FSD2133 ISSP 2005: Work Orientations III: Finnish Data

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Study title

ISSP 2005: Work Orientations III: Finnish Data

Dataset ID Number

FSD2133

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2133

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

  • International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
  • Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology)
  • Melin, Harri (University of Turku. Department of Sociology)
  • Tanskanen, Eero (Statistics Finland)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

  • Borg, Sami (University of Tampere. Finnish Social Science Data Archive)
  • Nieminen, Markku (Statistics Finland)

Abstract

The survey charts Finnish attitudes to work. All respondents were asked on which areas of life they would have liked to spend more and less time. Their opinions on the importance of different factors in their job and preferred employer and employment situation were studied. The respondents were also presented with attitudinal statements about work.

The respondents who were in gainful employment were asked whether they wanted to lengthen or shorten their working hours, whether they suffered from burn-out and whether they were able to organise daily work tasks themselves. The respondents' views on the importance of different aspects of a job were examined, such as job security, high income, opportunities for advancement and a job that allows working independently. The respondents were also asked how committed to their job they felt, how easy or difficult it would have been for them to find a new job and how easy or difficult it would have been for their employer to replace the respondent with a new employee. The respondents' opinions on the possibility of finding a new job in another organisation and losing their present job were examined. They were also asked to what extent they used IT equipment at work and whether they had a second job.

The respondents who were not in gainful employment were asked whether they had ever been in paid work for over a year, when their last gainful employment had terminated and what the main reason for the termination had been. The respondents' willingness to get a paid job and the likelihood of finding a new job were examined. Job searching methods, participation in further training of professional skills and the main source of income were surveyed.

Background variables included respondent's gender, year of birth, marital status, household size, education, economic activity, occupation, industry class, regular weekly working hours, employment type, managerial position, employer type, trade union membership, voting behaviour, religiosity, monthly income, subjective social class and type of location.

Keywords

employment; hours of work; job changing; job characteristics; job satisfaction; job security; occupational life; occupational qualifications; unemployment; work attitude; work-life balance; working conditions

Topic Classification

Series

ISSP (International Social Survey Programme)

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

  • Statistics Finland

Data Producers

  • University of Tampere. Department of Sociology and Social Psychology
  • Statistics Finland
  • Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Time Period Covered

2005

Collection Dates

2005-09-14 – 2005-11-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged between 15 and 74 living in Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Data Sources

Variables denoting region of residence and language are based on register data.

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Systematic random

Classification order: municipality code and date of birth.

The sample size was 2,500 persons, out of which 94.8% were Finnish-speaking and 5.2% were Swedish-speaking. Seven persons lived abroad or their addresses were unknown. Therefore, the questionnaire was sent to 2,493 persons. 1,345 questionnaires were returned. There were 1,148 non-respondents, seven of them declined to answer.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

54

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

134 variables and 1345 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD3106 ISSP 2015: Work Orientations IV: Finnish Data

Weighting

The data contain two weight variables, which were created using a calibration method in order to improve estimation efficiency and to correct non-response bias. The weights are based on the following population distributions: 1) gender, 2) age groups (15-24, 25-34, ..., 65-74), 3) NUTS3 areas so that Greater Helsinki area was treated separately, and 4) municipality type (urban, semi-urban, rural). The first weight variable (paino_1) weights the results to match the whole Finnish population (the sum of the weights equals to the size of the Finnish population). The second weight variable (paino_2) does not produce this kind of extension (the weighted mean is 1 and the sum equals to the number of cases). Both variables are based on the same calibration process, only the scale is different.

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Bibliographical Citation

International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) & Blom, Raimo (University of Tampere) & Melin, Harri (University of Turku) & Tanskanen, Eero (Statistics Finland): ISSP 2005: Work Orientations III: Finnish Data [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2133

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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.

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