Aging in society: Social attitudes towards the elderly 1982

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Tornstam - Uppsala University, Department of Sociology

Research principal

Uppsala University - Department of Sociology

Description

This data collection focuses on attitudes toward and knowledge of the social conditions, abilities, and personalities of elderly persons. Additionally, these data describe how social background characteristics, such as age, gender, profession, and living conditions, influence attitudes toward the elderly.

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

1) Swedish citizens aged 15-75 years, 2) employees working in the care of aged in County Councils, 3) employees working in the care of aged in municipal social services.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling procedure

1) Randomly selected sample drawn frpm the register of total population, 2) sample drawn from the register of employees of the Swedish County Councils Association, and 3) sample of employees in municipal social services in Uppsala, Sandviken, Ystad, Gotland, Säffle and Göteborg.

Time period(s) investigated

1982-04-01 – 1982-05-01

Variables

140

Number of individuals/objects

2226

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1982-04-01 – 1982-05-01
Data collector: Uppsala University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Geographic description: Förutom ett rikstäckande urval gjordes en specialstudie av kommunalanställda i Uppsala, Sandviken, Ystad, Gotland, Säffle och Göteborg.

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Sociology

Funding 1

Funding agency: Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research

Funding 2

Funding agency: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Delegationen för social forskning

Topic and keywords

Research area

Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Elderly (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Sociology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Publications

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Tornstam, L. (1983) Kunskaper och okunskaper om äldre. Report no. 13. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
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ISBN: 9789150603965

Tornstam, L. (1984) Sociala attityder till äldre. Report no. 19. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
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ISBN: 91-506-0584-4

Tornstam, L. (1985) Känslomässiga attityder till äldre. Report no. 20. Uppsala: Department of Sociology.
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ISBN: 9789150605853

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Published: 1986-09-01

Last updated: 2021-04-21