Study title

Finnish Views on Lutheranism 2017

Dataset ID Number

FSD3248

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3248

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Salomäki, Hanna (Church Research Institute)
• Ketola, Kimmo (Church Research Institute)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Ryyppö, Vesa (YouGov Finland. Sales Questor Oy)

Abstract

This study charted Finnish views on Lutheranism. First, the respondents were presented with a variety of statements concerning religion and they were asked to evaluate to what extent these statements depicted characteristic features of Lutheranism. After this, as the Lutheran Church celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, the respondents were asked whether they had noticed themes of Reformation in different channels, such as radio or television programmes, social media, newspapers, and the Church's communication, and whether the anniversary had given them new thoughts about the significance of the Reformation and Lutheranism on Finnish culture.

Next, the survey charted the respondents' membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland or other religious community as well as how often they participated in church services, how often they prayed, and whether or not they believed in the existence of God.

Background variables included gender, age group, region of residence (NUTS2), annual gross income of the household, type of municipality of residence, education level, use of social media services, economic activity and occupational status, and whether the respondent worked as someone's superior.

Keywords

christianity; church; religion; religious affiliation; religious behaviour; religious communities; religious doctrines

Topic Classification

• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• YouGov Finland

Data Producers

• Church Council

Time Period Covered

2017

Collection Dates

2017-11-24 – 2017-11-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish members of the YouGov survey panel aged 18 and over

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Internet survey for YouGov Finland's panel members. The panel includes over 20,000 members. Members were invited to respond until the targeted number of responses was reached.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

52 variables and 1006 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3247 Finnish Views on Lutheranism 2016

Weighting

The data contain a weight variable that weights the data according to target population distributions of gender, region of residence and membership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The initial sample was picked in the same way.

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

Salomäki, Hanna (Church Research Institute) & Ketola, Kimmo (Church Research Institute): Finnish Views on Lutheranism 2017 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2018-07-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3248

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 Publications

Karhu, Juha (2020). Rukoilun merkityksestä juutalaisuudessa: Pro gradu -kyselytutkimus Suomen juutalaisten rukoilemiseen liittyvistä käsityksistä. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Lähi-idän tutkimuksen pro gradu -tutkielma. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202012155200.