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Finnish Surveys enabling indicators on ”quality of work”: 

Finnish Surveys enabling indicators on 'quality of work' Seminar on the Quality of Work 11 - 13 May 2005, Geneva Hanna Sutela

Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys: 

Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys Working Conditions Survey 1972 - pilot study - postal interview Working Conditions Survey 1977 - face-to-face - response rate 91 % - 5,800 employees in data Working Conditions Survey 1984 - face-to-face - response rate 89 % - 4,500 employees in data Quality of Work Life Survey 1990 - face-to-face - response rate 85 % - 3,500 employees in data Quality of Work Life Survey 1997 - face-to-face - response rate 79 % - 3,000 employees in data Quality of Work Life Survey 2003 - face-to-face - response rate 78 % - 4,100 employees in data

Permanent contents: 

Permanent contents Physical work environment - adverse factors, work accidents, physical strain Psychic and social factors in work environment - monotony, mentally demanding, time pressure, opportunities for influence and for development, social relationships, discrimination Health, stress symptoms - recurrent aches and pains, psychic and somatic symptoms, experiences of threat Labour market position, family, background variables - work history, type of contracts, threat of unemployment, work and family, commitment to work

Special themes in working condition surveys : 

Special themes in working condition surveys Technological change in work (1984 - ) Gender equality (1984 - ) Changes in work organisation - flexibility, productivity (1990 - ) Time pressure (1997 - ) Fixed-term contracts (1997 -) Quality of Work Life Survey 2003 - gender equality - fixed-term contracts - time pressure, work load - ageing at work - work and family - working hours, flexibility - remuneration, new forms of pay - absenteeism - supervisory tasks - work accidents

The sample of Quality of Work Life Survey : 

The sample of Quality of Work Life Survey In connection with (the October and November rounds of) the monthly Labour Force Survey (telephone interview) The sample established during the LFS interview, among respondents filling the criteria… 15 - 64 -years old salary and wage earners normal weekly working hours 5+ hours of paid work =andgt;agreement on face-to-face interview (approximately 63 min)

Time Schedule, Survey 2003: 

Time Schedule, Survey 2003 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2002 ----------------1.----------------------------------- 2003 ---------------- 1--------------- --2-- --3-- ----4---- 5. --------6---- 2004 ---- 7---- --------------------8--------------------------------- 2005 ------------------------------------ 8----------------- 1. Survey desing, questionnaire 2. Programming of the computer-assisted questionnaire 3.Pilot study 4. Translation in Swedish 5. Training of the interviewers 6. Field work 7. Compilation of the data 8. Analysis, reports

The Survey questionnaire 2003: 

The Survey questionnaire 2003 Based on the previous one (1997) Themes and desing in co-operation with the Advisory Group - consisting of representants of the financing bodies and experts - 10 meetings Question by question Comparibility in time vs. more up-to-date way to ask? 1977 - 1997 paper questionnaire 2003 computer- assisted http://tilastokeskus.fi/tk/el/survey_2003.pdf

Shortcomings of the traditional survey Qualitative method at its best: 

Shortcomings of the traditional survey Qualitative method at its best Fails to discover new information Focuses on averages Fails to see the importance of meanings Detaches individual from their groups Fails to see the processive nature of phenomena Treats the surveyee as an object Capable of discovering new Recognises differences Recognises meanings Can see individuals within their group Possibility for studying processes Considers the sublects’ activities and experiences (Lehto 1996 and 2002)

Combining quantitative and qualitative methodsin Quality of Work Life Surveys 1997 - 2003: 

Combining quantitative and qualitative methods in Quality of Work Life Surveys 1997 - 2003 Qualitative interviews prior the questionnaire desing 1997 - theme interview on new special themes: time pressure, precarious employment -'think aloud' -method in revising old questions Survey 1997: - structured face-to-face interviews Qualitative interviews theme interview + 'think aloud' - time pressure,equality, precarious employment - respondents of the survey 1997 - deepening and illustrating the survey results Survey 2003: - structured face-to-face interviews

Engedering the surveys as an ongoing process: 

Engedering the surveys as an ongoing process Gender sensitiviness involved in every step of the survey prosess, from questionnaire design to analysis and reporting Much more than only presenting the figures by sex What is characteristics to women’s work and orientation? Differences in responding Direct questions on gender equality, too

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Willingness to change job At the same pay, Quality of Work Life Surveys 1977,1984, 1990, 1997 and 2003 51 51 44 49 56 26 26 30 25 24 20 20 23 24 20 3 3 3 2 1977 1984 1990 1997 2003 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Would not change at all Yes, to different occupational field Yes, to the same occupational field Don’t know

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