Study title

City Service Survey 1985

Dataset ID Number

FSD1201

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1201
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1201

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Outinen, Seppo (The Association of Finnish Cities)
• Varhe, Seppo (The Association of Finnish Cities)

Abstract

City service survey 1985 charted citizen's views on the current state and development needs of city services and administration. Respondents answered questions about their dwelling area and housing, childcare arrangements, child health clinics, primary schools, secondary schools, health services, care of the elderly, cultural activities, leisure and recreation opportunities, city administration, means of communication used to inform citizens about the services offered and possibilities to exercise influence on decision-making.

Some topics examined municipality finances. Respondents were asked, for example, which public services could be privatized or discontinued. They were also asked about their everyday life, moving intentions and priority areas for city development. Background variables included date of birth, sex, marital status, number of children, occupational status, means of transportation to work and distance between home and work.

Keywords

crime and security; health services; local government services; neighbourhoods; personal safety; privatization; public services; social services

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

City Service Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• The Association of Finnish Cities

Data Producers

• The Association of Finnish Cities

Time Period Covered

1985

Collection Dates

1985

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Forssa, Hanko, Hyvinkää, Kajaani, Kokemäki, Kotka, Kouvola, Kuopio, Kurikka, Nurmes, Oulu, Pietarsaari, Raisio, Rovaniemi, Varkaus, Joutseno

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finns aged 18 to 70 living in any of the participating towns/cities

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

Sample size varied according to city/town size. The sample of 15 cities/towns and one rural municipality was selected by judgement sampling. Respondents were randomly selected from the 18-70-year-old citizens of the sample municipalities.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

73.6

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

182 variables and 9347 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Question 49 in the questionnaire is missing from the data, as well as responses to open-ended questions 57, 58, 59 and 60. To prevent identification, a variable indicating postal code was removed from the data during archiving, and responses to variables q1 and q5 (birth year, number of children) were categorised.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Outinen, Seppo (The Association of Finnish Cities) & Varhe, Seppo (The Association of Finnish Cities): City Service Survey 1985 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1201

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Varhe, Seppo & Eliasson, Ari & Kurikka, Päivi (1991). Asukkaiden mielipiteet kaupunkien hallinnosta ja palveluista 1989. Helsinki: Suomen Kaupunkiliitto.

Paasikallio, Martti & Miettinen, Heikki & Varhe, Seppo (1994). Kaupunkipalvelututkimus 1993: Asukaskyselyn tulokset 21 kaupungissa. Helsinki: Efektia Palvelu. Tutkimuksia; 42.