Local elections 1979
This study is part of the collection Evaluation of the commune reapportionment reform
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Lennart Brantgärde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Håkan Magnusson - Lund University, Department of Political Science
Jörgen Westerståhl - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Lars Strömberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Janerik Gidlund - Umeå University, Department of Political Science
Gunnar Wallin - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science
Leif Johansson - Lund University, Department of Political Science
Gunnar Törnqvist - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Lars-Olof Olander - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Jan Widberg - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Description
The second project started as a result of a decision of the Swedish Parliament taken in December 1978. The research program was designed by a government commission, the Commission on Local Democracy, in collaborations with members of the previous Local Government Research Group. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the reapportionment reform which had been implemented five years earlier, to some extent in relation to research findings of the previous project. In five communes, which were to be the object of more intensive studies, the interview sample comprised 300 persons per commune. In the other 45 communes the sample comprised 40 persons per commune. The interview scheme contained questions about the respondent´s opinion of the local authorities achievements in different issues, such as child care, care of the aged, schools, and housing. A question concerning the priorities of activities covered 14 fields of service and within each field the respondent were asked whether the service was good as it was, needed to be increased, or could be reduced. Other questions dealt with the respo
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Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Political ideology, Government, political systems and organisations, Community, urban and rural life
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
elections, housing, mass media, participation, politics, public sector, mass media exposure, residential mobility, local government policy, local government elections, voting intention, child care, citizenship skills, voting, political interest, local government services, membership, information sources, news, political influence, political allegiance, political participation, internal politics, political parties, schools, electoral issues, clubs, commuting, lobbying
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Lennart Brantgärde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Håkan Magnusson - Lund University, Department of Political Science
Jörgen Westerståhl - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Lars Strömberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Janerik Gidlund - Umeå University, Department of Political Science
Gunnar Wallin - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science
Leif Johansson - Lund University, Department of Political Science
Gunnar Törnqvist - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Lars-Olof Olander - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Jan Widberg - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 0100
Description
The second project started as a result of a decision of the Swedish Parliament taken in December 1978. The research program was designed by a government commission, the Commission on Local Democracy, in collaborations with members of the previous Local Government Research Group. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the reapportionment reform which had been implemented five years earlier, to some extent in relation to research findings of the previous project. In five communes, which were to be the object of more intensive studies, the interview sample comprised 300 persons per commune. In the other 45 communes the sample comprised 40 persons per commune. The interview scheme contained questions about the respondent´s opinion of the local authorities achievements in different issues, such as child care, care of the aged, schools, and housing. A question concerning the priorities of activities covered 14 fields of service and within each field the respondent were asked whether the service was good as it was, needed to be increased, or could be reduced. Other questions dealt with the respo
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English
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
1979-08-01
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Unit of analysis
Time Method
Data contains personal data
No
Funding
Funding agency: Swedish Council for Research in the Humanitie and Social Sciences
Subject area
Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Political ideology, Government, political systems and organisations, Community, urban and rural life
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
elections, housing, mass media, participation, politics, public sector, mass media exposure, residential mobility, local government policy, local government elections, voting intention, child care, citizenship skills, voting, political interest, local government services, membership, information sources, news, political influence, political allegiance, political participation, internal politics, political parties, schools, electoral issues, clubs, commuting, lobbying
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Associated documentation
Publications
Strömberg, L., & Westerståhl, J. (eds.) (1984) The new Swedish communes : a summary of local government research. Stockholm: Liber. ISBN 91-38-90572-8.
Libris
Google Books
ISBN:
9789138905722
Westerståhl, J., & Johansson, F. (1981) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Medborgarna och kommunen : studier av medborgerlig aktivitet och representativ folkstyrelse (Ds Kn 1981:12). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06356-5.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06356-5
ISSN:
0346-5721
Gidlund, J., Engberg, J., Hallin, U-B, & Lidström, A. (1982) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Folkrörelser och kommunalpolitik (Ds Kn 1982:3). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06859-1.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06859-1
ISSN:
0346-5721
Olander, L-O. (1980) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Förnyelse och variation i ortssystemet : servicens, transportsystemets och åtkomlighetens förändring i några svenska kommuner mot bakgrund av indelningsreformen (DS Kn 1980:6). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-05781-6.
