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Summary information

Study title

Life of the Unemployed in Oulu 1996: Group Discussions

Creator

Vuolteenaho, Jani (University of Oulu. Department of Geography)

Study number / PID

FSD2299 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2299 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd2299 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Individual datasets

Individual datasets that do not belong to any series.

Abstract

The survey charted various aspects in the lives of the unemployed in Oulu. The archived material consists of group discussions conducted in autumn 1996. Topics included, for example, everyday life, spending, time allocation, social relationships, and mental well-being. Altogether 32 respondents participated in the group discussions. The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Topics

Social sciencesHumanitiesConsumption and consumer behaviourIncome, property and investment/savingUnemploymentPublic relationsEquality, inequality and social exclusionCommunity, urban and rural lifeTime useSpecific social services: use and availability

Keywords

Everyday life (ELSST)Life styles (ELSST)Living conditions (ELSST)Psychological well-being (ELSST)Social life (ELSST)Unemployed (ELSST)Unemployment (ELSST)

Methodology

Data collection period

06/09/1996 - 27/09/1996

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Unemployed people living in Oulu

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Kind of data

Qualitative

Data collection mode

Face-to-face focus group

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2008

Terms of data access

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

Related publications

  • Vuolteenaho, Jani (2001). Työn lopun kaupunki. Arjen maantiede, työttömyys ja kulttuurinen muutos. Oulu: Oulu University Press. Nordia Geographical Publications; Volume 30:3.
  • Vuolteenaho, Jani (2001). Yhdistävä, ahdistava koti: työmarkkinamarginaalisia tarinoita privaatista. Alue ja Ympäristö 30(2), 3-20.
  • Vuolteenaho, Jani (2002). Urbaanin syövereissä? Työttömyys, asumalähiö ja kaupunkiarjen tilallinen käytäntö. Janus 10(3), 193-215.
  • Vuolteenaho, Jani (2005). Uusköyhyys ja jälkimoderni urbanismi: avauksia kansainväliseen keskusteluun ja suomalaiseen kaupunkiköyhyyteen. Teoksessa: Kaupunkisosiaalityötä paikantamassa (toim. Kopomaa, Timo & Meltti, Tero), 20-36. Helsinki: Yliopistopaino.
  • Vuolteenaho, Jani (2010). Uusliberalisaatio ja kaupunkityöttömyyden arki Suomessa. Alue ja ympäristö 39: 2, 69-78.