Swedish opinion 1985

SND-ID: SND 0098

This study is part of the collection Swedish opinion

Description Data and documentation

Alternative title

SVOP85

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Gunnar Boalt - Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Gunnar Ekman - Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Sten Hultgren - Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Description

This dataset contains information from the sixth survey of the collection of Swedish opinion surveys. In the 1985 survey two questionnaires were used by approximately 850 respondents each, above there were a shortened questionnaire, including questions common for the two other questionnaires, used by another 300 respondents. In all 200 variables can be found in all questionnaires, 145 in two of them and 151 in only one questionnaire. The questionnaires were compiled with regard to the debate occurring in media during the last quarter of 1984. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in previous surveys, some of the questions are excluded and a number of questions are added. New questions dealt with: child daycare; government support to private enterprises competing with public service; Swedish export of weapons; heart transplant; the 1985 parliamentary election; war risk in Europe; confidence in the Swedish judicial system.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Responsible department/unit

Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 17-74 years

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

1985-02-01–1985-03-15

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Subject area

Media, Working conditions, Political behaviour and attitudes, Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

internal politics

Publications

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Boalt, G. (1985) Vad vill väljarna? : åsiktsförskjutningarna 1979-1983. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell international. ISBN: 91-22-00736-9.
ISBN: 91-22-00736-9

Swedish Social Science Data Service (1985) Svenska folket 1979-1985 - sex enkäter från Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser. SSD report, 2. Göteborg: Swedish Social Science Data Service.

Boalt, G., & Hultgren, S. (1980) I svenskarnas ögon. Stockholm: LT Förlag. ISBN: 91-36-01651-9.
Libris Google Books
ISBN: 9789136016512

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Swedish opinion 1985

Version 1.0

Citation

Gunnar Boalt, Gunnar Ekman, Sten Hultgren, Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser (1985). <em>Swedish opinion 1985</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/002605">https://doi.org/10.5878/002605</a>

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Data format / data structure

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Gunnar Boalt - Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Gunnar Ekman - Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Sten Hultgren - Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Stiftelsen för Opinionsanalyser

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-02-01–1985-03-15
  • Data collector: Statistics Sweden
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

496

Number of individuals/objects

1974

Published: 1985-01-01
Last updated: 2019-02-06