Study title

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1993

Dataset ID Number

FSD1072

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1072

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hoikka, Paavo (University of Tampere. Department of Local Government Studies)
• Kiljunen, Pentti (University of Tampere. Department of Local Government Studies)

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish attitudes towards energy policy issues. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. The respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes, and knowledge about various energy issues were studied by presenting several statements about energy production and energy conservation. The respondents were also asked in what direction electric power production should be developed in Finland.

Some questions charted what motivates or hinders citizens' individual energy saving, and probed the respondents' views on how reliable they thought certain bodies (e.g. electric power companies, nature conservation organizations) were as an information source of household energy saving issues. The respondents were also asked what they thought about the parliament's decision not to approve the construction of a fifth nuclear power plant.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, size of the municipality of residence, region, occupation, education, and which political party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Keywords

coal; energy; energy consumption; energy efficiency; energy generation; energy policy; energy prices; energy supply; environment; environmental degradation; fossil fuels; fuel oils; gas fuels; hydropower; non-renewable energy; nuclear energy; renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1983-2011

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Hoikka, Paavo (University of Tampere. Department of Local Government Studies)
• Kiljunen, Pentti (University of Tampere. Department of Local Government Studies)

Data Producers

• Imatran Voima

Time Period Covered

1993

Collection Dates

1993-10-05 – 1993-12-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finns aged 18 - 70 (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The questionnaire was sent to 3,000 persons. There were three separate samples. The entire Finnish population (excluding the Åland Islands citizens) was represented by a group of 2,500 persons aged between 17 and 70, randomly sampled from the population register. The respondents received a questionnaire in Finnish or Swedish, depending on their native language. Two additional samples represented municipalities with nuclear power plants: Loviisa (250 persons) and Eurajoki (250 persons). 1,916 adequately completed questionnaires were returned and the total response rate was 63.9%. Response rate varied somewhat between different samples: in the sample representing the entire Finnish population it was 64.3%, in the Loviisa sample 60.0%, and in the Eurajoki sample 63.6%.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

63.90

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Hoikka, Paavo (University of Tampere) & Kiljunen, Pentti (University of Tampere): Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1993 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1072

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Related Publications

Kari, Mika & Kojo, Matti & Litmanen, Tapio (2010). Community Divided. Adaptation and Aversion towards the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Eurajoki and its Neighbouring Municipalities. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä. Tampere: University of Tampere. URN:ISBN:978-951-39-4149-9

Kojo, Matti, Kari, Mika & Litmanen, Tapio (2012). Nuclear community considering threats and benefits of final disposal. Local opinions regarding the spent nuclear fuel repository in Finland. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management (IJETM) 15(2),124-145.

Hoikka, Paavo & Kiljunen, Pentti (1993). Suomalaiset ja energiapolitiikka 1993 : tiedote tutkimustuloksista 29.12.1993. - (Tampereen yliopisto. Kunnallistieteiden laitos)