Study title

Family Planning Survey: Women 1994

Dataset ID Number

FSD3090

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3090
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3090

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hemminki, Elina (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES))
• Sihvo, Sinikka (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES))

Abstract

The survey studied Finnish women's opinions and experiences on family planning services. The aim of the research was to chart possible problems with the family planning system of the time, and to gather useful information for improving the services. The study was conducted by researchers of the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tampere and the University of Kuopio.

The respondents were asked about the birth control methods they used, the costs of these methods, and whether the costs had affected their use of such methods. Familiarity with different birth control methods was charted. The respondents were also asked how often they had visited a health care professional due to matters related to birth control during the past year. Opinions on which type of health care professional the respondents would like to visit in birth control related issues were probed. The respondents were also asked questions about their last visit to a health care professional in birth control related matters.

Next, the respondents were asked if they had ever had an abortion. Respondents who had had an abortion were asked about it. Views and experiences on maternity clinic were also investigated. The respondents were asked about their experiences with childlessness, infertility, and methods used to treat infertility. Lastly, they were asked which pregnancy and birth control related services should be funded by taxes and provided without charge to the user.

Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, economic activity and employment status, industry of employment, state of health, diagnosed diseases or medical conditions, and the degree of urbanisation of the home municipality.

Keywords

abortion; adoption; contraceptive devices; delivery (pregnancy); family planning; fertility; fertility treatment; men; miscarriage; pregnancy; pregnancy complications

Topic Classification

• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Reproductive health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Health care services and policies (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

• Sosiaali- ja terveysalan tutkimus- ja kehittämiskeskus

Time Period Covered

1994

Collection Dates

1994

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish women aged 18-44

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

3000 Finnish women aged 18-44 were randomly picked from the Population Register of Finland.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

73

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD3091 Family Planning Survey: Men 1994

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data contain more variables than there are questions on the question form. During archiving, the researchers divided some questions, thus creating more variables. Furthermore, open-ended answers have been distributed among different variables based on the information that they contain. Some options were added based on hand-written answers. Furthermore, some codings were changed.

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

Hemminki, Elina (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)) & Sihvo, Sinikka (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)): Family Planning Survey: Women 1994 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2017-05-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3090

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Helmig L. Unintended pregnancy, contraceptive behavior, and family planning services in the United States and Finland. University of Kansas, Department of Psychology, Doctoral Dissertation, 1997

Vehviläinen KH. Äidit liukuhihnalla. Medikalisaatio, äitiyshuollon palvelujärjestelmä ja naisten kokemukset. Kuopion yliopisto, Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Hoitotieteen laitos, Lisensiaatintutkimus, 127s, Kesäkuu 2000.

Sihvo S, Hemminki E, Koponen P, Kosunen E, Malin-Silverio M, Perälä M-L, Räikkönen O. Raskaudenehkäisy ja terveyspalveluiden käyttö. Tuloksia väestöpohjaisesta tutkimuksesta 1994. STAKES Aiheita 27/1995.

Sihvo S, Koponen P (toim.) Perhesuunnittelusta lisääntymisterveyteen - palveluiden käyttö ja kehittämistarpeet. Stakes, Raportteja 220, 1998

Hemminki E, Sihvo S. Knowledge of prenatal care among non-pregnant women: an explanation for early attendance. (Letter to the Editor) Scand J Soc Med 1996;24:152-154

Kosunen E, Sihvo S, Hemminki E. Knowledge and use of emergency contraception in Finland. Contraception;1997;55:153-7.

Hemminki E, Sihvo S, Koponen P, Kosunen E. Quality of contraceptive services in Finland. Quality in Health Care 1997;6:62-8.

Hemminki E, Rasimus A, Forssas E. Sterilizations in Finland: from eugenics to contraception. Social Science & Medicine 1997;45:1875-84.

Sihvo S, Hemminki E, Kosunen E, Koponen P. Quality of abortion services in Finland. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica 1998; 77: 210-17.

Hemminki E. Threatment of miscarriage - current practice and rationale. Obstet Gynecol 1998;91 (2):247-53.

