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 behaviours 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 16-85 years and residing in the county of Västra Götaland or Kungsbacka municipality

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Urvalet är ett obundet slumpmässigt urval (OSU) och samordnas negativt med SOM-institutets nationella undersökningar för att ingen skall få två undersökningar från SOM-institutet under samma undersökningsår. Urvalet beställs från skatteverkets registertjänst Navet kort tid innan enkäten skall skickas ut.

Time period(s) investigated

2015 – 2015

Variables

372

Number of individuals/objects

2830

Response rate/participation rate

47% (brutto) / 50% (netto)

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2015-09-25 – 2016-03-03
Data collector: Kinnmark
Sample size: 6000
Number of responses: 2830
Non response size: 3170
Cause of non response - Respondent unable to participate: 391
Cause of non response - No contact/refusal: 2779
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

Housing, Occupations, Public sector, Environment, Environmental changes, Trust, European union, Political interest, Local government services, Public transport, Medical care, Public services, News, Privatization, Income, Political participation, Sick leave, Religious practice, Democracy, Internal politics, Political parties, Internet use, Dental care, Politicians, Local government organizations, Social participation, Working conditions, Households, Local community facilities, Clubs, Leisure time activities, Educational levels, Traffic, Political attitudes, State health services, Social networks, Cors

Publications

Bergström, A. & Harring, N. (eds) (2016) Hållbarhetens horisont : samhälle, opinion och medier i Västsverige. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN: 978-91-89673-37-7
SOM Institute publications | Libris

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Published: 2017-07-12

Last updated: 2019-02-05