Study title

Finnish Energy Attitudes 2012

Dataset ID Number

FSD2825

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2825

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Energy (ET)

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy production and energy policy.

The respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes, and knowledge about energy issues were studied by presenting them with several statements relating to energy production. They were also asked whether Finland should increase or decrease the use of certain energy sources (e.g. coal, peat, natural gas, nuclear power, hydropower, wind power, renewable energy) in electricity generation.

Trust in various institutions and organisations as sources of information (e.g. different ministries, the government, energy companies, STUK - Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Greenpeace, WWF, the EU and various energy sector organisations) in energy issues was surveyed.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, type of R's municipality of residence, region (NUTS3) of residence, basic and vocational education, occupational status and economic activity, annual gross income of the household, and the political party R would have voted for if the parliamentary elections had been held at the time of the survey.

Keywords

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

Topic Classification

• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Engineering and technology (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Energy and natural resources (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Energy Attitudes

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• IROResearch

Time Period Covered

2012

Collection Dates

2012-10-08 – 2012-10-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 18-79 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

The survey was conducted as a combination of both a postal survey and an internet panel. For the postal survey, a sample of 2,300 persons was randomly sampled from Finland's population register. The sample for the internet panel was formed to be representative of the target population and the sample size was 550 persons.

Responding to the postal survey was also possible by filling in the questionnaire online. 417 persons responded to the postal survey, 367 of whom responded by posting the questionnaire and 50 of whom responded online. Thus, the response rate for the postal survey was 18%.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

18

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

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

During the archiving process, a variable containing postal codes has been removed.

Weighting

There is a weight variable (weight) in the data that weights the sample to be representative of the target population in terms of gender, age and municipality of residence.

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

Finnish Energy (ET): Finnish Energy Attitudes 2012 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2825

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 Materials

Suomalaisten Energia-asenteet 2012 (2012). Energiateollisuus ry. [verkkodokumentti]. http://energia.fi/sites/default/files/julkaisu_-_energia_asenteet_2012.pdf [viitattu 21.5.2013].

Related Publications

Vainio Annukka, Paloniemi Riikka & Varho Vilja: Weighing the risks of nuclear energy and climate change: Trust in different information sources, perceived risks, and willingness to pay for alternatives to nuclear power. Risk Analysis, 2016. DOI: 10.1111/risa.12640

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

Suomalaisten Energia-asenteet 2012 (2012). Energiateollisuus ry. [verkkodokumentti]. http://energia.fi/sites/default/files/julkaisu_-_energia_asenteet_2012.pdf [viitattu 21.5.2013].