Study title

Health Promotion Barometer 2009: Municipalities

Dataset ID Number

FSD2438

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2438

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Centre for Health Promotion

Abstract

The survey focused on the health promotion strategies, methods and activities of Finnish municipalities (local government) at the time of the survey and in the future. The respondents were municipal managers or directors of health services. The same set of questions was also presented to member organisations (FSD2439).

Opinions on the general situation of health promotion in the municipality and in Finland were charted. The respondents were also asked about the state of various health promotion issues in their municipality, for instance, care available for alcohol and drugs misusers, support for families with children, the aged and the disadvantaged, access to municipal services, and leisure opportunities. View were also probed on the visibility and social significance of health promotion, resource allocation in health services, and how well the objectives of the Health Promotion Policy Programme and the Policy programme for the well-being of children, youth and families had been reached.

Background variables included the respondent's role (municipal manager, director of health services), province of residence, and the number of inhabitants in the municipality.

Keywords

decision making; health; health services; legislation; mayors; municipalities; neighbourhoods

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

• Finnish Centre for Health Promotion

Time Period Covered

2009

Collection Dates

2009-01 – 2009-03

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality/Federation of municipalities)

Universe

Finnish municipalities or federations of municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

100 municipalities were randomly sampled from the municipality list of the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities. The respondents were municipal managers and directors of health services.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

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

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

Finnish Centre for Health Promotion: Health Promotion Barometer 2009: Municipalities [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2438

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 Publications

Parviainen, Heikki & Laari, Liisa & Litja, Heli (2009). Terveyden edistämisen barometri 2009. Ajankohtaiskatsaus kuntien ja järjestöjen terveyden edistämiseen. Helsinki: Terveyden edistämisen keskus. - (Terveyden edistämisen keskuksen julkaisuja; 3/2009).

Lindfors, Sofia (2010). Hälsofrämjande i teorin och praktiken. Olika modeller för hälsofrämjande samt stödet för dem i kommuner och organisationer. Vasa: Åbo Akademi. Pro gradu avhandling i socialpolitik.