Study title

Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2005: Ristijärvi

Dataset ID Number

FSD2483

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2483

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hentilä, Helka-Liisa (University of Oulu. Department of Architecture)
• Jauhiainen, Jussi (University of Oulu. Department of Geography)
• Luoma, Pentti (University of Oulu. Department of Educational Sciences and Teacher Education)
• Mäntysalo, Raine (University of Oulu. Department of Architecture)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Hagman, Minna
• Mäntysalo, Raine
• Mönkkönen, Marja
• Ruonala, Pauliina
• Ryhänen, Aila
• Soudunsaari, Leena
• Kuparinen, Marja

Abstract

The data are part of the EkoSuKaT research project studying the sustainability of community structures and physical environment in growing and declining regions of Northern Finland. The main aim was to study the needs of communities in order to ensure sustainable residential area development. Six growing and declining residential areas in the outskirts of Oulu and in the Kainuu region were chosen for the study. The areas chosen are typical of their region. This dataset covered the municipality of Ristijärvi.

A number of questions gathered information on the respondent's current dwelling and its amenities, housing tenure, length of residence in the dwelling and in Ristijärvi. Access to and use of a car were charted. Further questions covered opinions on various aspects of the neighbourhood, its streets, buildings and open spaces, neighbourhood facilities and services, community safety, noise levels, neighbours, participation in local activities, child day care, school, and co-operation between parents, day care centres and schools.

The respondents were asked about their social networks within and outside Ristijärvi. Open-ended questions charted what kind of places they regarded as their home and what kind of places they would never regard as home. Views were probed on various issues related to nature and environment (e.g. recycling, environmental problems, impact of constructing new buildings). The respondents' leisure time activities were studied by asking how many times they had been to/visited a library, a theatre, a restaurant, a sports facility, or a religious event during the past year, or had gone hunting or picking berries etc. Some questions explored opinions on increasing the number of inhabitants in Ristijärvi, where and what kind of new buildings to construct, planning objectives etc.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic education, occupational status and economic activity, place of study or work, and household composition.

Keywords

architecture; community development; community life; housing; leisure time activities; local community facilities; neighbourhoods; neighbours; personal safety; place of residence; rural planning

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Housing (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Community, urban and rural life (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

• University of Oulu. EkoSuKaT research project

Time Period Covered

2005

Collection Dates

2005-06-09 – 2005-07

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Ristijärvi

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Ristijärvi households with at least one person aged 18 or over

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The questionnaire was posted to all Ristijärvi households, addressed to the oldest person in the household. Their address information was obtained from the population register maintained by the Kajaani Local Register Office which selected the person to whom the letter is to be addressed on the basis of age. The cover letter instructed that one member of the household, aged 18 or over, would fill in the questionnaire and return it by post. Of the 718 questionnaires posted, 10 were non-contacts, therefore the sample was 708 households. After a follow-up posting, 255 adequately filled-in questionnaires were returned.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

36.0

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

2.0

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FSD2481 Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2005: Liminka

FSD2482 Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2006: Suomussalmi

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

During archiving, variable q8 containing information on the neighbourhood of residence has been removed from the data. Some of the responses to open-ended questions are missing from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Hentilä, Helka-Liisa (University of Oulu) & Jauhiainen, Jussi (University of Oulu) & Luoma, Pentti (University of Oulu) & Mäntysalo, Raine (University of Oulu): Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2005: Ristijärvi [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2483

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

Karsikas, Martti & Mäntysalo, Raine (toim) (2006) EkoSuKaT-tutkimushankkeen väliraportti 5. RISTIJÄRVI. Yhdyskuntasuunnittelun laboratorio, Arkkitehtuurin osasto, Julkaisu C 104. Oulun yliopisto, Oulu. Saatavana myös pdf-muodossa: http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9514281306/

Hentilä, Helka-Liisa & Mäntysalo, Raine & Soudunsaari, Leena (toim.) (2006).EkoSuKaT. Ekotehokkuus Supistuvissa ja Kasvavissa Taajamissa. Muuttuvan yhdyskuntarakenteen fyysinen, sosiaalinen ja ekologinen kestävyys. Loppuraportti. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto. Arkkitehtuurin osasto. Julkaisu B 27.

Hagman, Minna (2006). Seniorien paluumuutto: Ristijärvellä syntyneiden suurten ikäluokkien asumisura ja paluumuuton mahdollisuus. Opinnäyte: Pro gradu -työ: Oulun yliopisto, maantieteen laitos.

Jauhiainen, Jussi S. (2009) Will the Retiring Baby Boomers Return to Rural Periphery? Journal of Rural Studies 25: 1 (January), 25-34. DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2008.05.001.

Luoma, Pentti (2008) Luonto vapaa-ajan resurssina Pohjois-Suomessa [English abstract: Nature as a Leisure Resource in Northern Finland]. Teoksessa: Karjalainen, Timo P. & Luoma, Pentti & Reinikainen, Kalle (toim) Ympäristösosiologian virrat ja verkostot. Juhlakirja professori Timo Järvikosken 60-vuotispäivänä. Oulun yliopisto, Thule-instituutti, Oulu, 207 - 224. Saatavana myös pdf-muodossa: http://thule.oulu.fi/suomi/tutkimus/ymparistososiologia.html

Luoma, Pentti & Karjalainen, Timo P. & Reinikainen, Kalle (2006): Johdatusta tietokoneavusteiseen laadulliseen tutkimukseen - esimerkkinä NVivo 7. Julkaisussa: Metsämuuronen, Jari (toim) (2006) Laadullisen tutkimuksen käsikirja. International Methelp, Helsinki.

Leinonen, Reijo (2021). Ristijärvi ja Tupos 2005. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto, matematiikka. Luonnontieteiden kandidaatin tutkielma. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202201171051