Study title

Finnish Local Government Barometer 2002: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards

Dataset ID Number

FSD2090

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2090

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Abstract

The survey charted the views of municipal leaders (municipal managers and chairpersons of municipal executive boards) on Finnish local government services, municipal finance, immigration, internal migration, unemployment, and the policies of Members of Parliament. Respondents were first asked whether they would be willing to improve the financial situation of their municipality by raising fees or municipal taxes, cutting services or staff numbers, or by using private companies to deliver municipal services.

Respondents were also asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements relating to local democracy and decision-making, number of municipalities in Finland, municipal services and finance, immigration, internal migration, and unemployment. Further questions covered the effect of internal migration on the municipality, e.g., on municipal taxation level, housing prices, employment, community services. In view of the forthcoming parliamentary elections, respondents were asked what kind of policy they would like Members of Parliament elected from their own region to have on minority issues, EU enlargement, public services etc. Views were probed on how useful co-operation with certain other bodies (e.g. ministries, universities, employee and employer organisations) was to the municipality.

Background variables included the number of inhabitants in the municipality, the respondent's status in municipal administration, gender, political party identification, and the region in which the municipality was located.

Keywords

immigration; internal migration; local finance; local government; local government services; mayors; members of parliament; municipalities; unemployed

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elites and leadership (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Migration (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Time Period Covered

2002

Collection Dates

2002-06-11 – 2002-08-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Managers of Finnish municipalities and chairpersons of municipal executive boards (excluding the Åland Islands municipalities)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

51.8

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

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2002: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2090

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

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat : ilmapuntari 2002 (2002). Helsinki : Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. - (Polemia-sarja; 47).

Related Publications

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: ilmapuntari 2002 (2002). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 47.

Katara, Henna-Riikka (2012). Hyvinvointivaltion kannatus ja palvelujärjestelmä. Kuntalaisten ja kunnanjohtajien mielipiteiden vertailua vuosina 1996-2006. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma