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RANNSÓKNIR & GREINING - ICSRA

The Nordic Youth Research

Sponsored by the Nordic Council of Ministers / NORDBUK

Promoted by the Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

Data collection coordinated by ICSRA

Åland-Denmark-Faroe Islands-Finland-Greenland-Iceland-Norway-Sweden


Structure of the presentation

• Study background

• Principal investgators (PI’s) and questionnaire development

• Sample, participants and data collection procedures

• Selected comparative findings1. Language and Culture2. Education3. Information Technology4. Gender equality5. Leisure time6. Substance use7. Mental Health

• Final remarks and future use


The initial report

• Published electronically only

• Is 143 pages with 94 figures and 67 tables, with all study questions crosstabulated in an Appendix (510 tables)

• Shows comparative descriptive results between all eight countries


Study background

• Idea from the Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture during the precidency in the Nordic Council of Ministers 2009

• Dedicated ministerial support since 1992

• Supported by The Nordic Council of Ministers and the Ministry

• Research coordination by ICSRA


ICSRA background

• A governmental Youth Research Institution from

1992 focusing on education and upbringing of youth

• ICSRA established 1998 with a broad focus on all

aspects of youth research

• Comparable Youth Research in 15 European

countries.


Youth Research in Iceland

• Population research / yearly / 10 to 20yr.

• Reports: 80% of nation / municipalities

• Close community information within 3 months of data collection

• School reports: 2/3rd of schools


Principal investigators and institutions

Åland Sarah Stephan, Ålands fredsinstitut

Denmark Noemi Katznelson, Center for Youth Research, Danish

School of Education, Aarhus University

Faroe Islands Firouz Gaini, University of the Faroe Islands

Finland Sami Myllyniemi, Finnish Youth Research Network

Greenland Pia Vedel Ankerson, University of Nuuk and Centre for

Public Health

Iceland Inga Dora Sigfusdottir, ICSRA

Norway Tormod Øia, NOVA

Sweden Curt Hagquist, Karlstad University


Questionnare development

• All partners contributed to the questionnaire

• Indicators

• Final questionnaire: 100 questions and around 500 variables in 32 pages

• Same in all countries except Sweden


Indicators

• Health status indicators, anxiety, depressive symptoms,

physical health status, lifestyle and leisure time activities,

local community networks, negative life events and strain,

parents and family, religion, environmental issues, peer

group economic and psychological issues, studies and

school, substance use, values and attitudes, violence and

delinquency and more.


Data collection

• Class based school survey; data collection took place during late fall of 2009 until February 2010

• Representative of 16-19 year old junior college population in all the Nordic countries

• Teachers and/or other school personell assisted with the distribution and recollection of questionnaires

• Response rate ranges from ≈70% to ≈ 90%, with exception of Greenland where it was about 30%


Participants

Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis

Åland

Isla

nds

Denm

ark

Finla

nd

Faroe

Isla

nds

Green

land

Icel

and

Norway

Sweden

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

592

1428

2189

1483

225

2134

2700 2666


Average age (yrs) of participants within country

Åland 17,4

Denmark 17,3

Faroe Islands 18,6

Finland 17,0

Greenland 18,5

Iceland 17,5

Norway 17,2

Sweden 17,1


Average age, percentage

Åland Is-lands

Denmark Finland Faroe Is-lands

Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Total0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

56.6

64.7

73.3

31.336.6

58.061.3 63.1

60.2

43.4

35.3

26.7

68.763.4

42.038.7 36.9

39.8

Younger than 18 18 years and older

%


Published already

• The Nordic Youth Research• Appendix – all answers• Summary from workgroups

• Those interested in data contact ICSRA


Some selected results...


Language and culture


Are you interested in improving your knowledge about other Nordic countries, their culture and history? (Yes)

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

Iceland

Finland (Finnish speaking)

Finland (Swedish speaking)

Greenland

Faroe Islands

Åland Islands

Samic areas

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

29.7

31.2

30.5

29.9

20.1

16

19.8

21.7

13.4

18.1

Yes

%


Are you interested in learning other Nordic languages other than your first/native language? Danish.

