Referendum study 1980

This study is part of the collection Swedish Election Studies - Referendums

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Description:

In March 1980 a referendum on nuclear power took place. People entitled to vote in local elections were also entitled to vote in the referendum. The respondents were questioned three times; firstly by a telephone interview during the period January 21-February 10, secondly by an interview during the period February 25 to March 16 and finally a mail survey were sent to the respondent after the referendum. The main part of the questions were about nuclear power and other types of supply of energy, but there are also a number of questions similar to those held in an ordinary election study.

Subject area:

environment and conservation, energy and natural resources, political behaviour and attitudes, government, political systems and organisations, elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

elections, public opinion, nuclear energy, energy policy, nuclear wastes, referendums, internal politics

Principal organisation:

University of Gothenburg

Accessibility status:

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Responsible department/unit:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Contributor(s):

Kent Asp - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Hans Nordlöf - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Mikael Gilljam - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Identifiers:

SND-ID: SND 0203

Alternative title:

FU80

Purpose:

Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

Description:

In March 1980 a referendum on nuclear power took place. People entitled to vote in local elections were also entitled to vote in the referendum. The respondents were questioned three times; firstly by a telephone interview during the period January 21-February 10, secondly by an interview during the period February 25 to March 16 and finally a mail survey were sent to the respondent after the referendum. The main part of the questions were about nuclear power and other types of supply of energy, but there are also a number of questions similar to those held in an ordinary election study.

Language:

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated:

1980-01-21

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit:

County (NUTS3)

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the referendum 1980

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Probability: Simple random

Funding:

The parliament

Subject area:

environment and conservation, energy and natural resources, political behaviour and attitudes, government, political systems and organisations, elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

elections, public opinion, nuclear energy, energy policy, nuclear wastes, referendums, internal politics

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Available documentation:

Questionnaire 1980 (Swedish)

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Holmberg, S., & Asp, K. (1984) Kampen om kärnkraften : en bok om väljare, massmedier och folkomröstningen 1980. Stockholm: Liber. ISBN: 91-38-90483-7.
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Holmberg, S., & Asp, K. (1984) Kampen om kärnkraften : några resultat från väljar- och mediestudier i samband med 1980 års folkomröstning. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
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Holmberg, S., Nordlöf, H., & Gilljam, M. (1985) Folkomröstningsundersökningen 1980 : teknisk rapport. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden. ISSN 0347-9366 ; 7.

Oscarsson, H. (1998) Den svenska partirymden : Väljarnas uppfattningar av konfliktstrukturen i partisystemet 1956-1996. Göteborg : Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-628-3000-7.
Libris

Holmberg, Sören & Asp, Kent (1984) Kampen om kärnkraften : några resultat från väljar- och mediestudier i samband med 1980 års folkomröstning. Göteborg: Dept. of Political Science

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Version 1.0:

1987-11-04 doi:10.5878/000912

Available documentation:

Codebook 1980 (Swedish)

Referendum study 1980

Citation:

Sören Holmberg, Statistics Sweden. University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science (1987). Referendum study 1980. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/000912

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview

Time period(s) for data collection: 1980-01-21

Data collector: Statistics Sweden

Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Population group

Variables:

357

Number of individuals/objects:

1971