FSD2848 Sociobarometer 2011

Study title

Sociobarometer 2011

Dataset ID Number

FSD2848

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2848
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2848

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 organisational sector's performance in customer service (e.g. notifying about existing services, availability of services), welfare of population in the municipality, positive/negative developments in the circumstances of some population groups, significance of various actors and institutions in the welfare of citizens, and suitability of one-stop shops for public service provision.

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, plans to cut services or benefits, use made of opportunities provided by the Internet, service provision for people with low employment prospects and cooperation between organisational sectors to provide such services, participation in and outcomes of one-stop shops for service provision, and competitive tendering.

Background variables included the respondent's organisational sector, area of responsibility, and education as well as the 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; online services; organizations; public services; social security benefits; social services; social welfare; welfare policy

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 (STKL)

Data Producers

  • Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health

Time Period Covered

2010

Collection Dates

2010-11-26 – 2011-02-07

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 2011 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. The offices of the Social Insurance Institution were an exception in that their managers were only sent paper questionnaires. In the reminder round, in December-February, all respondents received the questionnaires by mail. 468 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

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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 2011 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-12-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2848

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.

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Eronen, Anne & Londén, Pia & Peltosalmi, Juha & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2011). Sosiaalibarometri 2011. Ajankohtainen arvio palveluista, palvelujärjestelmän muutoksesta ja kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.

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Eronen, Anne & Londén, Pia & Peltosalmi, Juha & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2011). Sosiaalibarometri 2011. Ajankohtainen arvio palveluista, palvelujärjestelmän muutoksesta ja kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.

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