Study title

Media Use of Young Adults 2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3476

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3476

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• University of Eastern Finland. Department of Social Sciences

Abstract

This dataset consists of 16 transcribed interviews with young adults living in North Karelia. The interviews covered the young adults' media use in everyday life, personal attitudes regarding mass and social media, and views on what the youth media landscape looks like in contemporary society. Data collection was conducted as part of a research methods course at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Eastern Finland. The interviewers were students.

Themes in the interviews included the interviewees' media use in general, attitudes towards media use, perceptions of the influence of social media on face-to-face interaction, and views on the discussion taking place in contemporary society concerning the media use of youth and young adults.

Background information included the interviewee's age, gender, economic activity and occupational status, household composition, and family background. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

communications; leisure time; mass media; mass media use; social media

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (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

• University of Eastern Finland. Department of Social Sciences

Collection Dates

2019-09-29 – 2019-11-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, North Karelia

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Young adults aged 18-25 living in North Karelia

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The interviewees were selected by the interviewers. Some interviewees were acquaintances, friends or family of the interviewers.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

16 interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

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

To prevent identification of individuals, the data were anonymised by the students. The changes made by the students were marked with [square brackets]. The data were further anonymised at FSD by removing the interviewees' fields of study and detailed descriptions of the interviewee selection process from the data. Some speech units were removed from one data file to prevent identification of individuals. The changes made at FSD were marked with [[double square brackets]].

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

University of Eastern Finland: Media Use of Young Adults 2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-01-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3476

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.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.