FSD3282 Finnish Drinking Habits Survey 2016
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Study title
Finnish Drinking Habits Survey 2016
Dataset ID Number
FSD3282
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3282https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3282
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Mäkelä, Pia (National Institute for Health and Welfare. Alcohol, Drugs and Addictions)
- Härkönen, Janne (National Institute for Health and Welfare. Alcohol, Drugs and Addictions)
- Lintonen, Tomi (Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies)
- Tigerstedt, Christoffer (National Institute for Health and Welfare. Alcohol, Drugs and Addictions)
Other Identification/Acknowledgements
- Hokka, Päivi (Statistics Finland. Data Collection)
- Nyberg, Riina (Statistics Finland. Data Collection)
Abstract
The Finnish Drinking Habits Survey 2016 charted alcohol use, use of other substances, drinking occasions, consumed quantities of alcohol, consequences of alcohol use and attitudes toward alcohol in Finland. Some questions also covered gambling. The Finnish Drinking Habits Surveys have been conducted in intervals of eight years beginning from 1968; FSD's holdings include datasets from 2008 and 2016. The data comprise three parts: the 'main data' collected with face-to-face interviews, background variables obtained from registers (gender and year of birth), and data collected with a self-administered drop-off questionnaire. Of the 2016 study, FSD's holdings also include separate datasets concerning drinking occasions and abstaining occasions (FSD3313 and FSD3314).
First, the respondents' alcohol use and attitudes toward alcohol were charted with attitudinal statements regarding responsible alcohol use, getting intoxicated, and using alcohol in the presence of children. It was also charted which, if any, types of alcoholic drinks the respondents had consumed within the previous 12 months, at which age they consumed an alcoholic beverage for the first time, and at which age they were intoxicated for the first time. The data include a constructed variable b27 which defines the respondents as either alcohol users or non-drinkers.
Alcohol consumption and motives for using alcohol were examined in detail. The respondents were asked to estimate how often they had consumed different quantities of alcohol within a period of one day during the previous 12 months. Questions also covered the type of drinks consumed, e.g. beer, cider, wine, and spirits. It was also charted how often the respondents drank beer or wine with meals, and how often they consumed enough alcohol to feel inebriated. Consequences of consuming alcohol were examined with questions pertaining to drinking problems, controlling consumption, reactions of the people around, and the respondents' own relationship with alcohol use.
The relationship of non-drinkers with alcohol was also charted, as well as their reasons for not consuming alcohol. Attitudinal statements presented to the respondents concerned religious beliefs, health, principles, fears, wellbeing, and spending time and money. Questions were also asked regarding other people's attitudes toward the respondents' abstinence, and whether they had previously used alcohol.
All respondents were asked whether they had brought or ordered alcoholic beverages from abroad during the previous 12 months, and how many liters. They were also asked questions regarding risks caused by alcohol use on health and other aspects of life as well as where they got their information on the health effects of alcohol. Consequences of other people's alcohol use were charted with regard to how often during the previous 12 months the respondents had been harassed or physically attacked by intoxicated people or otherwise felt threatened in public or private spaces. In addition, the respondents were asked to estimate whether any of their close relatives or acquaintances had problems with alcohol and to what extent their alcohol use had affected the respondents' lives during the previous year.
One question group also covered gambling, gambling frequency and possible problems caused by gambling. With regard to health, the respondents were enquired about their state of health, loneliness, overall satisfaction with life, and close relationships with other people. The respondents' weight was also charted as well as cigarette, e-cigarette and snus use. The interview data also contain information regarding the duration, location and reliability of the responses.
The additional questionnaire included the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as well as questions regarding the use of narcotic substances. The AUDIT measured, for instance, how often the respondents consumed alcoholic beverages and how many drinks, how often they could not stop drinking once they had started, how often they had failed to do what was normally expected because of drinking, or had feelings of guilt or remorse after drinking. It was also asked whether relatives or friends, doctors or other health workers had been concerned about their drinking or suggested cutting down on drinking. Questions were also asked concerning using medicinal drugs for non-medicinal purposes, poly drug use, and use of narcotic substances such as cannabis, amphetamine, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and ecstasy. The data also contain respondent-level aggregate variables on alcohol use concerning drinking frequency and annual consumption, such as Quantity-Frequency (QF) and Graduated Frequency (GF) measures.
Background variables included gender, year of birth, marital status, education, economic activity and occupational status, socio-economic status, and household composition.
Keywords
addiction; alcohol use; alcoholism; drinking behaviour; drinking offences; drug abuse; gambling; health; illegal drugs
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Social conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.
