The Regional Western Sweden SOM Survey 1995

SND-ID: snd0512-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002737

Is part of collection at SND: The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey

Citation

Alternative title

Väst-SOM 1995

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Research principal

University of Gothenburg - SOM Institute rorId

Description

This is the fourth study in the series of SOM-surveys carried out in Western Sweden exclusively. The questionnaire was divided into six subject fields: mass media; politics and society; the municipality of Göteborg; traffic and environment; leisure and housing; and background. Most of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several previous SOM-surveys. New questions in the 1995 survey dealt with: reason giving up morning paper subscription; confidence in the way work is done by a number of occupational groups; opinion on the local administration and people employed by the local authorities; regional cooperation in western Sweden; the importance of being engaged in issues regarding different levels of society, i.e. EU, Sweden, western Sweden, the Göteborg region, the municipality, etc.; the financing of public transport; opinion on propositions concerning the environment; road safety; local advertisement papers and other local papers containing news and offered free of charge; time devoted to radio, daily papers and television; the importance of different subject fields in

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This is the fourth study in the series of SOM-surveys carried out in Western Sweden exclusively. The questionnaire was divided into six subject fields: mass media; politics and society; the municipality of Göteborg; traffic and environment; leisure and housing; and background. Most of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several previous SOM-surveys. New questions in the 1995 survey dealt with: reason giving up morning paper subscription; confidence in the way work is done by a number of occupational groups; opinion on the local administration and people employed by the local authorities; regional cooperation in western Sweden; the importance of being engaged in issues regarding different levels of society, i.e. EU, Sweden, western Sweden, the Göteborg region, the municipality, etc.; the financing of public transport; opinion on propositions concerning the environment; road safety; local advertisement papers and other local papers containing news and offered free of charge; time devoted to radio, daily papers and television; the importance of different subject fields in evening papers; major weekly shopping; view of the Bible; and opinion on major events arranged in Göteborg the last year. The respondent was also asked about the participation in the first Swedish election to the EU-parliament in the fall of 1995, kind of ballot used, and if the possibility to vote on a specific person was used.

Purpose:

Study attitudes and behaviours that are linked to local and regional issues and phenomena Show less..

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 15-80 years residing in Göteborg or one of the eleven surrounding municipalities, Ale, Härryda, Kungsbacka, Kungälv, Lerum, Lilla Edet, Mölndal, Partille, Stenungsund, Tjörn and Öckerö.

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

1995-10 – 1996-01

Variables

384

Number of individuals/objects

1709

Response rate/participation rate

65.2%

Data format / data structure

Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1995-10-17 – 1996-01-19
  • Data collector: Temo
  • Sample size: 2799
  • Number of responses: 1708
  • Source of the data: Population group
Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

SOM Institute

Topic and keywords

Research area

Transport and travel (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Environment and conservation (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)

Media studies (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Publications

Nilsson, Lennart (ed.) (1996) Västsvenska perspektiv : SOM-undersökningen Västsverige 1995. SOM report no 17. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-972694-4-1.
Libris | SOM Institute publications
ISBN: 91-972694-4-1
ISSN: 0284-4788

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Versions

Version 1.0. 2006-07-17

Version 1.0: 2006-07-17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002737

Is part of collection at SND

Published: 2006-07-17
Last updated: 2020-01-23