Study title

Youth Council Members' Views on Climate Change 2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3378

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3378

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Taipale, Tiina (University of Vaasa. School of Management)

Abstract

The data consist of self-administered writings of youth council members on climate change and their image of the world in 2030.

In the invitation to write, the youth council members were asked to choose between two different frame narratives and to write a story based on the narrative they chose. The frame narratives guided the youth council members to write about what they thought the world would be like in the year 2030. The first narrative describes a world where environmental threats have been identified and reacted to. The second narrative describes a world where environmental threats have not evoked larger interest and actions to combat climate change have been minimal.

Background information included the respondent's age, gender, region of residence (NUTS3) and whether they were at present a youth council member.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

climate change; environment; environmental conservation; expectation; greenhouse effect; local government policy; natural environment; neighbourhoods; pollution

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (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

• Taipale, Tiina (University of Vaasa. School of Management)

Time Period Covered

2030

Collection Dates

2019-05-21 – 2019-08-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Youth council members in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Notice of data collection was disclosed through contact persons in Finnish youth councils and through the Union of Local Youth Councils newsletter.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based (Penna textual data collection tool)

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

Writings from 23 persons in separate files. Available in both TXT and HTML format.

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 data were inspected at FSD and no identifiers were found.

Writings from five respondents were not archived, because consent for archiving was not given. Additionally, two responses were not archived because they contained only the background information of the respondents.

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

Taipale, Tiina (University of Vaasa): Youth Council Members' Views on Climate Change 2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-04-27). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3378

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

Taipale, Tiina (2020). Nuoret, ympäristö ja ilmastonmuutos : Ekoutopioista ympäristöemansipoitumiseen. Vaasa: Vaasan yliopisto. Aluetieteen pro gradu -tutkielma. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20201218101471