Study title

Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol Control Policies 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD2082

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2082

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Österberg, Esa (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES))

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish public opinion on alcohol control policies. Other topics included smoking habits and tobacco purchase patterns.

The respondents were asked how often they drink alcohol. Views were probed on alcohol control measures imposed in Finland and which retail outlets people should be able to buy beer, wine or spirits from. Some questions focused on what would happen to wine prices, wine selection and wine consumption among women and young people if it were possible to buy wine from grocery stores. The respondents were also asked whether they supported or objected to the proposal to allow grocery stores to sell wine. Opinions on the legal age to buy beer, wine and spirits were surveyed, as well as opinions on beer, wine and spirits price levels.

Regarding smoking and tobacco purchase habits, the respondents were asked what tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff) and what amount they had brought to Finland from abroad during the past 12 months. Some questions covered how often they smoked in general and how many cigarettes a week or a year. Further questions investigated purchasing smuggled tobacco or buying from street sellers.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic education, vocational education, economic activity and occupational status, employment status, type of municipality, province and region (NUTS2) of residence, annual gross income of the household, number and age of household members, household composition, economic activity and occupational status of household head, and R's primary and secondary choice of political party if the parliamentary elections were held at that time, and choice of party in the 1999 parliamentary elections.

Keywords

alcohol policy; alcohol smuggling; alcohol use; drinking behaviour; drinking offences; prices; retail outlets; smoking; tobacco smuggling; underage drinking

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol Control Policies

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 and over living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

At the first stage of the sampling, the number of respondents required by the sample was divided regionally by province. At the second stage, the number of respondents within each province was divided according to municipality type. Urban municipalities were grouped into small and large towns according to the number of inhabitants and rural municipalities into three categories based on industrial structure. The choice of municipalities is representative. At the third stage, starting points were randomly selected from each municipality, the number of starting points determined by the population size. From each household the person who matched the gender and age requirements stated in the selection card was interviewed.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

FSD has no information on the exact dates of data collection. The prior rounds of this survey series have been collected early in the year (January, February).

Variables identifying the postal code and municipality of residence have been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Österberg, Esa (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)): Finnish Attitudes towards Alcohol Control Policies 2000 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2005-06-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2082

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

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