Study title

Sociobarometer 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2850

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2850

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health

Abstract

The sociobarometer is a wide-ranging survey charting expert opinion on the welfare of Finnish citizens, and on the present state of welfare services. Themes for the 2013 survey included the public service reform, use of social security benefits, welfare and health promotion, and employing the unemployed. The survey also studied the general well-being of the Finnish population, cooperation of municipalities and organisations in the National Development Program of Health and Social Services (Kaste), and the state of services provided by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) and employment agencies. 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, 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 opinions on the general well-being of the population in the municipality/area and whether there were sufficient resources to provide the required services at the time of the survey and 12 months after the survey.

Regarding service provision, the respondents were asked about cooperation and service provision strategies. The respondents were also asked to evaluate the social services provided by the municipality, and the customer orientation of these services. Furthermore, the offices of Kela were asked to evaluate how well different parts of Kela's customer service functioned.

Competitive procurement of services was investigated with questions about outsourced services, their oversight, and different strategies regarding outsourced services. The respondents were also asked to assess several suggestions regarding the new national public procurement law. Views of the the health and social service reform were surveyed by asking how well-integrated the services of the area were, and which areas would benefit the most from integration of the services. Furthermore, the respondents were asked how the basic level of services in the area could be improved.

Regarding long-term unemployment, the respondents were asked about the possibilities for different organisations to offer services for the long-term unemployed and how provision of certain services would affect the circumstances of the unemployed. Cooperation between social services and employment agencies was investigated. Employment agencies were also asked about the significance of vocational education in improving the employment situation and how effectively different organisations in the area could employ the long-term unemployed.

Promotion of health and well-being was examined by charting, among others, the role of various institutions and organisations in promoting health and well-being. Finally, views on the use and misuse of social security benefits were investigated.

The background variables included, depending on the organisation, name of the organisation, municipality/area, and statistical grouping of the municipality (urban, semi-urban, rural).

Keywords

administration; employment services; health services; local government services; medical care; medical centres; public services; social security benefits; social services; social welfare; social welfare expenditure; social welfare organizations; unemployed; welfare policy

Topic Classification

• Social 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

• SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health

Data Producers

• SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health

Time Period Covered

2013

Collection Dates

2012-12 – 2013-01

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 2013 questionnaire was sent to the executive managers 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. Names and contact details of the respondents were gathered from each organisation's website. The Social Insurance Institution of Finland provided the contact details for their executive managers. The respondents were selected based on the 2012 municipalities and organisations, and the available contact details in October and November 2012. In some cases, the survey was sent to more than one respondent in an organisation.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

43

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 disclosing the respondent's municipality as well as some other identifiers that revealed detailed information about the municipality were removed from the data 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

SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health: Sociobarometer 2013 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2015-08-25). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2850

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 & Hakkarainen, Tyyne & Londén, Pia & Nykyri, Päivi & Peltosalmi, Juha & Särkelä, Riitta (2013). Sosiaalibarometri 2013. Ajankohtainen arvio hyvinvoinnista, palveluista sekä hyvinvoinnin ja terveyden edistämisestä. Helsinki: SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry.

Related Publications

Eronen, Anne & Hakkarainen, Tyyne & Londén, Pia & Nykyri, Päivi & Peltosalmi, Juha & Särkelä, Riitta (2013). Sosiaalibarometri 2013. Ajankohtainen arvio hyvinvoinnista, palveluista sekä hyvinvoinnin ja terveyden edistämisestä. Helsinki: SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry.