Summary information

Study title

Internet Use by Students at the University of Turku 2006

Creator

Kouvo, Antti (University of Turku. Department of Sociology)
Räsänen, Pekka (University of Turku. Department of Sociology)

Study number / PID

FSD2319 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2319 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd2319 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Individual datasets

Individual datasets that do not belong to any series.

Abstract

In this survey, the Internet use of the students at the University of Turku was canvassed, as well as their assessments on the reliability of online services and problem Internet use. The respondents were asked about the amount of time they daily spent on the Internet and the purposes they used the Internet for (e.g. information searches, e-mail, e-business, dating services). They also assessed the reliability of bank, library, and other services. In addition, they listed positive and negative aspects of Internet use, as well as various concerns related to the topic. Finally, the respondents listed the criteria for problem Internet use, and they were also asked whether they considered themselves problem Internet users. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, type of accommodation, and faculty.

Methodology

Data collection period

02/2006

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Students at the University of Turku

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2009

Terms of data access

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

Related publications

Not available