Study title

Finnish Youth Survey 2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3536

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3536

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• State Youth Council
• Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network

Abstract

Main themes of the Finnish Youth Survey 2019 included employment and entrepreneurship.

First, the respondents were asked what they thought of as work and employment (e.g. paid and unpaid work, doing research on grants, being a freelancer). If the respondents were in paid employment or worked as entrepreneurs, they were asked whether their current work tasks corresponded to their education, whether they felt they could clearly separate work and leisure time, and how well several statements described their work (e.g. whether they often had difficulties coping with their work, felt that their work was physically or mentally demanding, or were excited about their work). The respondents' experiences of being bullied or discriminated against at work were also charted, and the views on the importance of various aspects of life (e.g. work, family, material well-being, health) were examined.

Regarding occupational choice, the respondents were asked whether they knew what their dream occupation was, as well as whether they currently were in their dream job or their education would lead to their dream job. If the respondents were students, their opinions on the amount of career choice guidance they had received as well as their stress, fear and expectations regarding their future careers were surveyed. All respondents were asked how much impact various factors, such as the people close to them, the Internet or the media, summer jobs, wage levels, own interest, and potential for versatile work tasks and career advancement, had had on their choice of occupation, field, or career. The respondents were also presented with attitudinal statements on unemployment, working life, and their personal work and career situation.

Views on entrepreneurship were charted with questions on whether the respondents already were entrepreneurs/self-employed or were planning to start a company in the future, how they had become entrepreneurs, and whether their company already employed or they would want to employ other people. Additionally, the respondents were asked whether there were any entrepreneurs among the people close to them and if their parents were entrepreneurs, whether they wanted to continue their parents' work. Some statements on entrepreneurship, such as whether the respondent had been encouraged to become an entrepreneur and whether they thought entrepreneurship facilitated influencing society, were also included. Finally, the respondents were asked how satisfied they were currently with their work (whether in paid employment or as an entrepreneur/self-employed), financial situation, leisure time, and life as a whole.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, region of residence, mother tongue, marital status, level of education, type of employment contract, working hours, economic activity and occupational status, household composition and income, level of education of respondent's mother, father, and spouse/partner, and, if unemployed, length of unemployment period.

Keywords

adolescents; entrepreneurs; labour and employment; leisure time; occupational choice; occupational life

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Youth Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Feelback Group

Time Period Covered

2019

Collection Dates

2019-04-01 – 2019-05-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-29 residing in continental Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

First, a random sample was drawn from the population register by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. Phone numbers were then determined for the selected people based on the personal information available in the register. A phone number could be found for approximately 40 percent of the sample. Phone interviews were conducted by Feelback Group using quotas based on gender (female, male), age groups (15-19, 20-24, 25-29), and mother tongue (Finnish, Swedish, other).

In total, 1,907 young people were interviewed for the study. 11,166 people declined to be interviewed, so the response rate for the study was 17 percent.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, open-ended responses of the type "other, please specify" (T9_O6_AVO, T10_O7_AVO, K8b_O8_AVO and T12_AVO) were removed from the data.

The original variable denoting the respondent's municipality of residence (T3) is not included in the archived data.

Weighting

The data include a weight variable [PAINOKERROIN], which weights the data to correspond to target population distributions of gender, age group, and mother tongue.

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

State Youth Council & Finnish Youth Research Society: Finnish Youth Survey 2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-10-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3536

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

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