Study title

Finnish Youth Survey 2012

Dataset ID Number

FSD2729

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2729
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2729

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Abstract

The theme of Finnish Youth Survey 2012 was relationships between generations and also included a sample of respondents' parents (or guardians).

First, views were probed on the respondents' trust in various institutions, interest in politics, own and parents' placement on the left-right scale and knowledge about parents' political party choices. Second set of questions surveyed how firmly the respondents felt they belonged to family, group of friends and other communities. The respondents were also asked to what extent they agreed with several statements relating to trust in other people.

Experience of volunteer work, reasons for volunteering or not volunteering and willingness to volunteer if asked were charted. Family relations were investigated with questions focusing on how often the respondents met family members and friends, which adjectives described their childhood home best, how often certain activities had been done in the family when they were school-aged and to what extent various statements applied to their parents (e.g. parents had helped with homework). One set of questions examined the respondents' estimates on how similar their opinions were to those of their parents.

The respondents' views on health were studied by asking whether they attempted to influence their well-being by doing certain things, how often they had exercise through all-day activities (such as commuting by bicycle), how many times a week they had physical exercise lasting more than 30 minutes, whether they did competitive sport, what the role of vegetables was in their diet and the reasons for eating vegetables.

Attitudes toward alcohol and substance use as well as smoking were investigated. Questions were asked about alcohol use in childhood home, opinions on alcohol-, drug- and smoking-related statements and the respondents' smoking habits and use of alcohol, snus and drugs.

Satisfaction in several things on a scale of 4-10 was charted. These included financial situation, leisure time, relationships, health, physical condition, appearance and life in general. Finally, the respondents were asked to rate their parents on the same scale in terms of teaching them healthy ways of life.

The respondents were also asked for consent to interview their parents. The parents were asked mostly the same questions as their children but the total number of questions was lower.

Background variables included, for the young respondents, their gender, age, mother tongue, household composition, number and ages of siblings, own and parents' level of education, average grade of the latest report card and economic activity and occupational status.

Keywords

family influence; generations (age); health; illegal drugs; institutions; parent participation; satisfaction; sociability; youth; youth culture

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (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

• IROResearch

Time Period Covered

2012

Collection Dates

2012-01-21 – 2012-02-18

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

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

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

Sampling with strata based on age, gender and place of residence. The interviews of the young people were conducted between 21 Jan and 18 Feb 2012. In total, 1,902 Finnish-speaking young people were interviewed as well as 105 Swedish-speakers and 5 people with some other language as their mother tongue. The interviews were conducted in Finnish and Swedish. 17,994 people were contacted and 29,753 calls made. 4,961 refused to participate and 46 interviews were cancelled. 1,401 respondents left their contact information for a later study.

The parents were interviewed between 31 Jan and 18 Feb. 597 parents in total were interviewed. 1,338 parents were contacted with 1,988 calls made. 91 people refused to participate and one interview was cancelled. The interviews were conducted according to ISO 20252:2009 standard.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

571 variables and 1902 cases.

Data Version

4.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The responses of parents have been coded with y and z, with y denoting the responses of one and z denoting the responses of the other (e.g. k1y and k1z).

During the archiving process, the variable T3, which included postal codes, has been removed. At the end of the survey, the respondents were asked for their contact details and date of birth if they wanted to participate in a later study. These have been recorded in FSD and access to them can be granted for scientific purposes and upon presenting a research plan. The research plan must comply with the requirements of the Finnish Personal Data Act.

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

Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora) & Finnish Youth Research Society: Finnish Youth Survey 2012 [dataset]. Version 4.0 (2018-07-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2729

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 Publications

Monipolvinen hyvinvointi. Nuorisobarometri 2012. Toim. Myllyniemi, Sami. Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusverkosto. Nuorisotutkimusseura. Nuorisotutkimusverkoston julkaisuja; 127 & verkkojulkaisuja; 53.

Demokratiaindikaattorit 2013. Toim. Borg, Sami. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Selvityksiä ja ohjeita 52/2013. URN:ISBN:978-952-259-334-4

Herrala, Kaspian (2019). Lapsuuden perheen ja nuoren ominaisuudet nuoren vanhempiin samastumisen selittäjinä. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Kasvatustieteen kandidaatintutkielma.