FSD1186 Sociobarometer 2001
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Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health
Abstract
Respondents in this study were managers or management groups of municipal social services, health centres, employment offices, social and health organisations or local offices of the Social Insurance Institution. Respondents evaluated the welfare of various population groups and their possibilities to enhance it. Respondents were asked whether it was possible to provide the services citizens need with the present resources of the municipalities . They were asked about the changes in the services of their own sector and the effectiveness of these services. The services provided by other sectors and social and health services provided by private enterprises were also evaluated. Respondents were asked to state their opinion on the functionality of the subsistence security systems and on the effects of the unequal income distribution.
Social services managers estimated the economic situation of the municipality and the changes in it during 2001. Respondents were asked to estimate the changes in staff numbers and the staff sufficiency, the mood among employees and whether the municipality was able to take care of its employees' occupational training and development. Respondents' views on the socio-economic situation of the municipalities were canvassed. Some respondents were asked to evaluate whether the steps taken to promote the welfare of various children groups were sufficient. Further questions asked their views on the changes in child welfare, on the possibilities to secure the services children need, and on the significance of child ombudsman services (child advocacy services) on the legal status of children.
Social services and social and health organisation managers were asked to estimate the significance of various parties in providing welfare. Managers named two reorganised services, evaluated the elements leading to it, named who was responsible for these services before and after the reorganisation and evaluated its effectiveness and impacts on the reciprocal working practices. Social services managers answered questions about their co-operation with other concerned parties. Finally, social and health organisations evaluated the significance of the third sector and their own organisation in providing welfare. They were also asked about the organisation's units, areas of focus, geographical area of operations, activities and the usefulness of employment subsidies to the organisation. Background variables include, for example, province and regional variables.
Keywords
associations; child welfare; employment services; health services; labor administration; medical centres; municipalities; organizations; private sector; Social Insurance Institution; social policy; social security; social services; social welfare; third sector
Topic Classification
social policy; welfare studies (FSD Topics Classification)
social welfare policy; specific social services: use and provision (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
The variables identifying municipality and organisation have been removed from the data. Responses to open-ended questions are missing.
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes; FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health
Data Producer
Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health
Collection Date
December 2000 - January 2001
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Organization
Universe
Municipal social services, health centres, employment offices, health and social organisations, local offices of the Social Insurance Institution (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
The Sociobarometer 2001 questionnaire was sent to all Finnish municipalities (the Åland Islands excluded). Each municipal social services office received one questionnaire. The employment offices which are administratively separate "full service" outlets and all local offices of the Social Insurance Institution received questionnaires. The health centre questionnaire was sent to those centres that were regarded as separate administrative units. The organisation questionnaire was received by the managers of the most important associations of the social services and health sector.
Collection Mode
Postal survey
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
63 %
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats.
Number of cases and variables
787 cases and 525 variables
Data version
1.0 (18.2.2002)
Other Material
See downloadable files at the top of the page
Questionnaires: pdf files in Finnish
Data Appraisal and Notes
Regional variables have been added to the original data.
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
Sociobarometer 2001 [computer file]. FSD1186, version 1.0 (2002-02-18). Helsinki: Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health [producer], 2001. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2002.
Depositing Requirements
The archive must be informed of all publications where the data have been used.
Disclaimer
The depositor and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
Related Publications
Eronen, A. & Hokkanen, L. & Kinnunen, P. & Rönnberg, L. (2000). Sosiaalibarometri 2001: hyvinvointipalvelujen tuottajien ajankohtainen tilanne ja näkemys kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.
Koberg, Pirjo (2004): Suomalainen hyvinvointi: tutkimus hyvinvointipalvelujen tilanteesta ja kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista sosiaalibarometrien mukaan vuosina 1996 - 2001. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. Sosiaalityön laitos. Pro gradu -tutkielma.
Rönnberg, Leif (2002). Sosiaalibarometrin kehitys: Tuntosarvista tutkimukseksi. Sosiaali- ja terveysviesti 2002(2), 17-18.
Törrönen, Päivi (2001). Eri-ikäiset ja -arvoiset lapset. Teoksessa: Lapsuuden hyvinvointi: yhteiskuntapoliittinen puheenvuoro (toim. Maritta Törrönen), 58-84. Vantaa: Pelastakaa lapset - Rädda Barnen.
