Children's Rights 2017

The survey studied knowledge and awareness of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Finland. The survey also explored views on the implementation of consultation and participation of children. In addition, knowledge of the Central Union for Child Welfare was also investigated. The survey was conducted as personal interviews as part of the Omnibus survey. Respondents were first asked if they had heard of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Next, respondents were asked to make statements about the Convention. Respondents were asked to answer yes or no depending on whether the listed statement was included in the Convention or not. These included whether the Convention obliges governments to inform citizens about it, whether it applies to all children under the age of 18, and whether the Convention reduces parents' responsibilities to care for their children. Next, the respondents were asked whether the consultation and participation of children and young people is well implemented in Finland. These included statements such as "children of kindergarten age are so young that there is no need to listen to their opinions" and "it is a good thing that schools have a student council as a channel for student participation". Finally, respondents' knowledge and awareness of the Central Union for Child Welfare was explored. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, occupational status, type of household, level of education, internet use, type of municipality, region, and age and number of children at home.

本调查旨在探究芬兰民众对联合国《儿童权利公约》的认知与了解程度，并深入探讨了关于儿童咨询与参与实施的观点。此外，调查还涉及了民众对中央儿童福利联合会的认知。该调查作为综合调查的一部分，以个人访谈的形式进行。首先，受访者被问及是否听说过联合国《儿童权利公约》。随后，受访者被要求对公约发表观点，并判断所列陈述是否包含在公约中，包括公约是否要求政府向公民通报公约内容、公约是否适用于所有18岁以下的儿童，以及公约是否减轻了父母抚养子女的责任。接着，受访者被询问芬兰在实施儿童及青少年的咨询与参与方面是否得到妥善执行，例如“幼儿园年龄的儿童如此幼小，无需倾听他们的意见”以及“学校设立学生委员会作为学生参与渠道是好事”。最后，调查还探究了受访者对中央儿童福利联合会的认知与了解。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、职业状况、家庭类型、教育水平、互联网使用情况、市政类型、地区以及家中子女的年龄和数量。