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Trade union survey 1974

SND-ID: SND 0091

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Description

To describe democracy within the trade union movement through the interaction between members and elected representatives. The survey consists of five part studies, with fairly similar variables, carried out on various levels in the trade union structure and on journalists working with labour issues.

Purpose:

The aim of the study is to investigate how the union was ruled during the period and how its internal democracy worked.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Uppsala University

Responsible department/unit

Department of Government

Funding

  • Funding agency: Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Members and elected representatives of the LO-affiliated unions

Time period(s) investigated

1974 – 1977

1974 – 1977

1974 – 1977

1974 – 1977

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Labour relations/conflict, Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

participation, wages, wage determination, party identification, labour movement, labour relations, trade union membership, trade union officials, labour disputes, strikes, trade unions

Publications

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Lewin, L. (1977) Åsiktsjournalistiken och den fackliga demokratin. Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren.
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ISBN: 9789129503319

Lewin, L. (1977) Kodbok till fackföreningsundersökningen. Uppsala: Department of Political Science.

Lewin, L. (1977) Hur styrs facket? : om demokratin inom fackföreningsrörelsen. Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. ISBN 91-29-47943-6.
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ISSN: 0346-7538
ISBN: 91-29-47943-6

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Dataset 1
Trade union survey 1974 - Members

Version 1.1

2014-04-10
https://doi.org/10.5878/001798

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Citation

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University (2014). Trade union survey 1974 - Members. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001798

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Keywords

participation, wages, wage determination, party identification, labour movement, labour relations, trade union membership, trade union officials, strikes

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1974
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

83

Number of individuals/objects

1923

Dataset 2
Trade union survey 1974 - Middle level

Version 1.1

2014-04-10
https://doi.org/10.5878/001797

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Citation

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University (2014). Trade union survey 1974 - Middle level. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001797

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Keywords

participation, wages, wage determination, party identification, labour movement, labour relations, trade union membership, trade union officials, strikes

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1974

Variables

102

Number of individuals/objects

334

Dataset 3
Trade union survey 1974 - Section level

Version 1.1

2014-04-10
https://doi.org/10.5878/001792

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Citation

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University (2014). Trade union survey 1974 - Section level. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001792

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Keywords

participation, wages, wage determination, party identification, labour movement, labour relations, trade union membership, trade union officials, strikes, trade unions

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1974

Variables

90

Number of individuals/objects

253

Dataset 4
Trade union survey 1974 - Central level

Version 1.1

2014-04-10
https://doi.org/10.5878/001791

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Citation

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University (2014). Trade union survey 1974 - Central level. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001791

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Keywords

participation, wages, wage determination, party identification, labour relations, trade union membership, trade union officials, strikes

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1974

Variables

77

Number of individuals/objects

252

Dataset 5
Trade union survey 1974 - Journalists

Version 1.1

2014-04-10
https://doi.org/10.5878/001790

Metadata added

Citation

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University (2014). Trade union survey 1974 - Journalists. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001790

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Keywords

participation, wages, wage determination, party identification, labour movement, labour relations, trade union membership, trade union officials, labour disputes, strikes

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1974

Variables

54

Number of individuals/objects

110

Published: 1982-01-01
Last updated: 2019-12-10