Swedish election study 1979
SND-ID: snd0089-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002509
Is part of collection at SND: Swedish Election Studies - Parliamentary elections
Associated documentation
Citation
Alternative title
VU79
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Statistics Sweden
Research principal
University of Gothenburg
- Department of Political Science
Description
The Swedish election study 1979 was carried out in connection with the general election in September. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in previous election studies. In this study the respondents specifies for each political party what they appreciates and what they dislikes with the party´s policy. There is also an evaluation of party politics in different political issues, such as employment, education, child care and private enterprises. This is the first of the election studies to include a feeling thermometer, where the respondent has to position each of the political parties, as well as the party leaders, on a scale from -5 (dislikes very much) to +5 (likes very much). Since this study is the first that took place after a period of non-Social Democratic government, the respondent has to give a judgement over the two formations of Government (the three-party government 1976-1978 and the liberal government 1978-1979) which took place during this period, as well as an individual judgement of each of the parties in power and of the Social Democratic party as a opposit
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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. Show less..
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1979
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1979-08-15 – Ongoing
Variables
303
Number of individuals/objects
3758
Weighting
V5=weight variable.
Response rate/participation rate
80.5%
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
Constituency
Highest geographic unit
Country
Responsible department/unit
Department of Political Science
Research area
Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Government, political systems 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)
Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Keywords
Elections, Mass media, Occupations, Participation, Politics, Public sector, Social mobility, Ethics, Energy, Environment, Voting intention, Voting, Parliamentary elections, Political interest, Political behaviour, Party identification, Political allegiance, Political participation, Internal politics, Political parties, Illegal drugs, Electoral issues, Trade unions, Gender role, Organizations, Political attitudes, Minority groups, Cors
Holmberg, Sören (1981) Svenska väljare. Stockholm: LiberFörlag. ISBN: 91-38-90027-0.
Libris
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Google Books
ISSN:
0347-9366
ISBN:
91-38-90027-0
Holmberg, S. (1981) Valet 1979. In Allmänna valen 1979. Del 3. Specialundersökningar (SOS). Stockholm: Statistics Sweden. (With a summary in English). ISBN: 91-38-06591-6.
Holmberg, S. (1982) Svenska väljare : några resultat från 1979 års valundersökning : en sammanfattning från boken Svenska väljare. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Google Books
Holmberg, Sören & Nordlöf, Hans (1981) Valundersökning 1979 : teknisk rapport. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden. ISSN 0347-9366 ; 5.
ISSN:
0347-9366
Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.
ISSN:
0283-7668
ISBN:
978-91-85519-20-0
Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Oscarsson, H. (1998) Den svenska partirymden : Väljarnas uppfattningar av konfliktstrukturen i partisystemet 1956-1996. Göteborg : Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-628-3000-7.
Libris
ISBN:
91-628-3000-7
ISSN:
0346-5942
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