Aineiston nimi

Politics and Young People 1988

Aineistonumero

FSD2046

Pysyvä tunniste

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2046

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Jääsaari, Johanna (University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science)
• Martikainen, Tuomo (University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science)

Muut tekijät

• Miettinen, Jorma (MTV Ltd)
• Äijälä, Tauno (MTV Ltd)

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey charted young adults' attitudes towards politics, their opinions on the principal matters in politics, and their views on the current political questions.

The respondents' interest in politics was queried, as well as how much they thought politics influences various things, and to what extent they trust in decision-makers' ability to solve young people's problems. Some questions covered how firm the respondents considered their political views and party preference to be. The respondents were asked to place different political parties and themselves on the left-right axis. They indicated whether it was easy for them to choose between political parties, what is their attitude towards given parties, and on what basis they select their party. In addition, the respondents were given a list of various things (e.g. Finnishness, scientific achievements of the Finns, Finnish social security and health care system) and asked to choose which items on the list make them feel proud about Finland. They were also presented with a set of attitudinal statements on topics such as voting, entrepreneurship, the Government, Parliament, social differences, political parties, politicians, unemployment, welfare state, law, refugees, immigrants, development aid, nuclear power, the EC, income taxation, and traditional Finnish values. In relation to voting and elections, the respondents' views were probed on what basis election candidates were assessed, how citizens should relate to elections and voting, what kind of voting habits the respondents' parents had, whether the respondents had used their right to vote, whether they were going to use that right in the future, and whether our political system works or not.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, municipality of residence, age, marital status, number of children, type of accommodation, socio-economic status, education level, mother tongue, parents' and spouse's occupation and education level, membership in various organisations or associations (e.g. sports clubs, youth organisations, student associations), place of birth, annual gross income, and annual household gross income. Those who were employed were asked about their occupational status, students were asked about their educational institution and main subject, and those who were unemployed were in turn asked about the duration of unemployment during the past two years and occupational status before unemployment. In addition, views were queried on how important it is to work hard and to get by on the salary one receives from work. Further background variables investigated when R had moved to the capital area, from where R had moved, whether R would like to have a life that resembles that of R's parents' in the future, to what extent R follows different things on the media (e.g. technology, public figures, science), how much R spent money on various things on a monthly average (e.g. movies, food, clothes), whether R exercised regularly, which TV or radio channels R usually follow at home, how often R does various things (e.g. meets friends, visits the library, goes to a discotheque), and where R would like to travel to. Finally, views were charted on which party R would vote for in parliamentary elections, and which party R voted for in the 1987 municipal elections.

Asiasanat

Finnishness; attitudes; businesses; decision making; economic policy; elections; immigrants; political participation; political parties; politicians; politics; social status; social welfare philosophy; urban population; voting; young adults

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Youth (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Community, urban and rural life (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Kerääjät

• Gallup Finland

Tuottajat

• MTV Ltd
• University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science

Ajallinen kattavuus

1988

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

1988

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland, Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

People living in the capital area of Finland aged 18-30

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Probability

Deming zone selection. A sample of 705 persons was collected using random start sampling.

Keruumenetelmä

Telephone interview

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Datatiedostojen kieli

Aineistopaketti voi sisältää samoja tiedostoja eri kielisinä.

Aineisto sisältää datatiedostoja seuraavilla kielillä: englanti ja suomi.

Tietoarkisto kääntää kvantitatiivisia datatiedostoja englanniksi. Lisätietoja käännöspyynnön jättämisestä.

Havaintojen ja muuttujien lukumäärä

239 muuttujaa ja 704 havaintoa.

Datan versio

1.0

Katso myös

FSD2044 Politics and Young People 1995

FSD2047 Politics and Young People 1999

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

Some variable frequencies do not correspond with the frequencies in the questionnaire deposited at the FSD. Some variables have apparently been recoded as well, and others have information that is missing from the data deposited at the FSD.

In variable q2, response category 5 'Can't say' (ca. 1% of the respondents) has apparently been classified into response category 3 'Not very much'.

In variable q4, response category 5 'Can't say' (ca. 2% of the respondents) has apparently been classified into response category 3 'Not very much'.

In variable q6, response category 5 'Can't say' (ca. 1% of the respondents) is missing, and it is not possible to deduce whether it has been classified into any other response category.

In variable q7, response category 5 'Can't say' (ca. 2% of the respondents) has apparently been classified into response category 3 'Not very firm'.

In variable q9, response category 5 'Can't say' (ca. 6% of the respondents) has apparently been classified into response category 3 'Difficult most of the time'.

The frequencies for variables q21_a, q22_a, q22_b, q22_e, q22_h, q61, q65, and q66 are missing from the data deposited at the FSD.

Variables q21_b - q21_g have been recoded by combining both ends (1 + 2 = 1, 3 + 4 = 4) in the data deposited at the FSD. These variables cannot be converted back to their original form.

The frequency for variable q23_a does not correspond with the information in the publication based on the survey.

Variable q31_2 'Age' (age groups) was structured wrongly in the data deposited at the FSD. The variable has been corrected in the dataset the FSD distributes.

Variables q32 'Do you have children?' and q33 'How many children do you have?' do not correspond with each other. In variable q32, 68 respondents have indicated that they have children, and in variable q33, 75 respondents have indicated the number of children. The FSD does not possess certain information on which of the two variables is correct.

The variable indicating post code has been removed from the data.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

Jääsaari, Johanna (University of Helsinki) & Martikainen, Tuomo (University of Helsinki): Politics and Young People 1988 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2005-05-09). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2046

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

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

Varaumat

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

Käytön ja kuvailun oheismateriaalit

Martikainen, Tuomo & Pekonen, Kyösti (1996). Nuoret ja urbaani politiikka : tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten aikuisten poliittisesta suuntautumisesta. Helsinki : Helsingin kaupunki. - (Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 1996:11)

Jääsaari, Johanna & Martikainen, Tuomo (1991). Nuorten poliittiset valinnat : tutkimus nuorten aikuisten poliittisesta suuntautumisesta pääkaupunkiseudulla. Helsinki : Gaudeamus, 1991.

Hellsten, Villiina & Martikainen, Tuomo (2001). Nuoret ja uusi politiikka : tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten poliittisista suuntauksista. Helsinki : Helsingin kaupunki. - (Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 2001:3)

Julkaisut aineistosta

Martikainen, Tuomo & Pekonen, Kyösti (1996). Nuoret ja urbaani politiikka: tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten aikuisten poliittisesta suuntautumisesta. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupunki. Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 1996:11.

Jääsaari, Johanna & Martikainen, Tuomo (1991). Nuorten poliittiset valinnat: tutkimus nuorten aikuisten poliittisesta suuntautumisesta pääkaupunkiseudulla. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 1991.

Hellsten, Villiina & Martikainen, Tuomo (2001). Nuoret ja uusi politiikka: tutkimus pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten poliittisista suuntauksista. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupunki. Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskuksen tutkimuksia; 2001:3.

Martikainen, T. & Fredriksson, S. (2006). Political choices among young adults in the Helsinki metropolital area in 1988-2004. Kvartti. Helsinki Quarterly 4, s. 55-59

Martikainen, T. & Fredriksson, S. 2006. Vaalit ja politiikka: pääkaupunkiseudun nuorten aikuisten poliittiset valinnat 1988-2004. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskus. Tutkimuksia 5/2006