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The voters and nuclear power 1976

SND-ID: SND 0058

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Karl Branzén - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Jörgen Westerståhl - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Description

The study is made in connection with the 1976 parliament election and it describes the voters knowledge about and attitudes towards different energy sources in general and nuclear power in particular. At the same time the press was monitored for the same questions, see SSD 0079 ´The press and nuclear power 1976´.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

Department of Political Science

Funding 1

  • Funding agency: Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation

Funding 2

  • Funding agency: Nämnden för samhällsinformation
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 18-70 years.

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

1976-08-12 – 1976-10-20

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Media, Energy and natural resources, Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

elections, mass media, energy, environment, parliamentary elections, nuclear energy, attitudes, dissemination of information, party identification, electoral issues

Publications

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Branzén, K. (1978) Allmänhetens informationskällor i energi- och kärnkraftsfrågor. Rapportserien 1978:5. Göteborg: Department of Political Science.
Libris

Holmberg, S., Westerståhl, J., & Branzén, K. (1977) Väljarna och kärnkraften. Stockholm: LiberFörlag. ISBN: 91-38-03682-7.
Libris
ISBN: 91-38-03682-7

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The voters and nuclear power 1976

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Sören Holmberg, Karl Branzén, Jörgen Westerståhl. University of Gothenburg (1984). The voters and nuclear power 1976. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/001124

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Karl Branzén - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Jörgen Westerståhl - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Telephone interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1976-08-12–1976-10-20
  • Data collector: Swedish Institute of Public Opinion Research
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

140

Number of individuals/objects

2558

Published: 1982-01-01
Last updated: 2019-02-06