Study title

Family Barometer 1997: Conceptions of Family

Dataset ID Number

FSD1179

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1179

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• The research project was led by Ismo Söderling.

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish attitudes, values and ideas of family, and the importance of family in Finland. The use and adequacy of various social security benefits were also studied. Married respondents were asked how long they and their spouses have lived together, and why they chose to get married. Co-habiting respondents were asked whether they were planning to get married, and if so, why. Respondents were asked how many children they planned to have, how many children the Finns in general should have, and what would be the ideal age for having the first child. One question focused on what the concept of family means to respondents (e.g. financial security, responsibility, traditions, sense of belonging, being together). Views on what constitutes a family were studied, and also who are counted as family members. Respondents were asked whether certain grounds justified breaking up a family (e.g. problems in sexual life, jealousy, physical violence, alcohol abuse). In addition, respondents were asked how often they keep in touch with relatives, friends and colleagues, and whether they were taking care of a dependant. Respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to family, care of dependants, children, and family life. Satisfaction with certain aspects of life (housing, employment, financial situation, the partnership etc.) were charted.

Expectations for the future were studied by asking respondents what they expected the family's financial situation to be next year, and four year later, and what kind of changes they expected to happen in their life in the near future. Views on the day-care system, social security benefits, and ways to improve the situation of Finnish families were surveyed. Respondents were asked about hereditary diseases in the family, and whether they were worried that their future children might be ill or disabled.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, marital status, basic and vocational education, economic activity, mother tongue, province of residence, type of the municipality of residence, number of persons in the household, household composition, household gross income, social security benefits received by the household, and the number and ages of the children.

Keywords

attitudes; children; families; family environment; family life; marriage; social security benefits; values

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (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 (Finnish Family Federation. Population Research Institute)

Data Producers

• Finnish Family Federation. Population Research Institute

Time Period Covered

1997

Collection Dates

1997-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Family

Universe

People aged 17-59 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

2000 respondents sampled from the Finnish population register.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

47

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 1997: Conceptions of Family [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1179

Deposit Requirement

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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 Materials

Reuna, Veera (1997). Perhebarometri 1997. Selvitys suomalaisten perheeseen liittyvistä käsityksistä. Helsinki : Väestöliitto - (Väestöliiton Väestöntutkimuslaitoksen katsauksia; E 3)

Related Publications

Reuna, Veera (1997). Perhebarometri 1997. Selvitys suomalaisten perheeseen liittyvistä käsityksistä. Helsinki: Väestöliitto Väestöliiton Väestöntutkimuslaitoksen katsauksia; E 3.