Study title

City Service Survey 2001

Dataset ID Number

FSD1205

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1205

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Miettinen, Heikki (Efektia)
• Varhe, Seppo (Efektia)

Abstract

City service survey 2001 canvassed citizens' views on, for example, the present state of local government and public services. Questions revolved around residential areas and living conditions, day care services, public child welfare clinics, secondary and senior secondary schools, health care services, immigrants, cultural and recreational services, Internet and information services, flow of public information, financing various services, and the difficulties the respondents or their family members had faced in everyday life. The respondents assessed their willingness to migrate, and whether they considered their home municipalities to be safe or unsafe. Background variables included the respondent's age, sex, marital status, education, number of children, professional status, car ownership, length of commute, and the modes of transportation used for commuting.

Keywords

Internet; child day care; cultural facilities; everyday life; health services; immigrants; living conditions; local government; local government services; neighbourhoods; personal safety; public services; recreational facilities; residential areas

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

City Service Surveys

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Efektia

Time Period Covered

2001

Collection Dates

2001

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Alavus, Espoo, Forssa, Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Jämsänkoski, Järvenpää, Kangasala, Kankaanpää, Karkkila, Karvia, Kemi, Kerava, Kiiminki, Kotka, Kouvola, Kristiinankaupunki, Kuusankoski, Lieto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Nokia, Nurmijärvi, Orimattila, Oulu, Pietarsaari, Porvoo, Rantsila, Rovaniemi, Salo, Savonlinna, Tampere, Vaasa

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 18-70 living in any of the participating towns/cities

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The size of the sample varied according to the number of inhabitants in the town/city. In each participating town respondents were randomly selected. Efektia invited all Finnish towns to participate in the survey and the participating towns volunteered.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

59.8

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

256 variables and 13343 cases.

Data Version

3.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

For privacy reasons, variable k01 indicating post code was removed from the data during archiving, and variables k02 and k11 (age, number of children) were categorised.

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

Miettinen, Heikki (Efektia) & Varhe, Seppo (Efektia): City Service Survey 2001 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-09-07). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1205

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 Materials

Miettinen, Heikki (2001). Kuntapalvelut 2001. Helsinki : Efektia. - (Tutkimuksia 154)

Related Publications

Valkama, Elisa (2004). Velkaneuvonta 2000-luvun alussa: talous- ja velkaneuvontalain vaikutukset asiakaskyselyn ja tilastotietojen valossa. Helsinki: Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos. Oikeuspoliittisen tutkimuslaitoksen julkaisuja; 208.

Uitus-Mäntylä, Katja (2003). Raha ratkaisee - vai ratkaiseeko? Taloudellisen resurssoinnin vaikutus kuntalaisten mielipiteisiin kunnan sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluista. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.

Myllyniemi, Harri (2006). Rationaalisen tuolla puolen eli tutkimus ulkona kävelyn koetusta turvattomuudesta suomalaisissa kunnissa ja kaupungeissa. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Miettinen, Heikki (2001). Kuntapalvelut 2001. Helsinki: Efektia. Tutkimuksia 154.

Hämäläinen, Maria (2005). Perusterveydenhuollon kustannus-vaikuttavuus. Espoon, Helsingin, Kemin, Kuusankosken ja Tampereen perusterveydenhuollon kustannusten sekä kuntalaisten tyytyväisyyden kohtaaminen vuosina 1993, 1997 ja 2001. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma.

Häkkinen, Timo (2007). Asumisen ja asuinalueen laatu: sosiaalisen pääoman ja kuntakoon näkökulmat. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Björmans, Janina (2006). Olika samhällsgruppers attityder till det offentliga servicesystemet. Vasa: Åbo Akademi. Pro gradu i socialpolitik.

Lindholm, Arto & Simovaara, Jyrki & Cantell, Timo & Mielonen, Helena (2011). Kulttuurin yleisötutkimus opinnäytetyönä. Helsinki: Humanistinen ammattikorkeakoulu. URN:ISBN:978-952-456-115-0