Study title

Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 2002

Dataset ID Number

FSD2156

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2156

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (University of Vaasa. Department of Public Management)
• Mattila, Juha (University of Vaasa. Department of Public Management)

Abstract

The survey focused on the service provision, management and development policies of sports departments of Finnish municipalities. The respondents were heads of sports departments. Similar surveys were carried out in 1996 and 1999.

The respondents were asked what kind of activities and services the sport department provided, what kind of recreational areas and sports facilities and services there were in the municipality, which body organised them, and whether the municipality allocated funds for them. Use of contracted-out services, and decision-making in the sports administration were studied. One topic pertained to ownership of sports facilities: whether the municipality owns or rents them.

Views were probed on the impact of certain bodies (e.g. municipal council, municipal board, service users, sports clubs) on the sports services. The respondents were also asked how important various duties and responsibilities were in their position as the head of the sports department, and what had changed in the sports sector since 1998. State of the sports sector at the time of the survey, and development policies for the future were surveyed.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, job title or position, responsibility areas at work, work experience, and education.

Keywords

contracting out; exercise (physical activity); local government services; municipalities; open spaces and recreational areas; public services; sports facilities

Topic Classification

• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government 2004

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (University of Vaasa. Department of Public Management)
• Mattila, Juha (University of Vaasa. Department of Public Management)

Data Producers

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

2002

Collection Dates

2002

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality)

Universe

Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities.

The project municipalities were selected separately from those with less than 10000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70 % of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, industry structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. The selected municipalities form a small scale model of all Finnish municipalities. The Åland Islands municipalities were excluded because of special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.

The questionnaire was sent to the heads of sports services of the selected municipalities (N=47). 45 municipalities responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

96

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

Related Datasets

FSD2154 Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 1996

FSD2155 Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 1999

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

It is probable that in the data delivered to FSD, the variable q2a_19 also includes, in addition to coach grants, awards and grants given to successful athletes. In question series b and c they appear as separate variables.

The data do not contain answers to questions q26 - q28 as they were missing from the data delivered to the archive. The variables q2b_11, q2c_11, q22_1 and q22_32 are also missing.

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

Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (University of Vaasa) & Mattila, Juha (University of Vaasa): Finnish Local Government 2004: Sports Services 2002 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2156

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 Publications

Mattila, Juha & Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (2004). Vaihtelevat vapaa-aikapalvelut. Tutkimus kuntien kirjasto-, kulttuuri-, nuoriso- ja liikuntapalveluista 1996-2002 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. http://hosted.kuntaliitto.fi/intra/julkaisut/pdf/p041216133533D.pdf [viitattu 28.9.2006].