Care for the elderly and functionally impaired

Summary

Type of data

Data Source
Registry

Type of Study
Cohort study

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access
Through Register Coordinator/Register Service

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

Formats available

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
The statistics, which are part of the official statistics of Sweden, are based on individual data (including consumers’ national registration numbers), which were gathered in 2007 for the first time. The information shown in the report is shown by municipality, county and for the country as a whole.

First year of collection
2007

Stratification if applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
the whole country

Age range

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
The register contains information on the scope of certain municipal services in accordance with the Social Services Act (2001:453) provided for elderly and individuals with functional impairments. In summary, the register includes the following information: • Persons who live permanently in special forms of housing • Persons in ordinary housing who were granted home help • Persons in ordinary housing who had a decision on assistance for home help services • Persons who had decisions on assistance for short-term care • Persons who had decisions on assistance for daytime activities • Persons who had decisions on assistance for living support

Linkage

Standardisation
No international standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases
Good opportunities to combine with other Swedish registries

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
The quality of the register of social services for the elderly and people with disabilities is good. All municipalities reporting data. Partial non-response can be in the form of single people and their contributions are not included in the reporting. The extent of this error is unknown. The reliability and the statistical quality of the data collected can vary between municipalities. The quality is associated with the local IT systems and how the various actions defined. Approved number of home care hours may not always be as certain municipalities instead take aid decisions on a certain level of care. In those cases indicated, an estimated number of home help hours instead making the variable something delicate.

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Governance

Contact information
Lina Boberg
Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare

SE 106 30 Stockholm Sweden Phone: +4675-247 38 57
Email: Lisa.boberg(at)socialstyrelsen.se
Url: http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/register/socialtjanstregister/socialtjanstinsatsertillaldreochpersonermedfunktionsnedsattning/inenglish

Timeliness, transparency