Study title

Sexual Minorities at Work 2003: Open-ended Responses

Dataset ID Number

FSD2818

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2818
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2818

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Lehtonen, Jukka P. (University of Helsinki. Department of Behavioural Sciences)
• Mustola, Kati (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Research)

Abstract

The dataset contains the responses to the open-ended questions in Sexual Minorities at Work 2003 study (FSD2796). This separate dataset has been created because it was not possible to fully include the responses in the quantitative dataset. The study explored the work-related circumstances and experiences of sexual minorities in Finland. The study was part of the EQUAL Initiative - funded by the European Social Fund and Ministry of Employment, Finland - whose aim was to chart and improve the labour market position of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and trans people.

Only the responses of the 490 respondents who filled in the online questionnaire were included. 11 respondents responded in Swedish. The respondents were people who were working or had worked in Finland and who felt they belonged to a sexual minority. Themes of the open-ended questions included effects of sexual orientation on the education and career choices, openness towards sexual minorities at the workplace, discrimination, and membership of a professional association.

The open-ended responses can be connected to the responses in the quantitative data by using the respondent number.

This qualitative dataset is only available in Finnish (and partially in Swedish).

Keywords

bisexuality; career; discrimination; equal opportunity; homosexuality; minority groups; occupational life; sexual identity; sexual orientation; working conditions

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Minorities (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Gender and gender roles (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Lehtonen, Jukka P. (University of Helsinki. Department of Behavioural Sciences)
• Mustola, Kati (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Research)

Data Producers

• University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology
• Seta - LGBTI Rights in Finland
• National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)

Time Period Covered

2002 – 2003

Collection Dates

2002-01 – 2003-02-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People over the age of 18 who identified as belonging to a sexual minority and who were working or had worked in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The sample was collected using the so-called snowball sampling. Questionnaires and info leaflets about the study were distributed in events aimed at sexual and gender minorities. People were also requested to notify their acquaintances about the study. The study was widely advertised on email lists and in the magazines and papers of professional associations and those directed at sexual and gender minorities.

Snowball sampling does not produce a fully representative sample of the target population, but as the the target population is small, it was feasible as a sampling method.

The data comprise the open-ended responses of 490 respondents who responded to the online survey. Both Finnish and Swedish questionnaires were available and 11 responses were submitted in Swedish.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data Files

Three text files in RTF and HTML file formats.

Data File Language

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

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2796 Sexual Minorities at Work 2003

FSD2797 Gender Minorities at Work 2003

FSD2819 Gender Minorities at Work 2003: Open-ended Responses

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Contact details, names and other direct identifiers were removed from the data. Names of the respondents' workplaces and places of residence were categorised according to the classifications of Statistics Finland.

The data only contain the open-ended responses that could not be included in full in quantitative dataset FSD2796. Only the responses submitted via the internet by 490 respondents are included. This dataset is meant to supplement dataset FSD2796, which contains all variables used in the study.

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

Lehtonen, Jukka P. (University of Helsinki) & Mustola, Kati (University of Helsinki): Sexual Minorities at Work 2003: Open-ended Responses [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-04-02). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2818

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 Materials

Straight people don't tell, do they? Negotiating the boundaries of sexuality and gender at work (2004). Eds. Lehtonen, Jukka & Mustola, Kati. Helsinki: Ministry of Labour. ESF Research Reports; 2b/04. Available: http://www.rakennerahastot.fi/rakennerahastot/tiedostot/esr_julkaisut_2000_2006/tutkimukset_ja_selvitykset/03_02-04_eihan_heterokaan_kerro_seksuaalisuuden_ja_sukupuolen_rajakayntia_tyoelamassa_fi.pdf [retrieved 8.1.2013].

Related Publications

Eihän heterotkaan kerro. Seksuaalisuuden ja sukupuolen rajankäyntiä työelämässä (2004). Toim. Lehtonen, Jukka & Mustola, Kati. Helsinki: Työministeriö. ESR Tutkimukset ja selvitykset; 2/04. Saatavilla: http://www.rakennerahastot.fi/rakennerahastot/tiedostot/esr_julkaisut_2000_2006/tutkimukset_ja_selvitykset/03_02-04_eihan_heterokaan_kerro_seksuaalisuuden_ja_sukupuolen_rajakayntia_tyoelamassa_fi.pdf [viitattu 4.2.2013].

Straight people don't tell, do they? Negotiating the boundaries of sexuality and gender at work (2004). Eds. Lehtonen, Jukka & Mustola, Kati. Helsinki: Ministry of Labour. ESF Research Reports; 2b/04. Saatavilla: http://www.rakennerahastot.fi/rakennerahastot/tiedostot/esr_julkaisut_2000_2006/tutkimukset_ja_selvitykset/03_02b-04_eihan_heterokaan_kerro_seksuaalisuuden_ja_sukupuolen_rajakayntia_tyoelamassa_en.pdf [viitattu 4.2.2013].

Lehtonen, Jukka (2010). Gendered Post-Compulsory Educational Choices of Non-Heterosexual Youth. European Educational Research Journal, 9 (2): 177-191.

Lehtonen, Jukka (2009). The diverse intimate relationships of non-heterosexual Finnish men. NORMA, Nordic Journal of Masculinity Studies, 4 (1): 66-82.

Lehtonen, Jukka (2008). Career Choices of Lesbian Women. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 12(1): 97-102.

Lehtonen, Jukka (2009). Ei-heteroseksuaaliset nuoret, heteronormatiivisuus ja koulun keskeyttäminen. Kasvatus, 40 (5): 465-474.

Lehtonen, Jukka (2009). Sukupuolimoninaiset ei-heteroseksuaaliset työntekijät. Naistutkimus, 22 (4): 61-64.

Lehtonen, Jukka (2006). Family and Work. The View Pont of Sexual and Gender Diversity. In Possibilities and Challengies? Men´s Reconciliation of Work and Family Life. Conference Report. APN 2006:704. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers.

Lehtonen, Jukka (2004). Heteronormatiivisuus ja sukupuolityylit työelämässä. Näkökulmana seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöihin kuuluvien kokemukset. Teoksessa Toiviainen, Hanna & Väänänen, Tuula & Hemminki, Elina (toim.): Ulkonäkö, työelämä, terveys. Aiheita 20. Helsinki: STAKES. 41-47.

Lehtonen, Jukka (2006). Seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöt Suomen kunnissa. Keinoja ja ideoita yhdenvertaisuuden tueksi. Helsinki: Työministeriö. Tutkimukset ja selvitykset 8/06

Lehtonen, Jukka (2017) Hankala kysymys. Intersukupuolisuus suomalaisissa koulu- ja työelämätutkimuksissa. Sukupuolentutkimus 30:1, 71-75.

Recker, J., & Perry, A. (2024). Data on the Margins - Data from LGBTIQ+ Populations in European Social Science Data Archives. Data Science Journal 23(1), 39. https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-039