This is the sixteenth election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several of the previous surveys, but there are also a number of questions not asked before.

Purpose:

Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

Data contains personal data

Language

English

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Swedish citizens entitled to vote, resident in Sweden and aged 18-80 years.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Panel

Variables

1798

Number of individuals/objects

3999

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-08-21 – 2006-09-16
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group, Registers/Records/Accounts

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-09-20 – 2006-11-28
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group, Registers/Records/Accounts

Data collection 3

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-09-20 – 2006-11-28
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group, Registers/Records/Accounts

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Political Science

Topic and keywords

Research area

Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

International politics and organisations (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)

Keywords

Voting intention, Voting, Parliamentary elections, Political interest, Political behaviour, Party identification, Political allegiance, Political participation, Internal politics, Party politics, Political parties, Political leaders, Election campaigns, Electoral issues, Political attitudes, Political issues, Cors

Publications

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Dahlberg, S., Oscarsson, H. & Öhrvall, R. (2008) Förtida röstning i Sverige. Göteborg: Statsvetenskapliga institutionen. ISBN 978-91-89246-39-3.
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ISBN: 978-91-89246-39-3

Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.
ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0
ISSN: 0283-7668

Arndt, C. (2013). The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms: Social Democracy's Transformation and its Political Costs. Amsterdam University Press.
Libris | Read fulltext
ISBN: 978-90-8964-450-3

Jussila Hammes, Johanna (2016). The allocation of transport infrastructure in Swedish municipalities: Welfare maximization, political economy or both? Economics of Transportation. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecotra.2016.11.002 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecotra.2016.11.002>
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecotra.2016.11.002

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Published: 2012-10-23

Last updated: 2023-09-21