Study title

Sociobarometer 2009

Dataset ID Number

FSD2813

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2813
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2813

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL)

Abstract

This wide-ranging survey charted expert opinion on the welfare of Finnish citizens, and on the present state of welfare services. The respondents were managers or management groups of municipal social services offices, municipal health centres (primary health care), employment offices, local offices of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), and chairs of municipal social services boards.

There were separate questionnaires for each organisational sector, with somewhat differing questions for each.

The questions common to all organisations studied perceptions of the situation of the sector in the municipality, issues with service provision that needed urgent attention, and welfare of population in the municipality. The respondents evaluated the services provided by their organisational sector in the municipality.

The questions not common to all organisations charted, among others, the possibilities of ensuring service provision to citizens with the existing resources, financial situation of the organisational sector in the municipality, effects of the municipal and public service reform, management of the organisations, cooperation between organisational sectors, sufficiency of services provided, communication to citizens about the services, human resources, and models of service provision.

Background variables included the respondent's organisational sector, job title, and area of responsiblity as well as the province, major region, and type of municipality in which the organisation was located.

Keywords

administration; employment services; health services; human resources; local government services; medical centres; organizations; public services; social security benefits; social services; social welfare; welfare policy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Sociobarometers

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

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008-11 – 2009-02-26

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Organization/Institution

Universe

Finnish municipal social services offices, health centres (primary health care), employment offices, local offices of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, and municipal social services boards (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The Sociobarometer 2009 questionnaire was sent to the senior management of municipal social services, health centres (primary health care), employment offices, the offices of the Social Insurance Institution, and the chairs of municipal social services boards. The social services offices, health centres and boards of social services in some larger towns were sent more than one questionnaire, according to the organisational structures.

The survey was conducted as an online survey with separate questionnaires for each organisational sector. In the reminder round, in January-February, all respondents received the questionnaires by mail. 360 completed questionnaires were returned by the deadline.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

46

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

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The archived dataset is missing the responses to variable q82_2. The variable containing data on the municipality has been removed from the dataset.

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 Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL): Sociobarometer 2009 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2014-06-27). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2813

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

Eronen, Anne & Londén Pia & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki &Särkelä, Riitta (2009). Sosiaalibarometri 2009. Ajankohtainen arvio kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista, palveluista ja palvelujärjestelmän muutoksesta. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.

Related Publications

Eronen, Anne & Londén Pia & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2009). Sosiaalibarometri 2009. Ajankohtainen arvio kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista, palveluista ja palvelujärjestelmän muutoksesta. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.