Study title

Interviews on Cultural Participation 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3479

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3479

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Heikkilä, Riie (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Anni Ketopaikka (Tampere University. Faculty of Education and Culture)

Abstract

This dataset consists of individual and group interviews on the cultural habits and leisure time activities of culturally inactive people in Finland. The interviews were conducted as part of the Understanding Cultural Disengagement in Contemporary Finland (DISFIN) project. The study was funded by the Academy of Finland (ID: 307756), Finnish Cultural Foundation, and City of Helsinki Urban Facts.

The aim was to select interviewees who, based on the researcher's previous analysis, did not actively participate in cultural activities. During the interviews, the participants were asked to discuss their views on various forms of culture, such as music, literature, and visual arts. The interviewees also discussed, for example, how they spent their leisure time and how they would spend their time if they could do anything they wanted. Additionally, the cultural events that the interviewees had attended were surveyed. In some of the interviews, pictures of art paintings were used as stimuli for the participants.

Background information included the interviewee's age, gender and level of education. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

arts; cinema; cultural participation; culture; hobbies; holidays; leisure time; leisure time activities; literature; museums; music; visual arts

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Heikkilä, Riie (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Collection Dates

2018-01-27 – 2018-08-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People living in Finland who did not actively participate in cultural activities

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The interviewees were selected based on the researcher's statistical analysis, which suggested a connection between certain background information and the rate of cultural participation. The background information included level of education, region of residence, industry of employment, and economic activity and occupational status.

The researcher recruited interviewees through different networks and by using the snowball sampling method. Some of the interviewees were recruited by Tutkimustie research services.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

40 individual interviews and nine group 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

The data were anonymised by the data depositor and the changes were marked with [square brackets]. All direct identifiers were removed, and the names of the interviewees were replaced with pseudonyms. Additionally, the interviewees' ages were categorised into ten-year age groups, and education and occupation were categorised according to the Statistics Finland classifications of education and occupation. All specific place names relating to the interviewees' background were removed. If necessary, further anonymisation was carried out at FSD. Changes made at FSD were marked with [[double square brackets]].

Not all background information surveyed in the bakcground information sheet was archived.

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

Heikkilä, Riie (Tampere University): Interviews on Cultural Participation 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-03-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3479

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

Heikkilä, Riie (2020). The slippery slope of cultural non-participation: Orientations of participation among the potentially passive. European Journal of Cultural Studies.

Heikkilä, Riie (2020). Anything goes for being happy? A qualitative analysis of discourses on leisure in Finland. In Shintaro Kono, Karl Spracklen, Anju Beniwal & Priyanka Sharma (eds.) Positive Sociology of Leisure: Contemporary Perspectives on Sociology of Leisure. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 67-86.

Heikkilä, Riie & Katainen, Anu (2021). Counter-talk as symbolic boundary drawing: Challenging legitimate cultural practices in individual and focus group interviews in the lower regions of social space. The Sociological Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261211014467