Study title

Volunteering in Finland 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3253

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3253

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Kansalaisareena
• Taloustutkimus
• Sivis Study Centre
• Church Council

Abstract

This survey studied voluntary work in Finland. The data were collected by Taloustutkimus and the study was commissioned by Kansalaisareena (Citizen Forum), Sivis Study Centre and the Church Council of Evangelical Lutheran Church.

First, the study charted how many hours the respondents had spent on voluntary work in different sectors (e.g. social welfare and health care, sports, children and youth, culture, immigrants). Further questions investigated the hours spent on voluntary work in general during the past four weeks and the past year, and the type, duration, and frequency of the voluntary activities as well as whether it was organised by an association/voluntary organisation. The survey also examined the types of tasks included in the voluntary work (e.g. administrative and educational tasks, soup kitchen work, group instruction, cleaning, fundraising, providing peer support). The respondents were asked to what degree they agreed or disagreed with statements relating to their need for training and support for volunteering, need for peer support activities in health care, voluntary work in working hours or as part of studies, and advantages gained through volunteering for their working life. The respondents were asked about the use of different types of search engines on the Internet designed for finding voluntary work. Reasons for not participating in voluntary activities were also charted (e.g. health issues, previous bad experiences, insufficient guidance and training).

Finally, the respondents who had participated in voluntary work were asked what they had learned from the voluntary activities. Response options included, for example, communication skills, networking, ICT skills, presentation skills, problem-solving methods, and leadership skills.

Background variables included, among others, gender, age, economic activity and occupational status, marital status, household composition, income (respondent and household), level of education, political party preference, and regional variables such as NUTS3 region, number of inhabitants in R's municipality of residence, and type of the municipality (urban, semi-urban, rural).

Keywords

labour (resource); voluntary work; volunteering

Topic Classification

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

Series

Volunteer Activity Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Time Period Covered

2018

Collection Dates

2018-03

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons aged 15 - 79 residing in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

The interviews were part of Omnibus face-to-face interviews conducted by Taloustutkimus, mainly at respondents' homes. The sampling method was a starting point system where a random address is selected as a starting point for the interviews. During data collection, approximately one thousand persons aged 15 - 74 residing in Finland were interviewed. The Finnish Population Information System was used to form quotas representative of the Finnish population according to gender, age, region of residence, and number of inhabitants in the respondent's municipality of residence.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

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

The data do not contain the questionnaire. Background variables were numbered in the order that they appeared in the previous datasets in the series (FSD3276 and FSD3277). The background variables included for the first time in this survey were placed in numbered order after the other background variables.

To prevent identification of individuals, open-ended responses to the response option "Other, what?" of variables q2a, q2c, q4 and q6 as well as the variables denoting ID number, municipality of residence and postal code were removed.

Weighting

The data include a weight variable (paino) which weights the data to be representative of the target population in terms of gender, age, region of residence and number of persons living in the household.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Kansalaisareena & Taloustutkimus & Sivis Study Centre & Church Council: Volunteering in Finland 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2019-05-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3253

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

Rahkonen, Juho (2018). Vapaaehtoistyön tekeminen Suomessa. Tutkimusraportti. Helsinki:Taloustutkimus. http://www.kansalaisareena.fi/ka2016/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Vapaaehtoistyo_tutkimusraportti-2018.pdf [viitattu 6.6.2019].

Related Publications

Rahkonen, Juho (2018). Vapaaehtoistyön tekeminen Suomessa. Tutkimusraportti. Helsinki: Taloustutkimus.

Rahkonen, Juho (2018). Tutkimusraportti. Vapaaehtoistyön tekeminen Suomessa [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Taloustutkimus. http://www.kansalaisareena.fi/ka2016/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Vapaaehtoistyo_tutkimusraportti-2018.pdf [viitattu 6.6.2019].

Sipola, Merja (2019). Vapaaehtoistoimintaan osallistuminen suomalaisessa yhteiskunnassa. Kirkkososiologian pro gradu -tutkielma. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201907023129