Summary information

Study title

Attitudes to Economy and Social Security 1994

Creator

Ervasti, Heikki (University of Turku. Department of Social Policy) - 0000-0002-3631-2167

Kangas, Olli (University of Turku. Department of Social Policy) - 0000-0002-7343-6337

Study number / PID

FSD1357 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1357 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd1357 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Individual datasets

Individual datasets that do not belong to any series.

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish economic policy, perceptions of the public and private sectors, working conditions, social class, and fairness of wages, income distribution and taxation. Respondents were asked to evaluate services and merchandise provided by the private sector and the public sector. Respondents compared the strengths and weaknesses of both sectors as employers and service providers. Opinions on the relations between the state and the economy were charted with a set of questions pertaining to production subsidies, import restrictions, import taxes, rates of duty, and government measures to support employment and production. Views on minimum wage, government ownership of industry, and the role of the state in different branches of industry were investigated. Further questions pertained to trade unions, employers, wage disputes (labour disputes), and collective agreements vs. local bargaining. Respondents were asked what kind of a wage they thought certain occupational groups earned and how much they should earn. Views on income inequality and possible conflicts between social classes were probed. Respondents assessed Finland's social class structure, and evaluated the impact of post-war changes in the Finnish society. One theme covered the respondent's economic activity. Employees were asked about their working hours, working weeks during the past 12 months, working experience on the whole, employer type, unemployment, occupation, occupational status, size of workforce, and employment sector (public/private). Self-employed and entrepreneurs were asked about the turnover and size of the business. Respondents were asked how easy it would be to find a similar job in private or public sector and which sector would they prefer. Willingness to start a business was charted. Characteristics of the respondent's job (e.g. working conditions, job security, required skills and qualifications) were charted, likewise satisfaction with various aspects of the job....

Social sciencesEconomic conditions and indicatorsWorking conditionsIncome, property and investment/savingSocial welfare systems/structures

Public sectorPrivate sectorWagesArrangement of working timeTaxationLabour disputesSocial inequalitySocial security benefitsPensionsSocial changeSocial statusEconomic policy

Data collection period

1994

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

People aged between 18 and 74 living in Finland

Excludes: Swedish-speaking Finns

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2004

Terms of data access

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

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