Welfare state survey 1986

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Citation

Alternative title

Åsikter om den offentliga sektorn 1986

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Stefan Svallfors - Umeå University, Department of Sociology

Research principal

Umeå University - Department of Sociology

Description

The questionnaire used in this survey was constructed to fulfill several purposes. Firstly the aim was to follow up some of the questions posed in previous Swedish surveys. Secondly the aim was to capture both attitudes to the general political debate about the welfare state and opinions about more specific areas within the welfare political area. Thirdly the aim of the questionnaire was to explain attitudes to different aspects of the welfare politics: what areas did one want to invest money in, who was most suited to take care of different services, how should the welfare state be financed, and if one suspected that there were suspicions of misuse of benefits and services. Based on a theorization of different “welfare political dimensions” the aim was to capture both the nuances and ambivalences that the attitudes to the welfare politics could contain.

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Individuals aged 16-74 years

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Urvalsdragningen skedde ur registret över totalbefolkningen, RTB.

Time period(s) investigated

1986-04-14 – 1986-07-11

Variables

Number of individuals/objects

1003

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1986-04-14 – 1986-07-11
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Sociology

Topic and keywords

Research area

Economic policy, public expenditure and revenue (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Sociology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Public sector, Care of the elderly, Fiscal policy, Social welfare, Public expenditure, Social welfare expenditure, Educational expenditure, Child care, Medical care, Public services, Privatization, Taxation, Social security benefits, Education, Social welfare finance, Welfare economics, Social welfare philosophy

Publications

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Stenberg, K., & Svallfors, S. (1992) Åsikter om den offentliga sektorn. Kodbok för maskinläsbar datafil. Umeå: Department of Sociology.

Stenberg, K., & Svallfors, S. (1992) Åsikter om den offentliga sektorn. Kodbok för maskinläsbar datafil. Umeå: Department of Sociology.
ISBN: 9179240410

Eger, M A. Even in Sweden: The effect of immigration on support for welfare state spending. Studentarbete vid Department of Sociology, University of Washington

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Published: 1992-12-01

Last updated: 2020-02-03