This is the sixth 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 media; and background. Most of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several previous SOM-surveys.

Purpose:

Study attitudes and behaviors that are linked to local and regional issues and phenomena

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

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

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

1997-10 – 1998-01

Variables

486

Number of individuals/objects

1845

Response rate/participation rate

70%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1997-10-06 – 1998-01-29
Data collector: Gallup
Sample size: 2900
Number of responses: 1845
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Kungsbacka Municipality, Härryda Municipality, Partille Municipality, Öckerö Municipality, Stenungsund Municipality, Tjörn Municipality, Ale Municipality, Lerum Municipality, Lilla Edet Municipality, Göteborg Municipality, Mölndal Municipality, Kungälv Municipality, Alingsås Municipality

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

Municipality

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

SOM Institute

Topic and keywords

Research area

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)

Keywords

Internal politics, Cors

Publications

Nilsson Lennart (ed.) (1998) Mångfald - bilder av en storstadsregion : SOM-undersökningen Västsverige 1997. SOM report no. 21. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN: 91-972694-9-2.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 91-972694-9-2

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Published: 2001-03-21

Last updated: 2020-01-23