Authors

• Isola, Anna-Maria (University of Turku. Department of Social Research)
• Rajala, Toni (University of Turku. Department of Social Research)
• Kallio, Johanna (University of Turku. Department of Social Research)

Keywords

adolescents, everyday life, living conditions, low income, poverty, quality of life, social disadvantage, standard of living, well-being (health), well-being (society)

Abstract

The data consists of writings by young people aged 15-21, sharing their experiences of poverty in their everyday lives. The data was collected using FSD's Penna textual data collection tool and contains 77 responses.

The writing guidelines directed participants to write a free-form account of how poverty is experienced and how poverty affects their everyday lives. Respondents were also asked to describe the ways in which they cope with poverty in their everyday lives. Moreover, respondents were asked to describe the situations in which they perceive themselves to be poor. Respondents were also instructed to reflect on what poverty means to them and what poverty feels like. According to the writing guidelines, the experience of poverty did not necessarily have to be related to money.

Background information included age, gender and type of place of residence. The data were organized into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.