Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication
Lars Aldemark - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Description
The study is part of the research program The Role of the Press in Society, a project initiated by the 1972 Commission of the Press and with a general aim to analyze the significance of mass media in Sweden. The aim of ´Readers´ study - the general public´ was to study the consumption of various types of media; daily press, popular and specialist press, and radio and television. To make it possible to adapt the consumption habits in a wider perspective questions were also put about among other things political interests and engagement, freetime activities and knowledge about various society issues. To make parallel analyses possible with other studies within the research project questions were also put regarding what was thought to dominate local society debate and about events which were actual at the time. A supplementary study to the above mentioned receiver study was carried out at April 26th 1974. The local newspaper generally read by the respondent was distributed to these together with a questionnaire. The respondents were asked to mark the articles read. Questions were also asked about
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Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Department of Political Science
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 15-65 years and residing in Malmö, Göteborg, Västerås and Leksand municipalities
Time period(s) investigated
1974-02-01
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Research area
Media
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Svensk press. Pressens funktioner i samhället. SOU 1975:78. Stockholm: LiberFörlag.
Libris
ISBN:
9138024756
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication
Lars Aldemark - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Variables
305
Number of individuals/objects
1595
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication
Lars Aldemark - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Variables
280
Number of individuals/objects
221
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication
Lars Aldemark - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Number of individuals/objects
728