Inhabitants' Welfare Survey: North Karelia 1998

The survey aimed at studying social welfare and opinions on welfare services in the region of North Karelia (Finland). Respondents evaluated their financial and housing situation, interpesonal relations, leisure opportunities, power to control their own life, and the accessibility of services. Respondents were asked whether certain developments were an advantage to Finland: EU membership, the number of foreigners travelling or working in Finland, the number of refugees and the internationalization of the country. They rated the importance of various bodies (e.g. relatives, neighbours, voluntary workers or organizations, municipal or government officials, private service providers) in providing help and support. Social networks were charted by asking how often and from whom respondents receive help, and whom respondents themselves help. The state of existing welfare services was charted by presenting a list of different social, health, employment and KELA services, and asking respondents to state whether they had used these services, and to rate their quality. Opinions on private health and social services (e.g. pharmacies, private medical services, home and child care services) were charted in a similar way. Some questions pertained to whether welfare service costs should be covered by public funding or by customer fees, would a one-stop shop in their district be beneficial for accessing various welfare services, and should social services be privatized. Respondents assessed the future availability of social, health and employment services and the services offered by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA). One theme pertained to computer use, computer skills, and the use of online services via the Internet (e.g. banking or employment services, library services, online shopping, e-mail). Background variables included the respondent's sex, year of birth, basic and occupational education, household size, main economic activity, housing tenure, duration of residence in the district, moving intentions, and satisfaction with public transport.

本调查旨在探究芬兰北卡累利亚地区的社会福利及其对福利服务的看法。受访者对其财务状况和住房条件、人际关系、休闲机会、自主生活控制能力以及服务可及性进行了评估。受访者被问及某些发展是否对芬兰有益：欧盟成员国身份、外国人在芬兰旅行或工作的数量、难民人数以及国家的国际化。他们还对各种机构（例如亲属、邻居、志愿者或组织、市政或政府官员、私人服务提供商）在提供帮助和支持方面的重要性进行了评级。通过询问受访者从何人处以及多久接受帮助，以及他们自身帮助他人的情况，绘制了社会网络图。通过展示不同的社会、健康、就业和KELA服务列表，并询问受访者是否使用过这些服务以及对其质量进行评级，绘制了现有福利服务的状况图。以类似的方式调查了私人健康和社会服务（例如药店、私人医疗服务、家庭和儿童护理服务）的看法。一些问题涉及福利服务成本是否应由公共资金或客户费用承担、他们所在地区的综合服务中心是否有利于获取各种福利服务，以及是否应该将社会服务私有化。受访者评估了未来社会、健康和就业服务的可用性以及芬兰社会保险机构（KELA）提供的服务。其中一个主题涉及计算机使用、计算机技能以及通过互联网使用在线服务（例如银行或就业服务、图书馆服务、在线购物、电子邮件）。背景变量包括受访者的性别、出生年份、基本和职业教育、家庭规模、主要经济活动、住房租赁、在该地区的居住时长、搬迁意愿以及对公共交通的满意度。