Swedish election study 1985
This study is part of the collection Swedish Election Studies - Parliamentary elections
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Statistics Sweden
Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Mikael Gilljam - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Description:
The Swedish election study 1985 was carried out in connection with the general election on September 17. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in previous election studies. The respondent were asked about newspaper reading habits, i.e. what newspaper the respondent reads, how many days a week, which political party the newspaper supports, and interest in articles about national, local and international politics. There were also questions about the newsprograms in radio and television. The respondent had to name the most important issues in influencing vote and what issues she/he considered as the most important in the nearest future. There were also a number of questions on the opinions of the parties regarding: employment, environment, wage-earners´ investment fund, taxes, the Swedish economy, foreign affairs and security policy, social safety, and child care. Furthermore the respondent was asked to give marks from -5 to +5 to political parties, party leaders, and different formations of government during the last decade. Different issues to give own opinion on and parties
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developing countries, elections, mass media, occupations, participation, political party, politics, public sector, religion, social mobility, trade unions, taxes, organizations, ethics, energy, drugs, minorities, parliamentary elections, political interest, political behaviour, political attitudes, political allegiance, political participation, internal politics, electoral issues, trust in government, political party policies, CORS
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University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Statistics Sweden
Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Mikael Gilljam - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
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SND-ID: SND 0217
Alternative title:
VU85
Description:
The Swedish election study 1985 was carried out in connection with the general election on September 17. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in previous election studies. The respondent were asked about newspaper reading habits, i.e. what newspaper the respondent reads, how many days a week, which political party the newspaper supports, and interest in articles about national, local and international politics. There were also questions about the newsprograms in radio and television. The respondent had to name the most important issues in influencing vote and what issues she/he considered as the most important in the nearest future. There were also a number of questions on the opinions of the parties regarding: employment, environment, wage-earners´ investment fund, taxes, the Swedish economy, foreign affairs and security policy, social safety, and child care. Furthermore the respondent was asked to give marks from -5 to +5 to political parties, party leaders, and different formations of government during the last decade. Different issues to give own opinion on and parties
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Swedish
Time period(s) investigated:
1985-08-19
Instrument:
Questionnaire stage A (pre-election interview) (Structured questionnaire)
Questionnaire stage B (post-election interview) (Structured questionnaire)
Mail survey stage A (Structured questionnaire)
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Geographic location: Sweden
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Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1985
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developing countries, elections, mass media, occupations, participation, political party, politics, public sector, religion, social mobility, trade unions, taxes, organizations, ethics, energy, drugs, minorities, parliamentary elections, political interest, political behaviour, political attitudes, political allegiance, political participation, internal politics, electoral issues, trust in government, political party policies, CORS
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Publications
Holmberg Sören (1987) Väljarna valde. In Allmänna valen 1985. Del 3. Specialundersökningar (SOS). Stockholm: Statistics Sweden. (With a summary in English). ISBN: 91-618-0161-5.
Holmberg, S., & Gilljam, M. (1987) Väljare och val i Sverige : en sammanfattning av några resultat från 1985 års valundersökning. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
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Holmberg, S., & Gilljam, M. (1987) Väljare och val i Sverige. Stockholm: Bonnier. ISBN: 91-34-50901-1.
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Holmberg, S., Gilljam, M., & Oskarson, M. (1987) Valundersökning 1985 : teknisk rapport. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden. ISBN: 91-618-0255-7.
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Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.
Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Oscarsson, H. (1998) Den svenska partirymden : Väljarnas uppfattningar av konfliktstrukturen i partisystemet 1956-1996. Göteborg : Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-628-3000-7.
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Version 1.0:
1991-12-01
doi:10.5878/002511
Swedish election study 1985
Suggested citation:
Sören Holmberg, Mikael Gilljam, Statistics Sweden. University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science (1991). Swedish election study 1985. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002511
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Statistics Sweden
Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Mikael Gilljam - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Data format / data structure:
Numeric
Data collection:
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-08-19 — 1985-09-16
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-09-17 — 1985-11-28
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: e-mail
Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-09-17 — 1985-11-28
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Variables:
484
Number of individuals/objects:
3873
Response rate/participation rate:
77.8%