Study title

Finnish Attitudes to the Ordination of Women 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD2030

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2030

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Church Research Institute

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish attitudes towards women's ordination and women priests. Women have been ordained to the priesthood in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland since 1988, and respondents were asked whether they oppose or support women priests. Those in favour were asked what they feel about persons who oppose. Those who oppose were asked whether they are prepared to attend church services if the priest is a woman.

All respondents were asked whether they would prefer a man or a woman for certain church appointments and ceremonies (e.g. christenings, weddings, funerals, or as vicars and bishops), or is gender of no importance to them. The survey carried a set of statements relating to how male priests who oppose the priesthood of women should act when at work, and whether those who oppose can be ordained to the priesthood or appointed as bishops.

Background variables included respondent's membership in evangelical lutheran church or other religious community, and frequency of attending church services (excluding weddings, christenings and funerals).

Keywords

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland; attitudes; church; gender; ministers of religion; ordination of women; pastoral work; priests (clergy); religious ceremonies; women priests

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Gender and gender roles (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Religion and values (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

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Church Research Institute

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-12-05 – 2000-12-07

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-79 resident in Finland's mainland area.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

A sample of telephone numbers was drawn from each telephone dialling code area. The size of each sample was proportional to the population size in that area. In addition to the randomly sampled telephone number, one number higher (+1) and one number lower (-1) telephone numbers were added to the sample (e.g. if the randomly sampled number were 22222, also 22223 and 22221 would have been selected). All three numbers were phoned, and from each household a person corresponding to the age and gender quota was selected. Altogether, 500 interviews were conducted.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variable revealing the respondent's municipality of residence has been removed from the data.

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

Church Research Institute: Finnish Attitudes to the Ordination of Women 2000 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2030

Deposit Requirement

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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

Niemelä, Kati & Salonen, Kari (2001). Suomalaisten suhtautuminen naispappeuteen [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Kirkon tutkimuskeskus. http://www.evl.fi/kkh/ktk/naisp.htm [viitattu 9.2.2005].

Pehkonen, Juhani (2000). Suhtautuminen naispappeihin 2000 : Gallup CatiOmnibus taulukkoraportti. Espoo : Suomen Gallup.

Haasio, Ari & Mattila, Markku (2021) Suvaitsematon Suomi: suvaitsemattomuuden historia. Avain.