Study title

Ananda Magazine Yoga Survey 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD3215

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3215
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3215

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Salomäki, Hanna (Church Research Institute)
• Ketola, Kimmo (Church Research Institute)
• Vuojus, Taneli (Church Research Institute)
• Broo, Måns (Åbo Akademi University. Department of Comparative Religion)

Abstract

This survey study examined the Finnish yoga magazine Ananda's readers' life stances and their views on yoga and religion. The questions covered the respondents' religiosity, spirituality, life philosophy and interest in yoga teachings.

First, the respondents were presented with a set of statements regarding religion, divinity, spirituality and health, and they were asked to what extent these statements corresponded with their own thinking. After this, they were asked what types of articles in the Ananda magazine they were usually the most interested in, whether they practised yoga or other spiritual exercises regularly, what types of yoga they practised, and what types of spiritual experiences or events they had participated in (e.g. using alternative treatments, participating in a 'kirtan' performance or a spiritualist session).

Next, the respondents were asked to indicate the most important reasons for practising yoga. They were asked how much money they spent annually on yoga or other spiritual practices, and how much money they had given to charity during the previous year. They were also asked where they usually practised yoga. Finally, they were asked how often they went to church and to what extent they believed in a variety of religious Christian teachings.

Background variables included gender, age (categorised), education level, religious community membership, type of municipality of residence, and the political party that the respondent had voted for in the previous elections.

Keywords

complementary therapies; ideologies; religion; religiosity; religious behaviour; religious beliefs; religious ceremonies; yoga

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (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

• Church Research Institute

Data Producers

• Church Research Institute
• Åbo Akademi University. Department of Comparative Religion. PCCR project (Post Secular Culture and a Changing Religious Landscape in Finland)

Time Period Covered

2013

Collection Dates

spring 2013 ( 2013 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Readers of the magazine Ananda

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The questionnaire was delivered with issue 2/2013 of the magazine Ananda, and readers were invited to respond.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, variable k50 ('year of birth') was categorised into five categories, and variable q40 ('How long have you practised this type of yoga?') was removed.

Variables q37 ('What topics would you like Ananda articles to cover more in the future?') and q41t ('Which of the following yoga types have you tried? Other, please specify') had no responses and were removed from the archived data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Salomäki, Hanna (Church Research Institute) & Ketola, Kimmo (Church Research Institute) & Vuojus, Taneli (Church Research Institute) & Broo, Måns (Åbo Akademi University): Ananda Magazine Yoga Survey 2013 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2018-07-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3215; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3215

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.

Related Publications

Ketola, Kimmo (2020): Jooga ja meditaatio Suomessa. - Elina Hellqvist & Jyri Komulainen (toim.): Henkisyyttä ja mielenrauhaa: Aasian uskonnollisuus länsimaissa, 14-44. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.