Study title

Internet Use of Finns 2010

Alternative Title

Suomalaiset verkossa 2010

Dataset ID Number

FSD2984

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2984

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
• 15/30 Research

Abstract

The study charted Finnish Internet use, online behaviour, and use of consumer electronics and mobile devices. The study was produced in collaboration by the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) and 15/30 Research. The data are freely available on the Internet and licensed under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). The data creators have expressed their wish that any publications based on the data are linked to Finnish Broadcasting Company's 'Kehitys kehittyy' blog (http://blogit.yle.fi/kehitys-kehittyy/suomalaiset-verkossa-tutkimuksen-vastaukset-avoimena-datana) and that data users cite the original study.

The respondents were first asked how important various media were for them personally (e.g. news websites, social media, television services, peer-to-peer networks, books) and to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to news and media (e.g. "I'm worried about excessive media commercialisation").

Importance of various reasons and motivations for using the Internet were charted (e.g. "I search for the latest information on something", "I reminisce old times"). The respondents were asked how often they did different things on the Internet (e.g. write on forums, download music and series etc., use instant messaging services, use social media).

Background variables included the respondent's gender and age.

Keywords

computer applications; digital culture; electronic equipment; information society; internet; internet use; mass media; media literacy; online services; radio (joukkoviestimet); social media

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• 15/30 Research

Data Producers

• Finnish Broadcasting Company

Time Period Covered

2010

Collection Dates

2010-10-21 – 2010-10-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish Internet users aged 15-74 years

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Information not available

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

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

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2985 Internet Use of Finns 2013

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The Data Archive has no information on the sampling procedure used in collecting the data.

The numbering of variables in the data does not follow the numbering of questions in the questionnaire. The survey was conducted as an online questionnaire with invitations to participate sent by email.

Some of the questions presented in the questionnaire are missing from the data.

Weighting

There is a weight variable in the data, which allows analyses to be generalised to the full population in terms of age and gender. The formula for the weight variable is as follows: age + weight of the gender group = N * K / n, where N = size of the observed data, K = expected distribution of the population (percentage in the selected age and gender categories), and n = age + size of the gender group.

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 Broadcasting Company (YLE) & 15/30 Research: Internet Use of Finns 2010 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2015-09-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2984

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

Haakana, Kari (2011). Suomalaiset verkossa -tutkimuksen vastaukset avoimena datana. Helsinki: Yleisradio. Saatavilla: http://blogit.yle.fi/kehitys-kehittyy/suomalaiset-verkossa-tutkimuksen-vastaukset-avoimena-datana [viitattu 21.9.2015].

Related Publications

Haakana, Kari (2011). Suomalaiset verkossa -tutkimuksen vastaukset avoimena datana. Helsinki: Yleisradio. Saatavilla: http://blogit.yle.fi/kehitys-kehittyy/suomalaiset-verkossa-tutkimuksen-vastaukset-avoimena-datana [viitattu 21.9.2015].