Finnish Youth Survey 2014

The theme of the Finnish Youth Survey 2014 was equality. The survey is divided into the following topics: discrimination, social exclusion, future, social life, social trust, immigration and racism, social security, and satisfaction. Relating to discrimination, the respondents were asked which things they considered discrimination (e.g. not receiving service in a restaurant because of ethnic background), whether they had witnessed discrimination against young people and where, and in what ways young people had been discriminated against. Personal experiences of and opinions on discrimination were charted by asking the respondents, for instance, whether they themselves had faced discrimination and where, when they had faced discrimination, what effects the discrimination had had, whether they had received help, how effective measures against discrimination were, and whether affirmative action was a good way to combat discrimination. Further questions examined whether the respondents had intervened if they had witnessed discrimination, and whether they had discriminated against others. The questions about social exclusion investigated opinions on the reasons for exclusion/marginalisation (e.g. lack of education, own volition), and things that caused uncertainty or insecurity to the respondents (e.g. safety and health of family, personal loneliness). Concerning future, views were surveyed on own future, the future of Finland and the world as well as on the possibilities to influence own life. Relating to social life, the respondents were asked how often they saw, phoned, and contacted their friends on the Internet, how many close friends they had, whether they had friends from groups other than their own (e.g. people in sexual minorities), whether they belonged to a close-knit group of friends, and whether they considered themselves as a member of a youth subculture (e.g. goth, punk, skater). The questions about social trust charted trust in people in general, and trust in people from other groups (e.g. people of different religion or creed). Relating to immigration and racism, the respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with some statements (e.g. "I have friends with immigrant background", "I cannot imagine having an immigrant as a spouse"). Regarding social security, the respondents were presented a number of statements about the sufficiency of social security in Finland. The respondents' satisfaction with their economic situation, leisure time, relationships, health, physical condition, appearance, and life on the whole was surveyed. Other questions investigated voting intention, participation in a civic organisation, health, and symptoms experienced in the previous six months. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, mother tongue, membership in a religious community, household composition, economic activity, country of birth, nationality, identification with various groups, education level, average grade of the latest report card as well as education levels and countries of birth of parents.

2014年芬兰青年调查的主题为平等。调查内容涵盖以下主题：歧视、社会排斥、未来展望、社交生活、社会信任、移民与种族主义、社会保障以及满意度。在歧视相关问题上，调查对象被问及他们认为哪些行为构成歧视（例如，因种族背景而在餐厅得不到服务），他们是否见过针对年轻人的歧视以及发生在何处，以及年轻人受到歧视的具体方式。通过询问受访者是否自己遭遇过歧视、歧视发生的时间和地点、歧视带来的影响、是否获得帮助、反歧视措施的有效性以及积极的行动是否为对抗歧视的良好方式，对歧视的个人经历和观点进行了记录。进一步的问题考察了受访者是否在目睹歧视时进行了干预，以及他们是否对他人进行过歧视。关于社会排斥的问题，调查了受访者对排斥/边缘化的原因（例如，缺乏教育、个人意愿）以及导致受访者产生不确定或不安的事物（例如，家庭的安全与健康、个人的孤独感）的观点。在探讨未来展望时，调查了受访者对自己未来、芬兰及世界未来的看法，以及影响个人生活的可能性。在社交生活方面，调查了受访者与朋友见面、通话和在线联系频率，他们有多少亲密朋友，是否拥有来自自己群体之外的朋友（例如，性少数群体成员），是否属于一个紧密的朋友圈，以及他们是否认为自己属于某个青年亚文化（例如，哥特、朋克、滑板文化）的成员。关于社会信任的问题，调查了受访者对一般人群和其他群体（例如，不同宗教或信仰的人）的信任程度。在移民与种族主义方面，调查了受访者对某些陈述的认同程度（例如：“我有来自移民背景的朋友”，“我无法想象与一个移民结婚”）。关于社会保障的问题，向受访者呈现了一系列关于芬兰社会保障充足性的陈述。调查了受访者对其经济状况、休闲时间、人际关系、健康状况、身体状况、外貌以及整体生活的满意度。其他问题调查了投票意向、参与公民组织、健康状况以及过去六个月内经历的症状。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、母语、宗教社区成员资格、家庭构成、经济活动、出生国、国籍、对各种群体的认同感、教育水平、最新成绩单的平均成绩，以及父母的受教育水平和出生国等。