Study title

University of Helsinki Student Union Member Survey 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3669

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3669
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3669

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Research Foundation for Studies and Education (Otus)

Abstract

The data surveys the experiences of students at the University of Helsinki on the activities of the Student Union. In particular, it focuses on members' awareness, needs and participation in student union activities. The survey has been carried out by the Research Foundation for Studies and Education (Otus) and funded by the Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY).

First, respondents were asked about the background of their studies. Then, respondents were asked about their knowledge of the means and possibilities of social influence of the Student Union and its members. Respondents were then asked how they felt they could influence the academic affairs of the faculty and the activities of the student union. In terms of influence, the respondents were also asked about the factors that influenced their decision to vote or not to vote in the elections to the student council.

The following questions asked about knowledge of the services offered by the Student Union. The aim was to find out what services respondents used and what their service needs were. In addition, they were asked which issues HYY should contribute to the development of. This was followed by questions on events organised by HYY and on communication.

Background variables included the main activity, year of starting studies, faculty, stage of studies, mother tongue, gender, age group and minority status.

Keywords

Access to facilities; Communications; Higher education institutions; Participation; Social influence; Student organizations; Student unions; Students; Students (college)

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (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

• Research Foundation for Studies and Education (Otus)

Funders

• Student Union of the University of Helsinki

Time Period Covered

2021

Collection Dates

2021-11-01 – 2021-11-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Members of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, i.e. students of the University of Helsinki

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The data collection was carried out via an open link. The invitation to the survey was distributed through HYY's information channels and social media channels.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

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

For identification reasons, the researcher has removed the open-ended responses from the data and reclassified the year of starting studies (q4), stage of studies (q5), international students (q10), age (q13), gender (q12) and minority status (q14_3). For the same reason, information on the year of starting studies has been removed for foreign degree students in FSD.

Weighting

The data includes a weight variable that weights the data to correspond to the target group by gender.

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

Research Foundation for Studies and Education (Otus): University of Helsinki Student Union Member Survey 2021 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2023-07-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3669; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3669

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

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