2430
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)
- Yhdyskuntatutkimus
Abstract
The survey charted Finnish attitudes and values. The respondents were presented with a series of attitudinal statements covering occupational life, work-life balance, social welfare, environmental issues, influencing, decision-making, political life, economy, globalisation, and political power. Confidence in various actors in society, such as the Parliament, the legal system, the police, various media, the social security system, he education system, and civic organisations was surveyed.
The respondents' views were charted on equality in society and inequities related to income distribution and health, origin and ethnicity, and different generations, age groups, and regions. They were also asked to give their opinions on the importance of various factors (e.g. regulation of world economy, excesses of the American market economy system, mistakes made by the current and previous governments, actions of the media, the market system as such) in causing the current economic depression and unemployment. The respondents also assessed the state of the economy and employment at the time of the survey as well as after one, two and five years.
Further questions probed the respondents' attitudes towards the current Finnish market economy. Views were charted on the freedom of enterprise, competition, sociality, speculation, enterprises exercising a monopoly, the power of the economy, the appreciation of work, the power of the trade unions, hard capitalism, paternalistic socialism, and domestic ownership. In addition, satisfaction with income level, relationships, work, possibilities to influence in society, life in general, municipal welfare services, and the functioning of the economy in everyday life was investigated. Finally, the respondents were asked about their attitudes towards EU membership and replacing the Finnish mark with euro, and whether EMU membership and euro had benefited or harmed Finland in the economic crisis of 2009.
Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, size of municipality of residence, education, and industry of employment.
Keywords
European Union; attitudes; entrepreneurs; environmental quality; equality between the sexes; identity; institutions; internationalism; market economy; single European currency; social systems; trust; values
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Cultural and national identity (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
EVA Surveys on Finnish Values and AttitudesDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Yhdyskuntatutkimus
Data Producers
- Finnish Business and Policy Forum
Time Period Covered
2009
Collection Dates
2009-01-02 – 2009-02-04
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
People aged aged between 18 and 70 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Probability: Simple random
Finnish-speaking persons received a questionnaire in Finnish and Swedish-speaking in Swedish. The number of adequately completed questionnaires was 2,346. The data are representative. Most important demographic, social and regional distributions of the sample corresponded relatively accurately with those of the whole population. Distortion was mostly perceived in the age structure. Older respondents returned the questionnaire somewhat more often than younger ones.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Data File Language
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Number of Cases and Variables
180 variables and 2346 cases.
Data Version
2.0
Weighting
There are no weight variables in the data.
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Bibliographical Citation
Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA) & Yhdyskuntatutkimus: EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 2009 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2430; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2430
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Related Publications
Paloheimo, Heikki (2009). Puoluejärjestelmän lohkeamat ja ristiriitaulottuvuudet. Teoksessa: Puolueiden tulevaisuus (toim. Rauli Mickelsson), 15-61. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. - (Oikeusministeriön julkaisuja 2009: 6)
Pirkanmaan maakuntaohjelman 2011-2014 seurantamittareiden lähtötaso. Tampere: Pirkanmaan liitto. Sarja E; 19.
Haavisto, Ilkka; Kiljunen, Pentti (2009). Kapitalismi kansan käräjillä. EVAn kansallinen arvo- ja asennetutkimus 2009. [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Taloustieto Oy. Saatavilla: http://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/files/2416_kapitalismi_kansan_karajilla.pdf [viitattu 10.4.2013]
Apunen, Matti & Haavisto, Ilkka & Kallio, Johanna & Kangas, Olli & Kiljunen, Pentti & Niemelä, Mikko & Pernaa, Ville (2013). Politiikan sekahaku. Mitkä asiat yhdistävät ja erottavat puolueita [verkkodokumentti]? EVA Raportti. Helsinki: Taloustieto. http://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Politiikan-sekahaku.pdf [viitattu 8.11.2013].
Heinikangas, Anniina (2014). Pirkanmaan maakuntaohjelman 2011-2014 seurantakatsaus - mittareita ja arvioita. Pirkanmaan liittto.
Kilpi-Jakonen, E. (2015). Explaining temporal trends and regional variation in attitudes towards foreign workers: group conflict theory and Finland 19902013. Research on Finnish Society, 8, 1932.
Penttilä, Katariina (2017). Ympäristöhuolen muutos ja sukupuolittuneisuus Suomessa 1986 - 2013. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian kandidaatin tutkielma.
Erola, Marko & Haavisto, Ilkka & Hokkanen, Eveliina & Kauhanen, Antti & Koskinen, Seppo & Malm Lindberg, Henrik & Makkula, Janne & Vihriälä, Vesa (2018). Työn uudet ehdot raportti. Miten avaamme työmarkkinoiden umpisolmut? [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Raportti. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/eva_raportti_tyon_uudet_ehdot.pdf [viitattu 29.6.2018].
Gustafsberg, Harri & Nyman, Markku (2018). Yksilöresilienssi ja yhteiskunnan turvallisuus. Tampere: Mentoritiimi.
Kujanpää, Emmiliina (2024). Suomalaiset haluavat hyvinvointivaltion, mutta kustannukset voisi mieluusti maksaa joku muu [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Artikkeli 24.8.2024. https://www.eva.fi/blog/2024/08/24/suomalaiset-haluavat-hyvinvointivaltion-mutta-kustannukset-voisi-mieluusti-maksaa-joku-muu/ [viitattu 30.8.2024].
Metelinen, Sami (2024). Suomalaiset tyytyväisiä euroon - poliitikot halutaan pitää loitolla rahapolitiikasta [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta. EVA Artikkeli 4.6.2024. https://www.eva.fi/blog/2024/06/04/suomalaiset-tyytyvaisia-euroon-poliitikot-halutaan-pitaa-loitolla-rahapolitiikasta/ [viitattu 3.9.2024].
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