Study title

Finnish Local Government 2004: Youth Affairs 2002

Dataset ID Number

FSD2153

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2153
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2153

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Mattila, Juha (University of Vaasa)
• Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (University of Vaasa)

Abstract

The survey focused on the scope, service provision, management, and development policies of youth affairs departments of Finnish municipalities. The respondents were municipal officials responsible for youth affairs. Similar surveys were carried out in 1996 and 1999.

First, the respondents were asked what kind of youth services and recreational activities the municipality provided, which body organised them, and whether the municipality allocated funds for them. Some questions covered opinions on contracted-out services and competitive tendering. Opinions on the developments of the sector since 1998 and its present state were also charted. One topic pertained to youth facilities, for example, whether the municipality owned or rented them.

In relation to management and decision-making, the respondents were asked which elected body was in charge of youth affairs in their municipalities. They were also asked to assess the importance of various duties and responsibilities in their position as the heads of the youth affairs departments.

Views on the use of client surveys and development policies for the future were explored. The respondents were also asked whether there were any ongoing reforms or experiments related to youth services in their municipalities. Experiences and opinions on co-operation between municipal authorities and different ways to avoid the social exclusion of youth in the municipality were charted.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, education, work experience in the field of youth affairs, responsibility areas at work, which body had the authority over various youth issues in the municipality, and whether R had enough authority over these issues in his/her opinion.

Keywords

adolescents; decision making; elected officials; job characteristics; local community facilities; local finance; local government policy; local government services; municipalities; public services; satisfaction; youth; youth work

Topic Classification

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

Series

Finnish Local Government 2004

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Mattila, Juha (University of Vaasa)
• Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (University of Vaasa)

Data Producers

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

2002

Collection Dates

2002

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality)

Universe

Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities.

The project municipalities were selected separately from those with less than 10,000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10,000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70% of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, industry structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. The selected municipalities form a small scale model of all Finnish municipalities. The Åland Islands municipalities were excluded because of special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.

The questionnaire was sent to the heads of youth affairs of the selected municipalities (N=47). 44 municipalities responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

94

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2151 Finnish Local Government 2004: Youth Affairs 1996

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Mattila, Juha (University of Vaasa) & Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (University of Vaasa): Finnish Local Government 2004: Youth Affairs 2002 [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2153; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2153

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Related Materials

Mattila, Juha & Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (2002). Vaihtelevat vapaa-aikapalvelut. Tutkimus kuntien kirjasto-, kulttuuri-, nuoriso-, ja liikuntapalveluista 1996-2002 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki : Kuntaliitto (KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia; nro 48). http://hosted.kuntaliitto.fi/intra/julkaisut/pdf/p041216133533D.pdf [viitattu 02.05.2007].

Related Publications

Mattila, Juha & Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (2004). Vaihtelevat vapaa-aikapalvelut. Tutkimus kuntien kirjasto-, kulttuuri-, nuoriso- ja liikuntapalveluista 1996-2002 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. http://hosted.kuntaliitto.fi/intra/julkaisut/pdf/p041216133533D.pdf [viitattu 28.9.2006].