Study title

Social Change in Baltic Countries 1993

Dataset ID Number

FSD1046

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1046

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)

Abstract

The survey concentrated on work and working life in the Baltic countries Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. A number of questions focused on the respondents' working community, nature of work (e.g. degree of independence, physical or mental strain), management, decision-making at the work place and wages. The respondents' work history was charted. Family life, leisure habits, household composition, childhood, economic situation, and social participation were studied. The survey carried a set of attitudinal statements relating to women's position, poverty, social problems, equality, income disparity, and freedom of expression. Opinions on who should take care of certain services (government, private service providers, municipality, citizens themselves) were charted. The respondents were asked which party they would vote for if parliamentary elections were held right at that time. Views were probed on market economy, privatisation, democracy, integration to Europe, citizenship, political participation, human rights, and relations between different nationalities. Social networks and restitution of property after the Soviet era were also charted. Entrepreneurs and farmers were asked about the number of their employees, reasons for starting farming or establishing a business, how they had raised the initial capital for investments, and what kind of difficulties they had experienced. Plans for the future and opinions on the role of the state vis-à-vis enterprise were investigated.

Background variables included the respondent's sex, year of birth, working hours per week, industry of employment, main economic activity, workforce size, payment system, occupation, nationality, marital status, number of children, housing, education and occupation of the spouse, occupation of parents and economic situation of the household. Part of the questions in the survey were the same as in FSD1045 Change in Occupational Structure and Social Status in Finland 1994.

Keywords

education; leisure time; national identity; occupational life; participation; privatization; social behaviour; social change; working conditions

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social and occupational mobility (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
• Latvia Social Research Centre (Latvia Social Research Center)

Time Period Covered

1993

Collection Dates

1993-11 – 1993-12

Nation

Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia

Geographical Coverage

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons aged 15 years or over living in Latvia Persons aged 15 years or over living in Lithuania. Persons aged 18-65 years living in Estonia.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

Estonia: regionally stratified random sample. The interviewed persons (Russians and Estonians separately) were drawn from inhabitant registers of the municipalities and provinces chosen for the sample. Demographic criteria were nationality, gender and age. The number of people interviewed: 1,636 persons. Latvia: regionally stratified random sample, starting address method. Demographic criteria: nationality, gender, and age. Lithuania: stratified random sample. Demographic criteria: dwelling place, age, gender, nationality, and education. Number of persons interviewed: 1,485.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

429 variables and 4620 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD1045 Change in Occupational Structure and Social Status in Finland 1994

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Raimo Blom collected the materials of Lithuania and Estonian. Latvia Social Research Centre collected the materials of Latvia.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere): Social Change in Baltic Countries 1993 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1046

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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

More detailed information on the sample by country: see appendix in codebook.

Classification of occupations used in the material: ISCO-88: International Standard Classification of Occupations: ISCO-88. Geneva: International Labour Office, 1990.

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