Citizen survey 1997

SND-ID: snd0796-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002903

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Anders Westholm - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Jan Teorell - Lund University, Department of Political Science

Research principal

Uppsala University - Department of Government

Description

In conformity with the 1987 survey, the 1997 survey was arranged as a mapping of the citizen's activities and possibilities to influence within the 'small democracy' as well as within the 'big democracy'. The 'small democracy' refer to the citizen's possibilities to influence her/his own living conditions within the framework of a number of important roles, namely the role as: resident; patient (or related to patient); husband/wife; parent of small children; parent of school-children; gainfully employed; student; and unemployed. In comparison with the 1987 survey two new roles were included, the roles as student and as unemployed.
The 'big democracy' refer to the possibilities to have an influence on more comprehensive decisions, to influence not only the personal situation but the situation for the whole country. Questions were asked about membership and activity in different organizations, as well as different attempts to influence decisions in questions concerning the whole community. Compared to the 1987 survey, the 1997 survey focuses more on the citizen's ideal of the good citizen, and their picture of their own and other's ability to fulfil these ideals. The 1997 survey also inquires the differences in opinion between the most active citizens and the less engaged. The importance of social networks for the democratic citizenship was also scrutinized.
The questionnaire was divided into nine parts: Housing; Health and medical care; Family; Child care; Children's schooling; Work and education; Unemployment; Organizational activities and the community; Community and democracy. The sample is divided into two main parts. The first part consists of 350 married couples and both partners are interviewed. The other part consists of 1 300 persons, both married and unmarried persons.

Purpose:

Follow-up and make deeper studies of the results from the 1987 Citizen survey Show less..

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Individuals aged 16-80 years

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling procedure

Parurvalet innebär att undersökningen i strikt mening inte baserades på ett obundet slumpmässigt urval av hela målpopulationen. De samband som föreligger mellan de båda makarnas svar innebär en statistisk precisionsförlust i jämförelse med ett urval av samma storlek som är helt slumpmässigt. Denna precisionsförlust är emellertid generellt sett liten. Ungefärliga variansskattningar på basis av medelvärden ger vid handen en genomsnittlig precisionsförlust på 6-7 procent.

Time period(s) investigated

1997-10-14 – 1998-04-29

Variables

978

Number of individuals/objects

2000

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1997-10-14 – 1998-04-29
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Government

Funding 1

Funding agency: Swedish Council for Research in the Humanitie and Social Sciences

Funding 2

Funding agency: Swedish Council for Social Research

Topic and keywords

Research area

Housing (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Working conditions (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)

Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Housing, Participation, Housework, Child care, Citizenship skills, Membership, Medical care, Community action, Political influence, Education, Health services, Schools, Households, Clubs, Private health services, State health services, Lobbying

Publications

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Adman, P., & Strömblad, P. (2000) Utanför demokratin? Del 3. Resurser för politisk integration. Integrationsverkets rapportserie 2000:16.

Petersson, Olof (ed.) (1998) Demokrati och medborgarskap. Demokratirådets rapport 1998. Stockholm: SNS förlag.
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ISBN: 9789171507013

Strömblad, P. (2003) Politik på stadens skuggsida. Skrifter utgivna av statsvetenskapliga föreningen i Uppsala, 152. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis.

Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (1999) Att bestämma sig för att vara med och bestämma: Om varför vi röstar - allt mindre. In Valdeltagande i förändring: Demokratiutredningens forskarvolym XII, SOU 1999:132, pp 137-204.

Teorell, J. (2003) Linking Social Capital to Political Participation: Voluntary Associations and Networks of Recruitment in Sweden. Scandinavian Political Studies 26(1):49-66, 2003.
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Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (1999) Var det bättre förr? Politisk jämlikhet i Sverige under 30 år. In Medborgarnas erfarenheter: Demokratiutredningens forskarvolym V, SOU 1999:113, pp 13-52.

Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (2000) Ett Europa i nationens skugga: Om det svenska valdeltagandet på europeisk och nationell nivå. In Valdeltagande och Eurpaparlamentsval: Slutbetänkande av Rådet för utvärdering av 1998 års val, SOU 2000:81, pp 71-120.

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