VALU 1999 - SVT exit poll survey European parliament election 1999

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Citation

Alternative title

VALU99

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Hans Hernborn - Sveriges Television

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Torbjörn Thedéen - Royal Institute of Technology, Division of Safety Research

Per Näsman - Royal Institute of Technology, Division of Safety Research

Research principal

Sveriges Television rorId

Description

This exit poll survey was carried out in connection with the election to the European parliament on June 13, 1999.

In VALU - Swedish exit poll surveys - voters leaving polling stations are asked by public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to fill in a questionnaire and put it anonymously in a sealed box. After collecting and processing the responses, Sveriges Television is able to present an election forecast and an analysis of the reasons underlying the outcome of the election in it´s Election Night broadcast. The surveys are referred to as VALU, an abbreviation for vallokalsundersökning, Swedish for exit poll survey. The first exit poll survey in Sweden was carried out at the parliamentary election in 1991. Since then similar studies have been carried out in connection with all Parliamentary elections, referendums and elections to the European Parliament.

Voters leaving the polling stations were asked to fill in a questionnaire including questions on: party voted for; vote on individual or party; time for decision how to vote; party voted for in the general election 1998 and a

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This exit poll survey was carried out in connection with the election to the European parliament on June 13, 1999.

In VALU - Swedish exit poll surveys - voters leaving polling stations are asked by public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to fill in a questionnaire and put it anonymously in a sealed box. After collecting and processing the responses, Sveriges Television is able to present an election forecast and an analysis of the reasons underlying the outcome of the election in it´s Election Night broadcast. The surveys are referred to as VALU, an abbreviation for vallokalsundersökning, Swedish for exit poll survey. The first exit poll survey in Sweden was carried out at the parliamentary election in 1991. Since then similar studies have been carried out in connection with all Parliamentary elections, referendums and elections to the European Parliament.

Voters leaving the polling stations were asked to fill in a questionnaire including questions on: party voted for; vote on individual or party; time for decision how to vote; party voted for in the general election 1998 and at the European Parliament election in 1995; party voted for if a general election was held the same day; for or against a Swedish EMU-membership; opinion on the Swedish EU-membership; confidence in Swedish politicians; confidence in the decision-making process within the EU; placement on a political left-right scale; gender, age, occupational group and union membership. The respondents also had to indicate the importance of the policy in EU-questions, achievements in Swedish politics, old party loyalities and the candidates when deciding how to vote. They also had to state the importance of following issues: environment, economy, employment, agriculture, peace in Europe, national independence, EMU, refugees/immigration, enlargement of the EU, terms of enterprise, equality between men and women, defence, democracy within the EU and social welfare. Furthermore they had to state how satisfied they were with the way democracy works in Sweden and within the European Union.

Purpose:

Provide analytical support for the election night broadcast on Swedish television during the election night, and for other post-election analysis. Show less..

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

Swedish electorate

Sampling procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability
In VALU a selection is made of a number of electoral districts and in this way their respective polling station. The number of electoral districts to be selected for VALU is allocated among the different regions according to the size of the electorate. Within each region, the electoral districts are then selected to be included in VALU. This selection is based on the size and geographical location of the electoral district.

Time period(s) investigated

1999 – Ongoing

Variables

46

Number of individuals/objects

6940

Data format / data structure

Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1999-06-01 – 1999-06-13
  • Data collector: Sveriges Television
  • Number of responses: 6940
  • Source of the data: Population group
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information
Topic and keywords

Research area

Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)

International politics 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)

Publications

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Hernborn, Hans, Holmberg, Sören & Näsman, Per (2006). Valu i allmänhetens tjänst. Stockholm: Sveriges television (SVT)
Swepub | Libris | Till lärosätets (gu) databas

Hernborn, Hans, Holmberg, Sören, Näsman, Per, & Thedéen, Torbjörn (2003) Valu : Sveriges Televisions vallokalsundersökningar. Stockholm: SVT.

Hernborn, Hans (2002). Valu : Swedish exit polls. Stockholm: Sveriges television (SVT)
Libris

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Versions

Version 1.1. 2008-12-03

Version 1.1: 2008-12-03

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001511

Version 1.0. 1999-12-15

Version 1.0: 1999-12-15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001510

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Published: 2008-12-03
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