FSD3321 Working and Poor 2015
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Study title
Working and Poor 2015
Dataset ID Number
FSD3321
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3321https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3321
Data Type
Qualitative
Authors
- Jakonen, Mikko (University of Jyväskylä)
Abstract
This dataset consists of written biographies by Finnish people in paid employment who still experience poverty in their lives due to, for instance, low wages or temporary contracts. The data aimed to chart Finnish experiences of poverty and examine how the phenomenon presents itself in people's mental wellbeing, physical health, and quality of life. The data contain 135 written biographies with varying lengths. The biographies were collected as part of a project of the University of Jyväskylä funded by the Kone foundation.
The biographies are personal descriptions of the everyday life of Finns living in poverty. They discuss, for instance, mental health, concerns of sufficiency of funds, and psychological and physical effects of poverty on life. The respondents describe their everyday life, work history, and quality of life. In the writing instructions, the participants were asked to share their experiences about, for instance, possibilities to combine temporary work and social security benefits, and to describe the effects of poverty on everyday life and family. They were also asked to describe physical effects, such as exhaustion, hunger or weight gain, as well as effects on mental wellbeing or life management.
Background information included the author's gender, birth year, categorised location of residence, marital status, monthly income, educational level, number of employment contracts during the author's career, whether the author has children, and the author's primary activity during weekdays. The data were organised into an HTML index at FSD.
The dataset is only available in Finnish.
Keywords
labour market; low pay; mental health; occupational life; part-time employment; poverty; quality of life; standard of living; temporary employment; wages
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Jakonen, Mikko (University of Jyväskylä)
- Säilävaara, Jenny (University of Jyväskylä)
Collection Dates
June 2015 ( 2015-06 )
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Finnish persons who have experienced poverty irrespective of being in paid employment
Time Method
Cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Availability
An invitation to participate was published on the website of the University of Jyväskylä. The link was also shared on social media. Twelve texts were sent as an attachment file and other texts were typed into the textbox in the data collection web form. Four texts only contained the respondent's background information.
Collection Mode
Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based
Research Instrument
Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide
Data Files
135 TXT files. The dataset also contains HTML files created from the TXT files.
Data File Language
The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.
Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.
Data Version
1.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
The researcher changed the names of the authors in the background information into "Alias". To prevent identification of individuals, all direct identifiers were removed from the texts, including e.g. names and contact details. Additionally, other specific information on e.g. workplaces, diagnoses or municipalities was removed or coarsened. This information concerned the participants themselves as well as third persons. Anonymisations done at FSD were marked with [square brackets].
The original data contained 170 responses. Of the authors, 136 gave their consent for archiving. During archiving, one text was removed because it appeared in the data twice.
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
Jakonen, Mikko (University of Jyväskylä): Working and Poor 2015 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2019-06-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3321
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
Jakonen, M. (2018). Kun palkka ei riitä elämiseen : työssäkäyvät köyhät valitsevat mieluummin epäsäännölisen työn työttömyyden sijaan. Demokraatti, p. 54.
Jakonen, M. (2019). Työssäkäyvän köyhän elämä vaatii jokapäiväistä rohkeutta. In I. Hetemäki, H. Koskinen, T. Pulkkinen, & E. Väliverronen (Eds.), Kaikenlaista rohkeutta (pp. 97-114). Helsinki, Finland: Gaudeamus.
Leino, Outi (2020) Pienituloisten lapsiperheiden huoltajien kokemuksia lapsiperheköyhyydestä. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Yhteiskuntatutkimuksen tutkinto-ohjelma, Tampereen yliopisto.
Kukkonen, Kiira (2020). Köyhä ja korkeakoulutettu. Sisällönanalyysi työssäkäyvien korkeakoulutettujen kokemasta köyhyydestä. Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Yhteiskuntapolitiikan kandidaatintutkielma.
Järvinen, Mari (2020) Prekaarissa työmarkkina-asemassa työskentelevien naisten kokemukset köyhyydestä. Pro Gradu -tutkielma, Jyväskylän yliopisto.
Hippi, Niina (2020) Epätyypillinen työ, köyhyys ja arjen hyvinvointi - Mitä merkitsee olla työssäkäyvä köyhä? Pro gradu-tutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden laitos. Itä-Suomen yliopisto.
Leinonen, Jere. Syyt, seuraukset ja selviytymisstrategiat suomalaisten työssäkäyvien miesten kertomuksissa. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Sosiaalityön tutkinto-ohjelma. Tampereen yliopisto. Joulukuu 2020.
Kinnunen, Anne (2021). Köyhyys yksineläjänaisten kertomuksissa. Köyhyys rajoittaa siis monella tapaa omaa elämistä, olemista, jopa persoonaa. Kokkola: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Kokkolan yliopistokeskus Chydenius. Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta. Sosiaalityön maisterintutkielma.
Puranen, Minna (2021) Köyhien epätyypillistä työtä tekevien naisten toimijuutta tukevat ja heikentävät tekijät. Aikuiskasvatustieteen kandidaatintutkielma. Kavatustieteiden laitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto.
Nejlik, Jenna (2023). Prekariaatissa elävien naisten näkemyksiä yhteiskunnan valtapositoista. Yhteiskuntatieteiden kandidaatintutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto.
Wahlqvist, H. (2023). Subjektiivinen köyhyys, terveys ja hyvinvointi. Yhteiskuntapolitiikan kandidaatintutkielma. Itä-Suomen yliopisto.
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