FSD2148 Finnish Local Government 2004: Cultural Services 1996
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Mäkelä, Pertti (University of Vaasa. Faculty of Social Sciences)
Abstract
The survey focused on the service provision, administration and development of cultural services in Finnish municipalities. The respondents were heads of cultural services, or other management level employees responsible for cultural services. Similar surveys were carried out in 1999 and 2002.
Questions covered the services, resources, facilities and staff of cultural services. A number of questions investigated what kind of services and facilities there were (e.g. museums, theatres, orchestras, dance groups, movie clubs), who provided these services, and whether the municipality allocated funds for them. The respondents estimated the number of cultural events in the municipality, number of people attending, and number of associations, groups and other organisations operating within certain sectors (e.g. music, theatre, fine arts, literature). The respondents were also asked about contracted-out services and competitive tendering. Other themes covered charges and user fees, decision-making in the cultural administration, the impact of different bodies on the department of cultural services, and the use of performance measures. Development of the sector since 1992, the present state, and development policies for the future were charted.
Background variables included the respondent's gender, mother tongue, year of birth, job title, responsibility areas at work, work experience in the field, education, and elective offices.
Keywords
cultural economics; cultural events; cultural facilities; cultural life; cultural organizations; cultural resources; local government departments; subcontracting
Topic Classification
administrative sciences; local government studies (FSD Topics Classification)
cultural activities and participation; government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
Restrictions
Access to the data granted for scientific and teaching purposes. FSD's access application procedure.
Data Collector
Mäkelä, Pertti (University of Vaasa. Faculty of Social Sciences)
Data Producer
Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Collection Date
March 1996 - October 1996
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis Unit
Geographic unit (Municipality)
Universe
Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)
Sampling Procedure
Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities. Total study of heads of cultural services or other management level employees responsible for cultural services in the selected municipalities.
The project municipalities were selected separately from those with less than 10000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70% of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, industry structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. The selected municipalities form a small scale model of all Finnish municipalities. The Åland Islands municipalities were excluded because of special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.
The questionnaire was sent to the heads of cultural services (or equivalent) of the selected municipalities. Because of organisational differences, in some municipalities the respondents were administrative directors of the municipal office or also acted as department heads of other sectors. Three reminder letters were sent.
Collection Mode
Postal survey
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
94%
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats. Responses to open-ended questions: a text file in Finnish.
Data version
1.0 (26.9.2006)
Related Studies
FSD2149 Finnish Local Government 2004 : Cultural Services 1999
FSD2150 Finnish Local Government 2004 : Cultural Services 2002
Data Appraisal and Notes
FSD does not have the questionnaire of the survey.
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data. The bibliographic citation may be in the form required by the publication, or in the form suggested by the archive.
Bibliographical Citation
Mäkelä, Pertti: Finnish Local Government 2004: Cultural Services 1996 [computer file]. FSD2148, version 1.0 (2006-09-26). Helsinki: Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities [producer]. 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.
Related Publications
Mäkelä, Pertti (1998). Kunnallinen vapaa-aikatoimi - palvelujen tuottajasta sponsoriksi? Raportti KuntaSuomi 2004 -kuntien kulttuuri-, liikunta- ja nuorisotoimelle suunnatuista kyselyistä. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia; nro 14 & Acta nro 101.
Mattila, Juha & Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (2004). Vaihtelevat vapaa-aikapalvelut. Tutkimus kuntien kirjasto-, kulttuuri-, nuoriso- ja liikuntapalveluista 1996-2002 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. http://hosted.kuntaliitto.fi/intra/julkaisut/pdf/p041216133533D.pdf [viitattu 28.9.2006].
