Study title

Youth Leisure Survey 2009

Dataset ID Number

FSD2428

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2428

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Abstract

The survey charted the leisure time of young people, its amount and meaningfulness from the viewpoint of 10-29-year-olds (n=1,201). Young people's experiences on whether they were able to influence their leisure time possibilities were also surveyed.

First, the respondents were presented with questions on their education and employment situation and financial situation at home. They were asked whether they belonged to various groups or gangs, whether they represented a certain youth culture, and whether they experienced the line between work and leisure as blurred. Those who lived with their parents were asked how much they felt they could influence for example their curfew, time spent with friends, common family purchases, and their own hobbies. Participating in various clubs, organisations and hobbies was investigated by asking the respondents how long they had been involved in the activities in question, whether they belonged to any boards or organs, whether they participated in planning the activities, and whether they believed they would still be in after two years. In addition, they were asked whether they participated in activities not taking place within any club or organisation or in activities not arranged by any club or organisation.

Attitudes towards leisure time activities were probed by asking the respondents whether there should be separate activities for girls and boys, whether they considered organisational activities old-fashioned, whether their parents allowed them to participate in the activities, whether they had enough money for participation, and whether they felt they were able to influence the leisure time activities arranged in their municipality of residence. Political activity was charted by asking the respondents to place their household and themselves on the left-right axis. Further questions pertained to alcohol and cannabis use. Finally, the respondents were asked about being in contact with friends and family members, their satisfaction with leisure time, life and health, and with whom they talked about difficult issues.

Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, mother tongue and education.

Keywords

adolescents; alcoholism; education; family life; hobbies; interpersonal communication; leisure time; politics; travel

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Children and Youth Leisure Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Innolink Research

Data Producers

• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs

Time Period Covered

2009

Collection Dates

2009-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish young people aged 10-29 (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The sample was drawn from the population register. Out of the 2,958 in the sample, 1,201 were interviewed. 1,141 of them were Finnish-speaking and 60 Swedish-speaking. The interviewers did not reach 25-30% of the sample, 10% had wrong numbers and 15-20% refused.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

3.0

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FSD1224 Young People, Voluntary Organisations and Globalisation 2001

FSD2846 Youth Leisure Survey 2013

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

For reasons of privacy, the variable indicating municipality has been removed from the data. In addition, the open-ended organization variable q11b_13b was 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: Youth Leisure Survey 2009 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-09-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2428

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Myllyniemi, Sami (2009). Aika vapaalla. Nuorten vapaa-aikatutkimus 2009. Helsinki: Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta (Nuora), julkaisuja; 40 & Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusverkosto. Nuorisotutkimusseura, julkaisuja; 92.

Pulkka, Outi (2017). Nuorten aikuisten kiintymystyylin yhteys sosiaalisiin suhteisiin. Kuopio: Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Sosiaalipsykologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Toivonen, Olli: Partiosta yhteiskunnan portaille. Turun Yliopisto, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, yleinen kasvatustiede Proseminaari Joulukuu 2016