Study title

Finnish Attitudes to Immigration: Iltalehti Survey 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3063

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3063

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Taloustutkimus

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Rahkonen, Juho (Taloustutkimus)

Abstract

The survey, commissioned by the tabloid newspaper Iltalehti, charted public opinion on Finland's refugee policy and asylum seekers arriving in the country.

First, the respondents were asked whether they accepted that Finland opened new reception centres for asylum seekers. Views were also probed on whether Finland should select asylum seekers based on their religion, that is, accept only those who are Christians. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with the following three statements: 'Finland should do more to help Europe deal with the migrant crisis', 'The majority of asylum seekers are only seeking a better standard of living, that is, they have no real need for protection', 'Finland offers too generous social security benefits for asylum seekers'. Finally, the respondents were asked how problematic or untrue they thought some issues/statements were. The issues presented related to asylum seekers being young males, mostly muslims, dark-skinned, not looking poor and distressed, and whether asylum seekers would integrate into Finnish society and become taxpayers.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, region of residence, occupational status and economic activity, household income and size, household composition, the ages of children living at home and political preferences.

Keywords

asylum seekers; crime; immigration policy; refugees; religion; right to political asylum; social integration; social security benefits

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

• Iltalehti

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015-08-24 – 2015-08-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Adult population of Finland aged 15 and over (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The sample was drawn from the Population Register of Finland through stratified random sampling.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

33 variables and 1005 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD3062 Finnish Attitudes to Immigration: Suomen Kuvalehti Survey 2015

Weighting

There is a weight variable bv13 which weighs the data to represent the adult population of Finland aged 15 and over in terms of age, gender, region of residence and household size. The unweighted n-number indicates the number of interviewees in various population groups and the weighted n-number indicates the number of persons in the corresponding actual population group (per thousand persons).

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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

Taloustutkimus: Finnish Attitudes to Immigration: Iltalehti Survey 2015 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3063

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Elsing, Alexandra (2017) The Effect of Trauma and Discrimination on the Psychological Well-Being Among Asylum-Seekers in Finland. Pro gradu, Åbo Akademi.