Study title

Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2004: Kajaani

Dataset ID Number

FSD2480

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2480

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

• Alanko, Anu
• Näppä, Raija
• Reinikainen, Kalle
• Ryhänen, Aila
• Soudunsaari, Leena
• Tuomela, Anna

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 small population centre Huuhkajanvaara, located in the municipality of Kajaani.

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 Huuhkajanvaara. 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, the town planning, child day care, school, and co-operation between parents, day care centres and schools, environmental issues etc.

The respondents were asked about their social networks within and outside Kajaani. Open-ended questions charted what kind of places they 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. Finally, the survey investigated attitudes to immigrants.

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; immigrants; leisure time activities; local community facilities; neighbourhoods; 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

• University of Oulu. EkoSuKaT research project

Time Period Covered

2004

Collection Dates

2004-09 – 2004-10-08

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Huuhkajavaara (Kajaani)

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Huuhkajavaara households

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Systematic random

The questionnaire was dropped in every other letter box in Huuhkajavaara. Altogether 473 questionnaires were disseminated in this way. Two weeks were given for filling in and returning the questionnaire. There was no follow-up procedure for non-respondents.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

17.8

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

2.0

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FSD2479 Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2004: Temmes

FSD2481 Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2005: Liminka

FSD2482 Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2006: Suomussalmi

FSD2483 Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2005: Ristijärvi

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

During the archiving process, the variables have been named by using running numbers instead of following the coding used in the original questionnaire. This has been done because the original variable names did not logically follow each other and because some subquestions had identical numbers.

Answers to the open-ended question asking the respondents where they were born, where they have lived and for how long have been removed from the data as well as the responses of persons living in the Hevossuo area of the Kajaani municipality.

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: Kajaani [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2480

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.

Mäntysalo, Raine & Vendelin, Ismo (2004). EkoSuKaT-tutkimushankkeen väliraportti 3. Kajaanin Huuhkajanvaara ja Hevossuo. Oulu. Oulun yliopisto. Arkkitehtuurin osasto. Julkaisu C 96.

Tuomela, Anna (2005). Maahanmuuttajien elämää Kajaanissa ja Huuhkajanvaaran asuinalueella. Huuhkajanvaarassa asuvien suomalaisten ja maahanmuuttajien näkemyksiä. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto. Kasvatustieteen pro gradu -tutkielma.