Study title

Youth Leisure Survey 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2846

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2846

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora)
• Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network

Abstract

The survey studied the leisure time activities of Finnish children and young people aged from seven to 29. Data collection is carried out every three years and this time the main theme was physical and sporting activities.

The parents/guardians of the respondents between 7 and 14 years of age were first asked questions about the time the child spent on the computer (including tablet and smart phone), watching TV and exercising. The parents/guardians were also asked whether they themselves or the other parent/guardian had been involved in voluntary work relating to sports or exercise in the previous 12 months. The respondents aged 15-29 answered these questions themselves.

The respondents were asked how much leisure time they felt they had, how often they met their friends, spoke on the phone and chatted online with them, and how many close friends they had. The respondents aged 10-29 were asked whether they had a girl/boyfriend. The next set of questions investigated in which places and how often the respondents spent time with their friends as well as whether the respondents had ever felt that they were not welcome in a certain place.

The respondents' hobbies and physical activities were charted. Questions probed whether the respondents had a hobby and whether their parents participated in the hobby in any way. Questions about physical activities investigated whether the respondents thought they exercised enough, whether they did any sport or physical activity and how often they walked, cycled or used motor vehicles to travel to school, hobbies etc. Different ways and places to exercise were charted (e.g. with friends, in a sports club, university sports services) as well as whether the respondents had quit exercising in a sports club and the reasons for this.

The respondents who exercised were asked to rate the importance of various reasons for exercising and those who did not were asked the importance of a number reasons for not exercising. Hobbies and interests that did not involve physical exercise were surveyed as well as the frequency of these hobbies. Satisfaction with leisure time, appearance, fitness, health and life in general were was investigated.

Finally, the respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with statements about leisure time and life in general (e.g. "You can affect your leisure time opportunities in your neighbourhood", "You feel lonely") and whether they identified themselves as a child, young person or adult.

Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, mother tongue, household composition, number and ages of household members, education level of the mother, type of neighbourhood and gross annual income of the household. For those aged 15-29, further background variables included the type of educational institution, employment status, economic activity and education.

Keywords

adolescents; children; exercise (physical activity); hobbies; interpersonal communication; leisure time; leisure time activities; physical activities; social life; sport; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Physical fitness and exercise (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Children and Youth Leisure Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• MC-Info
• Norstat Finland

Data Producers

• Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network
• Advisory Council for Youth Affairs
• National Sports Council

Time Period Covered

2013

Collection Dates

2012-12

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish- or Swedish-speaking people aged 7-29 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The sample was drawn from the population register. Participants between 10 and 29 years of age were interviewed over the phone and those between seven and nine were interviewed face-to-face. 15-29-year-olds were directly contacted, while persons under 15 years of age were interviewed only after consent had been obtained from a parent. Out of the sample of 13,044 persons, 2,590 were reached. Out of the persons who were reached 41% were interviewed, 9% did not belong to the target population and 50% refused to participate. The total number of respondents was 1,205. Norstat Finland collected face-to-face interviews and telephone interviews in Swedish.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD1224 Young People, Voluntary Organisations and Globalisation 2001

FSD2428 Youth Leisure Survey 2009

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification, a variable indicating municipality of residence was removed from the data and the following regional variables were formed instead: bv1 (Statistical grouping of municipalities) and bv1c (Largest cities/towns).

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora) & Finnish Youth Research Society: Youth Leisure Survey 2013 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-21). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2846

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Related Publications

Myllyniemi, Sami & Berg, Päivi (2013). Nuoria liikeellä! Nuorten vapaa-aikatutkimus 2013. Helsinki: Valtion liikuntaneuvosto & Helsinki: Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta (Nuora) & Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusseura. Nuorisotutkimusverkosto. Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunnan julkaisuja nro 49. urn:isbn:978-952-5994-37-7

Fellman, Johanna (2015). Social bakgrund och fysisk aktivitet bland barn och unga. Vasa: Åbo Akademi. Fakulteten för pedagogik och välfärdsstudier. Pro gradu avhandling i socialpolitik.