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The Community SOM Survey 1998: Tjörn

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Alternative title

Kom-SOM 1998

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Research principal

University of Gothenburg - SOM Institute rorId

Description

Every year since 1986, the SOM Institute carries out a nationwide survey, National SOM (Riks-SOM), in which people are asked questions about politics, society, their use of media, public service, the environment, risks, new media technology and their leisure-time activities. Since 1992 a corresponding survey is carried out in Göteborg and its surrounding communities: Western SOM (Väst-SOM). Starting in 1996, a local study, Community SOM (Kom-SOM), is carried out in different municipalities surrounding Göteborg as well as town districts in the city of Göteborg. The results from these surveys shed light on three levels of society: the national, the regional and the municipal.
The 1998 questionnaire consists of five parts: Mass media; Politics and society; Traffic and environment; Living conditions, leisure and housing; and background questions.
The 1998 municipal survey was carried out in collaboration with the Gothenburg Region Association of Local Authorities and Statistics Sweden.

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No

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 15-80 years living in Tjörn.

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

1998 – 1998

Variables

472

Number of individuals/objects

779

Response rate/participation rate

65%

Data format / data structure

Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1998-09 – 1998-12
  • Data collector: Statistics Sweden rorId
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Tjörn (Structured questionnaire)
  • Sample size: 1200
  • Number of responses: 779
  • Non response size: 421
  • Source of the data: Population group
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Tjörn Municipality

Geographic description: Tjörn

Highest geographic unit

Municipality

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

SOM Institute

Commissioning organisation

University of Gothenburg, 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

Environment, Trust, Voting, Political interest, Local government services, Newspaper readership, Shopping, Membership, Public transport, Party identification, Information sources, Public services, News, Political participation, Internal politics, Visits to recreational facilities, Politicians, Community behaviour, Voluntary work, Leisure time activities, Traffic, Lobbying, Reading (activity), Cors

Publications

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Nilsson, Lennart & Persson, Jonas (1999) Kommunundersökningen 1998 -:Tjörn. Göteborg: SOM Insititute.

Persson, Jonas (1999) Storstadsregionens kontraster. Kommunundersökningarna i göteborgsregionen 1996-1998. Göteborg: SOM Insititute.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001044

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Published: 2003-01-01
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