Study title

The State of Natural Waterways in Saarijärvi: Resident Survey 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3306

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3306
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3306

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Konttinen, Esa
• Möttönen, Sakari
• Salo, Miikka

Abstract

The survey examined how people living along the Saarijärvi waterway assess the status and changes in the area's water bodies and the impact of these changes on people's lives. The residents of Kyyjärvi, Karstula, Saarijärvi and Uurainen municipalities participated in the survey. The survey was responded by 478 people, of which 200 were women and 273 men. The survey was funded by the Regional Council of Central Finland, the town of Saarijärvi and the municipalities of Karstula and Uurainen.

The respondents were asked about their relationship with nature and water bodies. They were asked to assess changes in the status of their local water body over time and the impact of various factors on the status of the water body. Options included peat production, fish farming, drainage of forests and peatlands, industrial emissions, restoration and regulation of water systems, household sewage and fertilisation of fields. The respondents assessed the impact of possible changes on the state of lakes and rivers, lake and river water use, banks and plants, fish, etc. They also reported on how the changes have affected their recreational activities near water bodies or, for example, the use of lake water for domestic work.

The respondents also told who should take care of the clean of water bodies, and what influence the residents have to improve the status of water bodies. They were asked about the role of civic activities in improving the status of water bodies and whether they themselves were involved in some form of civic activities.

Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, education, employment sector, occupational group and whether the respondent lives permanently in the Saarijärvi route area.

Keywords

conservation of nature; neighbourhoods; second homes; water properties; water recreational areas; water resources

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Environment and conservation (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

• Jyväskylä University Printing Services
• Population Register Centre

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015-10 – 2015-12

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Karstula, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Adult population of the municipalities of Karstula, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Uurainen on the Saarijärvi route, and leisure residents living permanently outside these municipalities.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified: Disproportional

The sample of permanent and leisure-time residents aged 18 and over in the municipalities of Karstula, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Uurainen on the Saarijärvi route was drawn from the Population Register Centre. The sample size was 2.000 persons. The sample included both permanent residents and those who owned a leisure dwelling in one of the municipalities in the area but whose municipality of residence was in another municipality. The sample was weighted by municipality so that statistically significant results could be obtained for both groups. 478 responses were received.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

23.9

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, the age variable k1_2 and the municipality variable k1_6 were categorized at FSD.

The data do not contain open-ended variables or open-ended responses to response option "Other, please specify".

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

Konttinen, Esa & Möttönen, Sakari & Salo, Miikka: The State of Natural Waterways in Saarijärvi: Resident Survey 2015 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2019-12-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3306; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3306

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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

Sakari Möttönen, Esa Konttinen ja Miikka Salo (2016): Ei vettä, rantaa rakkaampaa. Asukkaiden arvioita Saarijärven reitin tilasta ja muutoksista. www.keskisuomi.fi/filebank/25320-B203.pdf.

Esa Konttinen, Miikka Salo, Sakari Möttönen (2018): Turvetuotannon sosiaalisen toimiluvan menetys Saarijärven reitillä. Alue ja Ympäristö 47 (1), 62-78 (https://doi.org/10.30663/ay.60607)

Related Publications

Sakari Möttönen, Esa Konttinen ja Miikka Salo (2016): Ei vettä, rantaa rakkaampaa. Asukkaiden arvioita Saarijärven reitin tilasta ja muutoksista. www.keskisuomi.fi/filebank/25320-B203.pdf (julkaisu vain sähköisessä muodossa)

Esa Konttinen, Miikka Salo, Sakari Möttönen (2018): Turvetuotannon sosiaalisen toimiluvan menetys Saarijärven reitillä. Alue ja Ympäristö 47 (1), 62-78 ( https://doi.org/10.30663/ay.60607)

Esa Konttinen, Miikka Salo, Sakari Möttönen: Kansalaiskyselyllä saadaan selville, mistä turpeennoston paikalliset kipupisteet rakentuvat. Versus 22.2.2019. (Tiededebatti).

Möttönen, Sakari, Konttinen, Esa, Salo, Miikka (2020). Keskisuomalainen turveprotesti. Pelastetaan reittivedet -yhdistyksen tarina. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto (YFI-julkaisuja 8).