Sociobarometer 2020

The sociobarometer is a wide-ranging survey charting expert opinion on the welfare of Finnish citizens and the present state of welfare services in Finland. The 2020 sociobarometer charted issues such as services for older people, basic security, employment services and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on social and health services. Respondents included healthcare managers and social workers at municipalities and joint municipal authorities, directors of operational units at Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland) and managers of local employment and economic development offices (TE Offices). One of the themes of the survey was the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on services and support needs. Respondents were asked, among other things, which groups of people in the region are particularly concerned, how the needs of clients have been met and how services have been developed during the pandemic. In particular, they asked about the impact of the pandemic on the service needs of older people and the support targeted at them. Another broader theme was employment, basic security and income support. For example, the survey explored how the service needs of people getting the basic social assistance and other groups were met before, during and after the pandemic. It also asked how employment had been improved in different regions. Respondents were also asked to rate different statements related to the increase in inequality. Background variables included the respondent's sector of work, the size of the area of activity and the major region. For respondents from TE Offices, the data also include a regional variable at the level of the province.

社会晴雨表是一项广泛范围的调查，旨在描绘芬兰公民的社会福利状况及芬兰社会福利服务的当前状态。2020年的社会晴雨表对老年人服务、基本安全、就业服务以及新冠疫情对社交和医疗服务的影响等问题进行了探讨。受访者包括市镇和联合市镇当局的卫生管理人员及社会工作者、芬兰社会保险机构Kela（Kela是芬兰社会保险机构的缩写）运营部门的主管以及地方就业和经济开发办公室（TE办公室）的管理者。调查的一个主题是新冠疫情对服务和支持需求的影响。受访者被问及，在区域层面，哪些群体特别担忧，客户的需求是如何得到满足的，以及疫情期间服务是如何发展的。特别是，他们关注了疫情对老年人服务需求及其所获得的支持的影响。另一个更广泛的主题是就业、基本安全和收入支持。例如，调查探讨了在疫情前后，如何满足基本社会援助接收者和其他群体的服务需求，以及在不同地区如何改善就业状况。受访者还被要求对不同与不平等加剧相关的陈述进行评分。背景变量包括受访者的工作领域、活动区域的规模以及主要地区。对于TE办公室的受访者，数据还包括省级的地区变量。