Study title

Development Cooperation Survey 2002

Dataset ID Number

FSD1222

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1222

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Department for International Development Cooperation

Abstract

The survey charts Finnish opinion on the country's development co-operation, its objectives, allocation and successfulness. Respondents were asked which geographical area of the world they think should be the main target of the co-operation and why. They were asked to choose the three most important fields for Finland's co-operation (e.g. education, communications, forestry, democracy) and three main goals (e.g. promote peace, reduce poverty, prevent population growth, increase equality).

Views on the causes of African poverty, improvement options and the future of African countries were probed. Opinions on the relationship between Finland's trade policy and development co-operation policy were canvassed. One theme covered the Africa 2002 campaign organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Several questions were asked about respondents' awareness of any events or television programmes connected with the campaign or their participation in them and what was the effect of the campaign on their knowledge and interest in Africa and development co-operation.

Some questions asked whether there is enough information available of development co-operation and developing countries and from which sources respondents had received most information. Respondents evaluated the reliability of the information given by authorities, civil society groups and the media. They were also asked whether they know how much money Finland spends on development co-operation annually (as per cent of the GNI) and how much should be spent. The survey also probed views on how actively Finland promotes development issues in international forums and on the efficiency and successfulness of the country's development co-operation.

One theme covered the satisfaction with disaster relief given by Finland, its speed, amount and targets. Respondents also compared the development co-operation of the civil society groups to that of the government. Opinions on whether development co-operation should be bilateral or multilateral were canvassed, likewise opinions on how ethically Finnish firms should act in developing countries.

Background variables included respondents' age, sex, economic activity, marital status, occupation of the household member with highest income, household monthly gross income, household size and four regional variables.

Keywords

Africa; developing countries; development aid (international); development cooperation; ethics; information sources; international cooperation; mass media; mass media coverage; relief aid; social responsibility; voluntary organizations

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Development Cooperation Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Department for International Development Cooperation

Time Period Covered

2002

Collection Dates

2002-05-20 – 2002-06-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish population aged 15-74 living in continental Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

A quota sample based on the national age, sex, region and municipality type distribution. The size of the sample was 985 persons. Interviews were made in 94 localities, of which 47 were cities and 47 other type of municipalities.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

198 variables and 985 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable identifying municipality has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Development Cooperation Survey 2002 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1222

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Pasanen, Tiina (2005). Suomalaisten asenteet kehitysyhteistyöhön. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Sosiologian Pro gradu -tutkielma.

Kehitysyhteistyötä koskevat asenteet. Ulkoministeriö/kehitysyhteistyöosasto 2002 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Taloustutkimus http://www.formin.fi/public/download.aspx?ID=14429&GUID={3705323A-1F95-4359-9304-9EEBE85242DD} [viitattu 12.12.2016].