Study title

Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 1997

Dataset ID Number

FSD2177

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2177

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Korttila, Kirsi (University of Vaasa)
• Kukkanen, Leea (University of Vaasa)

Abstract

The survey focused on primary health care in Finland, how Finnish municipalities organise, produce and manage the services, what kind of changes have been made, and what are the strategies for the future. This survey was aimed at health centre and health clinic managers and other management-level employees in the selected municipalities. Similar surveys were conducted in 2000 and 2003.

Questions covered primary health care service provision, centralisation and decentralisation of health services, municipal health care costs, and purchasing and competitive tendering of health services. One topic pertained to the location and ownership of the health centre, the number of staff, and whether the staff were constantly on duty. The respondents were also asked to compare the health centres in their municipalities with other health centres in Finland.

One topic pertained to the decision-making and management of primary health care in the municipality. Views were also probed on the use of performance measures, client satisfaction surveys, and client feedback. Finally, the development of primary health care service provision since 1992, the present state, and development policies for the future were charted.

Keywords

community health services; decentralization; dental care; development; health care costs; health care facilities; health professionals; health services; hospital services; local government services; medical care; medical centres; medical specialists; physicians; resources; strategies

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Health care services and policies (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

• Kauppi, Ulla (University of Vaasa)

Data Producers

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

1997

Collection Dates

1997

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.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2178 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2000: Local Authorities

FSD2179 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2000: Joint Authorities

FSD2180 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2003: Local Authorities

FSD2181 Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 2003: Joint Authorities

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Korttila, Kirsi (University of Vaasa) & Kukkanen, Leea (University of Vaasa): Finnish Local Government 2004: Primary Health Care 1997 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2177

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Korttila, Kirsi & Kukkanen, Leea (1999). Erilaistuuko kunnallinen perusterveydenhuolto?. Helsinki : Kuntaliitto - (KuntaSuomi2004 -tutkimuksia; nro 18 & Acta nro 112).

Related Publications

Korttila, Kirsi & Kukkanen, Leea (1999). Erilaistuuko kunnallinen perusterveydenhuolto?. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto - (KuntaSuomi2004 -tutkimuksia; nro 18 & Acta nro 112).