Poverty and Welfare Survey 2010

The aim of the survey was to get a picture of Finns' financial well-being. Respondents were asked about their housing situation and their satisfaction with their current standard of living. Respondents assessed their own family's financial situation. Respondents were asked about the necessity or non-necessity of various goods and services for today's Finnish adults. Respondents were also asked whether they considered certain goods and services necessary for themselves. Among other things, these included a mobile phone, a car, clothing, eating out, home furnishings, getting a haircut, home insurance, and health services. Respondents were also asked to tell about their own health. Respondents reported on how financial matters are handled in their family and whether there are income differences between spouses. Attitudes towards social security benefits and poverty were explored, for example by asking about income support clients or those in need of income support, the minimum income and whether the minimum amount of income support is sufficient as it is. Finally, respondents indicated how much they have in terms of expenses and loans. Background variables in the data include year of birth, gender, marital status, type of housing, size of household and number of children, region of residence at age 14 and at present, highest level of education, main activity of self and spouse, socio-economic status and monthly income of the whole family.

本调查旨在全面描绘芬兰民众的财务福祉状况。调查对象被询问其居住状况及其对当前生活水平的满意度。调查对象对其家庭财务状况进行了自我评估。调查对象还被问及在当今芬兰成年人看来，各种商品和服务是否为必需或非必需。这些问题包括移动电话、汽车、服装、外出就餐、家居装饰、理发、家庭保险和医疗服务等。调查对象还被要求描述自身的健康状况。调查对象报告了其家庭中财务事务的处理方式，以及配偶之间是否存在收入差异。调查还探讨了公众对社会保障福利和贫困的态度，例如通过询问收入援助客户或需要收入援助的人群、最低收入水平以及最低收入援助金额是否足够等问题。最后，调查对象还表明了他们在支出和贷款方面的具体数额。数据中的背景变量包括出生年份、性别、婚姻状况、住房类型、家庭规模和子女数量、14岁及现在的居住地区、最高教育水平、本人及其配偶的主要活动、社会经济地位和整个家庭的月收入。