Study title

Inhabitants' Welfare Survey: Eastern Lapland 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD2386

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2386
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2386

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Eronen, Anne (Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL))
• Laitinen, Merja (University of Lapland)

Abstract

The survey conducted by the Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health was part of a larger research project which involved the universities of Lapland, Oulu and Kuopio, and international co-operation partners from Sweden, Norway and Scotland. The purpose of the survey was to chart inhabitants' welfare and their opinions on welfare services. The focus was on the people's relationship with their own living and working environment.

First, the respondents' opinions were charted on the available traffic connections and the functioning of public transport. They also rated the importance of various persons/bodies (family, relatives, friends, neighbours, voluntary organisations, municipal or government officials, parishes, private service providers, etc.) in providing financial, spiritual and emotional support, or providing help with domestic responsibilities or with child/elderly care. Experiences and satisfaction with a number of social, health and employment services, as well as the services provided by KELA (Social Insurance Institution of Finland) were charted. They were asked whether they had received enough information on social services, and what would be the best way to inform people about the services. The respondents' use of private health and social services (e.g. pharmacies, private medical services, home and child care services, services for substance misusers) were also studied, as well as the availability of certain basic services, such as shops and social services.

In view of participation, the respondents were asked to assess the importance of the so-called 'third sector' with relation to various things, for instance securing livelihood and employment and providing possibilities to influence decisions. They were also asked whether they were members in any voluntary organisations (NGOs) or associations, and if yes, what kind of roles they had in them. The reasons for being involved in the activities of an organisation or association were also canvassed. Some questions charted the use of information networks. The respondents were asked whether their family had a mobile phone, computer or Internet connection, how much experience the adults in the family had on computers, and which online services they had used or would like to use. In addition, they were asked whether they would like to receive help in using the Internet.

The respondents' financial situation was examined by asking their and their spouse's (if applicable) employment status during the past year and their vocational education. In addition, they assessed their lives in terms of relationships and possibilities to spend their leisure time.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, education, household composition, household size, plans to move, and socio-economic situation of R's municipality of residence.

Keywords

communication networks; health services; living conditions; neighbourhoods; participation; private voluntary organizations; public services; quality of life; regional development; social networks; social services; social support; social welfare

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Housing (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health

Data Producers

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health
• University of Lapland
• The Northern Periphery Programme (NRBK project)

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-02 – 2000-03

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Eastern Lapland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Household

Universe

Households in five municipalities (Kemijärvi, Pelkosenniemi, Posio, Salla, and Savukoski) in Eastern Lapland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Cluster

3-5 villages were selected from each research municipality, and questionnaires were sent to all households (N=1,077) in the selected villages (N=17).

In order to motivate the respondents, the inhabitants living in the research area were informed of the research beforehand through local and regional newspapers. The respondents who did not respond to the first mailing were sent another one (with the exception of Posio). The second mailing was realised with the help of the so-called support questionnaire technique, in which persons well familiarised with the survey distributed the questionnaires to the selected households, introduced the purpose of the survey and the survey questionnaire, and provided assistance in filling out the questionnaire if needed.

The respondents' contact information was obtained from the population register maintained by the Population Register Centre. The aim of the survey was to include men and women of different ages, although the fact that the person listed in the household contact details was most often the oldest household member produced a majority of male respondents (60% of the respondents). 3% of the respondents were under 30 years old, and 36% of them were over 65 years old. The age structure of the survey should reflect the age structure of the research villages quite accurately. The total number of responses was 759, and the response rate was thus 70.5%. Some of the non-responses were caused by defects in the population register.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

70.5

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

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FSD1277 Inhabitants' Welfare Survey: North Karelia 1998

FSD1278 Inhabitants' Welfare Survey: Central Finland 1999

FSD2385 Inhabitants' Welfare Survey: East Helsinki 2001

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Responses to open-ended questions have been removed from the data. The variable indicating municipality of birth has been removed from the data, and a related variable indicating region of residence has been added to the data. In addition, the variable listing the villages within the research municipalities (bv2) has been anonymised. Questions 13a, 20, 28, and 30 include additional response categories constructed afterwards.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Eronen, Anne (Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL)) & Laitinen, Merja (University of Lapland): Inhabitants' Welfare Survey: Eastern Lapland 2000 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2386

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

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Laitinen, Merja & Pohjola, Anneli (2001). "Ei tää niin syrjässä" : tutkimus elämisen mahdollisuuksista ja palveluista syrjäkylissä. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. Lapin yliopiston yhteiskuntatieteellisiä julkaisuja B 37.

Related Publications

Laitinen, Merja & Pohjola, Anneli (2001). "Ei tää niin syrjässä": tutkimus elämisen mahdollisuuksista ja palveluista syrjäkylissä. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. Lapin yliopiston yhteiskuntatieteellisiä julkaisuja B 37.