Western SOM has been conducted yearly since 1992, but was initially limited to residents of Gothenburg and its surrounding municipalities. In 1998, the survey was extended to include the entire Västra Götaland County plus the municipality of Kungsbacka.

The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable SOM researchers to study attitudes and behaviour linked to local and regional issues. They emphasise public services and media, although many of the questions are identical with those used in National SOM in order to make the answers comparable both between the regions and with Sweden at large.

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 15-85 years and residing in the county of Västra Götaland or Kungsbacka municipality

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Western SOM 2007 was conducted as a survey based on one sample, but with two different questionnaires: one aimed at the inhabitants of Gothenburg and the surrounding municipalities (equivalent to the old Western SOM area) and another to residents living in the remaining parts of Västra Götaland.

Time period(s) investigated

2007-09 – 2008-02

Variables

625

Number of individuals/objects

3420

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2007-09-28 – 2008-02-13
Data collector: Kinnmark
Sample size: 6000
Number of responses: 3420
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Västra Götaland County, Kungsbacka Municipality

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

County (NUTS 3)

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

Culture, Trust, European union, Political interest, Local government services, Information and communications technology, Newspaper readership, Public transport, Radio, Medical care, Radio news, Television channels, News, Television news, Political participation, Government, Internet, Information retrieval, Democracy, Internal politics, Leisure time activities, Commuting, Refugees, Personal safety, Reading (activity), Cors

Publications

Nilsson, Lennart & Johansson, Susanne (eds.) (2009) Att bygga, att bo, att leva: en bok om Västra Götaland. SOM report no. 45. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN: 978-91-89673-15-1.
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ISBN: 978-91-89673-15-1

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Published: 2009-04-01

Last updated: 2019-02-06