Hemminki E, Sihvo S, Forssas E, Koponen P, Kosunen E, Perälä M-L. The role of gynecologists in women's health care - women's views. International Journal of Quality in Health Care 1998;10 (1): 59-64.

Pelkonen M, Perälä M-L, Vehviläinen-Julkunen K. Participation of expectant mothers in decision making in maternity care: results of a population-based survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing 1998; 28:21-9.

Viisainen K, Gissler M, Räikkönen O, Perälä M-L, Hemminki E. Interest in alternative birth settings in Finland. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica 1998;77;729-35.

Sihvo S, Hemminki E, Kosunen E. Contraceptive health risks - women's perceptions, Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecololy 1998;19:117-25.

Koponen P, Sihvo S, Hemminki E, Kosunen E, Kokko S. Raskauden ehkäisy ja väestövastuu - palveluiden järjestäminen terveyskeskuksissa ja naisten toiveet. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti 1998;35:220-8.

Kosunen E, Sihvo S, Koponen P, Hemminki E. Do young women have specific problems in contraceptive use and counselling? European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Reproductive Biology 1999;83:15-20.

Forssas E, Hemminki E, Sihvo S. Sosioekonomiset erot naisten lisääntymisterveydessä. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti 1999;36:83-9.

Räikkönen O, Gissler M, Perälä M-L, Pelkonen M, Järvenpää M. Äitiyshuollon palveluiden käyttö raskauden seurannassa. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti 1999;36:133-43.

Koponen P, Perälä M-L, Räikkönen O. Kriittisten tapahtumien tekniikka tutkimusmenetelmänä väestökyselyssä - naiset hoitokokemustensa kuvaajina (osa II) Hoitotiede 2000 12 4, 173-83.

Malin M, Hemminki E, Räikkönen O, Sihvo S, Perälä M-L. What do women want? Women's experiences of infertility treatments. Social Science & Medicine, 2001 Jul;53(1):123-33.

Sihvo S, Rahkonen O, Hemminki E. Unohdettu sukupuoli? Miesten rooli perhesuunnittelussa. Suomen Lääkärilehti 1995; 35:3851-55.

Sihvo S, Rahkonen O, Hemminki E. Men and family planning. Dialogi english supplement 1b 1996, s.24-25

Sihvo S, Hovatta O. Lapsettomuushoitojen arvottaminen. Perhesuunnittelu 2000 Verkostolehti 8/1995, s.12-14

Malin-Silverio M. Lapsettomuutta kokeneiden naisten hoitotyytyväisyys. Perhesuunnittelu 2000 verkostolehti 8/1995, s. 18-23

Malin M, Sihvo S, Hemminki E. Lapsettomuutta kokeneiden naisten hoitotyytyväisyys. Ritamo, Kautto (toim): Näkökulmia hedelmättömyyshoitoihin. Stakes, Aiheita 49/1997, s.67-75.

Sihvo S, Hovatta O. Lapsettomuushoitojen arvottaminen. Ritamo, Kautto (toim.): Näkökulmia hedelmättömyyshoitohin. Stakes, Aiheita 49/1997, s.21-25.

Hemminki E, Rasimus A, Forssas E. Steriloinnit Suomessa: eugeniikasta raskauden ehkäisyyn. Suomen Lääkärilehti 1998;53:319-

Hemminki E, Gissler M, Jaakkola N, Jaakkola J. Keskenmenojen hoito Suomessa. Suomen Lääkärilehti 1998;53:2937-44.

Kosunen E, Sihvo S, Koponen P, Hemminki E: Do young women have specific problems in contraceptive use and counselling? European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology & Reproductive

Viisainen K, Gissler M, Räikkönen O, Perälä M-L, Hemminki E: Interest in alternative birth settings in Finland. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica 77: 729-735,1998.

Malin M, Hemminki E, Räikkönen O, Sihvo S, Perälä M-L: What do women want? Women's experiences of infertility treatments. Social Science & Medicine 53: 123-133, 2001.

Hemminki E, Gissler M: Raskauden keskeytysten vähentämisen avain: synnytyshalukkuuden lisääminen nuorille naisille. Suomen Lääkärilehti 54: 229-231, 1999.