Swedish election study 1960
This study is part of the collection Swedish Election Studies - Parliamentary elections
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Bo Särlvik - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Description
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.
Subject area
Media, Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Government, political systems and organisations
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
developing countries, elections, housing, mass media, population migration, defence, occupations, participation, politics, public sector, social mobility, taxes, voting intention, voting, parliamentary elections, political interest, party identification, political allegiance, political participation, political party leaders, internal politics, party politics, political parties, election campaigns, electoral issues, trade unions, political attitudes, trust in government, CORS
Principal organisation
Accessibility status
Responsible department/unit
University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Bo Särlvik - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 0001
Alternative title
VU60
Description
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.
Language
English
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
1960-08-29 — 1960-10
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
Constituency
Highest geographic unit
Country
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 22-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1960
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Funding
The parliament
Subject area
Media, Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Government, political systems and organisations
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
developing countries, elections, housing, mass media, population migration, defence, occupations, participation, politics, public sector, social mobility, taxes, voting intention, voting, parliamentary elections, political interest, party identification, political allegiance, political participation, political party leaders, internal politics, party politics, political parties, election campaigns, electoral issues, trade unions, political attitudes, trust in government, CORS
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Associated documentation
Publications
Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Petersson, O. (1975) Change in Swedish political behavior. Göteborg studies in politics, 5. Göteborg: Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-40-04067-4.
Libris
Google Books
ISBN:
9789140040671
Särlvik, B. (1968) Partibyten som mått på avstånd och dimensioner i partisystemet. Särtryck ur Sociologisk Forskning, no. 1, 1968
Särlvik, B. (1970) Electoral Behavior in the Swedish Multiparty System, Göteborg: Department of Political Science.
Libris
Google Books
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
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
Särlvik, B. (1964) Politisk rörlighet och stabilitet i valmanskåren. Särtryck ur Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift 1964:4
Libris
Petersson, O. (1975) Social class and electorial change : Sweden 1956-1973. Uppsala: Department of Political Science.
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Version 1.0
1984-10-01
https://doi.org/10.5878/001126
Swedish election study 1960
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Bo Särlvik - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1960-08-29 — 1960-09-17
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Mail questionnaire (Questionnaire)
Instrument: Questionnaire Stage A (Questionnaire)
Instrument: Questionnaire Stage B (Questionnaire)
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1960-09-20 — 1960-10-15
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Mail questionnaire (Questionnaire)
Instrument: Questionnaire Stage B (Questionnaire)
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1960-09-20 — 1960-10-15
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Questionnaire Stage B (Questionnaire)
Instrument: Mail questionnaire (Questionnaire)
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Variables
215
Number of individuals/objects
1603
Response rate/participation rate
92