FSD3184 Diaconia Barometer 2016

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Study title

Diaconia Barometer 2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3184

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3184
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3184

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

Gävert, Titi (Church Council. Kirkon diakonia ja sielunhoito)
Juntunen, Elina (Church Council. Diakonian tutkimuksen seura)
Kiiski, Jouko (University of Eastern Finland)
Laine, Tiina (Diakoniatyöntekijöiden Liitto)

Abstract

Diaconia Barometers chart Finnish diaconal workers' experiences of their work. The 2016 survey concentrated especially on the 2015 European refugee crisis and the influx of people seeking asylum in Finland. Themes included social disadvantage and the possibilities of communality as a channel for helping.

First, the respondents were asked how often they had encountered different types of abused or disadvantaged clients in their work (e.g. a victim of emotional abuse, someone who constantly has to resort to food aid, someone unable to apply for social security benefits, an illegal immigrant, a homeless person). They were also asked how often in 2015 they had performed a variety of tasks (e.g. organised voluntary activities, organised spaces for clients' own activities, helped the socially disadvantaged in becoming a meaningful part of the congregation). The barometer also surveyed the share of time the respondents used weekly on certain types of diaconal work, such as communal work in a church or client work in the diaconia office. It was queried whether a holding centre or other means of lodging was arranged in the parish area for asylum seekers in 2015, and if the respondents had helped asylum seekers either voluntarily or as part of their work. The respondents were presented with a set of attitudinal statements regarding asylum seekers as well as relations between asylum seekers, locals, and diaconal/volunteer workers. In addition, an open-ended question queried opinions on what sort of measures should be taken to ensure peaceful coexistence between Finns and asylum seekers.

The diaconia barometer also examined the respondents' working conditions. They were enquired about the support received from superiors as well as the most important competences of a diaconal worker in the following ten years. Further questions, repeated from the 2013 Diaconia Barometer, charted harassment or bullying in the workplace. Threatening situations or physical violence caused by clients or members of the congregation were also charted. Finally, the type of values apparent in the respondents' work and work community were examined with attitudinal statements (e.g. "I feel like my team has a common meaning" and "My work relates to things I find important in life").

Background variables included number of inhabitants at the municipality of the respondent's workplace, the respondent's age group, educational background, gender, work experience in the field, and diocese.

Keywords

asylum seekers; cooperation; labour relations; occupational safety; occupations; refugees; religious personnel; social disadvantage; values; working conditions

Topic Classification

Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
Migration (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Diaconia Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

Church Council. Diakonian tutkimuksen seura
Diakoniatyöntekijöiden Liitto
Church Council. Kirkon diakonia ja sielunhoito

Time Period Covered

2015 – 2016

Collection Dates

2016-02-11 – 2016-03-13

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Diaconal workers of parishes in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was conducted via the web service Questback Digium. Responding to the survey was possible also on mobile devices. A link to the questionnaire was sent by e-mail to all diaconal workers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland whose e-mail addresses were received from the contact information directory of the National Church Council's "Diakonia ja sielunhoito" unit. In addition, information about the barometer as well as the questionnaire link were shared in newsletters and social media channels of the organising parties as well as trade magazines. Reminders to respond to the survey were sent by e-mail as well as in social media. The aim was to reach all diaconal workers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland via these channels.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

22.4

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, following response alternatives were categorised into a single category: [q2: Population of the municipalicity of the respondent's workplace] "town with a population of under 2,000" and "2,000-10,000"; [q3: Number of filled diaconal worker posts in your parish/unit] "I am the only one in a diaconal worker post" and "2-5"; [q6: educational background] "I do not possess a qualification for a diaconal worker post", "Theologician" and SYSMIS.

Identifiers were removed from open-ended responses in variables [q11], [q16], [q18] and [q19_1]. These identifiers included names of persons and municipalities, in-depth descriptions of work tasks and situations, and dates. Anonymisations were marked with [square brackets].

The original ID variable was also removed to prevent identification.

The date and time of responding were removed from the data, as well as the last question in the questionnaire [q30].

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Gävert, Titi (Church Council) & Juntunen, Elina (Church Council) & Kiiski, Jouko (University of Eastern Finland) & Laine, Tiina (Diakoniatyöntekijöiden Liitto): Diaconia Barometer 2016 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2018-05-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3184; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3184

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