Response Activity in Mixed-Method Survey Data Collection—The Methods Used in a Survey among the Foreign-Born Population in Finland (FinMonik)

Abstract

In terms of the number of respondents, Survey on Well-Being among Foreign Born Population (FinMonik) is so far the most extensive survey carried out among the population with foreign background in Finland. It comprises a wide range of self-reported data, including information on the respondent’s health, well-being and access to care, which can be widely utilized in planning and assessing integration, health and welfare policies. A mixed-method approach (an electronic questionnaire, a paper questionnaire and phone interviews) was used in collecting the data which consists of responses by 6836 respondents aged 18–64 years. All response types included, the response rate was 53.1% (n = 6836). This study describes in detail the methods used in the FinMonik survey. In addition, we describe the demographics of the respondents partaking in each response format. The aim of the study is to promote the development of mixed-method survey as a way of collecting reliable data that can be used to enhance foreign-born people’s health, well-being and access to health care. The survey responses will be used as a baseline in observing the respondents’ well-being through the register-based data available in several national registers on health, medicine use and access to care as well as the data collected in the study Impact of Coronavirus Epidemic on Well-Being among Foreign Born Population Study (MigCOVID). Furthermore, the FinMonik study protocol will be repeated every four years.

Satisfaction with access to health services among foreign-born population in Finland: a survey-based study

“…The sample was attained from the population register (maintained by the Digital and Population Data Service Agency) in March 2018. The sample was based on a stratified random sampling, described in more detail elsewhere [ 18 ]. The following criteria were used to draw the sample: (1) the respondent’s country of birth must be other than Finland; (2) both parents or the only known parent of the respondent must have been born abroad; (3) the respondent must have lived in Finland for at least a year at the time of sampling; (4) the respondent must be aged 18–64 at the time of sampling, and (5) the respondent must not have come to Finland through adoption.…”

“…The data collection is described in detail by Kuusio et al [ 18 ]. The data were collected between 7 March 2018 and 15 January 2019 primarily online with an electronic questionnaire, and it was supplemented with a paper questionnaire and telephone interviews and home visits in the city of Espoo.…”

Building social capital in a new home country. A closer look into the predictors of bonding and bridging relationships of migrant populations at different education levels

“…We used data from the Survey on Well-Being among Foreign Born Population (FinMonik) collected by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in 2018-2019 (Kuusio et al 2021). FinMonik is a cross-sectional survey targeting migrants (18-64 years) who were born abroad and whose parents were also born abroad, but who have lived in Finland for at least a year.…”

Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and factors associated with complete COVID-19 vaccine uptake among migrant origin persons in Finland.

“…The Survey on Wellbeing among Foreign-Born Population (FinMonik), conducted by Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) between 2018 and 2019 constitutes the baseline data for the current study. The study is described in more detail elsewhere [17]. Brie y, a strati ed random sample of 13,650 persons was drawn from the Finnish Population Register, which provides information on all permanent residents in Finland.…”