Study title

Diaconia Barometer 2009

Dataset ID Number

FSD2987

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2987

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Diakonian tutkimuksen seura
• Diakoniatyöntekijöiden Liitto

Abstract

Diaconia Barometers chart the diaconal workers' views and experiences of their work. The survey examined, among others, changes in work tasks, diaconal cooperation, and views of diaconal work.

Regarding changes in work tasks, the respondents were asked which tasks had increased and decreased in the previous two years. Diaconal cooperation was surveyed by asking about the increase/decrease of cooperation with the municipality, civic society and businesses. Views of diaconal work were charted by asking the respondents whether they agreed with a number of statements about diaconia (e.g. "In diaconal work customers don't know what to ask and we don't know what to offer", "Diaconia helps those whose needs are the greatest").

Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, education, length of work history in diaconal work, and number of inhabitants in the municipality.

Keywords

church; church administration; employment; occupational life; religious institutions; religious personnel

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Diaconia Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Oravasaari, Tomi (Diakonian tutkimuksen seura)

Time Period Covered

2009

Collection Dates

2009

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Diaconal workers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland who participated in the National Diaconal Work Days in 2009

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The invitation to respond to the survey was sent to all participants of the National Diaconal Work Days 2009. The invitation was sent to a total of 558 people, out of whom 194 responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

35

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

For reasons of privacy, the open-ended education variable was removed from the data. In addition, the respondent's year of birth (q1a) was recoded.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Diakonian tutkimuksen seura & Diakoniatyöntekijöiden Liitto: Diaconia Barometer 2009 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-27). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2987

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

Juntunen, Elina (2011). Vain hätäapua? Taloudellinen avustaminen diakoniatyön professionaalisen itseymmärryksen ilmentäjänä. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Teologinen tiedekunta. Suomen ev.lut. kirkon kirkkohallituksen julkaisuja 2011:3. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-789-364-0

Related Publications

Juntunen, Elina (2011). Vain hätäapua? Taloudellinen avustaminen diakoniatyön professionaalisen itseymmärryksen ilmentäjänä. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Teologinen tiedekunta. Suomen ev.lut. kirkon kirkkohallituksen julkaisuja 2011:3. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-789-364-0

Juntunen, Elina (2014). Diakoniatyöntekijöiden auttamistyö asiakkaan kansalaisuuden tukemisena. Diakonian tutkimus 1/2014, 7-31.

Malkavaara, Mikko & Ryökäs, Esko (2015). Diakonia-apu oikeutena. Suomalaisen ajattelutavan kehittyminen. Diakonian tutkimus 2/2015, 107-127.