Study title

Tampere Health and Social Survey 2002

Dataset ID Number

FSD1355

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1355
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1355

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Paronen, Olavi (UKK Institute)
• Fogelholm, Mikael (UKK Institute)

Abstract

The survey charted the general health, functional ability and exercise habits of the adult population living in Tampere (Finland). Need for help, use of social and health services, living environment, and sense of security and safety were also examined. Previous surveys were carried out in 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1999.

Perceived health, and long-term illnesses, disabilities or injuries that might limit respondents' daily activities or work were probed. Respondents were also asked about illnesses, symptoms and risk factors (e.g. high level of cholesterol or overweight) which have been diagnosed by a doctor, and about their mental health symptoms and problems, for example, insomnia or forgetfulness. One question explored respondents' functional ability by asking about their capability to perform different daily tasks, such as house cleaning, rug beating and climbing stairs without resting. Respondents assessed their own physical condition by comparing it to that of their peers. In connection with exercise habits, they were asked how much they take exercise in their free time and on their daily journeys to and from work. They were asked whether they have discussed the necessity of taking exercise with a doctor or a public health nurse and whether they have been recommended to exercise more. The survey also charted respondents' weight and height.

Respondents were asked whether they had needed outside help with daily tasks, for example, domestic work or running errands, in the past year and where they had received that help. They were also asked to indicate whether there is an elderly, disabled or permanently ill person in their immediate circle who they take care of on a regular basis. The use of health services was studied by asking respondents about stays in hospital or visits to a doctor, and their satisfaction with these services.

Use of and satisfaction with social services (e.g. day care and income support) were charted in the same way. Respondents were presented with some attitudinal statements about social and health services, and about the adequacy of social security connected with different population groups. Feelings of security and safety were charted with questions about the sense of anxiety or insecurity caused by problems with paying the bills or fear of violence, and respondents evaluated the security and safety of living at the time of the survey and during the following five years. Finally, respondents assessed their own living environment in terms of cleanliness, facilities for physical activities, and road safety. They were also asked about general safety, for example, whether they were afraid to walk outside alone in the evening and whether they had experienced threats of violence in their neighbourhood in the past year.

Background variables included respondent's gender, age, part of the town and length of residence in the area, household composition, number of children aged under 7 and between 7 and 17, type of accommodation, marital status, basic and vocational education, main activity, length of unemployment, type of contract and strenuousness of work. The dataset also contains information on which service unit within the Department of Social Services and Health Care in Tampere the respondent belongs to.

Keywords

activities of daily living; health; health services; ill health; neighbourhoods; personal safety; physical activities; physical mobility; social services

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Physical fitness and exercise (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Tampere Health and Social Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• UKK Institute

Data Producers

• City of Tampere
• UKK Institute

Time Period Covered

2001 – 2002

Collection Dates

2002-01-24 – 2002-03-23

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15 and over (born in 1986 or before) living in Tampere in 2002 (excluding people living in institutions)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The sample size was 3560 persons selected from the population register of the city of Tampere. The original sample consisted of citizens of Tampere aged 15 and over, excluding persons living in institutions. The final sample consisted of 3538 persons after people who had died, moved away from Tampere and been institutionalised were removed from the data. The sampling is different from the previous ones, because it was not stratified by the service unit but the whole city served as a sampling frame. Questionnaires were sent to the respondents at the turn of February in 2002. Non-respondents of the first round were sent a second questionnaire in a month. Response information of some sort was received from 2655 persons. The number of completed and approved questionnaires was 2457, therefore the response rate of the survey was 69.4%. Gender distribution corresponded well with the target population, even though women were slightly overrepresented and men were slightly underrepresented: there were 56% of women (53% in the population) and 44% of men (47%). People aged between 55 and 74 were overrepresented and men aged under 45 were underrepresented.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

69.4

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

145 variables and 3560 cases.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The dataset also includes non-respondents. Information on respondents and non-respondents is in the variable "response" (Kyselyyn vastaaminen), which can be used to filter out non-respondents from the data

Variable identifying part of the town has been removed from the data. Answers to open-ended questions are missing.

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

Paronen, Olavi (UKK Institute) & Fogelholm, Mikael (UKK Institute): Tampere Health and Social Survey 2002 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1355

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

Paronen, Olavi & Fogelholm, Mikael (2004). Tamperelaisten terveys ja turvallisuus: vuoden 2002 terveys- ja sosiaalikyselyn päätulokset. Tampere: Tampereen kaupunki, sosiaali- ja terveystoimi. Sosiaali- ja terveystoimen julkaisuja; 1/2004.

Luoto, Riitta & Paronen, Olavi & Andersson, Annukka (2008). Tamperelaisten nuorten ja nuorten aikuisten koettu terveys 1990-2005. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen aikakauslehti 45(2),136-145.

Lindström, Kauri (2008). Sosiaalisen turvattomuuden kokemuksia Tampereen eri väestöryhmissä vuosina 1996-2005. Tampere: Tampereen ylopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.