Swedish election study 1994
SND-ID: snd0570-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002514
Is part of collection at SND: Swedish Election Studies - Parliamentary elections
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Citation
Alternative title
VU94
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 is the thirteenth election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several of the previous surveys, but there are also a number of questions not asked before. The interview included questions on how much the respondent takes part of political matters in mass media; political interest in general and political discussions among family and friends; important issues when deciding how to vote; opinion on which of the smaller parties will receive at least 4% of the votes; and preferred formation of the government after the election. There were also a number of questions on the opinions of the political parties regarding: employment, environment, taxes, the Swedish economy, energy and nuclear power, foreign affairs and security policy, social safety, child care, EU, refugees, law and order, equality between men and women, and education. Political parties, party leaders and other key politicians, and different groups and organizations were to be placed on a scale ranging from strongly dislike to
... 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 1994
Time Method
Time period(s) investigated
1994-08 – 1994-11
Variables
548
Number of individuals/objects
3341
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
Constituency
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
Elections, Politics, Voting intention, Voting, Parliamentary elections, Political interest, Election broadcasting, Government policy, Political allegiance, Political participation, Government, Electors, Internal politics, Party politics, Political parties, Social policy, Political leaders, Election campaigns, Electoral issues, Opposition parties, Political attitudes, Trust in government, Political issues, Lobbying, Cors
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