Study title

Finnish Youth Survey 2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2382

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2382

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora)
• Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network

Abstract

The youth survey focused on Finnish young people's employment, education, the Internet, the future, participation in local policy, and relationship to society.

First, questions related to work and education were presented. The respondents were asked about the nature of their work, whether they had been unemployed, and how much unemployment benefit they had received during their period of unemployment. The respondents also assessed the importance of various school subjects and the characteristics they considered important in getting on in life. They also estimated how various characteristics affect one's employment possibilities.

The respondents were asked which services offered by their municipality of residence they used, how often they used them, and whether they knew where to find those services. They were also asked how important they considered municipal youth facilities, youth council, organised afternoon activities, and other services aimed at young people.

Participation in local decision-making was charted. The respondents were asked whether there was a youth council in their municipality of residence, whether they felt they could influence matters in their municipality of residence, whether they were going to vote in municipal elections, and whether they considered online voting to be a factor that would activate voters. Internet use was queried by asking the respondents how much time they spent on the Internet weekly, which services they used, and the amount of money they had spent on the Internet. In addition, they gave their opinions on the amount of influence their families, friends, school, the media, and society had on their hobbies, political orientation, use of intoxicants, and career choice.

The respondents' political orientation, values, and interest in political issues were charted by presenting them with a series of questions. Their identification with various groups, such as their family, city, Europe and church was also examined.

Finally, the respondents were asked how they viewed their possibilities of influencing their own future, how important they considered for instance traditional values, partying, studying, school success, possibilities of seeing foreign cultures, money, and success with their hobbies.

Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, mother tongue, household composition, level of education and economic activity.

Keywords

adolescents; education; future; housing; internet; labour and employment; satisfaction; social systems; unemployment; voting; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Youth Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs
• Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008-04 – 2008-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Young people aged 15-29 living in Finland (excluding People living in the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

Random sampling from the population register with strata based on age, gender, mother tongue, and place of residence. 1,933 young people were interviewed, out of which 131 were Swedish-speaking.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

366 variables and 1933 cases.

Data Version

3.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

There are only 257 responses to some questions, because the interview was shortened during data collection.

The variable indicating municipality has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora) & Finnish Youth Research Society: Finnish Youth Survey 2008 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2382

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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

Myllyniemi, Sami (2008). Mitä kuuluu? Nuorisobarometri 2008. Helsinki: Opetusministeriö. Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta (Nuora), julkaisuja; 39 & Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusverkosto. Nuorisotutkimusseura, julkaisuja; 88.

Demokratiaindikaattorit 2013. Toim. Borg, Sami. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö. Selvityksiä ja ohjeita 52/2013. URN:ISBN:978-952-259-334-4

Lähde, Minna (2012) Yhtä suurta joukkoa vai eri laidoilla? Kuinka syrjäytymisvaarassa olevat nuoret ja työttömät nuoret eroavat muista nuorista Nuorisobarometrien valossa? Sosiologian pro gradu-tutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto.