Study title

Family Barometer 1998: Responsibility for Everyday Life

Dataset ID Number

FSD1178

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1178

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Reuna, Veera (Finnish Family Federation. Population Research Institute)

Abstract

The survey studied domestic responsibilities and household work strategies in Finland. The attitudes of 30-45-year-old Finns towards domestic responsibilities and the division of household duties were examined. Respondents' life values were studied by asking them about the importance of certain things (e.g. good income, career prospects, socialising with friends, family, work, leisure activities). Views on who should be responsible for certain household duties were probed. Respondents were asked whether the society, family or someone else should be responsible for care of very young children, care of the elderly, teaching good manners to children, for increasing the birth rate, etc. Further questions focused on domestic conflicts, and how the birth of the first child had changed respondents' lives. Respondents were asked who normally takes care of certain duties (e.g. maintenance, cooking, cleaning, ironing, taking children to day care) in the household, and how satisfied they were with the arrangement. One topic focused on work-life balance.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, marital status, basic education, vocational education, economic activity, type of municipality of residence, province of residence, spouse's economic activity, number of underage children living at home, number of household members, household gross monthly income.

Keywords

child care; domestic responsibilities; everyday life; families; family life; family roles; housework; occupational life; values

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Gender and gender roles (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Family Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Reuna, Veera (Population Research Institute)

Data Producers

• Finnish Family Federation. Population Research Institute

Time Period Covered

1998

Collection Dates

1998-04 – 1998-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Family

Universe

Finnish adults aged 30 - 45 (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

2000 respondents sampled from the Finnish population register. Response rate 67 %.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

67

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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

Reuna, Veera (Finnish Family Federation): Family Barometer 1998: Responsibility for Everyday Life [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1178

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

Users of the data shall send Väestöliitto [Family Federation of Finland] a copy of all research publications based on or using the data. Publications shall be sent to the mail address: Väestöliitto, Väestöntutkimuslaitos, PL 849, 00101 HELSINKI, FINLAND.

Disclaimer

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

Related Publications

Reuna, Veera (1998). Perhebarometri 1998. Vastuu perheen arjessa. Helsinki: Väestöliitto, Väestöntutkimuslaitos. Julkaisuja E 4/1998.