Cable television and its development - A survey of the public in Lund in autumn 1983
SND-ID: snd0221-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001039
Associated documentation
Citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Keith Roe - Lund University, Department of Sociology
Research principal
Lund University
- Department of Sociology
Description
During the autumn of 1983 the Swedish Telecommunications Administration (Televerket) put trial networks for cable television into operation in Lund. One of the reasons that Lund was chosen as the first test area was its relatively proximity to continental Europe, a proximity that made it possible for to receive terrestrial TV broadcasts from East and West Germany. Cable transmissions began on October 31st 1983. The survey deals with the media and leisure habits of the Lund respondents before the start of cable transmissions. It also deals with the level of interest in, and willingness to pay for, cable services. The second stage of the survey deals with the same respondents two years after the first data collection and, therefore, two years after the introduction of cable services. The purpose of this study is to map the changes brought about by cable, if any, in a specific population over time.
Data contains personal data
No
Language
Unit of analysis
Population
Inhabitants of four different areas of Lund aged 15-70 years
Time Method
Time period(s) investigated
1983 – 1983
Variables
168
Number of individuals/objects
1011
Response rate/participation rate
55%
Data format / data structure
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
Municipality
Responsible department/unit
Department of Sociology
Funding
-
Funding agency:
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
Research area
Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Media studies (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Keywords
Mass media, Mass media exposure, Leisure time, Information and communications technology, Newspaper readership, Television, Cinema attendance, Satellite television, Television channels, Cable television, Languages, Television advertising, Hobbies, News, Television news, Television programmes, External broadcasting, Theatre attendance, Households, Clubs, Leisure time activities, Social activities (leisure), Radio listening
Roe, K. (1985) Media and social life in Lund two years after the start of cable transmission. The advent of cable systems in Sweden. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
Google Books
ISBN:
9789150606454
Roe, K. (1985) The Programme Output of Seven Cable-TV Channels. The Advent of Cable Systems in Sweden. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
Google Books
ISBN:
9789150604726
Roe, K. (1987) Media and social life in Lund before cable transmissions. The advent of cable systems in Sweden. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
ISBN:
91-506-0645-X
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