Study title

Eurostudent VII: Finland 2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3889

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3889
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3889

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ministry of Education and Culture
• Statistics Finland
• Eurostudent consortium

Abstract

The data were collected for the cross-European EUROSTUDENT VII study, forming the Finnish part of the survey. Main themes surveyed included economic circumstances and time use of students, progress in studies, international mobility, and future expectations and plans. The study was co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

First, they were asked about the degree they were studying for, how active they were in their studies, what their future salary might be, and their beliefs and opinions about their future after graduation. Next, they were asked about previous studies, skills and jobs, participation in preparatory courses and applying for education. This was followed by questions about progress in studies and time spent studying and working.

The next questions concerned the student's daily life in terms of living arrangements and employment. In addition, questions were asked about financial support, income and expenditure. Finally, questions were asked about possible study periods abroad and student mobility, as well as about the expectations and plans of foreign degree students regarding their studies and post-study period.

Background variables included age (categorised), gender, sector and field of study (categorised), year of study, language skills and parents' level of education. In addition, information on whether the respondent and his/her parents were born in Finland and whether the respondent has children.

Keywords

cost of living; distance education; educational expenditure; educational grants; employment opportunities; higher education institutions; housing; living conditions; students (college); tertiary education; youth employment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Income, property and investment/saving (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Eurostudent: Finnish Data

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Statistics Finland

Funders

• Ministry of Education and Culture

Time Period Covered

2019

Collection Dates

2019-03-25 – 2019-05-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Students at Finnish universities, universities of applied sciences (polytechnics) and other higher education institutions

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Systematic random

Probability: Stratified

The contact information for those invited to participate in the study were provided by higher education institutions and a register maintained by Statistics Finland that is based on the Finnish Population Information System. The sampling method was stratified systematic random sampling. The sample was divided into 5 strata: small fields of education; medium fields of education; large fields of education; largest fields of education; foreign degree students. The sample was selected by the age, gender, specific field of education and mother tongue of the student. In addition to the strata by field of education, foreign degree students were defined as a separate stratum, as the survey also aims to obtain more detailed comparable data on them. This procedure ensures the representativeness of the sample in terms of these variables. A total of 26 000 students were sampled, of which 23 000 were Finnish and 3 000 foreign students.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

26,5

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

The information is only available in the Finnish study description.

The researcher has classified the age variable (n6_1_lluok) and coarsened the destination country variables for studies abroad into country groups (n1_8b, n4_25_maat, n5_3_maat).

The age of the youngest child and a variable describing the number of children are TOP-coded at FSD.

No higher education variables (n1_4a-n1_4b) or open-ended questionnaire responses were submitted to FSD.

Weighting

The dataset contains two weight variables. The weight was calculated on a model-by-model basis using the so-called response propensity modeling, in which a logistic regression model was used to estimate the response probability for each respondent by exploiting all available information on the student population in the context of the population frame, found for both respondents and non-respondents. The variance of this estimated propensity score is small when the non-response is not skewed with respect to the data, and correspondingly large when there is a large difference between respondents and non-respondents. The weighting model adjusts for non-response by institution of higher education, sector of education, gender, age group, language and level of qualification. In addition, it distinguishes between students in non-formal education and students in daytime education.

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Bibliographical Citation

Ministry of Education and Culture & Statistics Finland & Eurostudent consortium: Eurostudent VII: Finland 2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-11-07). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3889

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Saari, Juhani, Koskinen, Hanna, Attila, Henna, Sarén, Niina (2020) Eurostudent VII - Opiskelijatutkimus 2019. Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön julkaisuja 2020:25.

Related Publications

Saari, Juhani; Koskinen, Hanna; Attila, Henna; Sarén, Niina (2020) Eurostudent VII - Opiskelijatutkimus 2019. Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön julkaisuja 2020:25. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-263-907-3