Study title

Attitudes towards Internationalization in Oulu 1996

Dataset ID Number

FSD1221

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1221

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Luoma, Pentti (University of Oulu. Department of Information Studies and Sociology)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• The survey was conducted by students of sociology as part of their research methods course.

Abstract

The survey studied what the inhabitants of Oulu thought about internationalisation. The respondents were asked how often, in which countries and to what purpose they had travelled abroad during the past five years. The respondents' experiences of living abroad, contacts with foreigners and knowledge of Oulu's twin city activities were queried. Opinions on the direction in which Oulu should develop its international co-operation were charted. Questions covered whether there should be more foreigners living in Oulu and the respondents' attitudes to different immigrant groups. The respondents were asked whether they could imagine foreigners in the role of a friend, nanny, husband/wife, supervisor at their workplace, doctor, etc. There were also some attitudinal statements pertaining to foreigners' rights to preserve their own language and culture and to receive the same social benefits as Finns do.

Attitudes towards the European Union were charted. Opinions on the preferred countries for foreign trade partners were probed. The respondents were asked whether they had voted in the previous European Parliament elections. Views on various aspects of the internationalisation of Oulu were charted.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, marital status, number of children, socio-economic status, basic and vocational education, economic activity, employment sector, level of income, religiousness, and language skills.

Keywords

European Union; attitudes; culture; foreigners; immigration; international cooperation; international trade; international travel; internationalism; language; social interaction

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Minorities (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (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

• Luoma, Pentti (University of Oulu. Department of Information Studies and Sociology)
• City of Oulu

Data Producers

• City of Oulu

Time Period Covered

1996

Collection Dates

1996-11-15 – 1996-12-16

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Oulu

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Inhabitants of Oulu aged 15 or over

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Systematic random

The sample of 2,000 persons was selected from the Oulu population register. There were no follow-up mailings. The number of returned questionnaires was 647. The respondents' age and gender distributions corresponded with target population distributions, but the marital status distribution differed to some extent. The respondents had voted more often in European Parliament elections than the inhabitants of Oulu on average. The percentage of unemployed respondents corresponded with the percentage of unemployed inhabitants in Oulu.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

32.50

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has combined categories 3 and 4 in question 7.

The data do not contain answers to open-ended questions connected to questions 4, 5, 8, 13, 18, 20, 21, and 28. Answers to open-ended questions 25, 26, 29, 32a, 32b, and 33 have been saved and partly classified by the principal researcher using QSR N4Classic; these are available on request. Open-ended answers may also be opened with QSR N6- and Nvivo.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Luoma, Pentti (University of Oulu): Attitudes towards Internationalization in Oulu 1996 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1221

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Raportti oululaisten suhtautumisesta kansainvälistymiseen: aineiston esittelyä (1997) [verkkodokumentti]. Toim. Tiina Harju & Marjut Kelloniemi & Pentti Luoma. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto. Informaatiotutkimuksen ja sosiologian laitos & Oulun kaupunki. http://wwwedu.oulu.fi/sos/kvoulu/sisalto.htm [viitattu 20.12.2002].

Oululaisten suhtautuminen kansainvälistymiseen (1997). Muokannut alkuperäisen raportin pohjalta Marjut Kelloniemi. Oulu: Oulun kaupunki. Keskusvirasto, Sarja B; 35.

Kuusinen, Kaisu & Rotonen, Tuija & Vesa, Sanna (1997). Oululaisten suhtautuminen Euroopan Unioniin syksyllä 1996. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto. Informaatiotutkimuksen ja sosiologian laitos. - Sosiologian tutkimusprosessi 2:n harjoitustyö. Moniste, 28 sivua.

Elsinen, Arja & Hiltunen, Maria-Liisa (1997). Saa sanoa suoraan: oululaisten suhtautumisesta Euroopan Unioniin. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto. Avoin yliopisto-opetus. Sosiologian tutkimusprosessi 2:n harjoitustyö. Moniste, 18 sivua + liite.