Study title

Finnish Youth Survey 2009

Dataset ID Number

FSD2484

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2484
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2484

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora)
• Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network

Abstract

The main themes of the Finnish Youth Survey 2009 were art and culture, but there were also questions on the employment and social exclusion of young people.

First, the respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements on work. The respondents' opinions on unemployment, unemployment benefits, temporary job, and managing in work were charted. They also shared their views on how various factors, such as the lack of education, bad company, intoxicants, or social injustice affect the social exclusion of young people. In addition, they were presented with statements on people's honesty, benefit-seeking, and trust, and expressed their opinions on which factors (e.g. the age of majority, own children, finishing studies, and finding one's own identity) make a person an adult. They also estimated how similar values their generation and their parents' generation had on issues such as art, religion, education, and work.

Further questions charted cultural hobbies. The respondents were asked whether they participated in or did any of the mentioned activities (e.g. playing an instrument, singing, drawing, photographing, acting, dancing), how often they practiced/did their hobby, and whether they practiced/did it mostly by themselves or under guidance, and in a group or alone. They were also asked to indicate whether they would like to start any of the mentioned hobbies. The respondents who told they did graffito or tags were asked whether they did them in permitted or prohibited places or in both. The respondents who participated in or did one or more cultural activities were asked about the importance of various reasons (e.g. creating new, making new friends, passing time, family's pressure) for busying oneself with art and culture. Possible obstacles (e.g. lack of time, expensiveness of the hobby) to having a cultural hobby were also charted. The respondents were asked whether they felt they received enough encouragement to participate in creative activities for example from their parents, friends or teachers. They also expressed their opinions on various statements describing the significance of art.

Next, the respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements on the adequacy and price level of activities organised for young people and cultural services. They also indicated the importance of opera, museums, theatre, and municipal youth services in their lives and leisure. Their views were charted on whether Finns should be proud of various things, such as achievements in sports, Finnish social security, design, and architecture. In view of Internet use, the respondents were asked how much they used the Internet and for what (e.g. publishing photos and music, creating web pages, downloading music).

Attitudes towards the use of supplements and doping substances were investigated. The respondents were queried whether they had tried to improve their physique by using supplements, whether they had tried doping substances, and whether they had used them in the past month. The respondents who had tried or used doping substances were asked which substances they had tried or used. Reasons for trying doping and opinions on the risks of using doping substances were also canvassed.

In addition, the respondents told whether they had any tattoos or piercings, and their attitudes towards taking a tattoo and its significance were charted. Finally, they were asked whether they were able to express their creativity in various places, such as at school and work, and what they thought would be the best way of supporting the creativity of young people.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, gender, mother tongue, household composition, level of education, and economic activity.

Keywords

adolescents; adults; arts; creativity; criminal damage; culture; doping; hobbies; internet; labour and employment; leisure time; social exclusion

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Youth Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Innolink Research

Data Producers

• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs
• Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network

Time Period Covered

2009

Collection Dates

2009-04 – 2009-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Young people aged 15-29 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

Stratified sampling and quota sampling. The population was divided into strata based on age, gender, mother tongue, and place of residence. Each stratum was randomly sampled. The sample size was 9,500 in total. The next step was to search telephone numbers for the 9,500 people, and altogether 5,149 numbers were found. Lastly, a quota sampling was used. The people in the sample of 5,149 were randomly telephoned until 1,900 interviews were made. This way, the pre-defined number of people in each quota (based on age, gender, mother tongue, and place of residence) were interviewed. Altogether 1,900 young people were interviewed, out of which 1,799 were Finnish-speaking, 97 Swedish-speaking, and 4 had a mother tongue other than Finnish or Swedish.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

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 and English.

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Number of Cases and Variables

308 variables and 1900 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2501 Finnish Youth Survey 2009: Comparative Sample of 50-55-Year-Olds

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The questionnaire item "Mother's education: No mother" is missing from variable group bv9_x.

The pretext "Asked if replied 'no' to question q6c" related to variable group q6d is erroneous (archivist's note).

Of all the 15-29 year old Finnish people, about 5% have a mother tongue other than Finnish or Swedish. In this survey, only four respondents had some other mother tongue. In practice, the interview languages (Finnish and Swedish) ruled out other than Finnish and Swedish speaking persons.

Open-ended variables bv5_1, q6a_16_1, q9_12_1 and q27 are not included in the English version of the data.

During the archiving process, the variable containing information on the respondents' municipalities of residence (corresponding to question T3 in the questionnaire) was removed from the data and replaced by background variables 'Major region' and 'Statistical grouping of municipalities 2008'.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora) & Finnish Youth Research Society: Finnish Youth Survey 2009 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2015-08-28). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2484; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2484

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Myllyniemi, Sami (2009). Taidekohtia. Nuorisobarometri 2009. Helsinki : Opetusministeriö. Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta (Nuora), julkaisuja; 41 & Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusverkosto/Nuorisotutkimusseura, julkaisuja; 97.

Related Publications

Myllyniemi, Sami (2009). Taidekohtia. Nuorisobarometri 2009. Helsinki: Opetusministeriö. Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta (Nuora), julkaisuja; 41 & Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusverkosto. Nuorisotutkimusseura, julkaisuja; 97.

Kuussaari, Kristiina & Pietikäinen, Minna & Puhakka, Tiina (2010). Nuoret ja aikuiset tilastojen ja kyselytutkimusten valossa. Teoksessa Ohipuhuttu nuoruus? Nuorten elinolot -vuosikirja (toim. Anu-Hanna Anttila, Kristiina Kuussaari & Tiina Puhakka), 16-58. Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusverkosto. Nuorisotutkimusseura, Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos THL & Valtion nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta Nuora.

Lampinen, Kristiina (2013). Uuskonservatiivit? 2000-luvun suomalaisnuorten konservatiiviset ja yksilöä vastuullistavat kovat asenteet ja asennemuutos nuorisobarometrien valossa. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma. URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201401261143