Study title

Finnish Local Government Barometer 2001: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards

Dataset ID Number

FSD2087

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2087
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2087

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Abstract

The survey charted the views of municipal leaders (i.e. municipal managers and chairpersons of municipal executive boards) on Finnish municipalities as employers. Respondents were asked to evaluate the wage level, holiday entitlement, career opportunities, incentives, efficiency, and job satisfaction of municipal employees. Views were also probed on whether municipalities should promote the attractiveness of municipalities as employers by increasing task variety, working hours flexibility, employees' control over their job, and employees' possibilities to have a say in decisions.

One topic pertained to whether the status and resources of certain bodies (provincial government, Employment and Economic Development Centres, and regional organisations), with which municipalities co-operate, should be strengthened. Respondents evaluated the usefulness of co-operation with certain other bodies (e.g. trade unions, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, employer organisations, the Ministry of the Interior) to the municipalities. Satisfaction with particular government ministers in terms of local government issues was charted.

Background variables included the number of inhabitants in the municipality, the respondent's status in municipal administration, gender, political party identification, and the region in which the municipality was located.

Keywords

career development; conditions of employment; government ministers; local government; mayors; municipalities; working conditions

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elites and leadership (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Time Period Covered

2001

Collection Dates

2001-09-10 – 2001-10-13

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Managers of Finnish municipalities and chairpersons of municipal executive boards (excluding the Åland Islands municipalities)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

56

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2001: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2087

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat : ilmapuntari 2001 (2001). Helsinki : Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. - (Polemia-sarja; 43).

Related Publications

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: ilmapuntari 2001 (2001). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 43.