Study title

Climate Change 2006

Dataset ID Number

FSD2262

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2262

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ekholm, Peter (Think Tank e2)
• Jutila, Karina (Think Tank e2)
• Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus)

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish views on climate change. The respondents were asked what they thought climate change means, and whether it is real or not. Those who considered it real were asked whether they believed the problem to be man-made and serious, and whether they thought the rate of climate change to be increasing. The respondents were also asked to assess various statements on climate change discussed in the media.

The respondents were asked whether they were interested in climate change issues and how well they knew them. In addition, they rated the importance of various media and information sources as suppliers of information on climate change. The study also examined which of these information sources Finns found reliable, and whether there was enough information available on climate change. The respondents were also asked to rate the quality of that information.

Views on the consequences of climate change were probed by presenting the respondents with a set of attitudinal statements on global warming and its effects on a global scale and in Finland. Opinions on the biggest sources of the greenhouse gases were also investigated.

The respondents also named possible ways of combating the climate change, and gave their opinions on what kind of measures the world will be able to take to combat it in the next few years. The importance of various bodies, organisations, and individual actions in fighting the global warming was examined.

Background variables included respondent's gender, age group, basic and vocational education, occupational group, size of municipality, region (NUTS3), whether R belonged to any central organisations of Finnish trade unions, and which party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at the time of the study.

Keywords

air pollution; climate; climate change; decision making; developed countries; developing countries; environmental changes; environmental degradation; environmental quality; fumes; global warming; greenhouse effect

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Environment and conservation (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

• Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus)

Data Producers

• Think Tank e2

Time Period Covered

2006

Collection Dates

2006-10-17 – 2006-12-04

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish population aged 18 - 70 (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The sample of 2,500 people was drawn from the population register.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

118 variables and 1112 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data do not include responses to the open-ended question (comments and opinions) at the end of the questionnaire.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Ekholm, Peter (Think Tank e2) & Jutila, Karina (Think Tank e2) & Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus): Climate Change 2006 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-25). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2262

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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 Materials

Ekholm, Peter & Jutila, Karina & Kiljunen, Pentti (2006). Onpa ilmoja pidellyt - Ilmastonmuutos ja kansalainen. Helsinki : Ajatuspaja e2. Raportti.

Related Publications

Ekholm, Peter & Jutila, Karina & Kiljunen, Pentti (2006). Onpa ilmoja pidellyt - Ilmastonmuutos ja kansalainen. Helsinki: Ajatuspaja e2. Raportti.