FSD1323 Welfare Survey 2000
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Social Insurance Institution of Finland
University of Turku. Department of Social Policy
Abstract
The survey charted the spiritual, physical and material welfare of people living in Finland. Respondents were asked to state their occupational title, type of work and employer and status in the labour market during the past three years. People who were married or cohabiting were asked about their spouse's employment status. The unemployed or laid off respondents were asked about unemployment benefits and duration of unemployment or layoff. The unemployed answered to questions about experiences of unemployment, job seeking,, the suitability of different options (e.g. retraining and odd jobs) in their present situation and the importance of different things (e.g. fear of coping in the job and improvement of income level) in accepting a job.
Respondents evaluated their general health, for example, psychosomatic symptoms, loneliness and the existence of a confidential friend. They were asked whether they have access to different leisure time activities. Households' monthly net income and monthly expenses were charted. Respondents' satisfaction with their living standard and monthly spending money of their household and its sufficiency were probed. They also rated the difficulty/easiness of obtaining income and the level of income in the next five years. Respondents were also asked whether they feel they are living in poverty or are over-indebted.
Respondents were asked to evaluate the frequency of financial difficulties and use of strategies to solve them. They were presented with a set of attitudinal statements about social security and public services. Perceptions of the sufficiency of the level of income support and different social security benefits were charted. Respondents assessed the amount of money that one adult needs monthly and the reasonable amount of social security benefits their household would require.
Background variables included year of birth, gender, marital status, household composition, type of place of residence, highest level of education and political party preference.
Keywords
employment; expenditure; health; income; poverty; social security; standard of living; unemployment; welfare
Topic Classification
social policy; social work; sociology; welfare studies (FSD Topics Classification)
social welfare policy (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
The data do not contain answers to the open-ended question 42 nor to "Other, what" type of open-ended question categories.
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes. FSD's access application procedure. Restricted access.
Data Collector
University of Turku. Department of Social Policy
Data Producer
Social Insurance Institution of Finland
University of Turku. Department of Social Policy
Collection Date
31.5.2000 - 31.8.2000
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Individual
Household
Universe
People aged between 18 and 74 living in Finland
Sampling Procedure
Simple random sampling. The sample of 4200 persons was selected from the population register in January 2000.
The final sample consisted of 4164 persons after 54 people who were unattainable, had died or been institutionalised were removed from the data. Non-response analysis was made by comparing respondents' age, place of residence and gender to the data of population register. Urban population and people aged between 55 and 64 were slightly overrepresented.
Collection Mode
Postal survey
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
66,50 %
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
2770 cases and 189 variables
Data version
1.1 (15.8.2006)
Other Material
See downloadable files at the top of the page
Questionnaire: pdf file in Finnish and in Swedish
Data Appraisal and Notes
A recording error in variables of question 9 might have had an effect on the contents of the variables.
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data.
Bibliographical Citation
Welfare Survey 2000 [computer file]. FSD1323, version 1.1 (2006-08-15). Turku: Social Insurance Institution of Finland & Turku: University of Turku. Department of Social Policy [producers]. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2006.
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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