Study title

Residents' Image of the Town of Pieksämäki 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3032

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3032
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3032

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Sipinen, Josefina (University of Tampere. School of Management)

Abstract

The survey was conducted for a Master's Thesis studying how local resident views on municipal administration and decision-making affected their image of their home town. The target population consisted of people living in the Finnish town of Pieksämäki.

A large number of questions charted opinions on different aspects of life in Pieksämäki. Questions covered, for example, local government politics, work and study, attractiveness of the town, built and natural environment, public and private services, and shopping opportunities and practices. The respondent's identification with neighbourhood and region, media visibility of the town, living conditions, and trust in other people and decision-makers were charted. One theme pertained to different aspects of decision-making, for instance, who had power and how fair decision-making was.

Background variables included, for example, the respondent's classified year of birth, gender, number of underage children, education, marital status, economic activity and political party preference.

Keywords

decision making; identity; local government; local government services; place of residence; public image

Topic Classification

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

• Sipinen, Josefina (University of Tampere. School of Management)

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015-03 – 2015-04

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Pieksämäki

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Residents of Pieksämäki aged 18 or over

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The Population Register of Finland draw a random sample of 1,000 residents of Pieksämäki aged 18 or over. The questionnaire was posted to all sampled persons to their home address. Altogether, 132 completed questionnaires were returned, out of which nine had to be rejected because of late return or unclear entries.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

31,2

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.

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variables T15, T17_a, T17_b, T24 and T26 have been categorised at the data archive.

Open-ended response options of the background questions T15 - T27 are not included in the archived data.

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

Sipinen, Josefina (University of Tampere): Residents' Image of the Town of Pieksämäki 2015 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3032

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

Sipinen, Josefina (2015). Kuntalaisten kunnallisesta päätöksenteosta tekemien arvioiden vaikutus sisäiseen kuntakuvaan - esimerkkinä Pieksämäen kaupunki. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Valtio-opin pro gradu -tutkielma.

Related Publications

Sipinen, Josefina (2015). Kuntalaisten kunnallisesta päätöksenteosta tekemien arvioiden vaikutus sisäiseen kuntakuvaan - esimerkkinä Pieksämäen kaupunki. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Valtio-opin pro gradu -tutkielma.