ISBN:
91-38-05781-6
ISSN:
0346-5721
Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Utvärdering av kommundelningar : erfarenheter av Motala och Åsele kommuners delning (Ds Kn 1981:21). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06579-7.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06579-7
ISSN:
0346-5721
Sannerstedt, A. (1981) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Attityder till kommunal service (Ds Kn 1981:22). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 913806586X.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06586-X
ISSN:
0346-5721
Johansson, L. (1982) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Kommunal servicevariation (Ds Kn 1982:2). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06821-4.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06821-4
ISSN:
0346-5721
Wallin, G., Bäck, H., & Tabor, M. (1981) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Kommunalpolitikerna : rekrytering, arbetsförhållanden, funktioner : Del 1 (Ds Kn 1981:17). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06537-1.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06537-1
ISSN:
0346-5721
Magnusson, H. (1982) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Den kommunala budgetprocessen (Ds Kn 1982:5). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06919-9.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06919-9
ISSN:
0346-5721
Strömberg, L., & Norell, P-O. (1982) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Kommunalförvaltningen (Ds Kn 1982:8). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-72589-4.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-72589-4
ISSN:
0346-5721
Olander, L-O., & Wiberg, J. (1981) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Hushållen och servicelandskapet : geografiska studier av utnyttjande och attityder (Ds Kn 1981:10). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06357-3.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06357-3
ISSN:
0346-5721
Betänkande. Utvärdering av kommunindelningsreformen : förslag till forskningsprogram (Ds Kn 1978:5) Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-04299-1.
ISBN:
91-38-04299-1
ISSN:
0346-5721
Schmidt, S. (1981) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. De valdas val : kommunal beslutsstruktur och beslutsprocess (Ds Kn 1981:23). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06613-0.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06613-0
ISSN:
0346-5721
Eriksson, S. (1982) Kommunurval, väljarurval och analysansatser (Ds Kn 1982:4).
Strömberg, L., & Westerståhl, J. (eds.) (1984) De nya kommunerna. Stockholm: Liber.
Libris
Google Books
ISBN:
9789138903186
Widberg, J. (1979) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Från socken till kommunblock : en studie av kommunala indelningar och indelningsreformer i Sverige (Ds Kn 1979:14). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-05330-6.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-05330-6
ISSN:
0346-5721
Wallin, G., Bäck, H., & Tabor, M. (1981) Kommunalpolitikerna. Rekrytering - Arbetsförhållanden - Funktioner. Del 2 (Ds Kn 1981:18).
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06612-2
ISSN:
0346-5721
Gidlund, J., & Gidlund, G. (1981) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Ty riket är ditt och makten : de politiska partiernas roll i svenska kommuner (Ds Kn 1981:15). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06436-7.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06436-7
ISSN:
0346-5721
Brantgärde, L., Alfredsson, I., & Sjölin, M. (1981) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Kommunalpolitik, massmedier och medborgare : Studier av kunskaper, mediautbud och förutsättningar för lokal opinionsbildning (Ds Kn 1981:13). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06407-3.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-06407-3
ISSN:
0346-5721
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Dataset 1
Local elections 1979 - Voters' study
Citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Lennart Brantgärde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Håkan Magnusson - Lund University, Department of Political Science
Jörgen Westerståhl - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Lars Strömberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Janerik Gidlund - Umeå University, Department of Political Science
Gunnar Wallin - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science
Leif Johansson - Lund University, Department of Political Science
Gunnar Törnqvist - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Lars-Olof Olander - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Jan Widberg - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Description
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1979-08-01 — 1979-11-16
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Voters´study (Structured questionnaire)
Sample size: 3300
Number of responses: 2699
Non response size: 601
Source of the data: Population group
Variables
235
Number of individuals/objects
2699
Response rate/participation rate
72
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1995-08-16
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Dataset 2
Local elections 1979 - Five communes' study
Citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Lennart Brantgärde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Håkan Magnusson - Lund University, Department of Political Science
Jörgen Westerståhl - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Lars Strömberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Janerik Gidlund - Umeå University, Department of Political Science
Gunnar Wallin - Stockholm University, Department of Political Science
Leif Johansson - Lund University, Department of Political Science
Gunnar Törnqvist - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Lars-Olof Olander - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Jan Widberg - Lund University, Department of Social and Economic Geography
Description
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1979-08-01 — 1979-11-16
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Five communes survey (Structured questionnaire)
Sample size: 1500
Number of responses: 1198
Non response size: 302
Source of the data: Population group
Variables
331
Number of individuals/objects
1198
Response rate/participation rate
80