Study title

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD1312

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1312

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy production and energy strategy. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. Respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes and knowledge about various energy issues were studied by presenting several statements relating to energy production. In addition, different energy sources (e.g. natural gas, wood energy, hydroelectric power) were evaluated in terms of production reliability, environmental friendliness, availability, degree of risk, and the impact on employment. Respondents were asked in what direction electric power production should be developed in Finland.

A set of separate questions were directed to the inhabitants of those municipalities where environmental impact assessments (EIA) relating to nuclear power had been carried out. The inhabitants were asked how actively they had followed the assessment procedure, had their knowledge of nuclear power increased, were their opinions taken into account and what kind of impact EIA had had on decision-making. Respondents rated how well the EIA procedures were carried out. The projects subjected to EIA were the final disposal of nuclear waste and the construction of a new nuclear power plant either in Olkiluoto or Loviisa.

Background variables included respondents' sex, age, region of residence, occupational group, basic and vocational education, political party preference and number of inhabitants in respondents' municipality of residence.

Keywords

coal; energy; energy consumption; energy generation; energy policy; energy prices; energy supply; environment; environmental degradation; fossil fuels; gas fuels; hydropower; non-renewable energy; nuclear energy; peat; radioactive wastes; renewable energy; wind energy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Energy and natural resources (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1983-2011

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Data Producers

• Fortum
• Teollisuuden Voima

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999-10-15 – 1999-12-16

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 18-70 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The questionnaire was sent to 4200 persons, aged 18-70 and randomly sampled from Finland's population register. Altogether, five separate samples were selected. The entire Finnish population, including both Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking persons but excluding the Åland Islands citizens, was represented by a sample of 3000 persons. Four additional samples of 300 persons represented the municipalities of Loviisa, Eurajoki , Kuhmo, and Äänekoski.

The number of adequately completed questionnaires was 1560 and the total response rate was 37,1. Response rate varied somewhat between the samples: for the sample representing the entire Finnish population it was 37,0 %, for Loviisa 35,0 %, for Eurajoki 39,0 %, for Kuhmo 37,0 % and Äänekoski 39,3 %.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

37.1

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variables connected to questions 4-5 (company questions) are missing.

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

Yhdyskuntatutkimus: Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1999 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1312

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

Energia-asenteet 1999: seurantatutkimustietoa suomalaisten suhtautumisesta energiapoliittisiin kysymyksiin 1983-1999 (1999) [verkkodokumentti]. Energia-alan Keskusliitto (FINERGY) & Yhdyskuntatutkimus. http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/yhdyskuntatutkimus/finergy/eastied99.htm [viitattu 23.01.2004].

Kari, Mika & Kojo, Matti & Litmanen, Tapio (2010). Community Divided. Adaptation and Aversion towards the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Eurajoki and its Neighbouring Municipalities. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä. Tampere: University of Tampere. URN:ISBN:978-951-39-4149-9

Kojo, Matti, Kari, Mika & Litmanen, Tapio (2012). Nuclear community considering threats and benefits of final disposal. Local opinions regarding the spent nuclear fuel repository in Finland. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management (IJETM) 15(2),124-145.

Avolahti, Jaana (2016) Käsityksiä ydinvoimasta ja käytetyn ydinpolttoaineen loppusijoituksesta Suomessa vuosina 1998-2003 Department of geosciences and geography A45, University of Helsinki.

Lauttamäki, Ville (2018) Geoenergia kiinteistöjen lämmitysratkaisujen markkinoilla Suomessa energiakriisien ajoista 2030-luvulle. Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis Sarja - ser. E osa - tom. 29 Oeconomica Turku 2018. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-29-7234-0

Choi, Yunhee (2020), The Relationship between Trust and Deliberative Participation Concerning Social Acceptance of High-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Analysis based on the Cases of Finland, the United Kingdom, and France, Doctoral thesis, Waseda University, No. 6295 (32689), pp. 1-198.