Study title

Finnish Local Government Barometer 2006: Municipal Managers

Dataset ID Number

FSD2237

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2237

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Abstract

The survey charted the attitudes of municipal managers both at the municipal and societal level. The respondents gave their opinions on different political parties in relation to the forthcoming Finnish parliamentary elections. The traditional questions on service provision were also included in the survey.

First, the respondents were queried how adequate or inadequate different services in their municipalities were in terms of demand. They were also asked to name three most important problems in their municipalities and in society. Opinions on acceptable objectives and means of achieving them in relation to services, economics, and administration were charted with the help of statements. The respondents were also asked to assess various aspects of political parties. Finally, the respondents' satisfaction with their work was explored, for example by asking them how certainly they would choose the work of municipal manager, if they were able to choose their profession again.

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

Keywords

administrative areas; local finance; local government; local government organizations; local government policy; local government services; mayors; municipalities; objectives; political parties; privatization; social systems

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (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

• TNS Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Time Period Covered

2006

Collection Dates

2006-08-16 – 2006-10-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Managers (chief administrators) of Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

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

47

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 2006: Municipal Managers [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2237

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Related Materials

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat : ilmapuntari 2006 (2006). Helsinki : Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 66.

Related Publications

Kansalaismielipide ja kunnat: ilmapuntari 2006 (2006). Helsinki: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö. Polemia-sarja; 66.

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

Sandberg, Siv (2015). Den seglivade kommundirektörsmakten. Lokalpolitiskt ledarskap i Finland. I: Lokalpolitisk lederskap i Norden, Redaktører: Nils Aarsæther og Knut H. Mikalsen. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS.