Study title

Sociobarometer 2002

Dataset ID Number

FSD1215

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1215
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1215

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL)

Abstract

The survey charted expert opinion on the welfare of Finnish citizens and the present state of welfare services. Respondents were managers or management groups of municipal social services, health centres, employment offices, social and health organizations or local offices of the Social Insurance Institution. Respondents evaluated the welfare of various population groups and rated the importance of different bodies in providing welfare. They were asked about the possibilities of their own sector to improve the welfare of certain groups (e.g. single-parent families, unemployed, immigrants, chronically ill persons) and whether it was possible to provide the services citizens need with the present resources of the municipalities. Some questions covered the changes in the services of the respondents' own sector and the effectiveness of these services. Services provided by other sectors, social and health services provided by private enterprises and the role of organizations were also evaluated. The survey probed views on the functionality and sufficiency of income support systems.

Respondents were asked to estimate the changes in staff numbers in their own sector, staff sufficiency, prevailing working conditions and how well the sector took care of employees' occupational training and development. Opinions on the effects of migration and on the socio-economic situation of municipalities were canvassed.

Managers of municipal social services answered questions about the municipality's economy. Everyone else except social and health organizations were asked about their experiences of the implementation of the Act on Rehabilitative Work. Social services managers were questioned about their co-operation with other concerned bodies. Social and health organizations evaluated the importance of the third sector in providing welfare. They were also asked about the characteristics of their own organization, its activities, the number of employees, the importance of employment assistance for the organization and the role of volunteers.

Background variables included respondents' occupational status and regional variables.

Keywords

Social Insurance Institution; employment offices; employment services; health services; medical centres; organizations; public sector; regional development; social change; social economy; social security; social services; social welfare; welfare policy; working conditions

Topic Classification

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

Series

Sociobarometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health

Data Producers

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health

Time Period Covered

2001

Collection Dates

2001-12-10 – 2002-03

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Organization/Institution

Universe

Social services offices, health centres, employment offices and local offices of the Social Insurance Institution in all Finnish municipalities plus major social sector and health organizations (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The Sociobarometer 2002 questionnaire was sent to all Finnish municipalities (the Åland Islands excluded) - to social services offices, health centres, employment offices and local offices of the Social Insurance Institution. Each municipal body received one questionnaire, except in the biggest municipalities the health centre questionnaire was sent to the largest district offices. The questionnaire was also sent to major social sector and health organizations.

The social sector and health organizations which participated in the survey are listed in an appendix of the book Sociobarometer 2002.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

62.2

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

412 variables and 829 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variables identifying municipalities and voluntary organisations have been removed from the data. A new regional variable has been constructed. Responses to open-ended questions have been removed. Two questions presented in the health centre questionnaire are missing from the data, likewise a few response options (which all referred to the mentally disabled) from the social services questionnaire.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL): Sociobarometer 2002 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2002-12-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1215

Deposit Requirement

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Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Users of the data shall send the Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry (SOSTE) a copy of all reports, theses, articles, other publications or material based on or using the data. If printed, to the mail address: SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry, Tutkimus, Yliopistonkatu 5, 00100 HELSINKI, FINLAND. If electronic, to the e-mail address: tutkimus@soste.fi.

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

Yeung, Anne Birgitta (2004). Individually together: volunteering in late modernity: social work in the Finnish church. Helsinki: The Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health.

Siltaniemi, Aki (2002). Kuntien sosiaalis-taloudellinen tilanne heikentynyt. Kuntapuntari 2000(2), 69-73.

Rönnberg, Leif (2002). Sosiaalibarometrin kehitys: Tuntosarvista tutkimukseksi. Sosiaali- ja terveysviesti 2002(2), 17-18.

Eronen, Anne & Kinnunen, Petri & Selkälä, Arto & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2002). Sosiaalibarometri 2002: hyvinvointipalvelujen tuottajien ajankohtainen tilanne ja näkemys kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.