EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 2010

The main themes of this survey were occupational life, working conditions in Finnish workplaces, national economy, employment, time use and work-life balance. Other topics included the significance of certain job characteristics and paid work in general. First, the respondents were asked whether they agreed with a number of statements relating to working life and the Finnish society. The statements pertained, for instance, to job security, employment situation, financial crisis, equality, pension system, aging work force, income tax, entrepreneurship, trade unions, immigration and market economy. The next set of questions probed views on the importance of certain job/work characteristics to the respondents. The characteristics mentioned included full-time work, permanent contract, flexible or regular working hours, supervisor/manager characteristics, autonomy at work, secure job, working atmosphere, interesting job, wage level, good career prospects etc. One theme pertained to time use. The respondents were asked whether they would like to use more or less time on paid work, household work, family activities, friends, leisure time activities, and participation in political or voluntary activities. A number of questions focused on perceptions of paid work, to what extent it was only a necessity to finance life and hobbies, to earn a living and to what extent it was a source for self-esteem, a privilege or a duty, whether it meant continuous physical or mental stress, unjust treatment, continuous change, solidarity with employer, possibility to demonstrate skills etc. Finally, the respondents evaluated how likely it was that certain changes would take place in occupational life in Finland. The changes mentioned included, for instance, loss of permanent jobs, weakening of trade union influence, increase in part-time work, increase in entrepreneurship, new jobs in the service industry or in manufacturing, deteriorating working atmosphere, people working longer before retirement etc. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age group, education, economic activity and occupational status, industry of employment, region of residence, employer type, type of employment contract, self-perceived social status, and number of inhabitants in the municipality of residence.

本调查的主要主题包括职业生活、芬兰工作场所的工作条件、国民经济、就业、时间利用与工作生活平衡。其他议题涉及特定工作特征及劳动报酬的普遍意义。首先，受访者被询问是否认同一系列与工作生活及芬兰社会相关的陈述。这些陈述涉及就业保障、就业形势、金融危机、平等、养老金制度、老龄化的劳动力、所得税、创业、工会、移民及市场经济等方面。随后的问题旨在探究受访者对某些工作/职业特征重要性的看法。提及的特征包括全职工作、固定合同、灵活或常规工作时间、主管/经理特征、工作自主性、稳定的工作、工作氛围、有趣的工作、工资水平、良好的职业前景等。一个主题涉及时间利用，受访者被问及他们是否希望增加或减少在劳动报酬、家务、家庭活动、朋友、休闲活动以及参与政治或志愿活动上的时间投入。众多问题集中于对劳动报酬的认识，探讨其是否仅仅是资助生活和爱好、谋生的手段，以及其在多大程度上是自尊的来源、特权或责任，是否意味着持续的身心压力、不公平的待遇、持续的变革、与雇主的团结，以及展示技能的可能性等。最后，受访者评估了在芬兰职业生活中某些变化发生的可能性。提及的变化包括永久性工作的丧失、工会影响力的减弱、兼职工作的增加、创业的增加、服务业或制造业中的新工作、工作氛围的恶化、退休前工作年限的延长等。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄组、教育程度、经济活动及职业状况、就业行业、居住地区、雇主类型、就业合同类型、自我感知的社会地位以及居住市镇的居民数量等。