FSD1204 City Service Survey 1997
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Miettinen, Heikki (Efektia)
Varhe, Seppo (Efektia)
Paasikallio, Martti (Efektia)
Abstract
City service survey 1997 charted citizen's views on the current state and development needs of city services and administration. Respondents answered questions about their local area, housing, cultural activities, leisure and recreation opportunities and means of communication used to inform citizens about the services offered. Views on child care, care of the elderly, primary and secondary schools, number of refugees and health services (health centres and physician services) were queried. Respondents were asked whether they were satisfied with various aspects of their city, how certain services should be financed and whether they had any social or financial problems interfering with their everyday life. The study also surveyed respondents' interaction with neighbours and whether they had intentions to move. Some questions pertained to crime and safety.
Background variables included date of birth, sex, number of children, level of education, dwelling type, occupational status, means of transportation to work and distance between home and work.
Keywords
care of the elderly; child care; child health clinics; cities; crime; cultural activities; day care; health services; housing; leisure facilities; municipalities; neighbourhoods; primary schools; public services; refugees; safety; secondary schools; social services; towns; voluntary work
Topic Classification
local government studies; social policy; sociology (FSD Topics Classification)
social welfare policy; specific social services: use and provision (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
The variable containing postal codes have been removed from the data.
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes. FSD's access application procedure. Restricted access.
Data Collector
Efektia
Data Producer
Efektia
Collection Date
1997
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Anjalankoski, Espoo, Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Imatra, Joutseno, Jämsä, Kangasala, Kemi, Kotka, Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Lohja, Maarianhamina, Mäntyharju, Nurmes, Nurmijärvi, Raahe, Rovaniemi, Tammisaari, Tampere
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
People aged 18 to 70 living in participating towns/cities
Sampling Procedure
Simple random sampling
The size of the sample varied according to the number of inhabitants in the town/city. In each participating town respondents were randomly selected. Efektia invited all Finnish towns to participate in the survey and the participating towns volunteered.
Collection Mode
Postal survey
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
58,10 %
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
11582 cases and 263 variables
Data version
2.0 (30.12.2002)
Other Material
See downloadable files at the top of the page
Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish
Data Appraisal and Notes
There is insufficient information on the survey's sampling methods. The question number 18 contains a subquestion which is missing from the questionnaire.
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
Miettinen, Heikki & Paasikallio, Martti & Varhe, Seppo: City Service Survey 1997 [computer file]. FSD1204, version 2.0 (2002-12-30). Helsinki: Efektia [producer], 1997. 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.
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