Swedish election study 1970
This study is part of the collection Swedish Election Studies - Parliamentary elections
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Statistics Sweden
Bo Särlvik - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Description
The 1970 election study differs from the others because the entire survey was carried out after election day. Different techniques were used: about 1/3 of the sample were interviewed in their homes, an additional 1/3 through telephone interviews, and the remainder received a short mail questionnaire. Information on occupation, education, trade union affiliation and political party membership in this survey (the third stage of the 1964-1968-1970 panel) was extracted from the 1968 survey, for all respondents except those lost from the 1968 sample and those added in the 1970 supplementary sample. For these respondents information from 1970 was used. Questions specific to the 1970 election study are those on public representation on bank boards, Swedish membership in the Common Market, and aid to developing countries. There are also questions about the respondent´s opinion of the Social Democratic government, and on what the respondent wants the parties to accomplish on national and local level. Unlike most of the election studies, the 1970 study does not include questions on mass media.
Purpose:
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, occupations, participation, political party, politics, public sector, religion, social mobility, taxes, agriculture, international relations, voting, political interest, political behaviour, political allegiance, political participation, internal politics, trade unions, political attitudes, CORS
Principal organisation
Accessibility status
Responsible department/unit
University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Statistics Sweden
Bo Särlvik - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 0047
Alternative title
VU70
Description
The 1970 election study differs from the others because the entire survey was carried out after election day. Different techniques were used: about 1/3 of the sample were interviewed in their homes, an additional 1/3 through telephone interviews, and the remainder received a short mail questionnaire. Information on occupation, education, trade union affiliation and political party membership in this survey (the third stage of the 1964-1968-1970 panel) was extracted from the 1968 survey, for all respondents except those lost from the 1968 sample and those added in the 1970 supplementary sample. For these respondents information from 1970 was used. Questions specific to the 1970 election study are those on public representation on bank boards, Swedish membership in the Common Market, and aid to developing countries. There are also questions about the respondent´s opinion of the Social Democratic government, and on what the respondent wants the parties to accomplish on national and local level. Unlike most of the election studies, the 1970 study does not include questions on mass media.
Purpose:
Language
English
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
1970-09-22 — 1970-12-06
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Unit of analysis
Population
Persons aged 20-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1970
Time Method
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, occupations, participation, political party, politics, public sector, religion, social mobility, taxes, agriculture, international relations, voting, political interest, political behaviour, political allegiance, political participation, internal politics, trade unions, political attitudes, CORS
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Associated documentation
Publications
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
Petersson, O. (1975) Social class and electorial change : Sweden 1956-1973. Uppsala: Department of Political Science.
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
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. (1973) Valet 1970. In Allmänna valen 1970. Del 3 (SOS). Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
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1986-03-01
https://doi.org/10.5878/002508
Swedish election study 1970
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Statistics Sweden
Bo Särlvik - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1970-09-22 — 1970-12-06
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Sample size: 1633
Number of responses: 1368
Non response size: 265
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: 1970-09-22 — 1970-12-06
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Sample size: 1602
Number of responses: 1355
Non response size: 247
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Mode of collection: Telephone interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1970-09-22 — 1970-12-06
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Sample size: 1580
Number of responses: 1407
Non response size: 173
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Variables
223
Number of individuals/objects
4815