Study title

Elderly Care and Services 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3674

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3674
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3674

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Kröger, Teppo (University of Jyväskylä. Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy)
• Van Aerschot, Lina (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Abstract

The data examines the experiences of people aged 75 and over regarding services and needs. The survey was conducted in Jyväskylä and Tampere. Previously, similar data was collected in 2010.

First, respondents were asked about their housing and their contact with their loved ones. They were then asked about the challenges they face in their daily lives, how they cope and who might help them in their daily lives. Respondents were also asked to rate the adequacy of the help and future developments. Respondents were also asked whether they regularly provided help or care to a loved one.

The next questions dealt with the state of social and health services. Respondents were asked to further assess the development of services. They were also asked which services they used and where they obtained the services they needed. Then, the survey asked the respondents for their views on the services provided by the public and private sectors. Respondents were also asked how well services met their needs and how they financed the services they needed. Finally, respondents' health status was assessed by asking about any illnesses, injuries and memory issues.

Background variables included gender, age, marital status, number of siblings, type of housing, household income and educational background.

Keywords

care of dependants; elderly; everyday life; family members; health services; health status; housing; private health services; public services; service industries; social services

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Housing (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Elderly (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

• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Tampere

Funders

• Research Council of Finland (255452)
• Research Council of Finland (312303)

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Jyväskylä, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Residents of Jyväskylä and Tampere aged 75 and over

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

Random sampling was conducted by means of a letter survey, which selected 1000 people aged 75 and over in Jyväskylä and 1000 people aged 75 and over in Tampere, whose address information was obtained from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. A reminder letter with a request for response was sent twice to those who had not responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

73,7

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English.

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Number of Cases and Variables

193 variables and 1474 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3202 Elderly Care and Services 2010

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data does not include any open-ended responses.

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

Kröger, Teppo (University of Jyväskylä) & Van Aerschot, Lina (Tampere University): Elderly Care and Services 2015 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3674

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 Publications

Kröger, Teppo & Van Aerschot, Lina & Mathew Puthenparambil, Jiby (2019). Ikääntyneiden hoivaköyhyys. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 84 (2019):2), 124-134. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2019041011854

Kröger, T., Puthenparambil, J. M., & Aerschot, L. V. (2019). Care poverty : unmet care needs in a Nordic welfare state. International Journal of Care and Caring, 3(4), 485-500.

Aaltonen, Mari, Van Aerschot, Lina. Unmet care needs are common among community-dwelling older people with memory problems in Finland. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 2021;49(4):423-432. doi:10.1177/1403494819890800