Study title

Finnish Views on Lutheranism 2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3247

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3247
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3247

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Salomäki, Hanna (Church Research Institute)
• Ketola, Kimmo (Church Research Institute)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Ryyppö, Vesa (YouGov Finland. Sales Questor Oy)

Abstract

This study charted Finnish views on Lutheranism. First, the respondents were presented with a variety of statements concerning religion and they were asked to evaluate to what extent these statements depicted characteristic features of Lutheranism. The study surveyed whether the respondents were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland or some other religious community, how often they prayed or participated in church services, and whether they believed in the existence of God. It was also examined which political party the respondents would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at the time of the survey.

Background variables included gender, age group, region of residence (NUTS2), type of municipality of residence, annual gross income of the household, education level, use of social media services, economic activity and occupational status, and whether the respondent worked as someone's superior.

Keywords

christianity; church; religion; religious affiliation; religious behaviour; religious communities; religious doctrines

Topic Classification

• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Religion and values (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

• YouGov Finland

Data Producers

• Church Council

Time Period Covered

2016

Collection Dates

2016-10-14 – 2016-10-17

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish members of the YouGov survey panel aged 18 and over

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Internet survey for YouGov Finland's panel members. The panel includes over 20,000 members. Members were invited to respond until the targeted number of responses was reached.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

45 variables and 1003 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3248 Finnish Views on Lutheranism 2017

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, variable bv7 ('Gross annual income of the household') was categorised into four categories, and variable bv10 ('Are you someone's superior in your current job?') was categorised into three categories. These categorisations were also used in the dataset "Finnish Views on Lutheranism 2017" (FSD3248).

Weighting

The data contain a weight variable that weights the data according to target population distributions of gender, region of residence and membership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The initial sample was picked in the same way.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Salomäki, Hanna (Church Research Institute) & Ketola, Kimmo (Church Research Institute): Finnish Views on Lutheranism 2016 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2018-07-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3247; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3247

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Disclaimer

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