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ESS 4 – European Social Survey 2008, Sweden

SND-ID: snd0892-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002090

Is part of collection at SND: ESS - European Social Survey

Citation

Alternative title

ESS4

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Mikael Hjerm - Umeå University, Department of Sociology

Stefan Svallfors - Umeå University, Department of Sociology

Research principal

Umeå University - Department of Sociology rorId

Description

This survey is the Swedish part of the 2008 'European Social Survey ' (ESS), and is focusing on welfare attitudes and ageism. The survey also includes data on media and social trust, politics, subjective well being, household characteristics and socio-demographics as well as human values as part of the core module of ESS.

Purpose:

The European Social Survey (the ESS) is an academically-driven social survey designed to chart and explain the interaction between Europe's changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of its diverse populations.

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals born before 1 September 1993

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

2008-09-15 – 2009-02-03

Variables

402

Number of individuals/objects

1830

Response rate/participation rate

62.2%

Data format / data structure

Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview: CAPI/CAMI
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2008-09-15 – 2009-02-03
  • Data collector: SCB - Statistics Sweden
  • Source of the data: Population group
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Geographic description: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

National area (NUTS 2)

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Sociology

Funding 1

  • Funding agency: Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
  • Funding agency's reference number: IN2007-0909

Funding 2

  • Funding agency: Swedish Research Council
  • Funding agency's reference number: 825-2007-7433

Funding 3

  • Funding agency: Forte - Swedish Research Counsil for Health, Working Life and Welfare
  • Funding agency's reference number: 2007-1885
Topic and keywords

Research area

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Sociology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Political science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Cors

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Version 1.0. 2014-05-16

Version 1.0: 2014-05-16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002090

Is part of collection at SND

Published: 2014-05-16
Last updated: 2024-04-09