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Authors:

Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Abstract:

The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy policy. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. Respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes and knowledge about various energy issues were studied by presenting several statements relating to energy production. Furthermore, respondents evaluated whether a merger between Neste and Imatran Voima would be beneficial. Opinions on the likelihood of the exceptionally hot summer in Finland being caused by the greenhouse effect were charted. Respondents were also asked in what direction electric power production should be developed in Finland.

Background variables included respondents' sex, age, region of residence, occupational group, basic and vocational education, political party preference and number of inhabitants in respondents' municipality of residence.

Keywords:

attitudes; coal; electric power supply; energy; energy policy; hydroelectric power; mergers; natural gas; nuclear energy; nuclear waste; peat

Topic Classification:

environmental studies (FSD Topics Classification)

environmental degradation/pollution and environmental protection; natural resources and energy (CESSDA Topics Classification)

Series Name:

Energy Attitudes of the Finns

Restrictions:

Variables connected to questions 3-5 (company questions) are missing.

Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes. FSD's access application procedure. Restricted access.

Data Collector:

Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Data Producer:

Imatran Voima
Teollisuuden Voima

Collection Date:

20.10.1997 - 16.12.1997

Nation:

Finland

Geographical Coverage:

Finland

Analysis Unit:

Person

Universe:

People aged 18-70 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Sampling Procedure:

Simple random sampling. The questionnaire was sent to 3750 persons, aged 18-70 and randomly sampled from Finland's population register. Altogether, six separate samples were selected. The entire Finnish population, including both Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking persons but excluding the Åland Islands citizens, was represented by a group of 2500 persons. Five additional samples of 250 persons represented the municipalities of Loviisa, Eurajoki , Kuhmo, Kannonkoski, and Äänekoski. The number of adequately completed questionnaires was 1735 and the total response rate was 46,3. Response rate varied somewhat between the samples: for the sample representing the entire Finnish population it was 39,7 %, for Loviisa 55,2 %, for Eurajoki 52 %, for Kuhmo 66,8 %, for Kannonkoski 66 % and Äänekoski 57,2 %.

Collection Mode:

Postal survey

Research Instrument:

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate:

46,30 %

Time Method:

Cross-sectional study

Collection Size:

Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats.

Number of cases and variables:

1735 cases and 73 variables

Data version:

1.0 (8.1.2004)

Other Material:

Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish and in Swedish

Citation Requirement:

The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.

Bibliographical Citation:

Energy Attitudes of the Finns 1997 [computer file]. FSD1310, version 1.0 (2004-01-08). Yhdyskuntatutkimus [data collection]. Imatran Voima & Teollisuuden Voima [producers]. Tampere : Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2004.

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:

Energia-asenteet 1997: seurantatutkimustietoa suomalaisten suhtautumisesta energiapoliittisiin kysymyksiin 1983-1997 [verkkodokumentti]. Energia-alan Keskusliitto (FINERGY) & Yhdyskuntatutkimus. http://www.saunalahti.fi/~pena/finergy/tiedote.htm [viitattu 08.01.2004].