FSD2154 Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 1996
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Study title
Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 1996
Dataset ID Number
FSD2154
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2154https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2154
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Mäkelä, Pertti (University of Vaasa. Faculty of Social Sciences)
Abstract
The survey focused on the service provision, management and development policies of sports departments of Finnish municipalities. The respondents were heads of sports departments. Similar surveys were carried out in 1999 and 2002.
The respondents were asked what kind of activities and services the sport department provided, what kind of recreational areas and sports facilities and services there were in the municipality, which body organised them, and whether the municipality allocated funds for them. Further questions covered sports clubs and organisations, and sport services that the municipality had contracted out. One theme pertained to decision-making in the sports administration of the municipality. The respondents also asked about changes in the sport sector and development policies for the future.
Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, job title or position, responsibility areas at work, work experience, education and whether R held any elected offices in the municipality.
Keywords
contracting out; exercise (physical activity); local government services; municipalities; open spaces and recreational areas; public services; sports clubs; sports facilities
Topic Classification
- Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Finnish Local Government 2004Distributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
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Data Collector
- Mäkelä, Pertti (University of Vaasa. Faculty of Social Sciences)
Data Producers
- Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Time Period Covered
1996
Collection Dates
1996-03 – 1996-10
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 10000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10000 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 sports services in the municipalities (N=47). 44 municipalities responded.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
92
Data File Language
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Data Version
1.0
Related Datasets
FSD2155 Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 1999
FSD2156 Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 2002
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
The data do not contain answers to the open-ended questions q27, q38 and q39, nor to the open-ended questions at the end of the questionnaire.
Weighting
There are no weight variables in the data.
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Bibliographical Citation
Mäkelä, Pertti (University of Vaasa): Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 1996 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2006-12-04). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2154; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2154
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Related Publications
Mäkelä, Pertti (1998). Kunnallinen vapaa-aikatoimi - palvelujen tuottajasta sponsoriksi? Raportti KuntaSuomi 2004 -kuntien kulttuuri-, liikunta- ja nuorisotoimelle suunnatuista kyselyistä. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia; nro 14 & Acta nro 101.
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].
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