Study title

Young People's Attachment to Home District 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD2584

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2584
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2584

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Sinkkonen-Tolppi, Merja (University of Kuopio. Department of Health Policy and Management)

Abstract

The survey focused on young people's social capital and their attachment to home district. The respondents were 15-16-year-old pupils in seven different types of municipalities in Eastern Finland.

Attachment to home district was investigated first. The respondents were asked where they would like to live in different stages of their lives, and to what extent certain people and issues influenced their preference of location for their working years.

Some questions surveyed opinions on and knowledge of their home municipality, as well as the degree of attachment to the home district. Another topic pertained to choice of occupation and future education plans. Questions covered the importance of occupation to the respondents, future education plans, information sources on education opportunities, their ideal occupation, factors influencing their image of ideal occupation, and parental wishes regarding the respondents' future occupation and education.

The respondents were asked what their grades on four school subjects (mother tongue, mathematics, first foreign language and sport) were and whether it was important for them to get good grades. Atmosphere in the school was also surveyed.

Family situation was charted with questions about, for instance, household composition and financial situation, education and unemployment periods, and social interaction with others. The respondents were asked how often they discuss important things with their parents and how good a relationship they had with the parents, siblings, and some other people. Activities outside school hours and number of good friends were also investigated.

Background variables included, for instance, the respondent's gender, age, municipality of residence, duration of residence in the municipality, and number of times R had changed schools because the family had moved.

Keywords

community identification; neighbourhoods; occupations; social capital; social interaction; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Migration (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

• Sinkkonen-Tolppi, Merja (University of Kuopio. Department of Health Policy and Management)

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-04 – 2000-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Karttula, Keitele, Kuopio, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Siilinjärvi, Suonenjoki

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

9th grade pupils (15-16-year-olds) of Minna Canth High School, Kallavesi, Riistavesi, Siilinjärvi, Toivala, Karttula, Nilikka, Pielavesi and Suonenjoki lower secondary schools

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Total study after a judgement sampling of municipalities. The target group consisted of all 9th grade pupils in the lower secondary schools of the seven Eastern Finland municipalities selected for the study.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

90.3

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

3.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, open-ended questions m23 and m24 regarding parents' occupations were removed. In addition, variable m20e1 (number of siblings) was top-coded with regard to values of 5 and over.

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

Sinkkonen-Tolppi, Merja (University of Kuopio): Young People's Attachment to Home District 2000 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2019-01-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2584

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Sinkkonen-Tolppi, Merja. Maailma kutsuu, katkeavatko juuret? Nuorten kotiseudulle kiinnittyminen ja sen yhteys nuorten sosiaaliseen pääomaan. Kuopion yliopiston julkaisuja E. Yhteiskuntatieteet 125. 2005.

Related Publications

Sinkkonen-Tolppi, Merja (2005). Maailma kutsuu, katkeavatko juuret? Nuorten kotiseudulle kiinnittyminen ja sen yhteys nuorten sosiaaliseen pääomaan. Kuopion yliopiston julkaisuja E. Yhteiskuntatieteet 125. ISBN 951-27-0364-5, ISBN 951-27-0076-X (PDF), ISSN 1235-0494.

Sinkkonen-Tolppi, Merja (2005). When the world calls, will roots be pulled up? The Attachment of Young People to their Home District and the Link between this Attachment and their Social Capital. Kuopio University Publications E. Social Sciences 125. ISBN 951-27-0364-5, ISBN 951-27-0076-X (PDF), ISSN 1235-0494.