Study title

Ways of Life of Women Living in Countryside 1998-2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD2016

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2016

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Högbacka, Riitta (University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology)

Abstract

The study consists of interviews with Finnish women living in rural areas. The data were collected in 1998, 1999, and 2000, and cover women of different ages with various occupations, and living in various regions. The interviews included women's personal experiences and thoughts related to work, other activities, ways of life, changes, and plans for the future.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

countryside; economic activity; family life; gender role; leisure time; rural areas; women; women's role

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Högbacka, Riitta (University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology)

Collection Dates

1998 – 2000

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Rural areas, except Northern Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish women living in the countryside (i.e. sparsely populated areas and population centres with under 500 inhabitants)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The interviews were conducted in 19998, 1999 and 2000. A total of 34 women living in the countryside in sparsely populated areas and small population centres (under 500 inhabitants) were interviewed. Different types of rural areas were represented, with the exception of Northern Finland. The interviewees were selected among the participants in a survey in 1993.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

25 interviews as RTF files, 550 pages in total

Data File Language

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

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2000 Diaries of Women Living in Countryside 1993-1994

FSD2043 Women in Rural Finland 1993

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The diaries were recorded in digital format in the research project and they were anonymised during the archiving process: names of the interviewees, other persons mentioned and places were changed or removed.

25 out of 34 interviews were archived. Some of the participants could not be reached for their consent for archiving 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

Högbacka, Riitta (University of Helsinki): Ways of Life of Women Living in Countryside 1998-2000 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2005-03-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2016

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

Högbacka, Riitta (2003). Naisten muuttuvat elämänmuodot maaseudulla. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia; 947.

Hiilamo, Heikki & Hiilamo, Kirsi (2007). Apua? Lähimmäisyyden perusteet. Helsinki: Kirjapaja.

Haverinen, Sanni (2007) "Äiti tekee, kun äiti on." Maaseudun naisten tulkintarepertuaarit työn ja perheen yhteensovittamisesta [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian kandidaatin tutkielma. http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/sosio/julkaisut/kanditutkielmat/SanniHaverinen.pdf [viitattu 26.6.2007].

Perhonen, Ulla (2012). Kohti henkilökohtaista. Suomalaisen palkkatyön merkityksen muutoksia suurten ikäluokkien ja jälkimodernien sukupolvien välillä. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Yhteiskuntapolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma.