FSD2922 European Social Survey 2012: Finnish Data
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Study title
European Social Survey 2012: Finnish Data
Dataset ID Number
FSD2922
Persistent identifier
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2922Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Fitzgerald, Rory (City University. Centre for Comparative Social Surveys)
- Jowell, Roger (City University. Centre for Comparative Social Surveys)
- ESS Core Scientific Team
- Ervasti, Heikki (University of Turku. Department of Social Research)
Other Identification/Acknowledgements
- Nieminen, Markku (Statistics Finland)
Abstract
The survey studied several themes, including the use of media, social trust, political participation and interest, political trust, political orientation and commitment, satisfaction with own circumstances and certain public services, perceptions of own well-being, religious views, experiences of discrimination, and national and ethnic identity. These themes are recurring in different ESS rounds.
Themes for the rotating modules in this collection round included personal and social well-being and understanding of and opinions on democracy. The survey also charted views on immigration and values (Schwartz Human Values Scale).
The respondents' socio-demographics were widely charted, including, among others, household composition, gender, age, type of neighbourhood, education, occupation, background information on spouse and parents, trade union membership, household income, and marital status.
Keywords
democracy; immigration; labour and employment; minority groups; political participation; politics; trust
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
ESS (European Social Survey)Distributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Original Archive
Sikt - Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research. Data Archive and distributor of ESS data for ESS ERIC.
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Statistics Finland
Time Period Covered
2012
Collection Dates
2012-09-03 – 2013-01-31
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
People aged 15 years and older residing in Finland
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Probability: Simple random
A total of 3,300 people aged 15 or older living in Finland were selected for the sample from the Statistics Finland population database. The overcoverage included deceased people and people residing abroad or in institutions. The population was divided by place of residence, gender and age. Each person selected for the sample was contacted at least four times before the case was classified as a non-contact.
Collection Mode
Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
67.3
Data File Language
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Data Version
2.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
Tre questionnaire included test questions with similar content but different wording. The questions were randomly assigned to the respondents as follows: Group A, questions I1 - I9; Group B, questions I10 - I18; Group C, questions I19 - I27; Group D, questions I28 - I36.
Variables B10b, B18b2, C17b, C21, C26, C28, F34, F34a F48, F49 F54 and F58 as well as the interviewer self-completion questions J1 - J9 are not included in the data archived at FSD.
Weighting
There are two weight variables in the data that weight the sample to match the general population characteristics (gender-age distributions, mother tongue, major region, statistical grouping of municipalities). The weights were computed by using Deville and Särndal's calibration method (JASA, 1992). The following distributions were used in weighting: 1) gender by age group: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-79, 80 and over, (2*13=26 categories), 2) respondent's mother tongue: Finnish and Sami; Swedish, Norwegian and Danish; others (3 categories), 3) modified major region classification (NUTS2): capital area, Southern Finland (not including the capital area) + Åland Islands, Eastern Finland, Western Finland, Northern Finland (5 categories) and 4) statistical grouping of municipalities: urban municipalities, densely populated municipalities, rural municipalities (3 categories). The original weight was calculated as follows: the sampling weight divided by the probability of responding at the level of population. Thus, the weight was the same for each person selected for the sample. The final weights were computed by using the the population distributions mentioned above. The calibration was done using a logit distance function and the bounds for the so-called g-weights were 0.7 and 1.5. The coefficient of variation for the final weights was 19.4 percent. The data were weighted using the CALMAR SAS macro (see Sautory 1993). The final weights were scaled so that their mean equals 1 and their sum equals the net sample size (analysis weight). The sum of the second weight variable (expansion weight) equals the number of Finns aged 15 and over (4.4 million).
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Bibliographical Citation
Fitzgerald, Rory (City University) & Jowell, Roger (City University) & ESS Core Scientific Team & Ervasti, Heikki (University of Turku): European Social Survey 2012: Finnish Data [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2922
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Special Terms and Conditions for Access
European Social Survey data is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
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The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
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