Summary information

Study title

Finnish Youth Survey 2001

Creator

Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora)

Study number / PID

FSD1225 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1225 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd1225 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Finnish Youth Surveys

Advisory Council for Youth Affairs (Nuora), nowadays called the State Youth Council, started to produce Youth Surveys in 1994. This survey series charts attitudes and expectations of Finnish young people aged 15 - 29. Each survey contains both current questions and recurring questions which are repeated over time, enabling the study of long-term attitude changes. The main themes include attitudes to education, working life, social security, spending, drug use, and young people's willingness to participate in order to influence decision-making.

Abstract

The survey charted the employment situation of young people and probed their views on education and work, foreigners and racism, animal rights activists, conscientious objectors and possibilities to influence decision-making. Respondents were asked whether they own or rent their accommodation and which factors influenced their choice of place of residence (e.g. employment opportunities, services available, safety, close to relatives). Next questions dealt with respondents' income and how they spend it. Respondents were asked whether they would be willing to contract a loan for e.g. housing, studies, car or stimulants. Some questions examined what influenced respondents' choice when purchasing durable goods (e.g. domestic origins of the goods, quality, price, guarantee). Respondents were asked whether they ever intentionally leave bills unpaid, have recorded payment defaults or receive financial support from their parents. Young people's expectations for the future were studied by asking respondents to rate the importance of achieving certain things by the age of 35 (e.g. family and children, permanent job, ownership of dwelling, high standard of living, good friends, participation in politics). Satisfaction with their economical situation and life in general was surveyed. Finally, political views and interest in politics were charted by asking if the parliamentary elections were held at that moment, would they vote and why, and which party would they vote for. Background variables included respondents' sex, age, employment situation, respondents' and their parents' education level, major region of residence, and municipality type.

Methodology

Data collection period

15/08/2001 - 24/08/2001

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Finnish-speaking young people who live in Finland, aged between 15 and 29

Excludes: the Åland Islands

Sampling procedure

Information not available

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Telephone interview

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2003

Terms of data access

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

Related publications

  • Saarela, Pekka (2001). Nuorisobarometri 2001. Helsinki: Opetusministeriö, Nuorisoasiain neuvottelukunta (Nuora). Nuoran julkaisuja; 21.