FSD3316 Welfare and Inequality in Finland 2017-2018
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Study title
Welfare and Inequality in Finland 2017-2018
Dataset ID Number
FSD3316
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3316https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3316
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Kainulainen, Sakari (Diaconia University of Applied Sciences)
- Niemelä, Mikko (University of Turku. Department of Social Research)
Other Identification/Acknowledgements
- Suomen Kyselytutkimus
Abstract
The study charted Finnish opinions on welfare and inequality. The study was as part of a project entitled Tackling Inequalities in Time of Austerity (TITA) funded by the Strategic Research Council of the Academy of Finland (decision number: 293103).
First, the respondents were asked about their life satisfaction, mood, ability to achieve things, perceived status in society and trust in other people.
Regarding income and personal finance, net income of the household and the ease of covering usual expenses with the income was surveyed as well as the monthly costs incurred by debt. The respondents were asked whether their parents had been unemployed or received social security benefits when they were in their teens and whether the respondents themselves had received social assistance in the previous year.
The respondents were asked how much they cared about the well-being of different groups (e.g. the homeless, immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, children in poor families, the elderly). The respondents were presented statements about whether the differences in income, health, neighbourhoods and education were too high in Finland. A number of statements about social assistance (the social security benefit of the last resort) were presented. Finally, the respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with statements about their own welfare and well-being.
Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, household composition, housing tenure, education, economic activity and choice of political party.
Keywords
costs; housing; income; satisfaction; social inequality; social security benefits; unemployment; well-being (health)
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Social conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Welfare and Inequality in FinlandDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Suomen Kyselytutkimus
Time Period Covered
2017 – 2018
Collection Dates
2017-11-17 – 2018-02-14
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Finnish-speaking Finns aged 18-79 residing in mainland Finland
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Probability: Stratified: Proportional
Probability: Simple random
The selection of the sample was based on a stratified sampling with the regions of residence as strata. The respondents were selected from each stratum using simple random sampling.
Collection Mode
Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Data File Language
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Number of Cases and Variables
66 variables and 2402 cases.
Data Version
1.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
All open-ended responses to "Other, which?" questions were removed from the data for privacy reasons. In addition, questions with exact job titles (k22a, k22b, k22c) were classified into dichotomies (Open-ended response and Can't say / No answer).
Weighting
There is a weight variable (bv1) in the data that adjusts the sample to the age and gender distributions in the population.
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
Kainulainen, Sakari (Diaconia University of Applied Sciences) & Niemelä, Mikko (University of Turku): Welfare and Inequality in Finland 2017-2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2019-06-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3316
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 Publications
Kainulainen, Sakari & Saari, Juho (2019). Samassa veneessä: empatiakuilujen poliittinen ulottuvuus Suomessa. Politiikka 60:4, s.310-323.
Niemi, Tuukka & Winter, Torsten (2020). OSALLISUUTTA RUOKA-AVUN RINNALLE? Havaintoja ja näkökulmia toiminnan ääreltä. Sininauhaliiton julkaisuja. Helsinki: Sininauhaliitto.978-952-7284-14-8
Eriarvoisuuden tila Suomessa 2024 (2024). Toim. Rajavuori, Anna. Kalevi Sorsa -säätiö. Helsinki: Into Kustannus.
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