FSD2433 Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2007

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Study title

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2007

Dataset ID Number

FSD2433

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2433

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

  • Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus)
  • ÅF-Consult

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy production and energy strategy. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. The respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes, and knowledge about energy issues were studied by presenting them with a number of statements relating to energy production, energy sources, climate change, energy prices, pollution, etc. The respondents were asked whether the liberalisation of the energy market has been an advantage or disadvantage to energy price levels, customer choice, energy producers and their image, use of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, prevention of climate change, future generations, etc. They were also asked whether Finland should increase or decrease the use of certain energy sources (e.g. coal, peat, natural gas, nuclear power, water power, wind power, bioenergy) in electricity generation.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, basic and vocational education, economic activity and occupational status, size of municipality of residence, region of residence, and which political party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at that time.

Keywords

climate change; energy; energy consumption; energy generation; energy policy; energy prices; energy supply; environment; environmental degradation; fossil fuels; hydropower; information sources; non-renewable energy; nuclear energy; radioactive wastes; renewable energy; wind energy

Topic Classification

Series

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1983-2011

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

  • Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus)
  • ÅF-Consult

Data Producers

  • Finnish Energy Industries
  • Fortum
  • Teollisuuden Voima

Time Period Covered

2007

Collection Dates

2007-11-06 – 2008-01-08

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 18-70 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The questionnaire was sent to 6,600 persons aged 18 - 70, randomly sampled from Finland's population register. Altogether, three separate samples were drawn. The entire Finnish population, including both Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking persons but excluding the Åland Islands residents, was represented by a sample of 5,000 persons. One additional sample of 600 persons represented the inhabitants of Loviisa, and another of 1,000 persons represented the inhabitants of Eurajoki. The respondents received either a Finnish or Swedish questionnaire according to their mother tongue.

No reminder letters were sent but the sample size was increased to reach the target number of responses. The number of adequately completed questionnaires was 1,278 and the total response rate was 19.4. Response rate varied somewhat between the samples: for the sample representing the entire Finnish population it was 19.6%, for Loviisa 20.3% and for Eurajoki 17.7%.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

19.4

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Number of Cases and Variables

105 variables and 1278 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus) & ÅF-Consult: Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2007 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2433

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Related Publications Tooltip

Kiljunen, Pentti (2008). Energia-asenteet 2007. Seurantatutkimustietoa suomalaisten suhtautumisesta energiapoliittisiin kysymyksiin 1983-2007 [verkkodokumentti]. http://www.yhdyskuntatutkimus.fi/eas_07/eas-tied_07.htm [viitattu 23.2.2024].

Kari, Mika & Kojo, Matti & Litmanen, Tapio (2010). Community Divided. Adaptation and Aversion towards the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Eurajoki and its Neighbouring Municipalities. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä. Tampere: University of Tampere. URN:ISBN:978-951-39-4149-9

Kojo, Matti, Kari, Mika & Litmanen, Tapio (2012). Nuclear community considering threats and benefits of final disposal. Local opinions regarding the spent nuclear fuel repository in Finland. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management (IJETM) 15(2),124-145.

Taivalantti, Kirsi (2016) Sähkömarkkinat suomalaisten silmin. Energiaa, energiayhtiöitä ja sähkön kilpailuttamista koskevat asenteet ja niiden muutos. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Yhteiskunta- ja kulttuuritieteiden yksikkö. Pro gradu -tutkielma. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201606031788

Lauttamäki, Ville (2018) Geoenergia kiinteistöjen lämmitysratkaisujen markkinoilla Suomessa energiakriisien ajoista 2030-luvulle. Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis Turkuensis Sarja - ser. E osa - tom. 29 Oeconomica Turku 2018. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-29-7234-0

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