Study title

Identity of Finnish Social Medicine Practitioners 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD2855

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2855
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2855

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Aukee, Ranja (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)

Abstract

The survey charted views of the members of the Society for Social Medicine in Finland on the field of social medicine and the identity of social medicine practitioners and researchers.

Relating to the Society for Social Medicine in Finland, the respondents were asked when they had joined it, what was their reason for joining it, whether they had been a member or a deputy member of the Society's board, whether they were a member of a section of the Society, and what the significance of the Society had been for them. Membership of the Finnish Network of Qualitative Health Research (LATE) was also queried about.

Regarding the Journal of Social Medicine, published by the Society for Social Medicine in Finland, questions probed how often the respondents read the journal, whether their articles or other texts had been published in it in the previous 12 months, whether they had been part of the editorial staff, what kinds of articles in the journal interested them, and satisfaction with the journal.

With respect to the field of social medicine, views were investigated on whether the term 'social medicine' (sosiaalilääketiede) should be retained or substituted with another, whether the status of social medicine had changed in relation to other branches of medicine, and which fields of study were regarded as the most important within social medicine. Further questions covered the respondents' identities as social medicine practitioners, for instance, whether they considered themselves social medicine practitioners, whom they regarded as the most important Finnish social medicine practitioners, and whether their tasks at work had any association with social medicine research. Those respondents who had conducted social medicine or public health research were asked what kind of research they had conducted, what topics they had researched, how many years they had conducted research within the field, and whether they were satisfied with their career development.

The final set of questions investigated activity in associations as well as positions of responsibility, for instance, membership of a social services and health care committee, voluntary work related to health care, and involvement in science policy in the field of health care.

Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, field of vocational education, gender, marital status, province of residence, highest academic degree, and type of employer.

Keywords

associations; career; identity; learned societies; membership; public health; research; science policy; social medicine

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 behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Aukee, Ranja (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)

Time Period Covered

1999 – 2000

Collection Dates

1999-10-26 – 2000-06-21

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Members of the Society for Social Medicine in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was aimed at persons who were members of the Society for Social Medicine in Finland in August 1999 and whose address information was found in the Society's member roster. The questionnaire was mailed to 677 persons, out of whom 231 responded. The questionnaire was sent again to 440 non-respondents, which yielded 120 responses. The questionnaire was sent once more to the remaining non-respondents, along with a non-response questionnaire. This yielded 78 responses, leading to a total of 429 responses.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

63

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

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The responses to open-ended questions K7_2, K12_2, K12_3, K13, K14_2, K15, K16_2, K17_1_1, K17_2_1, K17_3_1, K23, K24, K25_2, K25_3, K29_2, K30_2, K32_5_1, K33_2, K33_3, K34, K41, K45, K46 and K47 are missing from the data. The responses to open-ended questions K2, K6 and K20 have been categorised by the creator of the data. Additionally, during archiving, a variable containing information on the respondents' municipalities of residence has been substituted by a variable indicating the provinces of residence.

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

Aukee, Ranja (University of Tampere): Identity of Finnish Social Medicine Practitioners 1999 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-25). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2855

Deposit Requirement

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

Aukee, Ranja (2013). Vanhasta uuteen sosiaalilääketieteeseen: Suomalaisen sosiaalilääketieteen muotoutuminen 1800-luvun lopulta vuosituhannen vaihteeseen. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.

Related Publications

Aukee, Ranja (2013). Vanhasta uuteen sosiaalilääketieteeseen: Suomalaisen sosiaalilääketieteen muotoutuminen 1800-luvun lopulta vuosituhannen vaihteeseen. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.