This study is part of the collection REWHARD - RElations, Work and Health across the life-course - A Research Data infrastructure
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Description
The first level of living survey started within the framework of a governmental commission set up to study the prevalence and problems of low incomes. Their task was broadly defined, so beside a range of studies on income and income distributions they also commissioned a group of sociologists, headed by Sten Johansson, to study the distribution of welfare in Sweden more generally. The study by Johansson and his colleagues, undertaken in 1968, came to be known as the Level of Living Survey. From the beginning it was not the longitudinal aspect that was the novelty, but rather the fact that a wide spectrum of living conditions was studied with the survey method as such.
The division of level of living into different components, inspired by the work within the UN, resulted in the following list of components included in the Swedish Level of Living Surveys: Health and access to care; Employment and working conditions; Economic resources; Educational resources; Family and social integration; Housing and neighbourhood facilities; Security of life and property; Recreation and culture; Political reso
Subject area
Housing, Employment, Working conditions, Social welfare systems/structures, General health and well-being, Medication and treatment, Diet and nutrition, Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions, Leisure, tourism and sport, Social conditions and indicators, Economic conditions and indicators
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Sociology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
housing, employment, violence, health, social welfare, residential mobility, family environment, wages, housework, political action, unemployment, living conditions, public political influence, membership, drinking behaviour, travel, trade union membership, medical care, social protests, household composition, economic conditions, international travel, income, social security benefits, working time, self-employed, supervisory status, housing facilities, housing economics, physical fitness, medicinal drugs, diseases, dental health, hospitalization, diet and nutrition, smoking, labour and employment, fringe benefits, farmers, care of dependants, holiday leave, assets, holidays, educational background, inheritance, thefth, criminal damage, crime victims, political participation, standard of living, autonomy at work, nationality, employment history, social life, industrial injuries, family members, working conditions, leisure time activities, organizations, CORS, nutrition, REWHARD
Principal organisation
Accessibility status
Homepage
Responsible department/unit
Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Identifiers
SND-ID: EXT 0007
Description
The first level of living survey started within the framework of a governmental commission set up to study the prevalence and problems of low incomes. Their task was broadly defined, so beside a range of studies on income and income distributions they also commissioned a group of sociologists, headed by Sten Johansson, to study the distribution of welfare in Sweden more generally. The study by Johansson and his colleagues, undertaken in 1968, came to be known as the Level of Living Survey. From the beginning it was not the longitudinal aspect that was the novelty, but rather the fact that a wide spectrum of living conditions was studied with the survey method as such.
The division of level of living into different components, inspired by the work within the UN, resulted in the following list of components included in the Swedish Level of Living Surveys: Health and access to care; Employment and working conditions; Economic resources; Educational resources; Family and social integration; Housing and neighbourhood facilities; Security of life and property; Recreation and culture; Political reso
Language
German
English
Spanish
Finnish
Polish
Serbo-Croatian
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
1968-05-01 — 2000-12-30
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Unit of analysis
Population
1968: Individuals aged 15-75 years. - 1974: Individuals aged 15-75 years; 1) Individuals included in the 1968 survey, under the age of 76 and still living in Sweden, 2) A new addition of young individuals aged 15-20 years, 3) Individuals immigrating to
Time Method
Subject area
Housing, Employment, Working conditions, Social welfare systems/structures, General health and well-being, Medication and treatment, Diet and nutrition, Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions, Leisure, tourism and sport, Social conditions and indicators, Economic conditions and indicators
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Sociology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
housing, employment, violence, health, social welfare, residential mobility, family environment, wages, housework, political action, unemployment, living conditions, public political influence, membership, drinking behaviour, travel, trade union membership, medical care, social protests, household composition, economic conditions, international travel, income, social security benefits, working time, self-employed, supervisory status, housing facilities, housing economics, physical fitness, medicinal drugs, diseases, dental health, hospitalization, diet and nutrition, smoking, labour and employment, fringe benefits, farmers, care of dependants, holiday leave, assets, holidays, educational background, inheritance, thefth, criminal damage, crime victims, political participation, standard of living, autonomy at work, nationality, employment history, social life, industrial injuries, family members, working conditions, leisure time activities, organizations, CORS, nutrition, REWHARD
Is part of collection at SND
Associated documentation
Institutet för social forskning (1998) Kodbok för levnadsnivåundersökningen 1991. Stockholm : Swedish institute for social research.
Institutet för social forskning (1992) Instruktions- och övningsformulär. Stockholm : Swedish Institute for Social Research. ISBN: 91-7604-048-8.
ISBN:
91-7604-048-8
Institutet för social forskning (1981) Instruktions- och övningsformulär. Stockholm : Swedish Institute for Social Research.
Vuksanovic, M. (1979) Kodbok för 1974 års levnadsnivåundersökning : dokumentation av ett dataregister för välfärdsforskning. Stockholm : Swedish Institute for Social Research. ISBN: 91-7604-005-4.
ISBN:
91-7604-005-4
Institutet för social forskning (1987) Bilder av välfärden : levnadsförhållanden i Sverige 1968-1981. Stockholm : Swedish Institute for Social Research. ISBN: 91-7540-047-2.
ISBN:
91-7540-047-2
Institutet för social forskning (1984) Variabler och koder för LNU 81. Stockholm : Swedish institute for social research. ISBN: 91-7604-007-0.
ISBN:
91-7604-007-0
Johansson, S. (1973) The level of living survey: A presentation. Acta Sociologica 16:211-219.
Duncan, Greg J., Joshi, Heather & Mayer, Karl Ulrich (2005) An evaluation of the Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU): a report. Stockholm: Vetenskapsrådet
Libris
ISBN:
91-7307-063-7
Eriksson, R., Fritzell, J., & Jonsson, J. O. (1992) Questionnaire. Stockholm : Swedish institute for social research. ISBN: 91-7604-049-6.
ISBN:
91-7604-049-6
Erikson, R., & Åberg, R. (red.) (1984) Välfärd i förändring. Levnadsvillkor i Sverige 1968-1981. Stockholm: Prisma. ISBN: 91-518-1657-1.
ISBN:
91-518-1657-1
Erikson, R., & Åberg, R. (eds.) (1987) Welfare in Transition. A Survey on Living Conditions in Sweden 1968-1981. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Fritzell, J., & Lundberg, O. (1993) Ett förlorat eller förlovat årtionde? : välfärdsutvecklingen mellan 1981 och 1991. Stockholm : Swedish Institute for Social Research. ISBN: 91-7604-052-6.
ISBN:
91-7604-052-6
Fritzell, J., & Lundberg, O. (eds.) (1994) Vardagens villkor. Levnadsförhållanden i Sverige under tre decennier. Stockholm: Brombergs förlag. ISBN: 9176086364.
ISBN:
9176086364
Erikson, R. (1993) Descriptions of inequality: The Swedish apporach to welfare research. In M.C. Nussbaum, & A. Sen, (eds.). The quality of life. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Johansson, S. (1970) Om levnadsnivåundersökningen. Stockholm: Allmänna förlaget.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-01416-5
Johansson, S. (1979) Mot en teori för social rapportering. Stockholm: Swedish Institute for Social Research. ISBN: 99-0169631-3.
Libris
ISBN:
91-7604-001-1
Erikson, R., & Uusitalo, H. (1987) The Scandinavian approach to welfare research. In R. Erikson, E.J. Hansen, S. Ringen, & H. Uusitalo, (eds.). The Scandinavian model: Welfare states and welfare research. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe.
Tåhlin, M. (1990) Politics, dynamics and individualism: The Swedish approach to level of living research. Social Indicators Research, 22.
Bygren, M. (1995) Reliabiliteten i levnadsnivåundersökningen 1991. Stockholm : Swedish Institute for Social Research. ISBN: 91-7604-058-5.
ISBN:
91-7604-058-5
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Dataset 1
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Dataset 2
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Dataset 3
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1968-03 — 1968-11
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group
Time period(s) investigated
1968-03 — 1968-11
Variables
697
Number of individuals/objects
6520
Dataset 4
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1974-04 — 1974-12
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group
Time period(s) investigated
1974-10 — 1974-12
Variables
722
Number of individuals/objects
6711
Dataset 5
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1981-04-02 — 1981-12-18
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group
Time period(s) investigated
1981-04-02 — 1981-12-18
Variables
708
Number of individuals/objects
6985
Dataset 6
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1991-02-25 — 1991-11-12
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group
Time period(s) investigated
1991-02-25 — 1991-11-12
Variables
656
Number of individuals/objects
6773
Dataset 7
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sten Johansson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Robert Erikson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Jan O. Jonsson - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Michael Tåhlin - Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 2000 — 2000
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group
Time period(s) investigated
2000 — 2000
Variables
834
Number of individuals/objects
5142