Study title

Attitudes towards Corporal Punishment of Children in Finland, Autumn 2008: Trend

Dataset ID Number

FSD2769

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2769

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Sariola, Heikki (Central Union for Child Welfare)

Abstract

The dataset continues the Central Union for Child Welfare study that investigates the use of corporal punishment in upbringing and attitudes towards it in Finland. Face-to-face interviews were carried out in September 2008 as part of an Omnibus study monthly conducted by Taloustutkimus.

The data comprise one statement: "Using corporal punishment to discipline children is acceptable, at least in exceptional circumstances", and the respondents were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with it.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, employment status, economic activity and occupational status, marital status, household composition, level of education, consumer durables in the household, type of accommodation, region (NUTS3) of residence, Internet use, and number and ages of children living in the household.

Keywords

child abuse; child protection; child safety; children; corporal punishment; domestic violence; parent attitude; parental role; parents

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Attitudes towards Corporal Punishment of Children in Finland

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Central Union for Child Welfare

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008-09

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-79 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

Sample with quotas based on the age, gender, region, and municipality type distributions of the target population.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face 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.

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

For reasons of privacy, the respondent's municipality of residence bv23 was removed from the data.

Weighting

The data include a weight variable [pkerr] that weights the sample to correspond to the target population based on age, gender and region of residence distributions.

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

Sariola, Heikki (Central Union for Child Welfare): Attitudes towards Corporal Punishment of Children in Finland, Autumn 2008: Trend [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2769

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

Sariola, Heikki (2012). Kuritusväkivaltaa koskevat asenteet ja lapsiin kohdistuvan väkivallan kehitystrendejä Suomessa. Lastensuojelun Keskusliiton Taloustutkimuksella teettämän kyselyn tulokset. Helsinki: Lastensuojelun keskusliitto.

Sariola, Heikki (2014). Herra Koivuniemi pantu viralta - 30 vuotta ruumiillisen kurittamisen kieltämisestä. Helsinki: Lastensuojelun keskusliitto. urn:isbn:978-952-7002-04-9