Aineiston nimi

Political Orientation of Students of Tampere University of Applied Sciences 2017

Aineistonumero

FSD3173

Pysyvä tunniste

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3173

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Bäck, Maria (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Kuha, Susanne (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Kurunsaari, Anni (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Mattinen, Laura (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Peltoniemi, Johanna (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Sandroos, Lotta (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Simi, Antti (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Sipinen, Josefina (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Tiihonen, Aino (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)
• Tomperi, Tuuli (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)

Sisällön kuvaus

The main theme of this study was political orientation. The data were gathered as part of SUUNTA, a research project carried out by students within the degree programme in politics at the University of Tampere. The study charted political behaviour and attitudes among students of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

Firstly, the presence of political matters in the respondents' daily lives and their interest in politics on a general level were charted. The participants were asked about societal matters and how often they were discussed at home, at school, with friends, with family, and in social media. The respondents' experiences of working life, unions and their socio-economic class were also surveyed. The remainder of the survey, however, focused more on the political views of the respondents. The students were asked to place themselves on the left-right political spectrum and to state their possible party preferences.

The respondents' opinions on a variety of political statements were also examined. The statements concerned, among other things, the following subjects: free higher education, taxation, same-sex marriages, multiculturalism, healthcare, abortion, and the environment. The respondents were asked to evaluate their knowledge about societal matters and their involvement in society and politics, e.g. by participating in demonstrations or contacting political decision-makers. The participants also evaluated how their parents, partners, friends, schools and workplaces have affected their political stances. Moreover, the survey examined the respondents' trust in political institutions and other people. Finally, the study surveyed the students' satisfaction in Finland's economic and democratic situation.

Background variables included faculty, educational background, work experience, age, gender, type of housing, type of neighbourhood, marital status, and religious affiliation.

Asiasanat

fields of study; higher education institutions; occupational choice; political action; political attitudes; political behaviour; political participation; trust

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Higher and further education (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Kerääjät

• University of Tampere. Faculty of Management

Ajallinen kattavuus

2017

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2017-04-03 – 2017-04-09

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland, Tampere

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

Students of Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Non-probability: Availability

The data were gathered with the use of an elecronic survey that was shared on the intranet of Tampere University of Applied Sciences. Participation in the survey was voluntary. The survey received 448 responses.

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Datatiedostojen kieli

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Datan versio

1.0

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

Variables concerning the respondents' study history were removed. In addition, two open-ended questions were removed because no one had answered them.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

Bäck, Maria (University of Tampere) & Kuha, Susanne (University of Tampere) & Kurunsaari, Anni (University of Tampere) & Mattinen, Laura (University of Tampere) & Peltoniemi, Johanna (University of Tampere) & Sandroos, Lotta (University of Tampere) & Simi, Antti (University of Tampere) & Sipinen, Josefina (University of Tampere) & Tiihonen, Aino (University of Tampere) & Tomperi, Tuuli (University of Tampere): Political Orientation of Students of Tampere University of Applied Sciences 2017 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2017-06-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3173

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Varaumat

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