Åland Islands

Finland

Faroe Islands

Greenland

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

Total

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

16.7

7.0

66.2

51.9

43.4

16.4

33.6

33.9

2,9

16.4

13.0

23.6

27.7

23.1

49.4

65.1

17.4

35.1

33.0

55.9

43.3

Yes Don't know/Possibly No

%


How do you like living in your neighborhood?

Åland Islands

Denmark

Finland

Faroe Islands

Greenland

Iceland

Norway

Total

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

80.3

77.7

65.2

72.4

64.1

87.2

70.9

74.5

15.6

17.7

24.9

24.0

25.4

9.3

22.2

19.5

4.1

4.6

9.9

3.6

10.5

3.5

6.9

6.0

Like it very much / reasonably well It is ok I do not like ot so well / do not like it at all

%


Imagine that you had a child now. Would you like your child to grow up in the neighborhood that you live in?

Åland Is-lands


Greenland Iceland Norway Total0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

72.3 77.360.7

71.2

45.1

77.8 71.8 71.0

18.4 5.224.6

20.2

18.1

14.617.5 17.2

9.417.5 14.6 8.7

36.8

7.5 10.6 11.8

yes, definitely / yes would rather want thatneither want nor oppose it

%


Institutional trust: How much do you trust the educational system (quite a lot or a great deal)

66,8

71,3

86,5

73,6

79,9

55,4

81,8

71,0

0 20 40 60 80 100

Sweden

Norway

Iceland

Greenland

Finland

Faroe Islands

Denmark

Åland Islands

%


Institutional trust: How much do you trust the social security system (quite a lot or a great deal)

54,2

52,9

50,7

40,9

68,9

47,1

66,7

45,0

0 20 40 60 80 100

Sweden

Norway

Iceland

Greenland

Finland

Faroe Islands

Denmark

Åland Islands

%


Institutional trust: How much do you trust the Parliament (quite a lot or a great deal)

43,6

57,7

28,9

29,3

48,1

34,4

60,5

40,8

0 20 40 60 80 100

Sweden

Norway

Iceland

Greenland

Finland

Faroe Islands

Denmark

Åland Islands

%


Education


How much does dyslexia affect your academic performance?

Åland Islands

Denmark

Finland

Faroe Islands

Greenland

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

Total

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

19.6

7.6

15.1

7.0

7.4

12.1

9.5

7.8

10.5

9.9

3.4

3.5

1.1

2.6

16.1

3.7

3.8

5.7

A little

Much / very much

%


How much does slow reading ability affect your academic performance?

Åland Islands

Denmark

Finland

Faroe Islands

Greenland

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

Total

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

34.4

31.8

26.0

28.5

23.4

27.4

25.3

24.2

26.9

9.8

10.4

5.1

5.6

6.8

23.1

6.8

5.9

9.4

A little

Much / very much

%


How much do other reading difficulties affect your academic performance?

Åland Islands

Denmark

Finland

Faroe Islands

Greenland

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

Total

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

24.1

16.5

16.4

17.2

24.9

18.6

14.2

12.2

16.0

7.6

3.8

2.9

3.2

5.3

12.0

3.8

3.1

4.9

A little

Much / very much

%


After this level of education: Enroll in a university in my country, - very or rather likely, by gender

Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

23

47

39

11

35

6462

66

50

23.7

47.3 49.1

12.4

40.6

67.371.8

78.0

57.2

Males Females

%


After this education: Enroll in a university abroad, - very or rather likely, by gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

36

149

55

67

47

3329

32

54

15 16

71 70

56

4340 41

Males Females

%


I find the school studies pointless, applies almost always to me / applies often to me


Åland Islands

Denmark

Finland

Faroe Islands

Greenland

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

Total

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

13.9

9.0

7.0

15.8

11.3

6.7

7.6

16.3

10.5

Applies almost always to me / applies often to me

%


I find the school studies pointless, applies almost always to me / applies often to me, by gender


