Study title

Finnish Values and Everyday Life 2005

Alternative Title

Values, attitudes and a picture of the times (Arvot, asenteet ja ajankuva, A3) 2005

Dataset ID Number

FSD3748

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3748
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3748

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Puohiniemi, Martti (Limor Oy)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Falk,Pasi
• Koskinen, Sinikka (Helsinki City Library)
• Puohiniemi, Sami (Deimos Information Systems Oy)
• Rabin, Eyal
• Schwartz, Shalom H.
• Teittinen, Jouni (ED Design Oy)

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish everyday life, values, attitudes, and current phenomena.

First, the respondents were asked about their hobbies and leisure habits. The respondents' values were examined with the 57-item Schwarz Value Survey (SVS).

Next, the respondents were asked how they felt about 100 current issues, such as the European Union, refugee reception, equality, euthanasia and liberalisation of shop opening hours. Working life, work motivation, job satisfaction, characteristics of a good employer and pension issues were also examined. The respondents' experiences of well-being, security, happiness, fears, joys and aspirations were also explored.

The respondents assessed four moral problems and their proposed solutions. These related to basic services and care for the elderly, respect for the religious beliefs of the deceased person, freedom of expression and protection of the individual as well as theft and the China phenomenon.

Changes in the world and society and the direction of change were surveyed with several questions. The respondents were asked, for example, whether they thought there would be positive or negative developments in Finland's national security and economy in the next few years as well as what are the most serious social problems in Finland. The respondents also described themselves as consumers, and assessed the importance of different product and service areas. Opinions on retail were studied. Next, the respondents were asked about their taste in music and literature, as well as how important they thought listening to music and reading books were. The respondents' various areas of interest, such as motoring, politics, art, news, science, childcare and fashion, were surveyed.

The respondents' media use was also charted. Questions included, for example, which newspapers and magazines the respondents read and how often, which TV shows they found most interesting, and how often they watched TV or listened to the radio. Additionally, the respondents were asked whether they currently used or were planning on purchasing or acquiring various electronic devices or services (e.g. a digital TV, laptop, PC, mobile phone, or modem access to the internet), how well they thought they could use a computer and a mobile phone, and how often, on which devices and for what purposes they used the internet.

Next, the respondents' views on current phenomena were charted with various statements on matters such as new technology, following the news, Finland joining NATO, the internet, internationalism, and commercialism. The respondents were also asked about traffic, road safety, driving licences, driving and traffic offences. Finally, the respondents' views on health, equality, age perceptions, friends, family and religion were investigated.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, marital status, level of education, job title, economic activity and occupational status, type of municipal of residence, household size, number of children aged under 18 living in the household, income of the household, and job title of the second parent/guardian of the children.

Keywords

attitudes; computers; consumer behaviour; consumption; entertainment; health; internet; internet use; leisure time activities; listening to music; mass media use; occupational life; reading (activity); social change; values

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social change (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information technology (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Values and Everyday Life

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• TNS Gallup Finland
• Haastattelukeskus Oy

Time Period Covered

2005

Collection Dates

2005-02 – 2005-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-75 residing in mainland Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The sample was formed based on Finland's population register, and the respondents were recruited through phone calls. The respondents received a paper questionnaire to be returned by post. 1,293 responses were accepted. TNS Gallup collected 98 per cent of the data and Haastattelukeskus 2 per cent.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

62

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: English and Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Number of Cases and Variables

1504 variables and 1293 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The literary and music taste variables in the 2005 data are not comparable with the 2015 set of questions, because the placement of the batteries in the 2015 questionnaire was changed from the middle to the beginning and their questions were asked before the value measurement (see the background information files). The variables Tur423 and Tur424 are in a different order in the data file than in the questionnaire.

Before archiving, questions on business secrets and questions that proved unsuccessful have been removed.

To prevent identification of individuals, the variables denoting number of children living in the household and household size (T_Lapset,T_TaloudenKoko) were top-coded in the archived data.

The data file and the questionnaire archived at FSD do not include a section on corporate values.

Weighting

The data contain a weight variable WeightSAE, which weights the data to be representative of the population in terms of gender, age and level of education. More information on the weight variable can be found in the background information file (in Finnish).

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

Puohiniemi, Martti (Limor Oy): Finnish Values and Everyday Life 2005 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-06-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3748

Deposit Requirement

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

Disclaimer

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

Other Material

See downloadable files at the top of the page.

More information on Martti Puohiniemi's webpage.

Related Materials

More information on the research project, main researcher, scales, and data collection (translated summary): Puohiniemi, Martti. Finnish Values and Everyday Life data series archived at the Finnish Social Science Data Archive. 8.5.2024 (see bgF3749_1_eng.pdf)

Related Publications

Puohiniemi, Martti (2024). Suomalaisen arvomaailman muutos, globalisaatio ja ajan henki. Kolmas painos. Helsinki: BoD.fi.

Puohiniemi, Martti. & Verkasalo, M. (2020). Zeitgeist effects, fragmentation of media use, and value consensus. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, Vol. 8(1), 300-332. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i1.1117

Puohiniemi, Martti, & Helkama, Klaus (2018). Privacy Changed Its Meaning in Finland 1999-2015. In Klaus Helkama (Editor): Values Knowledge and Morality. Publications of the Faculty of Social Sciences 98. Helsinki University Printing House.

Puohiniemi, M. (2011): Arvot, asenteet ja ympäristönsuojelu. Teoksessa Harju-Autti, Neuvonen, Hakkarainen: Ympäristötietoisuus. Suomalaiset 2010-lukua tekemässä. Ympäristöministeriö. Rakennustieto. Helsinki.

Puohiniemi, M. (2006): Täsmäelämän ja uusyhteisöllisyyden aika. Limor kustannus.

Puohiniemi, M. & Selosmaa, J. (2009): Murrosajan arvot. Limor kustannus.

Rajalin, S., Pöysti, L. & Puohiniemi, M. (2008): Ovatko kuljettajan arvot ja minäkuva turvallisuustekijöitä. Liikenneturvan tutkimuksia 122.

Puohiniemi, M., & Nyman, G. (2007): Mies. Arvot, roolit ja tunteet. Limor kustannus.

Puohiniemi, Martti (2023). Suomalaisen arvomaailman muutos, globalisaatio ja ajan henki. Kolmas painos. Helsinki: BoD.fi.