FSD2479 Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2004: Temmes
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Hentilä, Helka-Liisa (University of Oulu. Department of Architecture)
Jauhiainen, Jussi (University of Oulu. Department of Geography)
Luoma, Pentti (University of Oulu. Department of Educational Sciences and Teacher Education)
Mäntysalo, Raine (University of Oulu. Department of Architecture)
Other Identification/Acknowlegements
Askola, Kalle
Ijäs, Henna
Laakkonen-Pöntys, Karoliina
Heikkinen, Marja
Mäntysalo, Raine
Mönkkönen, Marja
Ryhänen, Aila
Leena, Soudunsaari
Villanen Heli
Abstract
The data are part of the EkoSuKaT research project studying the sustainability of community structures and physical environment in growing and declining regions of Northern Finland. The main aim was to study the needs of communities in order to ensure sustainable residential area development. Six growing and declining residential areas in the outskirts of Oulu and in the Kainuu region were chosen for the study. The areas chosen are typical of their region. This dataset covered the growing Temmes area in the municipality of Tyrnävä.
A number of questions gathered information on the respondent's current dwelling and its amenities, housing tenure, length of residence in the dwelling and in Temmes. Access to and use of a car were charted. Further questions covered opinions on various aspects of the neighbourhood, its streets, buildings and open spaces, neighbourhood facilities and services, community safety, noise levels, neighbours, participation in local activities, child day care, school, and co-operation between parents, day care centres and schools etc.
The respondents were asked about their social networks within and outside Temmes. Open-ended questions charted what kind of places they regarded as their home and what kind of places they would never regard as home. Views were probed on various issues related to nature and environment (e.g. recycling, environmental problems). The respondents' leisure time activities were studied by asking how many times they had been to/visited a library, a theatre, a restaurant, a sports facility, or a religious event during the past year, or had gone hunting or picking berries etc. Some questions explored opinions on increasing the number of inhabitants in Temmes, where and what kind of new buildings to construct, planning objectives etc.
Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, basic education, occupational status and economic activity, place of study or work, and household composition.
Keywords
architecture; community development; community life; housing; leisure time activities; local community facilities; neighbourhoods; neighbours; place of residence; safety and security
Topic Classification
environmental studies; regional studies (FSD Topics Classification)
community, urban and rural life; housing (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Restrictions
Answers to the open-ended question k35 asking the respondents where they were born, where have lived and for how long have been removed from the data.
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes. FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
EkoSuKaT research project
Collection Date
June 2004
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland, Temmes (Tyrnävä)
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
Households in Temmes
Sampling Procedure
Random sampling. The questionnaire was delivered to 330 households in Temmes. A local newspaper published an article on the research to familiarise people with the project. 85 questionnaires were returned.
Collection Mode
Postal survey
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Time Method
Cross-sectional study
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats.
Data version
1.0 (2.6.2010)
Other Material
Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data. The bibliographic citation may be in the form required by the publication, or in the form suggested by the archive.
Bibliographical Citation
Hentilä, Helka-Liisa & Jauhiainen, Jussi & Luoma, Pentti & Mäntysalo, Raine: Residents' Opinions on Neighbourhood 2004: Temmes [computer file]. FSD2479, version 1.0 (2010-06-02). Oulu: University of Oulu. EkoSuKaT research project [producer], 2004. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2010.
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.
Related Publications
Hentilä, Helka-Liisa & Mäntysalo, Raine & Soudunsaari, Leena (2006). EkoSuKaT - Ekotehokkuus Supistuvissa ja Kasvavissa Taajamissa: Muuttuvan yhdyskuntarakenteen fyysinen, sosiaalinen ja ekologinen kestävyys : loppuraportti. Oulun yliopisto. Arkitehtuurin osasto. Julkaisu B (27).
