Sexuality and Gender
FSD holdings contain a number of data series and individual datasets suitable for research on sexuality and gender.
There are also many datasets that contain individual questions and variables which are potentially useful to researchers of the subject. The data archived at the FSD can be downloaded free of charge from Aila Data Service, according to the conditions set for each dataset.
Please note that below is listed only a sample of all data available at the Data Archive and we encourage you to use keyword search more datasets on the subject on Aila. In addition, datasets suitable for research on the theme may be found from other European data archives by using CESSDA Data Catalogue (Opens in new tab).
Questions and variables of quantitative datasets that have been fielded in English or translated at the FSD can be explored by browsing through Aila variable search. If a quantitative dataset has not yet been translated, you can request a translation free of charge. Qualitative data are only available in their original language. Where applicable, all related materials are freely accessible on the study description page of each dataset.
Recent Data Releases
- Quantitative study: Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey 2024
- Qualitative study: Interviews with Men on Work and Self-Care 2017-2018
- Qualitative study: Finnish Experiences of Nighttime Parenting in Families with Small Children 2022
- Quantitative study: Barometer for Swedish-speaking Finns B10/2022
- Quantitative study: ISSP 2022: Family, Work and Gender Roles IV: Finnish Data
- Quantitative study: Child Victim Survey 2022
- Qualitative study: Women's Careers in Health Technology Research and Innovation 2018-2020
- Qualitative study: Anonymous Questions and Expert Responses in the Sinuiksi Online Question and Answer Service …
- Qualitative study: Interviews with Employees and Entrepreneurs in the Private Sports and Physical Activity Sector …
- Quantitative study: Finnish Student Health and Well-being Survey 2021
- More data on Aila Data Service
- Quantitative study
- Qualitative study
Datasets on the theme
FSD3401 Implicit Association Test (IAT) of Gender and Occupation 2019
This dataset contains aggregate data from an Implicit Association Test (IAT) that measured the strength of associations between gender and occupation.
FSD3345 Gender Equality Barometer 2017
The survey focused on attitudes, opinions and experiences related to gender equality in different spheres of life in Finland. The main focus was on equality in working life, education and family life.
FSD2820 ISSP 2012: Family, Work and Gender Roles IV: Finnish Data
The survey charted Finnish views on family and family roles, work and division of labour.
FSD1243 Finnish Sex Survey 1992
A national survey on Finnish sexual life and sexual behaviour. Many questions were repeats from the 1971 Finnish Sex Life Survey (FSD1242) and allow for comparative study of the data contained in these two surveys. However, in this survey some themes received greater emphasis (e.g. sexually transmitted diseases and their treatment, single persons, homosexuality and casual affairs).
Data series
Data in these series also include questions on the theme.
Datasets elsewhere
People interested in finding data on sexuality and gender should also take a look at data available at other data archives around the world.
In Finland, the Language Bank of Finland (Opens in new tab) also provides services to researchers and archives audio and video material. Research data produced in Finland may also be searched via the Fairdata.fi Etsin (Opens in new tab) . Services of various European social science data archives can be accessed through the website of CESSDA (Opens in new tab) . The UK Data Service (Opens in new tab) has, among other things, a wide variety of excellent qualitative data. Another good source of data is the German GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (Opens in new tab) . The extensive holdings of the American ICPSR (Opens in new tab) are also well worth searching.
