PROMEQ: Health and Well-being of the Long-term Unemployed 2016-2018

The data consist of three surveys aimed at the long-term unemployed. The surveys charted the unemployed persons' social participation, mental and physical well-being, work motivation, and use of social and health services. Main themes in the surveys included, among others, living conditions, quality of life, social relationships, use of social and health services, and lifestyle. The baseline survey was conducted at the beginning of the research and the two follow-up surveys three and six months after the baseline survey. The data were collected as part of the Inclusive Promotion of Health and Wellbeing (PROMEQ 2016-2019) research project, which studied population groups that need special support. The aim of the PROMEQ project was to develop and demonstrate novel models of promotion of health and wellbeing. Survey data from the other target groups of the project as well as combined data from all surveys are also available at FSD (FSD3433-FSD3436). The surveys included many scales and questions used in other studies. Questions were selected, for instance, from the Finnish Youth Surveys, as well as the Regional Health and Well-being Study (ATH) and Welfare and Services in Finland (HYPA) surveys conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Most questions included in the baseline survey were repeated in the follow-up surveys. First, the surveys charted the respondents' living conditions, income, loans and need for financial aid or food assistance. The respondents' health, well-being and quality of life was examined with questions on, for example, how satisfied the respondents were with their health, how much they had enjoyed life in the past two weeks, how safe and secure they felt in their everyday life, and whether they had enough energy and drive for their daily life. Satisfaction with different spheres of life was also surveyed with questions regarding, for example, quality of sleep, capacity to work, relationships, and support received from friends. Social relationships and trust were examined next. The respondents were asked whether they often felt lonely and whether they had ever been discriminated based on factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, or financial situation. Questions also focused on the respondents' sociability and feelings of belonging (e.g. whether they felt they were a part of a friend group, had much in common with people around them, and could find company when they wanted to, or whether they felt left out and isolated). The respondents' participation in group activities was charted, and trust in other people and various institutions, such as public health care, the judicial system, and municipal decision-making, was examined. The respondents' opinions on their own opportunities in life were also surveyed (e.g. whether they thought they had good or bad opportunities to strive for happiness in their life and to act according to their conscience). Next, the respondents were asked about work, unemployment and their plans for the future. Work motivation was examined with questions on, for example, how many times the respondents had applied for a job in the last six months and how willing they were at present to work full-time or part-time or set up their own company. Views on employment were investigated with questions on, for example, whether the respondents found it important to be employed and whether they thought they needed more training to become employed again. The respondents were also asked to evaluate their own capacity to work and study. Future plans were surveyed with questions focusing on the respondents' dreams, hopes and goals for their future. Finally, the respondents' use of social and health services was surveyed. The respondents were asked whether they had visited a doctor or other health or social services professional or received services that promote employment in the past 12 months (6 months in the follow-up survey). Additionally, the respondents were asked whether they had bought medication or been in contact with an employment services employee or other social or health care employee in the past 12 months. Questions also focused on basic social assistance, the respondents' satisfaction with the availability of various social and public services (e.g. library, indoor exercise and youth services), and their participation in group activities promoting health and well-being (e.g. weight management groups, AA, NA). The respondents' lifestyle was also examined with questions on their exercise, eating and drinking habits. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, year of birth, marital status, household composition, housing tenure, highest level of education, economic activity and occupational status, and household income. Additionally, the background information collected included whether the respondent belonged to the control or test group as well as their matched pair number.

本数据集包含三项针对长期失业者的调查。调查涵盖了失业者在社会参与、心理健康与生理福祉、工作动机以及社会与健康服务的使用等方面的状况。调查的主要主题包括但不限于生活环境、生活质量、社会关系、社会与健康服务的使用以及生活方式。基线调查在研究初期进行，随后在基线调查后的第三个月和第六个月进行了两次后续调查。数据收集作为包容性促进健康与福祉（PROMEQ 2016-2019）研究项目的一部分，该项目旨在研究需要特殊支持的人口群体。PROMEQ项目的目标是开发并展示促进健康与福祉的新模式。该项目其他目标群体的调查数据以及所有调查的合并数据也均可在FSD（FSD3433-FSD3436）获取。调查中包含了其他研究中常用的多个量表和问题，例如来自芬兰青年调查、区域健康与福祉研究（ATH）以及芬兰社会福利与健康研究所（THL）进行的福利与服务在芬兰（HYPA）调查中的问题。基线调查中的大多数问题在后续调查中也得到了重复。首先，调查描绘了受访者的生活状况、收入、贷款以及需要财务援助或食物援助的需求。通过诸如受访者对其健康状况的满意度、过去两周的生活享受程度、日常生活中的安全感和安全感、以及他们是否拥有足够的能量和动力来应对日常生活等问题，对受访者的健康、福祉和生活质量进行了考察。还通过诸如睡眠质量、工作能力、人际关系以及从朋友那里获得的支持等方面的问题，对受访者对不同生活领域的满意度进行了调查。接下来，调查分析了社会关系和信任感。受访者被问及他们是否经常感到孤独，以及他们是否因年龄、性别、种族或财务状况等因素而遭受歧视。问题还集中在受访者的社交能力和归属感（例如，他们是否感觉自己属于某个朋友圈，与周围的人有很多共同之处，是否能在需要时找到陪伴，或者他们是否感觉自己被边缘化且孤立）上。调查还描绘了受访者参与集体活动的程度，并考察了他们对他人和各种机构（如公共卫生护理、司法系统、市政决策）的信任。调查还调查了受访者对自己生活中机会的看法（例如，他们是否认为自己在追求幸福和按照自己的良心行事方面有良好的或不良的机会）。随后，受访者被问及关于工作、失业以及他们未来计划的问题。通过诸如过去六个月内受访者求职的次数以及他们目前是否愿意全职或兼职工作或成立自己的公司等问题，考察了工作动机。通过诸如受访者是否认为就业很重要以及他们是否认为需要更多培训才能再次就业等问题，调查了受访者对就业的看法。受访者还被要求评估自己的工作和学习能力。通过聚焦于受访者的梦想、希望和未来目标等问题，对未来的计划进行了调查。最后，调查了受访者使用社会和健康服务的情况。受访者被问及在过去12个月内（在后续调查中为6个月）是否曾访问过医生或其他健康或社会服务专业人士，或是否接受过促进就业的服务。此外，受访者还被问及在过去12个月内是否购买过药物或与就业服务员工或其他社会或健康护理员工有过联系。问题还集中在基本社会援助、受访者对各种社会和公共服务（如图书馆、室内运动和青年服务）的可获得性的满意度，以及他们参与促进健康与福祉的集体活动（如体重管理小组、AA、NA）的情况上。通过诸如他们的运动、饮食习惯等问题，调查了受访者的生活方式。背景变量包括受访者的性别、出生年份、婚姻状况、家庭构成、住房租约、最高教育水平、经济活动和职业状态，以及家庭收入。此外，收集的背景信息还包括受访者是否属于对照组或测试组，以及他们的匹配对编号。