ISSP 1996 - Role of government III: Sweden

SND-ID: snd0587-1. Version: 1.1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001600

Is part of collection at SND: ISSP - International Social Survey Programme

Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Stefan Svallfors - Umeå University, Department of Sociology

Research principal

Umeå University - Department of Sociology rorId

Description

This survey is the Swedish part of the 1996 'International Social Survey Program'. Citizens' opinions were elicited on the function of their national governments and on what governments should and should not be doing. Respondents were asked whether they approved of economic policies such as wage and price controls, job creation programs, including public work projects, support for ailing private industries, and the forced reduction in the industrial work week, as well as conservative measures, such as reductions in government spending and business regulations. Government spending was another topic, with respondents questioned as to their support for greater spending on the environment, health care, police and law enforcement, education, military and defence, culture and the arts, old age pensions, unemployment benefits, and housing for the poor. A number of questions dealt with respondents' attitudes regarding democracy, political power, and protest. Respondents were asked for their views on the rule of law when it is in conflict with private conscience, various forms of anti-government protes

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This survey is the Swedish part of the 1996 'International Social Survey Program'. Citizens' opinions were elicited on the function of their national governments and on what governments should and should not be doing. Respondents were asked whether they approved of economic policies such as wage and price controls, job creation programs, including public work projects, support for ailing private industries, and the forced reduction in the industrial work week, as well as conservative measures, such as reductions in government spending and business regulations. Government spending was another topic, with respondents questioned as to their support for greater spending on the environment, health care, police and law enforcement, education, military and defence, culture and the arts, old age pensions, unemployment benefits, and housing for the poor. A number of questions dealt with respondents' attitudes regarding democracy, political power, and protest. Respondents were asked for their views on the rule of law when it is in conflict with private conscience, various forms of anti-government protest (public meetings, protest marches and demonstrations, nationwide strikes), whether the right to protest should be afforded to those who advocate the overthrow of the government by revolution, and the conflict between security needs and privacy rights. Other questions focused on the role of elections in democracies, including whether voters understand political issues, whether elections force governments to confront pressing political issues, whether certain institutions (unions, government, business and industry) have too much power in affecting election results, whether politicians really try to keep their election promises, whether civil servants can be trusted to work in the public´s interest, and whether various industries (power companies, hospitals, banks) are better off being run by the private sector or by the government. Opinions were also elicited as to whether government had a legitimate role in the redistribution of wealth in the country, by tax policy or otherwise. Demographic variables include age, sex, education, marital status, personal and family income, employment status, household size and composition, occupation, religion and church attendance, social class, union membership, political party, voting history, and ethnicity.

Purpose:

ISSP aims to design and implement internationally comparable attitude surveys. The study in 1996 investigating The Role of Government. Show less..

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 18-74 years and residing in Sweden

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

1996-02-01 – Ongoing

Variables

137

Number of individuals/objects

1238

Weighting

Ett subsample drogs bland de som inte besvarade enkäten efter två påminnelser. Ungefär hälften av dem blev utvalda för telefonintervjuer, i enlighet med SCB:s praxis. Alla respondenter i stickprovet har tilldelats vikten 2,04. För att bevara representativiteten i stickprovet bör alla beräkningar göras med viktning. Viktvariabel = V9.

Response rate/participation rate

68.3%

Data format / data structure

Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1996-02 – 1996-05
  • Data collector: Statistics Sweden
  • Source of the data: Population group
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

National area (NUTS2)

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Sociology

Topic and keywords

Research area

Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Sociology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Publications

Hjerm, M., & Svallfors, S. (1997) Åsikter om politiken och den offentliga sektorn : kodbok för maskinläsbar datafil. Umeå: Department of Sociology.

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Versions

Version 1.1. 2009-08-28

Version 1.1: 2009-08-28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001600

Version 1.0. 1997-11-25

Version 1.0: 1997-11-25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001599

Published: 2009-08-28
Last updated: 2024-04-12