Aineiston nimi

Finnish Local Government Barometer 2009: Members of Municipal Councils

Aineistonumero

FSD2470

Pysyvä tunniste

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2470

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey charted the attitudes of members of municipal councils towards local government finance and municipal service provision, especially in the light of the current economic recession. First, the respondents were asked whether they were worried about various things, such as the low availability of social and health care services, racism and hostility towards foreigners, criminality, unclean environment, traffic noise, and the development of the municipality's financial situation. They were also presented with a list of various objectives and means of saving related to municipal services, finances, and administration, and asked which of them they would accept during the current economic recession. The objectives included raising the municipal tax rate, outsourcing municipal services, and decreasing the quality of municipal services.

Next, the respondents were presented with a list of targets for public expenditure, such as the maintenance of parks and recreation areas, public transport services, support of business, child day care, and cultural services. They were asked which of these targets could be cut down when the municipalities have to reduce their expenditure. In addition, they estimated how various services, such as schools, social assistance, and health care services, were organised in their municipality of residence. They were also asked which of these services must absolutely be organised by the municipality, and which could be organised by the state, private companies, organisations, or the inhabitants of the municipality. Finally, the respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements on the allocation and privatising of municipal services and the power of municipal authorities and elected officials.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, party preference, municipality size, and and the regional council in the area of which the municipality is located.

Asiasanat

councillors; economic recession; local finance; local government; local government services; municipalities; political influence; political parties; privatization

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Elites and leadership (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Finnish Local Government Barometers

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

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

Kerääjät

• TNS Gallup Finland

Tuottajat

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Ajallinen kattavuus

2009

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2009-04-02 – 2009-05-18

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

Members of municipal councils in Finland (poislukien the Åland Islands)

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Probability: Systematic random

The sample was drawn with systematic sampling from among all members of municipal councils in Finland.

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Vastausprosentti

50.6

Datatiedostojen kieli

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Datan versio

2.0

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2009: Members of Municipal Councils [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2470

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

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Varaumat

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

Käytön ja kuvailun oheismateriaalit

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: Ilmapuntari 2009 (2009). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 73.

Julkaisut aineistosta

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: Ilmapuntari 2009 (2009). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 73.

Laiho, Anna (2013) Kuntalaisten ja kunnanvaltuutettujen mielipiteet kunnallisista palveluista 2000-luvulla. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma.