Swedish election study 1988
SND-ID: snd0227-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002512
Is part of collection at SND: Swedish Election Studies - Parliamentary elections
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Citation
Alternative title
VU88
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Mikael Gilljam - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Statistics Sweden
Research principal
University of Gothenburg
- Department of Political Science
Description
This study is part of the collection of Swedish election studies fielded continuously since 1956. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in previous election studies, but there is also a number of questions not asked in previous surveys. In this study the respondent had to look 10-15 years ahead and to give predictions for the environmental situation, living standard, equality and freedom in Sweden. The respondents were asked how they voted and to give the most important reasons to why they voted on that particular party. They also had to answer how important the following things were for their choice of party: the party´s line of action is good for the respondent´s occupational group; the party has a good party leader; the respondent feels like an adherent of the party; the party´s policy in questions discussed lately is good; the party people are competent and can lead the country; the party´s ideology is good; the respondent always votes with that party. The respondent were asked how they voted at the last two general elections. Respondents who were not voting at the same
... Show more..Purpose:
Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries. Show less..
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1988
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1988-08-22 – Ongoing
Variables
390
Number of individuals/objects
3926
Weighting
V5=viktvariabel. De personer i panelurvalet 1985-1988 som var bortfall 1985, drogs med halva urvalssannolikheten 1988. I datamängden har dessa personer därför dubblerats.
Response rate/participation rate
75.2%
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Highest geographic unit
Country
Responsible department/unit
Department of Political Science
Research area
Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Political science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Keywords
Developing countries, Elections, Mass media, Occupations, Participation, Politics, Public sector, Religion, Social mobility, International relations, Energy, Voting intention, Voting, Parliamentary elections, Political interest, Political behaviour, Political allegiance, Political participation, Internal politics, Party politics, Political parties, Social policy, Political leaders, Election campaigns, Electoral issues, Trade unions, Organizations, Political attitudes, Trust in government, Minority groups, Lobbying, Cors
Gilljam, M., & Holmberg, S. (1990) Rött blått grönt : en bok om 1988 års riksdagsval. Stockholm: Bonnier. ISBN: 91-34-51124-5.
Libris
ISSN:
0347-9366
ISBN:
91-34-51124-5
Gilljam, M., & Holmberg, S. (1990) Rött, blått, grönt : en sammanfattning av några resultat från 1988 års valundersökning. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Google Books
Gilljam, M., Holmberg, S., & Bennulf, M. (1991) Valundersökning 1988 : teknisk rapport (Technical Report of an Interview Survey regarding the Riksdag (Parliament) Election in Sweden), 1988. Stockholm ; Göteborg : Statistiska centralbyrån : Statsvetenskapliga inst., Univ.. ISBN: 91-618-0279-4.
Libris
ISBN:
91-618-0279-4
ISSN:
0347-9366
Holmberg, S., & Gilljam, M. (1990) Miljövalet 1988. In Allmänna valen 1988. Del 3 (SOS). Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.
ISBN:
978-91-85519-20-0
ISSN:
0283-7668
Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Oscarsson, H. (1998) Den svenska partirymden : Väljarnas uppfattningar av konfliktstrukturen i partisystemet 1956-1996. Göteborg : Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-628-3000-7.
Libris
ISSN:
0346-5942
ISBN:
91-628-3000-7
Arndt, C. (2013). The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms: Social Democracy's Transformation and its Political Costs. Amsterdam University Press.
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978-90-8964-450-3
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