This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017 on men's opinions on men having the primary responsibility of providing for the family. Throughout the survey period, the share of respondents strongly disagreeing with men being the breadwinners of the family increased on most years, amounting to 37 percent of the respondents in 2017. In the same year, nine percent strongly agreed with the statement.
Do you agree with the statement: "Men have a primary responsibility of providing for the family?"
the survey respondents are a representable sample of the whole population
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Seuraavaksi esitän sarjan väittämiä sukupuolten asemasta Suomessa. Näissä vastausvaihtoehdot ovat
täysin samaa mieltä, jokseenkin samaa mieltä, jokseenkin eri mieltä tai täysin eri mieltä.
F Miehellä on ensisijaisesti vastuu perheen
toimeentulosta?"
This statistic does not include responses with "Do not know".
* In 2017, the study was conducted between September and November.
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Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (June 15, 2018). Do you agree with the statement: "Men have a primary responsibility of providing for the family?" [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/923767/survey-men-opinions-men-as-family-breadwinners-in-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Do you agree with the statement: "Men have a primary responsibility of providing for the family?"." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/923767/survey-men-opinions-men-as-family-breadwinners-in-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (2018). Do you agree with the statement: "Men have a primary responsibility of providing for the family?". Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/923767/survey-men-opinions-men-as-family-breadwinners-in-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Do You Agree with The Statement: "Men Have a Primary Responsibility of Providing for The Family?"." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/923767/survey-men-opinions-men-as-family-breadwinners-in-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, Do you agree with the statement: "Men have a primary responsibility of providing for the family?" Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/923767/survey-men-opinions-men-as-family-breadwinners-in-finland/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Do you agree with the statement: "Men have a primary responsibility of providing for the family?" [Graph], Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/923767/survey-men-opinions-men-as-family-breadwinners-in-finland/
