Study title

Gatherings of Finnish Male Pensioners on a Market Square 2011

Dataset ID Number

FSD2842

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2842

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Wallin, Antti (University of Tampere)

Abstract

The data consist of transcribed interviews of retired men who spent time on a market square in a town in Finland and fieldnotes containing the observations of the researcher.

The men were interviewed either alone or in groups. The questions in the interviews were related to the public space and its use as well as the social networks between persons spending time in the square. Questions covered, for instance, the kind of days and time spent on the square, subjects of discussion, several aspects of the square as a meeting place, and different aspects of the group they met with. The square in which the study was conducted is a market square typical to Finnish medium-sized towns.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

elderly; leisure time; men; social behaviour; social interaction; social networks; towns; urban areas; urban centres; urban environment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elderly (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (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

• Wallin, Antti (University of Tampere)

Collection Dates

2011-05 – 2011-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Group

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Male pensioners spending time in the market square that was selected for the study

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Field observation

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data collection guidelines: Observation guide

Data Files

Transcripts of 7 interviews and the field notes 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

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Identifying information on the research subjects and geographical area was anonymised by using a list of pseudonyms provided by the researcher. The list was supplemented at FSD when necessary.

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

Wallin, Antti (University of Tampere): Gatherings of Finnish Male Pensioners on a Market Square 2011 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-07-04). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2842

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

Wallin, Antti (2012) "Tää on hyvä paikka ku täs kulkee kaikki". Eläkeläismiesten porukointi kaupunkiaukiolla. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto.

Wallin, Antti (2014). Pilke silmäkulmassa. Eläkeläismiesten porukointi kaupunkiaukiolla. Yhdyskuntasuunnittelu 52:1, 53-68.