FSD2836 Religiosity of Young Adults in the Capital Area of Finland 2004

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Study title

Religiosity of Young Adults in the Capital Area of Finland 2004

Dataset ID Number

FSD2836

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2836

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

Church Research Institute

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

Niemelä, Kati

Abstract

The study charted the religious behaviour of people aged 20-39 and their attitudes towards religion.

The significance of different people, things and activities in the respondents' lives were investigated (e.g. family, work, religion) as well as happiness with life in general. The respondents were presented a number of statements relating to beliefs, spirituality and religions (e.g. "God exists", "I'm interested in meditation") and asked to what extent they agreed with them. They were also asked whether they considered themselves religious or spiritual and whether they belonged to a church or a religious community. The respondents who were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland were asked additional questions about whether they had considered leaving the Church and whether they had joined the Church at some point (instead of being a member since birth). The respondents who did not belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church were asked whether they had ever considered joining the Church, whether they had left the Church and when, and why they had left.

Participation and desire to participate in congregational and spiritual life was charted (e.g. the frequency of attending church service, reading the Bible). Satisfaction with the activities of the Parish on the whole was surveyed as well as perceptions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Religious education and upbringing received by the respondents was investigated by asking whether they were taught an evening prayer as a child at home, who had given them religious instruction, whether they had attended confirmation classes and what the effect of the classes had been on their spiritual and religious life and their attitudes toward the Church and the Parish.

Some questions charted participation and willingness to participate in different forms of voluntary work, and reasons for not doing voluntary work. Finally, the respondents were asked to what extent they believed in different Christian doctrines and in some paranormal phenomena.

Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, household composition, economic activity, and education level as well as how long R had lived in the capital area, and whether they had children.

Keywords

beliefs; christianity; church; membership; religious attendance; religious behaviour; religious beliefs; religious communities; religious institutions; religious instruction; religious practice; voluntary work

Topic Classification

Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Religion and values (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

TNS Gallup Finland

Time Period Covered

2004

Collection Dates

2004-05 – 2004-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 20-39 years living in the capital area of Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The respondents were selected by drawing a sample from the population register based on the age group (persons aged 20-39 years) and region of residence (capital area). The data were collected as part of a research project studying the religiosity of young adults in the capital area (carried out by the Church Research Institute, University of Helsinki, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences and Parish Union of Helsinki).

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The dataset is missing the responses to all open-ended questions (K7_2, K25_10_2, K27_8_2, K28_1_20_2, T6_2, T7_2, T9_2) as well as to some numeric variables. During archiving, identifiers, such as names and phone numbers, have been removed from the data as well as variable T11.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Church Research Institute: Religiosity of Young Adults in the Capital Area of Finland 2004 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-08-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2836

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Related Materials

Mikkola, Teija & Niemelä, Kati & Petterson, Juha (toim.) 2006. Urbaani usko. Nuoret aikuiset, usko ja kirkko. Kirkon tutkimuskeskus, julkaisuja Nro 96. Tampere: Kirkon tutkimuskeskus

Related Publications

Niemelä, Kati (2006). Vieraantunut vai pettynyt? Kirkosta eroamisen syyt Suomen evankelis-luterilaisessa kirkossa. Tampere: Kirkon tutkimuskeskus. Kirkon tutkimuskeskuksen julkaisuja; 95.