Study title

Barometer for Swedish-speaking Finns B5/2021

Alternative Title

Finlandssvenska barometern B5/2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3777

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3777
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3777

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 consumption of news and media and the trust in different media by Swedish-speaking Finns. Views on corruption were also examined. The data was collected as part of the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern), which is part of The Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO).

Respondents were first asked about the amount of media they use, followed by more detailed questions about their use of news media and social media. Next, respondents were asked to rate their level of trust in the different news media. In this context, they were also asked about their perception of the objectivity of journalists. Respondents were also asked about their willingness to pay for Swedish-speaking Finns online news. They were asked about the reasons why they would pay for online news and how much they would be prepared to pay for it. Similarly, they were asked about the reasons for not being willing to pay for online news and the reasons for cancelling a subscription. Next, respondents were asked about their use of other digital services and changes in their use since the Covid19 pandemic. Finally, respondents were asked about their views on the occurrence of corruption and their trust in different institutions.

Background variables included the respondent's NUTS3 region of residence, age, gender, mother tongue, level of education, occupational status and political party choice.

Keywords

attitudes; communications; corruption; internet; mass media; minority language users; minority languages; news; news flow; newspapers; social media

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Consumption and consumer behaviour (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (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

Time Period Covered

2021

Collection Dates

2021-02-05 – 2021-02-28

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

The survey was answered by 3426 members of the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern). 35 000 randomly selected Swedish-speaking Finns received an invitation by post to join the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns in summer 2019. It was also possible to register for the panel themselves. In the end, more than 4,700 people registered for the panel.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

69

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.

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

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

There is an error in the questionnaire (quF3777) for question Q3.3_5. The correct information is in the data. In the original questionnaire, the question was presented correctly.

To prevent identification of respondents, all open-ended responses to the response option 'Other, please specify” were removed from the data at FSD.

Weighting

The data include a weight variable (Weight) 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 B5/2021 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2024-03-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3777; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3777

Deposit Requirement

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

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 Materials

Related Publications

Lindell, Marina & Backström, Jenny (2021) Den finlandssvenska mediakonsumtionen - De unga går sin egen väg. Åbo Akademi.