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Class structure in Sweden 1980

SND-ID: SND 0095

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Göran Ahrne - Uppsala University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.

Description

The purpose of the survey is to describe and measure the Swedish class structure regarding mobility, political activity, attitudes and consciousness. A battery of questions addressed work-related issues such as supervision, decision-making, autonomy, respondents formal position in the hierarchy, ownership, credentials, and income. Other work-related data describe the size, industrial sector, and government or corporate linkage of the individuals employer. Further information was gathered on the class origins of the respondents family and of the families of the respondents spouse and friends. Data on class-related experiences such as unemployment and union participation were also collected, as well as data on the division of power and labour in the household. In addition the survey contained a broad range of questions on social and political attitudes and the respondents political participation. The study is part of the multinational study ´Class Structure and Class Consciousness´ (ICPSR 8413), which includes almost identificial studies from United States, Norway, Canada, and Finland.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Uppsala University

Responsible department/unit

Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 18-65 years

Time period(s) investigated

1980-01-01 – 1980-01-01

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Working conditions, Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

occupations, employment, domestic responsibilities, unemployment, friends, decision making, self-employed, seasonal employment, turnover, supervisory status, crime prevention, social class, political parties, status in employment, trade unions, working conditions, hours of work, equality between the sexes, crime and security

Publications

Ahrne, G. (1982) Report on The Swedish Class Structure. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
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Class structure in Sweden 1980

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Göran Ahrne. Uppsala University (1995). Class structure in Sweden 1980. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002323

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Göran Ahrne - Uppsala University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1980-01-01–1980-01-01
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

235

Number of individuals/objects

1145

Published: 1984-01-01
Last updated: 2019-02-06