Study title

Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2004: Oulunsalo

Dataset ID Number

FSD2473

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2473
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2473

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hentilä, Helka-Liisa (University of Oulu. Department of Architecture)
• Jauhiainen, Jussi (University of Oulu. Department of Geography)
• Luoma, Pentti (University of Oulu. Department of Educational Sciences and Teacher Education)
• Mäntysalo, Raine (University of Oulu. Department of Architecture)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Miettunen, Kari
• Reinikainen, Kalle
• Ryhänen, Aila
• Suikkari, Risto
• Villanen, Heli

Abstract

The data are part of the EkoSuKaT research project studying the sustainability of community structures and physical environment in growing and declining regions of Northern Finland. The main aim was to study the needs of communities in order to ensure sustainable residential area development. Six growing and declining residential areas in the outskirts of Oulu and in the Kainuu region were chosen for the study. The areas chosen are typical of their region. This dataset covered the fast-growing municipality of Oulunsalo.

A number of questions gathered information on the respondent's current dwelling and its amenities, housing tenure, length of residence in the dwelling and in Oulunsalo. Access to and use of a car were charted. Further questions covered opinions on various aspects of the neighbourhood, its streets, buildings and open spaces, neighbourhood facilities and services, community safety, noise levels, neighbours, participation in local activities, child day care, school, and co-operation between parents, day care centres and schools etc.

The survey also investigated opinions on the municipality of Oulunsalo in general, its services, the town planning, and the technologised landscape along the airport road with its hi-tech company buildings. Open-ended questions charted what kind of places the respondents regarded as their home and what kind of places they would never regard as home.

The respondents' leisure time activities were studied by asking how many times they had been to/visited a library, a theatre, a restaurant, a sports facility, or a religious event during the past year, or had gone hunting or picking berries etc.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic education, occupational status and economic activity, place of study or work, and household composition.

Keywords

architecture; community development; community life; housing; leisure time activities; local community facilities; neighbourhoods; neighbours; personal safety; place of residence

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Housing (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (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

• EkoSuKaT research project

Time Period Covered

2004

Collection Dates

2004-02-12 – 2004-03-08

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Oulunsalo

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Inhabitants of Oulunsalo born before the year 1988

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Systematic random

A simple random sample of 500 Oulunsalo inhabitants born before 1988. The target population consisted of 5,994 persons. Address information was obtained from the population register maintained by the Oulu Local Register Office. Four sampled persons could not be contacted. 137 persons returned the questionnaire by the deadline. Reminder letters were sent to 203 randomly selected non-respondents. In addition, the questionnaire was dropped in all 50 letter boxes of the Karhunoja village which forms part of the Oulunsalo municipality and was not included in the original sample. Thus, there was a total sample of Karhunoja residents. The number of returned questionnaires for Karhunoja was 12 (24%). For the original sample, after the follow-up procedure, there were altogether 209 respondents.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

42

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

2.0

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Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Answers to the open-ended question k49 asking the respondents where they were born, where have lived and for how long have 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

Hentilä, Helka-Liisa (University of Oulu) & Jauhiainen, Jussi (University of Oulu) & Luoma, Pentti (University of Oulu) & Mäntysalo, Raine (University of Oulu): Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2004: Oulunsalo [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2473

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

Hentilä, Helka-Liisa & Mäntysalo, Raine & Soudunsaari, Leena (toim.) (2006).EkoSuKaT. Ekotehokkuus Supistuvissa ja Kasvavissa Taajamissa. Muuttuvan yhdyskuntarakenteen fyysinen, sosiaalinen ja ekologinen kestävyys. Loppuraportti. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto. Arkkitehtuurin osasto. Julkaisu B 27.

Hagman, Minna & Mäntysalo, Raine (2004). EkoSuKaT-tutkimushankkeen väliraportti 1. Oulunsalon Karhuoja-Niemenranta. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto. Arkkitehtuurin osasto. Julkaisu C 90.

Luoma, Pentti (2008) Luonto vapaa-ajan resurssina Pohjois-Suomessa [English abstract: Nature as a Leisure Resource in Northern Finland]. Teoksessa: Karjalainen, Timo P. & Luoma, Pentti & Reinikainen, Kalle (toim) Ympäristösosiologian virrat ja verkostot. Juhlakirja professori Timo Järvikosken 60-vuotispäivänä. Oulun yliopisto, Thule-instituutti, Oulu, 207 - 224. Saatavana myös pdf-muodossa: http://thule.oulu.fi/suomi/tutkimus/ymparistososiologia.html

Luoma, Pentti (2006). Social Sustainability of Community Structures. A Systematic Comparative Analysis within the Oulu Region in Northern Finland. In Rihoux, Benoît and Grimm, Heike (eds) (2006). Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis. Beyond the Quantitative-Qualitative Divide. Science+Business Media Inc., New York, 237-262.

Kurri, Suvi (2005). Lähiluonnon virkistyskäyttö Oulunsalossa nyt ja tulevaisuudessa. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto. Maantieteen pro gradu -tutkielma.

Jauhiainen, J. S. & Mönkkönen, M. (2005). Seasonality. Nature, people's preferences and urban planning in Oulunsalo, Finland. Landscape Research 30: 2.