Study title

Use of Online Services and Information Technology in Tampere 2002

Alternative Title

eTampere / Infocity 2002

Dataset ID Number

FSD1317

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1317

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Taloustutkimus
• City of Tampere

Abstract

Survey respondents were residents of the City of Tampere (Finland). Questions covered their access to PC, e-mail or Internet. Respondents with Internet access were asked about the location, frequency, duration and purpose of their Internet use. Internet users' familiarity with the City of Tampere website was surveyed. Views were probed on what kind of information, entertainment, services, participation opportunities etc. they would like to access through the city's web pages.

All respondents were asked whether Tampere should concentrate on improving its traditional services, all-purpose one-stop shops, phone services or online services (E-government systems, e-services). Familiarity with eTampere programme was charted. Opinions on the possibilities of participating in decision making and on the importance of different ways of public political influence in the municipality were rated. Background variables included respondent's sex, postal code area, age group, basic education, employment status and household composition.

Keywords

Internet; computers; decision making; electronic mail; information society; online services; political influence; public services

Topic Classification

• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Use of Online Services and Information Technology in Tampere

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• City of Tampere

Time Period Covered

2002

Collection Dates

2002-09-19 – 2002-09-24

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-74 living in Tampere

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

Quota sampling based on the age, sex and postal code distributions of citizens of Tampere.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Weighting

The data contain weight variables which weight to population distributions by 1) three areas of Tampere (Centre, East Tampere and West Tampere), 2) age groups (15-34, 35-49, 50-74) and 3) gender. With the weight variable, the sample is representative of all citizens in Tampere.

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

Taloustutkimus & City of Tampere: Use of Online Services and Information Technology in Tampere 2002 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1317

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

eTampere / Infocity 2002: syyskuu 2002 (2002) [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen kaupunki & Helsinki: Taloustutkimus. http://www.tampere.fi/tiedostot/4Qe4jDMGd/ICtutkimus2002.pdf [viitattu 16.2.2004].