FSD3513 ISSP 2020: Environment IV: Finnish Data

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Study title

ISSP 2020: Environment IV: Finnish Data

Dataset ID Number

FSD3513

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3513
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3513

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
Melin, Harri (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)
Borg, Sami (Tampere University. Faculty of Management and Business)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

University of Tampere. Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Nieminen, Markku (Statistics Finland)

Abstract

The 2020 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) studied Finnish views on nature and the environment. Main themes included climate change, environmental problems, pollution, environmental conservation, what people would be willing to do for the environment and what were important issues for society in general. The 2020 survey is the third survey in the ISSP environment module collected in Finland.

The respondents were asked what issues they considered important in Finland (e.g. health care, education, the economy, the environment) and what were the most important things the country should do (maintain order, give people more say in government decisions, fight rising prices, protect freedom of speech). They were also asked to what extent they agreed with statements relating to how to solve income inequality and Finland's economic problems. Interpersonal trust and trust in government and politicians were also surveyed.

Next questions focused on the environment. Views were probed on the most important environmental problems in Finland and the solutions to such problems. The respondents were also asked about climate change and its impacts for the world as a whole and for Finland. Willingness to protect the environment through higher prices, higher taxes or cuts in the standard of living was surveyed. Additionally, willingness to accept a reduction in the size of Finland's protected nature areas in order to open them up for economic development was charted. A number of statements charted the respondents' attitudes to environmental protection. Opinions were also probed on how dangerous for the environment certain things (e.g. air pollution, pesticides and chemicals in farming, water pollution, climate change, modifying the genes of crops) were and what were the best ways to protect the environment. Finally, the respondents' relationship with nature was examined with questions on, for instance, how often they engaged in leisure activities outside, how many trips they had made by plane in the past twelve months, how often they ate meat or meat products, and how often they recycled.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, years of full-time education, type of employer, legal marital/partnership status, trade union membership, religious affiliation, religious attendance, self-perceived social group, party affiliation, voting, household composition, R's and household income, and R's and spouse's/partner's employment relationship, working hours, occupational status, occupation and economic activity.

Keywords

climate change; conservation of nature; environment; environment policy; environmental changes; environmental conservation; environmental degradation; environmental management; natural environment; outdoor pursuits; recycling; social systems; trust

Topic Classification

Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

ISSP (International Social Survey Programme)

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

Statistics Finland

Time Period Covered

2020

Collection Dates

2020-09-21 – 2020-12-22

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 - 74 living in Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Systematic random

The respondents were drawn from the Finnish population register using systematic random sampling. Sample size was 2,800 persons, of whom 1,137 responded. Before sampling, the population was sorted according to municipality of residence and time of birth. Respondents were reached out to a maximum of five times using invitation letters, e-mail and paper questionnaires mailed to respondents. Total non-response was 1,663 persons, of which 30 were unable to complete the survey and one denied participation.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

40.6

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD0115 ISSP 2000: Environment II: Finnish Data

FSD2620 ISSP 2010: Environment III: Finnish Data

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, the following anonymisation measures were taken: open-ended variable k54 charting ethnic group was deleted; parents' countries of birth in k60a-k60b were coarsened; the variable denoting region of residence was classified into NUTS2 major regions. Additionally, responses from persons residing in the Åland Islands were classified as missing values in variables k49 (religious communities), k54_1 and k54_2 (ethnic group), k11, k21, k46a, and k46b (respondent's and their spouse's and parents' occupation) and k60a and k60b (parents' countries of birth).

Weighting

The data contain two weight variables (analysis weight [apaino] and sampling weight [opaino]), which were created using a calibration method in order to improve estimation efficiency and to correct non-response bias. The weights are based on the following population distributions: 1) gender, 2) age groups (15-24, 25-34, ..., 65-74), 3) NUTS3 regions so that Greater Helsinki area was treated separately, and 4) municipality type (urban, semi-urban, rural). The sampling weight variable [opaino] weights the results to match the whole Finnish population (the sum of the weights equals the size of the Finnish population). The analysis weight variable [apaino] does not produce this kind of extension (the weighted mean is 1 and the sum equals the number of cases). Both variables are based on the same calibration process, only the scale is different.

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

International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) & Melin, Harri (Tampere University) & Borg, Sami (Tampere University): ISSP 2020: Environment IV: Finnish Data [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2021-02-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3513; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3513