Åland Is-lands


Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Total 0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

17

12 11

19

15

1011

21

14

11

64

13

9

4 5

12

7

Males Females

%


I am poorly prepared for classes, applies almost always to me / applies often to me, by gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

25 25

40

34

45

32

25 2530

2217

27

2025

18 17 1720

Males Females

%


I am bored with the studies, applies almost always to me / applies often to me, by gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

39

28

34

43 45

3439

51

3936

19

25

36

26

19

35

48

32

Males Females

%


I find the studies too easy, applies almost always to me / applies often to me, by gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2017 15

13

36

20

12

2117

8 7 6 7

30

85

9 7

Males Females

%


I find the studies too difficult, applies almost always to me / applies often to me, by gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

107

12

2117 16

11 12 1317

11 12

21

9

18

1114 14

Males Females

%


Information technology


I have access to the Internet that I need in my everyday life - applies very well to me / applies rather well to me


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100 96.2 98.6 97.9 95.9

79.6

96.3 94.9 97.0 96.4

applies very well to me / applies rather well to me

%


The Internet is an important part of my social life - applies very well to me / applies rather well to me


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

83.8 80.970.2

63.5

79.3 78.2 81.3 81.5 77.1

applies very well to me / applies rather well to me

%

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Åland IslandsDenmark

Finland

Faroe IslandsGreenland

IcelandNorway Total

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1925

12

2331

1321

17

5 73

1711

4 7 7

3-4 hours 5 or more

%

How much time on average do you spend every day on the following? - Watch TV / DVD/ VCR / BLUE RAY

RANNSÓKNIR & GREINING - ICSRA Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis

Åland IslandsDenmark

Finland

Faroe IslandsGreenland

IcelandNorway

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

18

1311

15

6

1215

96 5

11 128 7

On the Internet Not on the Internet

%

How much time on average do you spend every day on playing computer games? 3 hours or more.


How often do you do the following – Find information on the Internet for other family members


≈ 20%- 40%, every week


Gender equality


Women should stay at home and take care of the children when they are young - agree strongly / agree

somewhat, by gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

48.9

32.2

62.2

38.042.6

46.3

60.0

49.5

37.4

15.9

47.7

23.8

48.8

28.5

45.8

35.8

Males Females

%


Men are better leaders than women - agree strongly / agree somewhat, by gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

37.845.0

50.444.9 45.6

49.2 48.4 47.2

7.8 5.7 8.3

22.3

9.86.3

9.5 9.8

Males Females

%


Women are better leaders than men- agree strongly / agree somewhat, by gender


Åland Is-lands


Greenland Iceland Norway0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

20.0

7.013.0

37.0

18.014.0 13.0

33.029.0

39.034.0

54.0

27.035.0

Males Females

%


Women and men should have equal rights - agree strongly / agree somewhat, by gender

89,4 90,0 88,4

57,6

92,687,8 90,3

84,7

94,7 96,7 97,3

79,4

91,696,3 96,5 94,2

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

ÅlandIslands

Denmark Finland FaroeIslands

Greenland Iceland Norway Total

%

Males Females


Overall it is better when men, rather than women, make decisions - agree strongly / agree somewhat, by

gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

34.127.8

40.847.3

42.6

34.2 34.2 36.5

7.94.9

7.8

24.5

14.8

4.3 5.88.6

Males Females

%


Women should not work outside the home - agree strongly / agree somewhat, by gender


Åland Is-lands


Greenland Iceland Norway Total 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

9.4 6.913.0

29.4

5.9

14.08.3

13.2

2.9 1.9 4.3

12.0

4.9 4.6 2.4 4.5

Males Females

%


Leisure time


Participation in sports/physical training outside compulsory classes in school: 4 times per week or more


16

2629 28

14

3630 30

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Åland Islands Denmark Finland Faroe Islands Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden

%


Participation in sports/physical training outside compulsory classes in school: Almost never


Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

20%22%

28%

20%23%


Participation in sports in a sports club/team: 4 times per week or more



5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

11%

17%

23%

14%

19%


Participation in sports in a sports club/team: Almost never



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

51%

61% 61% 62%53%


How often do you physically wind yourself so you exhaust yourself or sweat: 4 times per week or more


25 29 28 28 3138

2335

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100


%


How often do you physically wind yourself so you exhaust yourself or sweat: Almost never



5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

14%18% 18%

21%

14%


How often do you take part in any organized recreational or extracurricular activity:

4 times per week or more


Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

9% 10%

22%

14% 15%


How often do you take part in any organized recreational or extracurricular activity: Almost never



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

52%43%

37%

49% 49%


Substance Use


How much have you smoked, on average, during the last 30 days? – Daily smoking


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

33

2027

3442

1712 15

21

Smoke daily

%


How much have you smoked, on average, during the last 30 days? – Daily smoking, by gender


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

3020

2939 39

16 13 1221

37

1925

30

44

1812

18 20

Males Females

%


How often got drunk in the last 30 days


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

63

74

5765

80

55 5460

Once or more

%


How often got drunk in the last 30 days, by gender


Åland Islands Denmark Finland Faroe Islands Greenland Iceland Norway Total0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

66

76

58

69

84

55 546259

72

5661

76

56 5459

Males Females

%


Never 10 years or

younger

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 years or older

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Åland IslandsDenmarkFinlandIcelandNorwayFaroe Isl.Greenland

Alcohol debut


How old when having the first whole drink of alcohol.

never <10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18+0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

12

4

2

7

13

18

21

15

6

2

12

1 1

6

15

21 22

14

52

Males Females

%


Ever used of hashish or marijuana, by country


Åland Islands Denmark Finland Faroe Islands Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Total 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

10.6

34.7

8.0

32.335.5

16.613.6 13.5

17.6

8.2

14.2 12.7

14.7

9.6

22.6

7.011.3 13.0

Hashish Marijuana

%


Obtained alcohol: Yourself in a liquor store or supermarket (once or more often in your life)


33

87

34

57

87

12

42

3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100


%


Obtained alcohol: Parents bought it for me, once or more often.



Obtained alcohol: Someone else bought it for me, once or more.



My parents have offered to give me alcohol



Physical and mental health


How well do the following statements apply to you? When I think about how I will look in the future, I am

pleased – very or rather well



How would you describe your physical health?


Åland Is-lands



10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

68.078.7 77.0

71.5 69.076.6 75.5 75.5 75.2

25.1

17.8 20.923.9

27.219.2 19.8 19.8 20.8

6.9

3.4 2.1 4.6 3.8 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.0

Very good / good Fair Bad / poor

%


How would you describe your mental health?


Åland Islands Denmark Finland Faroe Islands Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Total0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

71.277.4 79.1

74.6 73.9 73.8 75.8 75.1 75.7

21.716.5

17.820.2

21.7 20.8 18.0 17.4 18.6

7.2 6.1

3.1 5.2

4.5 5.5 6.3 7.4 5.7

Very good / good Fair Bad / poor

%


How often during the last 30 days: Had sleeping difficulties (often or always)


20 2115 18 15 15 19

25

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100


%


How often during the last week: I was easily annoyed or irritated (often or always)


21 22 1813

2531 27

42

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100


%


Final remarks

• Today’s presentation is only a dip in the pool and food for much further thought

• The combined data presents a richness in opportunities for work and comparisons across the Nordic countries

• Hopefully, this initiative will strengthen and increase possibilities for further collaboration between policy makers and practitioners, as well as academics and future students


Future use of the comparative data...

• Upon an agreement between the respective PI’s the raw data will be opened for the scientific community as of January 1st 2012

• ICSRA will act as Data Coordination Centre

• Repeated in 2014 ?


Takk fyrir

Tack så mycket

Kiitos

Mange tak

Takk fyri

Qujanaq

Tusen takk



The Nordic Youth Research

Nordic Council of Ministers and NORDBUK

Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

ICSRA

Icelandic Centre for Social Reserach and Analysis


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