FSD3234 EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes Winter 2018
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Study title
EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes Winter 2018
Dataset ID Number
FSD3234
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3234https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3234
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)
Abstract
The study charted Finnish people's values and attitudes. The themes of the 2018 survey included the powers of the president, income distribution, the impact of robotics and artificial intelligence on work and employment, success in life and freedom in society.
First, the respondents were presented with attitudinal statements concerning a variety of social topics. Regarding automation, views were examined on whether replacing human work with machines would increase unemployment, exacerbate income disparity, or make a robot tax an essential factor in funding social services. Some questions covered inequality, whether income disparity was acceptable, if shortening work times would improve employment, and if zero-hour contracts, tax reliefs and aid to enterprises were needed. It was also asked if it could be possible to temporarily lower immigrants' wages to make it more profitable to employ them, thus helping them to integrate.
Next, the respondents' opinions on the powers of the president in different matters, such as foreign and security policy, education and research, and EU matters, were charted. Further questions on robots and artificial intelligence surveyed whether these factors had affected the respondent's own work in terms of salary, safety and working hours. Attitudes were examined towards utilising robots in e.g. self-driving cars and freight, social and healthcare services, warfare, industry, and surveillance.
Income-related questions covered the respondents' perceived income group and their estimation of how effortless it was to get by with the current income in the household. The respondents were presented with five different figures depicting hierarchy in society, and they were asked to evaluate which figure best described the situation in Finland and which figure they would choose for Finland in an optimal situation. Finally, it was queried how important the respondents deemed a wealthy family background, education, ambition or chance for succeeding in life. It was also asked if different spheres of life in Finland, such as entrepreneurship, living and building, gambling, and traffic, allowed too little, the right amount, or too much freedom.
Background variables included gender, age group, size of municipality of residence, region of residence (NUTS3), basic education, professional or vocational education, occupational status, type of employer, contractual (employment) relationship, industry of employment, perceived socioeconomic class, political party preference, and trade union confederation.
Keywords
achievement; automation; economic power; economic, social and cultural rights; heads of state; income; income distribution; industrial development; political power; robots; social inequality; values; work attitude
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Income, property and investment/saving (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
EVA Surveys on Finnish Values and AttitudesDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Taloustutkimus
Time Period Covered
2018
Collection Dates
2018-01-02 – 2018-01-15
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
People aged 18 - 70 residing in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Probability: Multistage
The sample for this study was drawn from among the Taloustutkimus panel members to be representative of the 18-70-year-old Finnish population (excluding the Åland Islands) in terms of age, gender, province of residence, education, and economic activity/occupational status. Invitations were sent to the selected population via e-mail, and the participants completed an interactive online questionnaire using a secure connection provided by Taloustutkimus. During data collection, two reminder e-mails were sent (5 and 10 January) to persons under the age of 40 who had not responded or had only completed a part of the questionnaire, and an additional sample was collected from people aged 18-25. By 15 January 2018, 2,073 persons had responded. During the analysis of results, Taloustutkimus weighted the data to be representative of Finnish population aged 18-70 in terms of age, gender, region of residence, education, economic activity and occupational status, industry of employment, and political party preference (i.e. what party they would vote for in parliamentary elections).
The Internet panel of Taloustutkimus, randomly drawn from Finland's population register, consists of people aged 15-79 who have entered their demographic and sociographic information when registering to the panel and have given their consent to Taloustutkimus to invite them to participate in different surveys. Answering any survey is voluntary and participants can leave the panel any time they want.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
24
Data File Language
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Number of Cases and Variables
140 variables and 2073 cases.
Data Version
3.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
The open-ended 'comments' variable was removed from the data during archiving.
Weighting
The data contain a weight variable that weights the data to match the Finnish population aged 18-70 in terms of age, gender, province of residence, education, economic activity and occupational status, industry of employment and political party preference.
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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 Business and Policy Forum (EVA): EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes Winter 2018 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2019-02-07). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3234
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 Publications
Haavisto, Ilkka (2018). Luultua parempi. Suomalaiset hahmottavat tuloerot todellista jyrkemmiksi ja vähättelevät omia tulojaan [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän Valtuuskunta. EVA-analyysi 61. http://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ANALYYSI_no_61.pdf [viitattu 5.4.2018].
Haavisto, Ilkka (2018). Kansakunnan erotuomari. Suomalaiset haluavat presidentille lisää valtaa [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän Valtuuskunta. EVA-arvio 12. http://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eva_arvio_nro_12.pdf [viitattu 5.4.2018].
Lehtola, Jyrki & Pursiainen, Heikki (2018). Vaikea vapaus. Kaksi näkemystä elämästä holhouksen jälkeen [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän Valtuuskunta. EVA Pamfletti. Helsinki: Taloustieto Oy. https://www.eva.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EVA_pamfletti_2018_Vaikea_vapaus.pdf [viitattu 4.12.2019].
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