Study title

Sport Survey 2001-2002: Adult Population

Dataset ID Number

FSD1284

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1284

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• City of Helsinki
• Young Finland Association
• Finnish Sport for All Association
• Finnish Sports Federation (FSF)
• Finnish Olympic Committee
• Ministry of Education
• Pehkonen, Juhani (Gallup Finland)

Abstract

This survey investigated the sporting activities of Finnish people aged 19-65: how much Finns exercise (exercise habits), in what sports they take part in and what services and facilities they use in their hobbies. Respondents' willingness to participate in different types of sport and their interest in sports organisations were also charted.

Firstly, respondents were asked about all the different sporting and physical activities they participated in, how many times a week they exercised for at least half an hour, and how vigorous the activity was. Respondents characterised their physical and sporting activities on a scale which took into account the regularity, intensity and purpose of the activity (e.g. competing athlete, exercising to remain healthy or to keep fit). Those who did sports were asked which sports facilities they mostly used.

Participation in particular sports was then examined. Respondents were asked questions about the sports they had told they participated in: frequency and duration of that particular activity and whether it was organised by a sporting club, employer, etc. Participation in competitions or tournaments of that particular sport was studied.

Next, respondents were asked which sport, physical activity or form of exercise they would like to participate in, and the reasons for not participating at present. Involvement in voluntary sports work or sports organisations was surveyed, likewise the nature of the work and the amount of time spent in this type of voluntary work. Respondents were asked whether they had attended any sport events as spectators during the past 12 months and in which sports. Views were probed on the importance of Finnish athletes succeeding in international competitions. One question focused on the annual expenditure on sporting activities, paid by respondents themselves.

Background variables included respondents' gender, age, place of residence and municipality, basic and vocational education, occupational group, main activity, and annual gross income of the household. Respondents were also asked which political party they would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time, whether there were children aged between 12 and 18 in the household and to how many sports organisations they belong to.

Keywords

adults; athletics; attitudes; ball games; exercise (physical activity); hobbies; physical activities; racket games; sport; sport spectatorship; sporting events; sports clubs; sports facilities; sports organisations; sports training; voluntary work

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Physical fitness and exercise (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Sport Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Time Period Covered

2001 – 2002

Collection Dates

2001-03 – 2002-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged between 19 and 65 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Multistage stratified sampling. Respondents were randomly drawn from a national household telephone directory. The selection was based on quota sampling and only one interview was conducted in each household. Approximately 500 interviews were done monthly from March 2001 onwards, except in July. In total 5,505 interviews were conducted. The aim of the year-round data collection was to include all sports equally regardless of the season (physical activities undertaken often differ from season to season).

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

1187 variables and 5505 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variables identifying postcode and municipality have been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

City of Helsinki & Young Finland Association & Finnish Sport for All Association & Finnish Sports Federation (FSF) & Finnish Olympic Committee & Ministry of Education & Pehkonen, Juhani (Gallup Finland): Sport Survey 2001-2002: Adult Population [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1284

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Suuri kansallinen liikuntatutkimus 2001 - 2002: aikuisliikunta (2002). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntourheiluliitto. Suomen Liikunnan ja Urheilun julkaisusarja; 5.

Pavelka, Béla (2006). Management Resources in Finnish Canoe Clubs. Paper presented at the World Congress of AIESEP, the International Association of Physical Education in Higher Education. 5-8 July 2006. Jyväskylä, Finland.

Pavelka, Béla (2006). Place of Canoeing in Finnish People´s Exercise Pattern. Paper presented at the 3rd Conference of the European Association for Sociology of Sport (EASS). 2-5 July 2006. Jyväskylä, Finland.

Pavelka, Béla (2011). Open water as a sportscape. Analysis of canoeing in Finland for developing sport infrastructure and services. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä. Studies in sport, physical education and health; 164.

Lehtonen, Kati & Hakonen, Harto (2013). Liikunnan kansalaistoiminnan tietopohja. Liikunnan harrastaminen ja vapaaehtoistyö urheiluseuroissa. Jyväskylä: Liikunnan ja kansanterveyden edistämissäätiö LIKES. Liikunnan ja kansanterveyden julkaisuja 274.

Lehtonen, Kati & Hakonen, Harto (2013). Liikunnan harrastaminen ja vapaaehtoistyö urheiluseuroissa. Julkaisussa: Liikunnan kansalaistoiminnan tietopohja. Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 6/2013, 7-17.

Lehtonen, Kati & Hakonen, Harto (2013). Basic information on civic activity in Finnish sports. Participation and volunteer work in sports clubs [online]. Jyväskylä: LINET research unit. http://www.likes.fi/filebank/803-Civic_activity_english_summary_112013.pdf [cited 11.12.2013]