FSD1318 Use of Online Services and Information Technology in Tampere 2001

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Study title

Use of Online Services and Information Technology in Tampere 2001

Alternative Title

eTampere / Infocity 2001

Dataset ID Number

FSD1318

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1318

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, and type of connection at home (modem, ISDN, ADSL). Use of mobile services were charted. 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. Background variables included respondent's sex, postal code area, age group, basic education, employment status and household composition.

Keywords

Internet; computers; electronic mail; information needs; information society; mobile phones; online services; public services

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

2001

Collection Dates

2001-11-23 – 2001-11-30

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 a weight variable which weights to population distributions in three areas of Tampere (Centre, East Tampere and West Tampere). With the weight variable, the sample is representative of all citizens in Tampere.

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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 2001 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1318

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The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications Tooltip

eTampere / Infocity 2001-tutkimus: marraskuu 2001 (2001) [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen kaupunki & Helsinki: Taloustutkimus. http://www.tampere.fi/tiedostot/4Qe3FMC8N/ICtutkimus2001.pdf [viitattu 16.2.2004].

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