Study title

Safety of People in Supported Housing 2013: Family Members

Dataset ID Number

FSD2862

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2862
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2862

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

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

Abstract

The survey charted views on the safety, particularly housing safety and safety in the neighbourhood, of people living in supported housing. The respondents were family members, relatives, spouses or other acquaintances of people in supported housing (disabled people, people in psychiatric rehabilitation, and other people requiring supported housing).

The respondents were asked which things they mostly worried about in the life of the person in supported housing (e.g. managing with chores, accident, lack of aid/care), whether the person had ever been aggressive towards them or others, which things caused insecurity to the person outside his/her home, whether the person knew how to act in threatening situations, and whether the person took responsibility for his/her own safety.

Views were surveyed on products and services that would improve home safety of the family member in supported housing (e.g. fire detector, safety switches in electronic devices, personal aid/care) and measures that would improve safety in the neighbourhood (e.g. improved lighting on streets and in parks, more events in the community). The respondents' trust in and opinions on the employees aiding or caring for the family member were charted. Finally, the respondents were asked whether they were able to help and advise the family member with safety and security issues, how often they saw the family member, and how much they trusted different authorities (e.g. social services, police, municipal decision makers).

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, relationship to the person in supported housing, disability/condition of the person in supported housing causing the need for support, distance from own home to the home of the person in supported housing, and number of years the family member had lived in his/her current apartment.

Keywords

care of the disabled; disabled persons; domestic safety; family members; 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

2013

Collection Dates

2013-01 – 2013-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Family members of people living in supported housing services

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The survey was conducted as an open online survey available on the websites of Aspa Palvelut, Housing Services Foundation ASPA, Finnish CP Association, Finnish Central Association for Mental Health, Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired, Sosped Foundation, Inclusion Finland KVTL, Family Association Promoting Mental Health, Helsingin Kehitysvammatuki 57 ry, Lempäälän Ehtookoto ry, and Ylä-Savon autismi- ja aspergeryhdistys. The survey was also available on the ASPA kehittää page on Facebook and the verneri.net online service for the intellectually and developmentally disabled, their family members as well as people working or studying in the field of intellectual and developmental disability.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

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

Related Datasets

FSD2861 Safety of People in Supported Housing 2012: Residents

FSD2863 Safety of People in Supported Housing 2012: Employees

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Sub-section h for question 7 is missing from the data.

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 2013: Family Members [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2014-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2862

Deposit Requirement

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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

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.