Since 1986 the SOM-institute has been carrying out an annual nation-wide survey of Swedish opinions. This is accordingly the seventeenth survey in this series. The SOM-institute is a collaboration between three departments at Göteborg University: the Institute for Journalism and Mass Communication, the Department of Political Science, and the School of Public Administration. Since 1998 the survey includes two nation representative samples and uses two different mail questionnaires. One of the questionnaires mainly deals with questions on politics, economy and working life, while the other mainly deals with media, culture and health. One third of the questions asked in the two questionnaires are common for both samples, for example questions about media habits, political attitudes, leisure activities, and social background.

Purpose:

The main purpose is to establish time series that enable researchers to analyse how various changes in society affect people's attitudes and behaviour.

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Individuals aged 15-85 years and residing in Sweden

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

2001 – 2002

Variables

955

Number of individuals/objects

3638

Response rate/participation rate

67%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2001-09-25 – 2002-02-12
Data collector: Kinnmark
Instrument: Frågeformulär (massmedia) (Questionnaire)
Instrument: Questionnaire merged (1-2) (Questionnaire)
Instrument: Frågeformulär (politik) (Questionnaire)
Sample size: 6000
Number of responses: 3638
Non response size: 2632
Cause of non response - Respondent unable to participate: 592
Cause of non response - No contact/refusal: 2040
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

SOM Institute

Topic and keywords

Research area

Elections (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)

Media studies (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Elections, Mass media, Population migration, Participation, Public sector, International relations, Energy, Environment, Mass media exposure, Health, Leisure time, Finance, Trust, Immigrants, European union, Political interest, Political behaviour, Local government services, Nato, Nuclear energy, Information and communications technology, Political influence, Internal politics, Political parties, Cors

Publications

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Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2002) Det våras för politiken : trettiotvå artiklar om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2001. SOM report no. 30. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-973670-9-5.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISBN: 91-973670-9-5
ISSN: 0284-4788

Oscarsson, Henrik (ed.) (2003) Demokratitrender. SOM report no. 32. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-89673-02-6.
Libris | SOM Institute publications
ISBN: 91-89673-02-6
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2004) Swedish Trends 1986-2004. Göteborg: SOM Institute.

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Published: 2011-01-14

Last updated: 2024-09-25