Study title

Baptism and Godparenting 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3292

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3292

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hytönen, Maarit (Church Research Institute)

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish views on the personal meaning of baptism and being a godchild or a godparent. The study was funded by the Central Church Fund of Finland.

The survey consisted of open-ended questions. The respondents were asked what their own baptism and the baptism of their children or godchildren meant to them, how they usually spent time with their godchildren, whether their relationship with their godchildren included any spiritual or religious aspects, and in what ways being a godparent affected their life. The respondents' expectations regarding their godchildren were also surveyed.

The respondents were also asked how they spent time with their own godparents, whether they prayed for their godparents, and what they expected from their godparents. Finally, it was examined whether the respondents thought of themselves as a religious person and how often they prayed.

Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, municipality of residence, and whether the respondent belonged to a church.

Keywords

baptisms; church; religiosity; religious affiliation; religious attendance

Topic Classification

• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (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

• Hytönen, Maarit (Church Research Institute)

Time Period Covered

2018

Collection Dates

2018-03-13 – 2018-08-09

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish people who have been baptised

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

A link to the questionnaire was shared with an open invitation to respond on social media and the Sakasti website, as well as through newspapers. 855 people responded to the survey.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

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.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, person names and other identifiers were removed from the data. Smaller municipalities mentioned in the open-ended responses were coarsened into NUTS3 regions. Changes made at FSD were marked with [square brackets].

Variables Q3 "Your gender" and Q15_1 "Other, please specify" were removed because there were no responses.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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

Hytönen, Maarit (Church Research Institute): Baptism and Godparenting 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-03-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3292

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

Hytönen, Maarit (2020). Maailman tärkein tapahtuma. Suomalaisten käsityksiä kasteesta ja kummiudesta. Tampere: Kirkon tutkimuskeskus. Kirkon tutkimuskeskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 63. https://julkaisut.evl.fi/catalog/Tutkimukset%20ja%20julkaisut/r/4160 [viitattu 9.2.2021]

Hytönen, Maarit (2020). Vanhemmat ja kummit arvostavat papin työtä kastetilaisuudessa [verkkodokumentti]. Crux 3/2020, 54-56. https://www.akiliitot.fi/liitteet/1162/0/crux_0320.pdf [viitattu 9.2.2021]

Hytönen, Maarit (2021)Kuinka käy kristillisen kasvatuksen? Crux 1/2021. 36 - 39.

Hytönen, Maarit (2021) Kaste suomalaisten kokemuksena ja saarnojen aiheena. Vol 1 Nro 1 (2021): Uskonto, katsomus ja kasvatus. https://journal.fi/ukk/issue/view/7859