Study title

Youth Barometer of Eastern Finland 2011

Dataset ID Number

FSD2811

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2811
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2811

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
• HUMAK University of Applied Sciences
• University of Eastern Finland
• Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences

Abstract

The main themes of the 2011 survey studying young people living in Eastern Finland were working life, living environment and multiculturalism.

The respondents were first asked questions about their neighbourhood and municipality of residence, for example, in what kind of neighbourhood they would have preferred to and would not have wanted to live (e.g. in a sparsely populated rural area, large town or capital area), in which Finnish municipality they would have preferred to live and how long they thought they would continue to live in the municipality of residence where they lived at the time of the survey. Further questions relating to the respondents' views on their living environment charted opinions on the opportunities provided by the municipality of residence (e.g. to be employed, to find a partner), reasons for the intentions to move to another municipality (e.g. studies, better employment opportunities) and how the municipality of residence would have succeeded if it were to compete against other municipalities in being a good place to live.

Relating to working life and employment, the respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements (e.g. "It is likely that I will change jobs several times in my career"), how important they thought various things were in a job, what they were concerned about in working life and which skills they had gained in their education to prepare them for working life. Reasons for possibly wanting to or not wanting to become an entrepreneur in the future were charted.

The final questions probed opinions on multiculturalism and working abroad. Views were surveyed on statements relating to multiculturalism and internationalism in studies and working life as well as statements charting whether the respondents would like to work abroad and, more specifically, in Russia.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, type of educational institution, mother tongue, municipality of residence, household composition, education level, father's and mother's education levels and working hours per week.

Keywords

adolescents; cultural pluralism; education; entrepreneurial values; labour and employment; neighbourhoods; occupational life; place of residence; population migration; residential mobility; youth; youth employment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Youth Barometers of Eastern Finland

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences. Department of Culture, Youth and Social Work

Data Producers

• Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences. Department of Culture, Youth and Social Work

Time Period Covered

2011

Collection Dates

autumn 2011 ( 2011 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Southern Savonia, Northern Savonia, North Karelia

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Young people aged 14-25 living in Eastern Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Cluster: Stratified random

The online survey was carried out in three Eastern Finland regions (Southern Savonia, Northern Savonia and North Karelia) among the following persons: pupils in the 9th grade classes of lower secondary schools, students of upper secondary institutions, universities of applied sciences and science universities, and young people attending workshops. The sample was based on how the educational institutions reacted to the survey, i.e. to how many students teachers and instructors delivered the link to the survey. For this reason, determining an accurate response rate is not possible. Altogether, there were 1,633 respondents.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

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

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2609 Youth Barometer of Eastern Finland 2010

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable containing the respondents' municipalities of residence has been removed from the data. Additionally, the open-ended response in the variable q6 (mother tongue) was removed.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences & HUMAK University of Applied Sciences & University of Eastern Finland & Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences: Youth Barometer of Eastern Finland 2011 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-21). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2811

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

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Related Publications

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Young heroes of work life. The Youth Barometer of Eastern Finland 2012 - Work and Entrepreneurship (2012). Mikkeli: Center of Youth Field Expetise (Juvenia). ISBN 978-951-588-363-6

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Itä-Suomen nuorisopuntari. Katsaus nuorten hyvinvointiin Itä-Suomen maakunnissa 2010-2012 (2013). Toim. Penttinen, Pekka & Ronkainen, Jussi. Mikkeli: Mikkelin ammattikorkeakoulu. ISBN 978-951-588-379-7 (nid.)

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