Study title

Finnish Views on and Engagement in Culture and the Arts 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2914

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2914
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2914

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Cultural Foundation

Abstract

The survey conducted in 2013 by the Finnish Cultural Foundation studied Finnish views on and thoughts about culture and its consumption.

The respondents were first asked which cultural facilities and events they had visited in the previous 6 months, in the previous 24 months, less often and which facilities and events they had never visited (e.g. theatres, museum, opera, cinema). Obstacles for attending cultural events were charted as well as the importance of different suggested purposes of art. The extent to which the respondents agreed with a number of statements relating to art and culture was surveyed (e.g. "High culture should be separated from entertainment in most cases").

Further questions probed what theatre should offer in order for the respondents to visit theatres more often, how impressed the respondents were by the works of different Finnish artists (including writers, songwriters, singers, painters, photographers, composers etc.) and how important it was for the respondents that different forms of art and culture were on offer in their place of residence. Finally, the respondents were asked whether they would have been prepared to travel 200 kilometres to visit a cultural event/facility as well as what they thought was the importance of different information sources in terms of information on culture, and the importance of different kinds of news, interviews and articles about culture and the arts.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, municipality of residence (categorised), industry of employment, region (NUTS3), gender, economic activity and occupational status, major region (NUTS2), education level, household's gross annual income, personal gross annual income, household's financial situation, type of accommodation, housing tenure, self-perceived social class, party choice in 2011 parliamentary elections and if parliamentary elections had been held at the time of survey, self-placement on a left-right axis, membership of a trade union, employment status and employer type.

Keywords

arts; cinema; cultural events; cultural life; cultural policy; cultural research; culture; dance; literature; museums; music; opera; performing arts; theatre

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (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

Data Producers

• Finnish Cultural Foundation

Time Period Covered

2013-09 – 2013-10

Collection Dates

2013-09 – 2013-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 or over living in Finland (excluding Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The data were collected by using the GallupChannel's Internet panel. The stratified sample was drawn in each region (NUTS3) with age and gender as strata. 7,859 persons in total responded to the survey.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

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.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, the smallest municipalities (according to frequency and number of inhabitants) in the municipality of residence variable [kunta] were categorised into into a single value (999).

The data are missing responses to the open-ended questions k11 and k12.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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

Finnish Cultural Foundation: Finnish Views on and Engagement in Culture and the Arts 2013 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2019-01-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2914

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Other Material

See downloadable files at the top of the page.

Description of the GallupChannel Data Collection System

Related Materials

Suomalaisten näkemykset kulttuurista 2013 (2013). Espoo: TNS Gallup. Saatavissa http://skr.fi/sites/default/files/Suomalaisten_n%C3%A4kemykset_kulttuurista_2013.pdf [viitattu 7.1.2014]

Related Publications

Suomalaisten näkemykset kulttuurista 2013 [verkkodokumentti]. Espoo: Suomen Gallup. http://www.skr.fi/sites/default/files/Suomalaisten_n%C3%A4kemykset_kulttuurista_2013.pdf [viitattu 18.2.2014].

Markkula, Anna (2015). Suomalaiset ja kulttuuri: tutkielma sukupolvien asenteista kulttuurin kuluttamista ja tuottamista kohtaan nyky-Suomessa. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Sosiologian kandidaatintutkielma.

Nuutinen, Riikka (2013). Koko kansan kulttuuri. Tammenlastuja 4/2013, 16-27.

Kulttuurikansaa tutkitusti (2014). Suomen Kulttuurirahaston vuosikertomus 2013-2014, 12-15. Helsinki: Suomen Kulttuurirahasto.

Airio, Varpu; Rantamäki, Jonna (2019). Mies museossa! Sukupuolijakauma taidemuseoiden kävijöissä - tapausesimerkkinä Nykytaiteen museo Kiasma. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Helsingin yliopisto: Filosofian, historian ja taiteidentutkimuksen osasto.