Summary information

Study title

Barometer for Swedish-speaking Finns B1_2019

Creator

Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO)
Lindell, Marina (Åbo Akademi University. Social Science Research Institute) - 0000-0002-6353-1525

Study number / PID

FSD3722 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3722 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd3722 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Barometers for Swedish-speaking Finns

The Barometers for Swedish-speaking Finns survey opinions, attitudes, habits and trends among the Swedish-speaking population of Finland. The first barometer was fielded in 2002, and since then the barometer has been conducted once every year. FSD collections cover data from 2002 to 2009 and from 2019 onwards. Since 2019, the surveys targeted at the Swedish-speaking population of Finland have been conducted using a citizen panel consisting of Swedish-speaking Finns (Den finlandssvenska medborgarpanelen Barometern). The panel is administered by Åbo Akademi University's Social Science...

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Abstract

The survey charted the opinions of Swedish-speaking Finns on their linguistic identity, use of Swedish, politics, society, values and cohesion. Respondents were first asked about their use of Swedish and Finnish in different contexts, such as at work and at home. They were then asked about the language atmosphere, for example, how they felt about using Swedish and being bilingual in different places, and about cohesion, for example, to what extent they felt they identified with different environments, countries and regions. Respondents were also asked about politics and democracy in general and more specifically about current political issues and voting in different elections. They were also asked about issues related to climate change and the environment. Respondents were asked about their confidence in the functioning of social institutions and in political decision-makers. Background variables included the respondent's NUTS3 region of residence, broader region of recidence, age, gender, level of education, mother tongue, marital status, employment status, household size and number of children.

Methodology

Data collection period

19/11/2019 - 09/12/2019

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

People residing in Finland (including Åland) aged 18 and over who have Swedish as their registered mother tongue

Sampling procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Funding information

Funder

The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland

Grant number

147803

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2023

Terms of data access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Related publications

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