The Regional Western Sweden SOM Survey 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.

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

Time period(s) investigated

2018 – 2018

Variables

365

Number of individuals/objects

2913

Response rate/participation rate

51%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Text

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 2018-09-25 – 2018-12-31
Data collector: Institutet för kvalitetsindikatorer - Indikator
Sample size: 6000
Cause of non response - Respondent unable to participate: 244
Cause of non response - No contact/refusal: 2248
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

Ethics Review

Gothenburg - Ref. 130-15

Topic and keywords

Research area

Politics (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Society and culture (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Political ideology (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Political science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Political science (excluding public administration studies and globalisation studies) (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Media and communications (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Media studies (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Other social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Other social sciences not elsewhere specified (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Media, communication and language (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Labour and employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Housing, Occupations, Public sector, Environment, Trust, European union, Political interest, Local government services, Public transport, Medical care, Public services, News, Income, Political participation, Religious practice, Democracy, Internal politics, Political parties, Internet use, Politicians, Social participation, Working conditions, Households, Clubs, Leisure time activities, Educational levels, Political attitudes, Cors

Publications

Anders Carlander, Patrik Öhberg & Elias Mellander (red) (2019) Ingen kommer undan kulturen. Göteborgs universitet: SOM-institutet. https://som.gu.se/publicerat/bocker/75.-ingen-kommer-undan-kulturen
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Published: 2019-06-13

Last updated: 2020-04-02