Study title

New Students in Universities 2014: First Impressions

Dataset ID Number

FSD3057

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3057

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Nyyti ry

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Lindberg, Annina
• Marttinen, Elina
• Savolainen, Minna

Abstract

The survey charted the first impressions that new university and polytechnic students had about beginning their studies. The survey examined the respondents' views on issues relating to starting their studies, such as moving from their childhood home, learning to live on their own, tutoring, and student events. Furthermore, the respondents' views on their own ability to cope in this new life situation were investigated. All students who began their studies in higher education institutions in Finland in the fall of 2014 were eligible for the survey.

The first part of the survey charted moving and living conditions of the respondents by asking if they had moved out of their childhood home and/or hometown because of their studies. The respondents were also asked to evaluate how difficult certain things were for them, such as finding an apartment and housekeeping. Next, the respondents were asked how difficult they found certain issues relating to studies and student community, such as getting to know other students or doing their first actual course work.

Opinions on student events, parties, and alcohol use in conjunction with student events were charted. The respondents were asked to evaluate their life management skills in areas such as time management and stress control. Lastly, the respodents anwsered questions on how prepared they were to deal with potential problems that could arise during their studies.

The background variables were the respondent's gender, age, and place of study.

Keywords

educational guidance; higher education institutions; living conditions; residential mobility; student organizations; students; substance use; tutoring

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social change (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

New Students in Universities: First Impressions

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• Nyyti ry

Time Period Covered

2014

Collection Dates

2014-08-25 – 2014-10-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

New students in Finnish higher education institutions who had begun their studies in the fall of 2014

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Internet-survey on the website of Nyyti Ry. New students who had begun their studies in the fall of 2014 in Finnish higher educational institutions had the chance to participate in the survey. The survey was available in Finnish, English, and Swedish.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

5.2

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

A new version had to be made from the excel file that was delivered to the FSD in order to open it with SPSS. In addition to the data matrix, the original excel file contained information on the questionnaire that SPSS could not read.

The data have been anonymized in accordance with the anonymization plan of the series. Open-ended answers q16 and q29 have been anonymized regarding personal or otherwise specific information. The variable bv2 (age) has been categorized into larger groups. Open-ended variables bv3_2 (educational institute: other, please specify) and bv4_2 (location of the university: other, please specify) have been removed at the FSD.

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

Nyyti ry: New Students in Universities 2014: First Impressions [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2017-06-28). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3057

Deposit Requirement

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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

Lindberg, Annina & Marttinen, Elina & Akolahti, Pasi & Savolainen, Minna (2015) Raportti uusien opiskelijoiden kyselystä 2014. Nyyti ry.

Related Publications

Lindberg, Annina & Marttinen, Elina & Akolahti, Pasi & Savolainen, Minna (2015). Tunnelmat vaihtelevat hauskasta ja kotoisasta aina kauhuun ja hukassaoloon. Raportti uusien opiskelijoiden kyselystä 2014. Helsinki: Nyyti ry. https://www.nyyti.fi/Raportti%20uusien%20opiskelijoiden%20kyselyst%C3%A4%202014.pdf [viitattu 22.9.2015].