Data Collector
- Statistics Finland
Time Period Covered
2016
Collection Dates
2016-08-29 – 2016-11-18
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
People aged 15 - 79 (at the end of year 2015, year of birth 1936 - 2000) residing in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Probability: Stratified
The stratified sample of 3,870 persons was randomly selected from the population register maintained by Statistics Finland in August 2016. The first stratum included persons aged 18 - 29 (stratum size 1,233) and the second persons aged 15 - 17 and 30 - 79 (stratum size 2,637). The first stratum is proportionately larger in size (persons aged 18 - 29 were twice as likely to be picked for the sample as persons belonging to the other stratum), because non-response is common in this age bracket.
The gross sample of 3,870 persons includes overcoverage of 47 cases (deceased, permanently institutionalised or living abroad). The net sample thus constitutes 3,823 persons. The participants were sent an information sheet regarding the study beforehand with an accompanying letter. In total, 2,285 valid interviews were conducted. The interviews were conducted face-to-face with the exception of 159 telephone interviews. In connection with the interview, the participants were given a drop-off questionnaire which they filled out and gave to the interviewer in a sealed envelope. The interviewers mailed these envelopes to the organisation which collected the data. Statistics Finland supervised the legitimacy of the data collection process. In total, 2,150 drop-off questionnaires were received.
Collection Mode
Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)
Telephone interview
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
59.8
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Data Version
2.0
Related Datasets
FSD2587 Finnish Drinking Habits Survey 2008
FSD3313 Finnish Drinking Habits Survey: Drinking Occasions 2016
FSD3314 Finnish Drinking Habits Survey: Abstaining Occasions 2016
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
To prevent identification of respondents, specific times for the interviews were removed during the archiving process. Original respondent identifiers (hvanro) were randomised, but they were kept consistent with the other datasets belonging to the 2016 survey (FSD3313, FSD3314) so that it is possible to link respondents between datasets.
Weighting
The data contain two weight variables, [kpaino] and [apaino], one of which should be used in analyses. The weight variables compensate for the over-representation of persons aged 18 - 29. Calibration weights in [kpaino] were used to weight the sample to correspond to target population distributions of region of residence, gender and age groups 15 - 17, 18 - 24, 25 - 29, 30 - 39, 40 - 54, 55 - 69 and 70 - 79. Region of residence (8 in total) was defined according to Regional State Administrative Agencies with the capital region separated from Southern Finland. The calibration weights are so-called expansion weights, by using which it is possible to determine how many people belonging to the target population are represented by a respondent group. Population frequencies were calculated based on population register information from November 2016, so the population frequencies coincide with the end of data collection. In addition, sampling weights [apaino] were calculated by dividing the aforementioned weights with their mean. Sampling weights vary between 0.52 - 1.46, and their mean is 1. Sampling weights should be used in such analyses that estimate random variation (confidence intervals, statistical tests, models).
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Bibliographical Citation
Mäkelä, Pia (National Institute for Health and Welfare) & Härkönen, Janne (National Institute for Health and Welfare) & Lintonen, Tomi (Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies) & Tigerstedt, Christoffer (National Institute for Health and Welfare): Finnish Drinking Habits Survey 2016 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2019-02-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3282
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Related Materials
Mäkelä, Pia & Savonen, Jenni & Hokka, Päivi & Härkönen, Janne (2017). Juomatapatutkimus 2016. Menetelmäkuvaus, aineistot ja kyselylomakkeet. Helsinki: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. Työpaperi 25/2017. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-302-871-5
Härkönen, Janne & Savonen, Jenni & Virtala, Esa & Mäkelä, Pia (2017). Suomalaisten alkoholinkäyttötavat 1968-2016. Juomatapatutkimusten tuloksia. Helsinki: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-302-873-9
Related Publications
Ahtinen, Suvi & Mäkelä, Pia & Nevalainen, Jaakko & Hokka, Päivi & Lintonen, Tomi (2018). Juomatapatutkimuksen vastausaktiivisuus on laskenut. Mitä vuosien 1968-2016 aikana on tapahtunut? Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 83:2, 191-198.
Lintonen T, Niemelä S, Mäkelä P (2019) Korkean riskin alkoholin käyttäjiä on Suomessa vähintään viisi prosenttia väestöstä. Vuoden 2016 Juomatapatutkimuksen tuloksia. Duodecim, 135(16):1459-66.
Ahtinen S., Mäkelä P., Nevalainen J., Hokka P., & Lintonen T. (2018) Juomatapatutkimuksen vastausaktiivisuus on laskenut - mitä vuosien 1968-2016 aikana on tapahtunut? Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 83(2), 191-198.
Lyyra, Nelli (2021). Yksinäisyys ja alkoholinkäyttö - yhteen kietoutuneet haasteet suomalaisessa yhteiskunnassa. Alko Oy: Helsinki.
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