Study title

Health Promotion Barometer 2006: Municipalities

Alternative Title

Health Promotion Survey 2006: Municipalities

Dataset ID Number

FSD2227

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2227

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Centre for Health Promotion

Abstract

The survey focused on the health promotion strategies and activities of Finnish municipalities (local government). The health of children and young people, the public health programme Health 2015, and promotion of non-smoking were also covered. The respondents were directors of health services or chairpersons of municipal committees.

Several questions pertained to health promotion work and services, and whether something was going to change compared to the past year, and why. Views were probed on the probable development of health promotion over the next five years, and on the most important means of promoting health. Most important target groups for health promotion were charted, likewise the factors influencing the health promotion of children and young people. The respondents were asked about information disseminated by the Health 2015 programme, and what would be the best way to promote non-smoking.

Background variables included the respondent's job title or elective office, province of residence, and the number of inhabitants in the municipality/federation of municipalities.

Keywords

health advice; health education; health policy; local government services; public health

Topic Classification

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

Series

Health Promotion Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Marketing Radar Ltd

Data Producers

• Finnish Centre for Health Promotion

Time Period Covered

2006

Collection Dates

2006-01 – 2006-03

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality/Federation of municipalities)

Universe

Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

80 municipalities were randomly sampled from the municipality list of the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities. In 20 municipalities directors of health services were interviewed. In 30 municipalities directors of health services, and chairpersons of the municipal committees for social and health services, leisure and recreation services, environmental committees and education committees were interviewed. In 30 municipalities directors of health services and chairpersons of education committees were interviewed. The respondents had seen the questions before the interview.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Response Rate

73.6

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Environmental committees and committees for leisure and recreation services were underrepresented because small municipalities do not necessarily have them. In some municipalities there were five respondents, in some only one. Small municipalities were overrepresented.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Finnish Centre for Health Promotion: Health Promotion Barometer 2006: Municipalities [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2227

Deposit Requirement

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Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Users of the data shall send the Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry (SOSTE) a copy of all reports, theses, articles, other publications or material based on or using the data. If printed, to the mail address: SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry, Tutkimus, Yliopistonkatu 5, 00100 HELSINKI, FINLAND. If electronic, to the e-mail address: tutkimus@soste.fi.

Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Parviainen, Heikki & Karjalainen, Karoliina & Nykyri, Päivi & Koskinen-Ollonqvist, Pirjo (2006). Terveysbarometri 2006 : ajankohtaiskatsaus kuntien ja järjestöjen terveyden edistämiseen. Helsinki : Terveyden edistämisen keskus. - (Terveyden edistämisen keskuksen julkaisuja; 5/2006).

Related Publications

Parviainen, Heikki & Karjalainen, Karoliina & Nykyri, Päivi & Koskinen-Ollonqvist, Pirjo (2006). Terveysbarometri 2006: ajankohtaiskatsaus kuntien ja järjestöjen terveyden edistämiseen. Helsinki: Terveyden edistämisen keskus. Terveyden edistämisen keskuksen julkaisuja; 5/2006.