Study title

Youth Organisation Survey 2014-2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3270

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3270

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Laitinen, Hanna (HUMAK University of Applied Sciences. RDI Centre)
• Taavetti, Riikka (Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi)

Abstract

The study charted the activities and work of national youth organisations in Finland. The study is part of the Vetovoima project conducted in 2014-2015 by the Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi, funded by Ministry of Education and Culture.

First, the respondents were asked about their organisation's objectives for youth work, for example, organising leisure time activities, influencing society and representing the interests of young people. The funding received from different sources, such as Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland's Slot Machine Association (RAY) and the EU, was examined. Some questions focused on the role of young people in the organisations. The number of new members, both in total and of those under the age of 29, was charted, and the most important reasons for young people to join the organisation (e.g. the will to support the organisation's work, membership benefits, will to do voluntary work in the organisation) were examined. Additionally, the number of young people under the age of 29 that participated in the organisation's youth work activities, volunteered to organise activities, and participated in the administration, decision-making and activity planning of the organisation was charted.

Next, questions regarding the organisation's staff and trainees were asked. The distribution of age, gender and belonging to a minority (e.g. religious or ethnic minority, being disabled) of young people participating in activities, administration, decision-making and volunteering in the organisation was also examined. Finally, the respondents were presented with some attitudinal statements concerning, for example, whether they thought their organisation needed more adult volunteers or the main goal of their organisation was activating young people.

Background variables included the respondent's status in their organisation, the organisation's structure and the level at which youth work and activities were mainly organised by the organisation (national, district etc.).

Keywords

organizations; participation; voluntary work; youth organizations; youth work

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social change (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Laitinen, Hanna (HUMAK University of Applied Sciences. RDI Centre)
• Taavetti, Riikka (Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi)

Time Period Covered

2014 – 2015

Collection Dates

2014-11-26 – 2015-01-19

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Organization/Institution

Universe

National youth sector organisations and other organisations doing youth work in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The researchers identified all organisations that had defined themselves as national youth sector organisations either through membership in an umbrella organisation or by applying for funding for national youth organisation activities or national youth work. Two cases included in the data do not strictly fit the description of the population.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

64

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

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3317 Group Interviews of Youth Organisation Representatives 2015

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of individuals, all open-ended responses to response option "Other, please specify" have been removed from the data. Additionally, open-ended responses containing descriptions of the organisations' activities were removed from the data to prevent identification of specific organisations.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Laitinen, Hanna (HUMAK University of Applied Sciences) & Taavetti, Riikka (Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi): Youth Organisation Survey 2014-2015 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-03-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3270

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 Materials

Taavetti, Riikka (2015). Nuorisojärjestöjen vetovoimaa. Katsaus valtakunnallisten nuorisojärjestöjen ja nuorisotyötä tekevien järjestöjen toimintaan järjestöille suunnatun kyselytutkimuksen perusteella. Helsinki: Suomen Nuorisoyhteistyö - Allianssi ry.

Related Publications

Taavetti, Riikka (2015) Nuorisojärjestöjen vetovoimaa. Katsaus valtakunnallisten nuorisojärjestöjen ja nuorisotyötä tekevien järjestöjen toimintaan järjestöille suunnatun kyselytutkimuksen perusteella. Helsinki: Suomen Nuorisoyhteistyö Allianssi ry.

Laitinen, Hanna & Taavetti, Riikka (2016). Valtakunnalliset nuorisojärjestöt ja nuorten osallistumismahdollisuudet. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 81 (1), 55-68.

Laitinen, Hanna (2018). Nuorten, valtion vai markkinoiden asialla? Nuorisojärjestöjen hybridit toimintalogiikat. JYU dissertations, (31). University of Jyväskylä. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. URN:ISBN:978-951-39-7586-9