Study title

Sociobarometer 2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2812

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2812

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL)

Abstract

This wide-ranging survey charted expert opinion on the welfare of Finnish citizens, and on the present state of welfare services. The respondents were managers or management groups of municipal social services offices, municipal health centres (primary health care), employment offices, and local offices of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela).

There were separate questionnaires for each organisational sector, with somewhat differing questions for each.

The questions common to all organisations studied perceptions of the situation of the sector in the municipality, welfare of population in the municipality, and the possibilities of ensuring service provision to different population groups (e.g. the elderly) with the existing resources. One set of questions charted the actors that should provide support and services to people in the intermediate labour market, and the ability of different actors to solve situations of those in the intermediate labour market. Opinions were surveyed on the effects of the municipal and public service reform project on the cooperation between the respondents' organisation and other bodies/actors.

The questions not common to all organisations charted, among others, the possibilities of ensuring service provision to citizens with the existing resources, financial situation of the organisational sector in the municipality, need for additional resources, specific action taken to support young people not in school or employment, promoting of health and welfare in the municipality, employment opportunities provided to people in the intermediate job market, outcomes of employment schemes, evaluation of service needs of citizens, competitive tendering of services, and effects of the municipal and public service reform.

Background variables included the respondent's organisational sector as well as the province, major region, and type of municipality in which the organisation was located.

Keywords

administration; employment services; health services; human resources; local government services; medical centres; organizations; public services; social security benefits; social services; social welfare; welfare policy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Sociobarometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health

Data Producers

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2007-12 – 2008-02-12

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Organization/Institution

Universe

Finnish municipal social services offices, health centres (primary health care), and employment offices as well as local offices of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The Sociobarometer 2008 questionnaire was sent to social services offices, health centres (primary health care), employment offices and the offices of the Social Insurance Institution. The questionnaire was addressed to managing directors. The survey was mainly conducted as an online survey with separate questionnaires for each organisational sector. The data for health centres were collected as a postal survey because email addresses for some respondents were not available, but the respondents were also given an opportunity to respond to the online survey if they wished. In the reminder round, all respondents received the questionnaires by mail. 442 completed questionnaires were returned by the deadline. For Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Turku, Tampere and Oulu, half of the health centres in each town were selected. In the Kainuu region, the survey was sent to health centres in each municipality.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

43

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

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The archived dataset is missing the responses to variable q65_5. The variables containing data on the municipality and region have been removed from the dataset.

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

Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL): Sociobarometer 2008 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2014-06-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2812

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Users of the data shall send the Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry (SOSTE) a copy of all reports, theses, articles, other publications or material based on or using the data. If printed, to the mail address: SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry, Tutkimus, Yliopistonkatu 5, 00100 HELSINKI, FINLAND. If electronic, to the e-mail address: tutkimus@soste.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

Eronen, Anne & Londén, Pia & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2008). Sosiaalibarometri 2008. Ajankohtainen arvio kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista, palveluista ja palvelujärjestelmän muutoksesta. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.

Related Publications

Eronen, Anne & Londén, Pia & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2008). Sosiaalibarometri 2008. Ajankohtainen arvio kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista, palveluista ja palvelujärjestelmän muutoksesta. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.