FSD0153 World Values Survey 1996: Finnish Data
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Gallup Finland
Abstract
The data is the Finnish subset for the 1995-1996 World Values Survey. The following topics are surveyd: what areas in life the respondents think as important in their lives, are they satisfied with their life and economic circumstances of their household, and how is their health. In view of child rearing, the respondents were asked what qualities and characteristics should be encouraged in a child and what things should children learn at home. Under study were also the respondents' membership in various organisations and associations as well as their expectations and experiences of being in control of one's own life. Opinions on the ideal number of children and the position of women in society were charted. In relation to politics, the respondents were asked about their political attitudes, views on the Finnish democracy, duties and obligations of the government, and the scope of corruption and bribery in the country. Also studied was which party the respondent would vote in parliamentary elections, and what party (s)he would not vote for under any circumstances. The respondents were also asked how their families fared economically the past year. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's marital status, number of children, gender, age, education, occupation, economic activity, working hours, and household income.
Keywords
child rearing; families; lifestyles; membership; moral values; party support; political attitudes; satisfaction; voting behaviour
Topic Classification
political studies; sociology (FSD Topics Classification)
mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion; religion and values; social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
EVS (European Values Study) and WVS (World Values Survey)
Restrictions
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes; FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
Gallup Finland
Data Producer
Gallup Finland
Prime Minister's Office
Collection Date
May 1996 - June 1996
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Person
Universe
People aged 18 or over resident in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
Multistage stratified sampling
A three-stage stratified sampling was used. In the first stage the number of subjects required by the survey was regionally divided by province. In the second stage the number of subjects was divided within each province by municipality subgroup. City municipalities were grouped into big and small cities and rural municipalities into three different subgroups based on the occupational structure of the population. The third stage consisted of sampling starting points (starting addresses) in the selected municipalities. The number of starting points depended on the population size. The interviews were conducted with the random-walk method. Six interviews were made starting from the randomly selected starting points. One member corresponding to the age and gender eligibility criteria was chosen for the interview from each sample household.
Collection Mode
Face-to-face interview
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Time Method
Cross-sectional study
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats.
Data version
2.1 (17.8.2007)
Other Material
Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish
Related Studies
FSD0152 World Values Surveys, European Values Surveys 1981-1984, 1990-1993 ja 1995-1997
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
World Values Survey 1996: Finnish data [computer file]. FSD0153, version 2.1 (2007-08-17). Espoo: Gallup Finland [data collection], 1996. Espoo: Gallup Finland & Helsinki: Prime Minister's Office [producers]. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2007.
Depositing Requirements
The archive must be informed of all publications where the data have been used.
Disclaimer
The depositor and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
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