Aineiston nimi

Finnish Science Barometer 2016

Aineistonumero

FSD3137

Pysyvä tunniste

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3137

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus)

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey studied Finnish public opinion on science and research, scientific-technical development, and sources of scientific information. The 2016 version also measured opinions on education budget cuts introduced by the Finnish government.

The respondents rated their interest in following various subject areas in the media (e.g. culture and arts, sports, economy, politics, science and research), and interest in specific scientific and research issues (e.g. new scientific innovations, medicine, information technology, space research or history research). The importance of various sources of information on science and scientific development was surveyed. The respondents were asked to name one present-day and one former prominent Finnish scientist, as well as an invention or accomplishment of Finnish science.

One question explored trust in various institutions: the Parliament, the church, trade unions, the media, armed forces, universities, the European Union, main research funders etc. Views were probed on how well certain aspects of science (for instance, quality of research, ethical issues, science funding, usefulness of science to everyday life) have been taken care of in Finland. The respondents were also asked whether science can solve certain problems or help mankind (e.g. find a cure for cancer, raise the standard of living, eradicate hunger from the world, promote peace, happiness, security or democracy, decrease unemployment).

The survey also carried various of attitudinal statements on science and research. Statements covered, for instance, co-operation between universities and businesses, scientific information in the media, alternative medicine, relationship between science and religion, vivisection, genetic engineering, use of scientific information in decision-making, science funding and its allocation, science and research policy, impact of scientific and technological development, university policy, arts and humanities, ethics, and science in social media.

The 2016 survey also introduced a new question that investigated the respondents' views on education budget cuts introduced by the Finnish government and the effect of these cuts on science.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, size of the municipality of residence, region, basic and vocational education, field of education, and economic activity and occupational status.

Asiasanat

research; science; scientific development; scientific progress; scientific research; technology and innovation

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Information technology (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Biotechnology (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Educational policy (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Finnish Science Barometers

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

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

Kerääjät

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Tuottajat

• Tieteen tiedotus ry

Ajallinen kattavuus

2016

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2016-05-31 – 2016-08-08

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

People aged 18-70 living in Finland (poislukien the Åland Islands)

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Probability: Simple random

Simple random sampling. A sample of 7,000 persons was randomly selected from the population register. The gross sample was increased by 1,000 persons compared to earlier studies in the series in order to reach the goal of 1,000 respondents in a single postal round. The first round yielded 1,056 adequately filled questionnaires, which is slightly more than in the previous study (2013, 971 responses), but quite close to the average number of responses throughout the series. As the reminder was not sent to all persons in the sample, the response rate is not reported.

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Datatiedostojen kieli

Aineistopaketti voi sisältää samoja tiedostoja eri kielisinä.

Aineisto sisältää datatiedostoja seuraavilla kielillä: suomi.

Tietoarkisto kääntää kvantitatiivisia datatiedostoja englanniksi. Lisätietoja käännöspyynnön jättämisestä.

Datan versio

2.0

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus): Finnish Science Barometer 2016 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3137

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Varaumat

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Käytön ja kuvailun oheismateriaalit

Kiljunen, Pentti (2016). Tiedebarometri 2016. Tutkimus suomalaisten suhtautumisesta tieteeseen ja tieteellis-tekniseen kehitykseen [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Tieteen tiedotus ry. Raportin pdf-versio 19.10.2016 http://www.tieteentiedotus.fi/files/Tiedebarometri_2016.pdf [viitattu 12.12.2016].

Julkaisut aineistosta

Kiljunen, Pentti (2016). Tiedebarometri 2016. Tutkimus suomalaisten suhtautumisesta tieteeseen ja tieteellis-tekniseen kehitykseen [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Tieteen tiedotus ry. Raportin pdf-versio 19.10.2016 http://www.tieteentiedotus.fi/files/Tiedebarometri_2016.pdf [viitattu 12.12.2016].

Summary of the Finnish Science Barometer 2016. A study of the Finns' attitudes towards science and their opinions on scientific and technological progress. Helsinki: Finnish Society for Scientific Information. http://www.yhdyskuntatutkimus.fi/tb6/english6.htm [cited 5.9.2023]