Study title

Development Cooperation Survey 2009

Dataset ID Number

FSD2464

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2464

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish opinion on and knowledge of the country's development cooperation, its importance, content, objectives, and allocation. Some questions focused on the UN Millennium Development Goals.

The respondents were asked whether they considered development cooperation to be important, and why. Opinions on the most important goals and areas (e.g. education, health care, industry) for development aid were surveyed as well as where in the world it should be directed. The respondents' familiarity with the UN Millennium Development Goals was surveyed. They were also asked to select the most important goals. Further questions focused on development cooperation and its importance, the most important goals of Finland's development policy, and areas in which Finland has something to give to developing countries in particular.

Views on whether development cooperation increased international security were probed. Some questions probed the respondents' views on how Finland should take into account developing countries in climate change issues. Opinions on the relationship between Finland's trade and development policy were also queried. They were also asked whose responsibility it is to help developing countries to survive the financial crisis. Some questions pertained to whether there was enough information available on development cooperation and developing countries, whether more information should be available on some topics, and from which sources the respondents had received most information. They also evaluated the reliability of the information given by the authorities, civil society groups, and the media. In addition, they were asked to choose five most important forms of development cooperation and to sort them in order of importance. Views on the amount of funds Finland spent on development cooperation in 2008 (as per cent of the GNP) were probed, as well as opinions on the amount of funds Finland should spend. The respondents were also asked whether Finland should increase the amount of funds allocated to development cooperation in the light of the current financial situation. Those who thought the amount of funds should be increased were asked how the increase should be financed. All the respondents were asked whether Finland's development cooperation was effective and successful.

Opinions were explored on the greatest challenges of development cooperation. The respondents' satisfaction on Finland's actions in relation to different crises and disasters was also investigated. They also gave their opinions on how individuals could best help developing countries. Finally, the respondents were asked how important they considered that the origin of development aid is visible in Finnish development cooperation targets.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, occupation, province of residence, and household size.

Keywords

developing countries; development aid (international); development policy; disaster relief; economic recession; global warming; information sources; international cooperation; public expenditure; social influence; the UN Millennium Project; trade policy; voluntary aid

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Development Cooperation Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Time Period Covered

2009

Collection Dates

2009-06-04 – 2009-06-23

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-79 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

The survey was conducted as face-to-face interviews in the respondents' homes, and it was part of an omnibus study. In this survey, quota sampling based on age, gender, province of residence, and type of municipality of residence was used. The sample size was 1,000 persons. Interviews were conducted in 82 municipalities (out of which 43 were cities or towns and 39 other municipalities) by 50 interviewers, trained by Taloustutkimus.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable indicating municipality has been removed from the data.

Variable group q2_x contains more items than in the quesionnaire.

The pretext of variable group q14b_x contains an error (the filter applies to variable q14a).

Weighting

The data contain a weight variable, "Painokerroin", with which the sample is weighted to represent the target population.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Development Cooperation Survey 2009 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2464

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Kehitysyhteistyö 2009. Ulkoasiainministeriö: Heinäkuu 2009 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Taloustutkimus. http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=38613&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI [viitattu 2.12.2009].

Related Publications

Kehitysyhteistyö (2009). Ulkoasiainministeriö: Heinäkuu 2009 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Taloustutkimus. http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=38613&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI [viitattu 2.12.2009].