Study title

Daily Life and Autonomy of Disabled People 2007

Dataset ID Number

FSD2512

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2512

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Eriksson, Susan (Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (FAIDD))

Abstract

The study was conducted among disabled people and concerned their daily lives and their attitudes towards different issues from the viewpoints of autonomy and human dignity. The study consists of 25 different interviews, which were conducted in different parts of Finland.

The interview questions were about work, income, daily life, living conditions, hobbies, values, friends, politics, religion, family, and services provided for disabled people.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

care of the disabled; disability discrimination; disabled persons; employment; everyday life; family life; leisure time; living conditions; prejudice; social networks; values

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Minorities (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

• Eriksson, Susan (Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (FAIDD))

Collection Dates

2007-04-12 – 2007-07-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People with mental, physical or sensory disabilities from 9 different localities in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Various residential care units around Finland were sent an email about the study. People who responded to the email were interviewed.

Collection Mode

Interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

25 RTF files, 100-150 pages. In addition, HTML files based on the RTF files.

Data File Language

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

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were transcribed and partly anonymised by the researcher. The data were further anonymised at FSD and the researcher checked the anonymisation. Full names of persons, interviewees' places of residence and other proper nouns that could enable identification were removed.

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

Eriksson, Susan (Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (FAIDD)): Daily Life and Autonomy of Disabled People 2007 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2010-04-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2512

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

Eriksson, Susan (2008): Erot, erilaisuus ja elinolot. Vammaisten arkielämä ja itsemäärääminen. Kehitysvammaliiton tutkimuksia 3/2008. Helsinki, 191 s.

Eriksson, Susan (2008): For Leisure and Pleasure - Recreation Activities, Consumption and Identity among the Disabled. Teoksessa Parodi, Giuliana (toim.): Aspetti socioeconomici della Disabilita. Aracne Editrice, Roma, s. 255-285.

Tarvainen, Merja (2024). The sense of difference: Disability and loneliness as emotional and social isolation. In Hisayo Katsui & Matti Laitinen (Eds.) Disability, Happiness and the Welfare State: Finland and the Nordic Model. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 12-27.