Study title

Safety of People in Supported Housing 2012: Residents

Dataset ID Number

FSD2861

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2861
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2861

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Suominen, Petteri (Housing Services Foundation ASPA)
• Hyvärinen, Sanni (Housing Services Foundation ASPA)

Abstract

The survey charted the views of people living in supported housing (disabled people, people in psychiatric rehabilitation, and other people requiring supported housing) on safety, particularly housing safety and safety in the neighbourhood. Need for support was also surveyed.

The respondents were first asked about the kind of support received, perceptions of safety when moving about in the neighbourhood during the day and in the evening, products and services that would improve home safety (e.g. fire detector, safety switches in electronic devices, personal aid/care), and products and services improving safety they had at home.

Views were surveyed on the measures that would improve safety in the neighbourhood (e.g. improved lighting on streets and in parks, more events in the community), trust in employees in the housing unit, trust in people met outside home and when running errands, and trust in authorities (e.g. social services, municipal decision makers). Opinions on the need of support were charted as well as frequency of meeting different people, participation in an association or group, reason for not participating in the activities of an association/group, and participation in online discussions or communities.

Background variables were the respondent's age, gender, and disability/condition that causes need for support.

Keywords

care of the disabled; disabled persons; domestic safety; fire safety measures; housing; mentally disabled persons; mentally ill; personal safety; sheltered housing; supported housing; supported living; trust

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Housing (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Suominen, Petteri (Housing Services Foundation)
• Hyvärinen, Sanni (Housing Services Foundation)

Data Producers

• Housing Services Foundation

Time Period Covered

2012

Collection Dates

2012-06 – 2013-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Customers of supported housing services

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Residents of 33 different supported housing units responded to the survey. The units were selected in a way that ensured the inclusion of people with different reasons for needing support. Moreover, the housing units were selected from all over Finland. The survey was sent to approximately 670 customers of supported housing services, out of whom 285 responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

42.5

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2862 Safety of People in Supported Housing 2013: Family Members

FSD2863 Safety of People in Supported Housing 2012: Employees

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

Suominen, Petteri (Housing Services Foundation ASPA) & Hyvärinen, Sanni (Housing Services Foundation ASPA): Safety of People in Supported Housing 2012: Residents [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2014-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2861; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2861

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Suominen, Petteri & Hyvärinen, Sanni (2013). Palovaroitin, parisuhde vai pamppu. Selvitys vammaisten ihmisten ja mielenterveyskuntoutujien turvallisuuteen vaikuttavista tekijöistä. Helsinki: Asumispalvelusäätiö ASPA. ASPA-julkaisuja 02/2013.

Related Publications

Suominen, Petteri & Hyvärinen, Sanni (2013). Palovaroitin, parisuhde vai pamppu. Selvitys vammaisten ihmisten ja mielenterveyskuntoutujien turvallisuuteen vaikuttavista tekijöistä. Helsinki: Asumispalvelusäätiö ASPA. ASPA-julkaisuja 02/2013.