Inhabitants' Welfare Survey: Oulu and Joensuu 1995

The survey aimed at studying the development needs of welfare services in the regions of Oulu and Joensuu (Finland). Special emphasis was placed on the availability and nature of services in the respondent's own district and municipality. At first, respondents were asked about their financial and housing situation, interpersonal relations and life circumstances, both at the time of the survey and in future. Opinions on Finland's EU membership, increase in the number of foreigners and the internationalization of the country were investigated. Means of daily transport (bicycle, bus, train, taxi, private vehicle) and factors affecting transport choice were studied. Views on the quality and prices of public transport were probed. Respondents were also asked whether they have any mobility handicap. One theme pertained to shopping facilities: respondents were asked whether they buy their consumer goods inside or outside their district and where, and whether they were satisfied with the shopping facilities in their district . Social networks were charted by asking how often and from whom respondents receive help, and whom respondents themselves help. Respondents' leisure activities, the location of such activities, and participation in voluntary organizations were examined. Regarding the future of welfare services, opinions on the role played by various bodies (e.g. relatives, voluntary workers or organizations, municipality, state, private service providers) in providing social support were charted. Further 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 possible future developments in the quality and availability of social, health and employment services and the services offered by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA). The state of the present welfare services were 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 and locality. Background variables included the respondent's sex, basic education, household size, main activity, type of work contract, tenure, duration of residence in the district and moving intentions.

本次调查旨在探讨芬兰奥卢和约恩苏地区社会福利服务的发展需求。研究重点在于受访者所在区域及市政辖区服务供应的可用性与性质。起初，调查对象被询问关于其财务状况、住房条件、人际关系和生活状况，包括调查时及未来可能的变化。调查还涉及对芬兰欧盟成员国身份、外国人数量增加及国家国际化进程的看法。研究分析了日常交通工具（自行车、公交车、火车、出租车、私家车）及其影响出行选择的因素。调查还探讨了公众对公共交通质量和价格的观点。受访者还被问及是否患有行动不便。其中一主题关注购物设施：调查对象被问及是否在所在区域内外购买消费品，以及具体地点，并评价所在区域的购物设施是否满意。通过询问受访者获得帮助的频率和来源，以及他们自身帮助他人的情况，绘制了社会网络图。调查还考察了受访者的休闲活动、活动地点以及参与志愿者组织的程度。关于社会福利服务的未来，调查记录了各种机构（例如亲属、志愿者或组织、市政、国家、私营服务提供商）在社会支持中所扮演的角色。进一步的问题涉及社会福利服务的成本是否应由公共资金或客户费用承担，所在区域的单一服务中心是否有利于获取各种社会福利服务，以及是否应将社会服务私有化。受访者评估了社会、健康和就业服务，以及芬兰社会保险机构（KELA）提供的服务在未来质量和可获得性方面的可能发展趋势。通过列出不同的社会、健康、就业和KELA服务，并要求受访者说明他们是否使用过这些服务以及对其质量和地域性的评价，描绘了当前社会福利服务的现状。背景变量包括受访者的性别、基础教育程度、家庭规模、主要活动、劳动合同类型、任期、在所在区域的居住期限以及搬迁意愿。