Summary information

Study title

PIAAC 2012: Survey of Adult Skills: Finnish Data

Creator

University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research
Finnish National Board of Education
Ministry of Education and Culture
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD
Statistics Finland
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

Study number / PID

FSD3073 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3073 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd3073 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Individual datasets

Individual datasets that do not belong to any series.

Abstract

The study charted adults' proficiency in basic information-processing skills; literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments. Background information on the respondents included, among others, their educational and occupational backgrounds and their need for cognitive, physical, social, learning and computer skills.

Methodology

Data collection period

01/09/2011 - 31/03/2012

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Adult population (Finnish people aged 16-65)

Sampling procedure

Probability: Systematic random

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Educational measurements and tests
Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2017

Terms of data access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.