Study title

Working Conditions in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 2009

Dataset ID Number

FSD2513

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2513

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ala-Kokkila, Kari (Labour Market Organisation of the Church)
• Laaksonen, Vuokko (Union of Church Employees in Finland (SVTL))
• Marttila, Oili (Labour Market Organisation of the Church)
• Palmu, Harri (Church Research Institute)
• Tamminen, Hannu (Centre for Occupational Safety)
• Potila, Anna-Kaarina (Statistics Finland)

Abstract

Working conditions in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland were charted for the fifth time in 2009. The survey conducted in 2007 has also been archived at FSD. The main themes of the survey were occupational safety, job characteristics and requirements, autonomy at work, job-related training, personnel management, relations with colleagues, and ability to work.

First, the respondents were asked to what extent they agree with a number of statements relating to their workplace, workload, decision-making and information at workplace, possibilities to use their professional skills, physical and mental strain, satisfaction with the management/immediate supervisor etc. They were asked how likely they thought it was that they would change jobs, be laid-off, transferred to another job within the workplace or be made redundant over the next five years.

Some questions focused on working time, paid or unpaid overtime, wages, possibility to influence own work and work pace. Interpersonal relations were charted with questions about support from and relationships between colleagues and supervisors. Experiences of bullying, sexual harassment and violence at the workplace were investigated.

One theme pertained to ability to work. The respondents were asked about their sick leaves, what the workplace had done to maintain employees' ability to work, their own ability to work, and what factors they considered important to be able to continue working as long as possible (for instance, flexible working hours, access to rehabilitation, better occupational health care, better management, less work-related stress, job security etc.)

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, type of job, type of job contract, diocese, number of people in the parish, type of parish, language and whether R worked under the Working Hours Act.

Keywords

arrangement of working time; church; conditions of employment; job characteristics; occupational safety; peer-group relationships; personnel management; sexual harassment; supervisors; wages; working conditions; workloads; workplace relations

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Occupational health (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

• Statistics Finland

Data Producers

• Church Council
• Centre for Occupational Safety

Time Period Covered

2009

Collection Dates

2009-11 – 2009-12

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons who had been employed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland for at least 6 months during the past 12 months (excluding persons with short-term, seasonal contracts or the recently employed)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

600 church employees were randomly selected from the employment register of the Labour Market Organisation of the Church.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

87,2

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2411 Working Conditions in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 2007

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The numbering of the questions follows that of the interview questionnaire.

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

Ala-Kokkila, Kari (Labour Market Organisation of the Church) & Laaksonen, Vuokko (Union of Church Employees in Finland (SVTL)) & Marttila, Oili (Labour Market Organisation of the Church) & Palmu, Harri (Church Research Institute) & Tamminen, Hannu (Centre for Occupational Safety) & Potila, Anna-Kaarina (Statistics Finland): Working Conditions in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 2009 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2513

Deposit Requirement

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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

Potila, Anna-Kaarina (2010). Kirkon alan työolobarometri 2009. Raportti kirkon työntekijöiden työoloista. Helsinki: Työturvallisuuskeskus. http://www.tyoturva.fi/files/1423/Kirkon_alan_tyoolobarometri_2009.pdf [viitattu 5.10.2010]

Related Publications

Potila, Anna-Kaarina (2010). Kirkon alan työolobarometri 2009. Raportti kirkon työntekijöiden työoloista. Helsinki: Työturvallisuuskeskus. http://www.tyoturva.fi/files/1423/Kirkon_alan_tyoolobarometri_2009.pdf [viitattu 5.10.2010]