Aineiston nimi

Doctoral Graduates of Year 2017: Career and Employment Survey 2020

Aineistonumero

FSD3554

Pysyvä tunniste

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3554

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Aarresaari network of the Academic Career Services in Finland
• Tampere University. Tilastotieteen tutkimuspalvelu TUPA [Statistical research service TUPA]

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey charted the careers and employment situations of Finnish doctoral graduates three years after they had obtained their degree in 2017. Themes of the survey included impact of a doctoral degree on employment, usefulness of doctoral education in terms of skills needed in occupational life, and job satisfaction.

The respondents were first asked what their occupational status was at the time of the survey and what it had been 6 months before starting the degree and 6 months after finishing it. Questions covered whether having a doctoral degree had led to an increased salary and better standing in occupational life, whether a doctoral degree had been a prerequisite for the respondents' current job, and what their gross monthly income was at present. The respondents were also asked if they had been unemployed after finishing their degree. Further questions covered how important certain skills and know-how were in the respondents' current job and how well their doctoral studies had developed these skills (e.g. theoretical or practical knowledge of their field, problem solving, managerial skills, negotiation skills, project management, and scientific communication).

Opinions were charted on the significance of doctoral and other tertiary education, work experience, contacts and networks, and other skills in occupational life. The respondents were asked how they had financed their doctoral studies (e.g. by being employed by a university or other research institute or with a personal research grant). Finally, it was surveyed whether the respondents had completed their doctoral degree by studying full-time, part-time or during their leisure time while also otherwise employed. The 2020 survey also included a question on how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had affected the respondents' employment situation.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, field of study, and age at the time of graduation (dichotomised 35 or under/36 and over).

Asiasanat

appointment to job; career development; educational certificates; employment; employment opportunities; higher education institutions; job satisfaction; post-graduates; tertiary education (second stage)

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Higher and further education (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Employment (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Career and Employment Survey of Finnish University Graduates

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

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

Kerääjät

• Aarresaari network of the Academic Career Services in Finland
• Tampere University. Tilastotieteen tutkimuspalvelu TUPA [Statistical research service TUPA]

Ajallinen kattavuus

2017 – 2020

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2020-10 – 2020-12

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

Doctoral graduates from Finnish universities in 2017 (poislukien National Defence University)

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was sent to all graduates whose contact information was available. The graduates were approached by SMS, post or email.

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Vastausprosentti

49.6

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Havaintojen ja muuttujien lukumäärä

125 muuttujaa ja 867 havaintoa.

Datan versio

1.0

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

To anonymise the data, the researcher removed the following variables: q5 name of principal employer and q6 job title. Variables bv3 denoting respondent's age, q11 denoting income and bv8 denoting field of education were categorised at FSD. Additionally, all open-ended responses were removed.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

Aarresaari network of the Academic Career Services in Finland & Tampere University: Doctoral Graduates of Year 2017: Career and Employment Survey 2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2022-06-29). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3554

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Varaumat

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

Käytön ja kuvailun oheismateriaalit

Tynjälä, P., Rautopuro, J., Aittola, H., Jääskelä, P., Markkanen, I., Virolainen, M., & Virtanen, A. (2021) Tutkinto takana: yliopistojen kandipalautekyselyn sekä maisterien ja tohtorien uraseurantakyselyjen 2018, 2019 ja 2020 tulokset.

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