Aineiston nimi

Finnish Science Barometer 2022

Aineistonumero

FSD3785

Pysyvä tunniste

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3785

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Varpula, Vesa (Tieteen tiedotus ry)

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey studied Finnish public opinion on science and scientific-technical development. The study was commissioned by Tieteen tiedotus ry.

First, the respondents were asked how interested they were in several topics (e.g. culture and art, sports, environment, politics, technology). The importance of various sources of information on science and scientific development was also surveyed (e.g. newspapers, TV, radio, scientific publications, the internet, social media, seminars and lectures). Next, trust in various institutions (e.g. the Parliament, the church, trade unions, the media, armed forces, universities, the European) and science and research in general was examined. The respondents were also asked to name a Finnish researcher who they felt was trustworthy.

The respondents' views on how they expected scientific and technological developments to change people's daily lives in the next 10-20 years were investigated. The respondents were also asked whether they thought that science can solve certain problems or considerably help mankind (e.g. find a cure for cancer, raise the standard of living, stop or delay climate change, eradicate hunger from the world, decrease unemployment, promote peace and democracy). Additionally, opinions on how well certain aspects of science (e.g. quality of research, level of technology and medicine, ethical issues, science funding, usefulness of science to society and everyday life) have been taken care of in Finland were charted.

The survey also carried various attitudinal statements on science and research. The statements covered, for instance, relationships between religion and science, science funding, alternative medicine, researchers' involvement in politics, use of scientific information in political decision-making, impact of scientific and technological development, climate change, and nutrition. Finally, the respondents' opinions on immunization were charted with questions relating to, for example, the effectiveness and safety of vaccines, the reliability of information given by authorities, and the right to choose or decline immunization for themselves or their children. The impact that the coronavirus pandemic had had on the respondents' trust in various bodies (e.g. researchers, journalists, health officials, influencers who criticise health officials) was also surveyed.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, number of inhabitants in municipality of residence, NUTS3 region of residence, type of accommodation, household characteristics, basic and vocational education, field of education, statistical grouping of municipalities, political party preference, perceived social class, economic activity and occupational status, and household's annual income.

Asiasanat

COVID-19; immunization; institutions; mass media; research; science; scientific development; scientific progress; 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

• Kantar TNS Finland

Ajallinen kattavuus

2022

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2022-05-27 – 2022-06-11

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

People aged over 18 residing in Finland (poislukien the Åland Islands)

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Probability: Simple random

The data were collected with an online survey through a Gallup Forum panel by Kantar TNS Oy. The data include the responses of 1,085 persons in total.

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

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

1.0

Painokertoimet

The data include a weight variable (Weight) which weights the data to be representative of the population in mainland Finland in terms of gender, age, and region of residence.

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

Varpula, Vesa (Tieteen tiedotus ry): Finnish Science Barometer 2022 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-06-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3785

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

Tiedebarometri 2022. Tutkimus suomalaisten suhteesta tieteeseen ja tieteellis-tekniseen kehitykseen [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Tieteen tiedotus ry.

Julkaisut aineistosta

Summary of the Finnish Science Barometer. A Study of Public Opinion and Attitudes Towards Science and Technology in Finland. [online]. Helsinki: Finnish Society for Scientific Information. https://www.tieteentiedotus.fi/files/tiedebarometri_2022_en.pdf [cited 25.5.2023].

Tiedebarometri 2022. Tutkimus suomalaisten suhtautumisesta tieteeseen ja tieteellis-tekniseen kehitykseen [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Tieteen tiedotus ry. https://www.tieteentiedotus.fi/files/tiedebarometri_2022_fi.pdf [viitattu 25.5.2023]

Tiedebarometri 2022 lisäaineistoa [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Tieteen tiedotus ry. https://www.tieteentiedotus.fi/files/TB2022tilastot.pdf