Study title

Finnish Youth Survey 1995

Dataset ID Number

FSD2521

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2521

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ministry of Labour
• Ministry of Education. Advisory Council for Youth Affairs

Abstract

The main themes of the 1995 youth survey were employment, unemployment and national identity.

The respondents were asked whether they were studying at that moment and whether they were satisfied with their education in terms of gaining employment. Those in employment were asked about their job contract and whether the job was commensurate with their qualifications. The unemployed or the laid-off were asked about the spells and duration of unemployment and willingness to participate in a youth workshop.

The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to Finnish society, employment opportunities, unemployment benefits, employment situation, and means of increasing employment opportunities (for instance, did education significantly improved one's chances of getting a job, whether young people could be paid a lower wage, whether Finland should have more immigrants).

Finally, the young respondents were queried about objects or sources of national pride. They were asked to what extent they thought Finns should be proud of certain things, such as sports achievements, Finnish social security system, design and architecture, art and music, and Finnishness. Another question probed opinions on the characteristics of a typical Finn (selfishness, tolerance, envy, violence, diligence etc). Future plans were charted by asking whether the respondents planned to work or study abroad, set up a business or acquire vocational education within the next five years. Since 1995, 17 - 29 year-old-women have had the option of voluntary military service in Finland. Female respondents were asked whether they intended to enter voluntary military service.

Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, basic education, vocational education, economic activity, and municipality of residence.

Keywords

career development; future expectations; national identity; occupational life; youth; youth employment; youth unemployment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Cultural and national identity (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

• Statistics Finland

Data Producers

• Ministry of Labour
• Ministry of Education. Advisory Council for Youth Affairs

Time Period Covered

1995

Collection Dates

1995-03-20 – 1995-03-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

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

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

Finnish Youth Survey 1995 was conducted in connection with the Labour Force Survey carried out by Statistics Finland. The sample of the Labour Force Survey is drawn twice a year as a stratified random sample from the Statistics Finland population database, which is based on the central population register. Labour Force Survey is a panel study in which one person is interviewed five times. The interviews are conducted every three months apart from the fourth interview, which is conducted six months after the third interview. The first and last interviews are 15 months apart. The sample in each month consists approximately of 12,000 persons, which is, on average, every 300th person from the population. The sample consists of five rotation groups which have joined the survey in different months. The sample for the Finnish Youth Survey 1995 consisted of Finnish-speaking young people from several rotation groups. Altogether 993 young people, born between 1966 - 1980, were interviewed. The duration of each interview was approximately 10 minutes and 95% of the interviews were made over the phone.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Open-ended question 14B and open-ended responses to question 13 have been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Ministry of Labour & Ministry of Education: Finnish Youth Survey 1995 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2521

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Related Materials

Laatuseloste: Työvoimatutkimus (2010) [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Tilastokeskus. http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2010/04/tyti_2010_04_2010-05-25_laa_001_fi.html [viitattu 9.8.2010].

Related Publications

Saarela, Pekka (1995). Nuorisobarometri 1995. Helsinki: Työministeriö, Valtion nuorisoneuvosto.

Mäkinen, Jaakko (2017). Miten tähdeksi kasvetaan? Lapsuus ja nuoruus suomalaisten jalkapallotähtien elämäkerroissa 1995-2015. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Kulttuurihistorian pro gradu -tutkielma.