Study title

Family Barometer 2010: Family Policy

Dataset ID Number

FSD2793

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2793

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Miettinen, Anneli (Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute)
• Rotkirch, Anna (Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute)

Abstract

The study charted the views of Finnish people on family policy and included themes such as family benefits, taxation, parenting, gender roles and work-life balance.

The respondents were first asked some questions about their situation, for example, whether they had any children and how many children under the ages of 18 and 10 they had. Those respondents who had children were asked whether they or the other parent had been on care leave (after parental leave, granted by the employer), how the family usually spent the child benefit and what things had been particularly important and challenging when they had had their first child. The way expenses and bills were paid between the respondent and their spouse was investigated as well as how satisfied the respondent was with various services for families with children. One question surveyed whether the respondents had regularly helped a relative not living in their household in the previous 12 months. Opinions on the ideal number of children were surveyed.

Relating to social policy in general, the respondents were asked whether Finnish social security benefits should be universal or directed at those with financial difficulties, what their opinion on the amount of taxes was and whether income tax could be increased if the increase in revenue were directed at certain purposes (e.g. care for the elderly). Relating to family policy, views were surveyed on how tax income should specifically be allocated if it was used to support families with children (e.g. on day care services, child health care), how child benefit should be paid based on the income of the family as well as the importance of various measures that could be taken to improve the circumstances of families with children and the importance of measures to develop family leave and work-life balance.

The respondents were also asked how fathers could be encouraged to take paternal leaves, to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to gender roles and whether care leave/home care allowance should also be granted to relatives other than parents who look after a small child and to people who are working and caring for their own parents. Opinions on the best type of taxation for families with children were charted.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's date of birth, gender, mother tongue, marital status, household composition, level of education, economic activity and occupational status, employer type, previous occupational status, membership in a trade union/professional organisation, self-placement on a left - right axis, self-perceived social class, personal gross annual income and place of residence. Further background variables included the mother tongues of the members of the household, household size, number and ages of children in the household, gross annual income of the household, type of accommodation, housing tenure and the respondent's/family's financial situation.

Keywords

child care; child day care; childbirth; children; families; family benefits; family policy; gender role; labour and employment; parental leave; parents; social security benefits; taxation

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Family Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• TNS Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute

Time Period Covered

2010

Collection Dates

2010-01 – 2010-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 20-64 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability

The invitation to participate in the survey was sent to 3,150 persons. 2,000 persons responded, out of whom half were women and half men.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

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.

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD3005 Family Barometer 2014: Family Policy in a Time of Crisis

Weighting

There is a weight variable 'weight' in the data that weights the sample to match the target population in terms of gender and place of residence distributions. The weight variable was created by TNS Gallup.

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

Miettinen, Anneli (Family Federation of Finland) & Rotkirch, Anna (Family Federation of Finland): Family Barometer 2010: Family Policy [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-05-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2793

Deposit Requirement

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

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Users of the data shall send Väestöliitto [Family Federation of Finland] a copy of all research publications based on or using the data. Publications shall be sent to the mail address: Väestöliitto, Väestöntutkimuslaitos, PL 849, 00101 HELSINKI, FINLAND.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

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Related Publications

Lainiala, Lassi (2010). Perhebarometri 2010. Perhepolitiikan uudet tuulet: perheen paluu. Helsinki: Väestöliitto. Väestöntutkimuslaitos. Katsauksia E 39/2010.

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Lainiala, Lassi (2014). Perhebarometri 2014. Perhepolitiikka kriisin aikana. Helsinki: Väestöliitto. Väestöntutkimuslaitos. Katsauksia E 48/2014.

Hollo, Hely (2019). Työväenluokka ja tasa-arvo. Kandidaatintutkielma. Sosiologia. Tampereen yliopisto.

Golovina K, Nitsche N, Berg V, Miettinen A, Rotkirch A, Jokela M (2023). Birth cohort changes in fertility ideals: Evidence from repeated cross-sectional surveys in Finland. European Sociological Review, jcad048. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcad048