Welfare and Services in Finland (HYPA)

Summary

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study

Data gathering method
Telephone
Other: interview (phone / household visit), partly panel

Access to data

Conditions of access

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Survey data

Formats available
SAS, SPSS

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Wave 1: Data collected in 2004; Wave 2: Data collected in 2006; Wave 3: Data collected in 2009; Wave 4: Data collected in 2013. Sample size includes 5,800 individuals contacted via phone (18-79 years) and 600 households (80+ years), partly panel

First year of collection
2004

Stratification if applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Finland

Age range
18-79, 80+ (households)

Statistical representativeness
Population representative

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed information on living conditions, welfare and the use of welfare services. Detailed data on: • Living conditions • Health • Quality of life • Attitudes • Use of welfare services

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases
Anonymised personal ID, Statistic Finland has the key.

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Data collection by Statistic Finland. Good quality.

Governance

Contact information
Pasi Moisio
THL (FSD); since 2013 Finnish Social Science Data Archive FSD is responsible
THL, P.O. Box 30
FI-00271 Helsinki Finland Phone: +358 29 524 6000
Email: pasi.moisio@thl.fi
Url: Finnish Social Science Data Archive FSD

Timeliness, transparency