Study title

Barometer for Swedish-speaking Finns B1_2019

Alternative Title

Finlandssvenska barometern B1_2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3722

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3722
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3722

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO)
• Lindell, Marina (Åbo Akademi University. Social Science Research Institute)

Abstract

The survey charted the opinions of Swedish-speaking Finns on their linguistic identity, use of Swedish, politics, society, values and cohesion.

Respondents were first asked about their use of Swedish and Finnish in different contexts, such as at work and at home. They were then asked about the language atmosphere, for example, how they felt about using Swedish and being bilingual in different places, and about cohesion, for example, to what extent they felt they identified with different environments, countries and regions. Respondents were also asked about politics and democracy in general and more specifically about current political issues and voting in different elections. They were also asked about issues related to climate change and the environment. Respondents were asked about their confidence in the functioning of social institutions and in political decision-makers.

Background variables included the respondent's NUTS3 region of residence, broader region of recidence, age, gender, level of education, mother tongue, marital status, employment status, household size and number of children.

Keywords

attitudes; identity; minority language users; minority languages; politics; social systems

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural and national identity (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Barometers for Swedish-speaking Finns

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern)

Funders

• The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland (147803)

Time Period Covered

2019

Collection Dates

2019-11-19 – 2019-12-09

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People residing in Finland (including Åland) aged 18 and over who have Swedish as their registered mother tongue

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

35 000 randomly selected Swedish-speaking Finns received an invitation by post to join the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns in summer 2019. More than 4,700 people signed up to the panel. It was also possible to register for the panel themselves. An invitation to participate in this survey was sent to the panel members via email.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

80.7

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Response option numbering in the data differs somewhat from the numbering on the questionnaire (quF3722). The file bgF3722 contains the corresponding numbering of the archived data.

To prevent identification of respondents, all open-ended responses were removed from the data at FSD. In addition, the municipality variable has been removed and the upper values of the variable describing the number of children have been categorised. The researcher has categorised the place of residence from the municipality level to the NUTS3 region of residence and broader area of recidence.

Weighting

The data include a weight variable (VIKT) that weights the sample to correspond to the target population based on gender, age, education, and region of residence distributions.

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

Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO) & Lindell, Marina (Åbo Akademi University): Barometer for Swedish-speaking Finns B1_2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-10-31). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3722

Deposit Requirement

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Special Terms and Conditions for Access

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

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

Lindell, M. (2020). Vad tycker Svenskfinland? Resultat från den finlandssvenska medborgarpanelen Barometern 2019-2020. Institutet för samhällsforskning (Samforsk), Åbo Akademi.

Lindell, M. & Backström J. (2022). Förändringar gällande Finlandssvenskarnas inställning till NATO 2019-2022. Institutet för samhällsforskning (Samforsk), Åbo Akademi. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360619493_Forandringar_gallande_finlandssvenskarnas_installning_till_Nato_2019-2022