Study title

Sociobarometer 2010

Dataset ID Number

FSD2814

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2814

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 welfare of population in the municipality, increase in the risk of marginalisation for some population groups, and situation of the organisational sector in the municipality.

The questions not common to all organisations charted, among others, the financial situation of the organisational sector in the municipality, possibilities of ensuring service provision to citizens with the existing resources, human resources, sufficiency of services provided, citizen participation and inclusion in making decisions about and planning services, and effects of Finland's EU membership on welfare and services. Opinions were also probed on the cooperation between the respondents' organisation and other bodies/actors, effects of benefit sanctions on customers, effects of the municipal and public service reform, and models of service provision.

Background variables included the respondent's organisational sector, area of responsibility, and education 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

2009

Collection Dates

2009-11 – 2010-02-08

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 2010 questionnaire was sent to the senior management of municipal social services, health centres (primary health care), "full service" employment offices, the offices of the Social Insurance Institution that were open every weekday, and the chairs of municipal social services boards.

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. 576 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

53

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

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variable containing data on the municipality has been removed from the dataset during archiving.

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 2010 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2014-03-21). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2814

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 (2010). Sosiaalibarometri 2010. Ajankohtainen arvio palveluista, palvelujärjestelmän muutoksesta ja kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.

Related Publications

Eronen, Anne & Londén, Pia & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2010). Sosiaalibarometri 2010. Ajankohtainen arvio palveluista, palvelujärjestelmän muutoksesta ja kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.