Swedes' outlook on life, religion and the bible 1984/1985

SND-ID: SND 0220

Description Data and documentation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Thorleif Pettersson - Religionssociologiska institutet

Jörgen Straarup - Religionssociologiska institutet

Description

In September 1981 a new Swedish translation of the New Testament was published. The main purpose of this survey is to show the possession and use of the Bible among the Swedish population. Respondents were asked about their interest in issues concerning religion and outlook of life, if they believe in God and about their relation toward the Christian faith, how often they attend church and how often they pray. The major part of the questions addressed people who used to read the Bible. They were asked how and why they read the Bible and which Bible translation they use. Furthermore they were asked about their opinion on the new translation of the New Testament.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Religionssociologiska institutet

Responsible department/unit

Religionssociologiska institutet

Funding

  • Funding agency: Swedish Bible Society
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

1) The Swedish population aged 16-74 years. 2) The Swedish population aged 65-99 years.

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

1984-04-23–1984-05-23

1984-11-21–1984-12-04

1985-01-23–1985-03-12

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Religious Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

religion, religious attendance, religious beliefs, religious affiliation, religious practice, christianity, reading (activity)

Publications

Sort by name | Sort by year

Straarup, J. (1987) Bibelläsarna och Bibeln. Religion och Samhälle 1987:5. Stockholm: Institute of Religion Sociology.
Libris Google Books
ISBN: 9789197037389

Pettersson, T. (1986) Svenska folket och Bibeln. Religion och Samhälle 1986:8. Stockholm: Institute of Religion Sociology.
Libris

If you have published anything based on these data, please notify us with a reference to your publication(s). If you are responsible for the catalogue entry, you can update the metadata/data description in DORIS.

Request data
Information about using data
Dataset 1
Swedes' outlook on life, religion and the bible 1984/1985 - standard sample

Version 1.1

2013-12-17
https://doi.org/10.5878/001629

Metadata added

... Show more..

Citation

Thorleif Pettersson, Jörgen Straarup. Religionssociologiska institutet (2013). <em>Swedes' outlook on life, religion and the bible 1984/1985 - standard sample</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/001629">https://doi.org/10.5878/001629</a>

Download citation

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Thorleif Pettersson - Religionssociologiska institutet

Jörgen Straarup - Religionssociologiska institutet

Keywords

religion, religious attendance, religious beliefs, religious affiliation, religious practice, christianity, reading (activity)

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1984-11-21–1984-12-04
  • Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-01-23–1985-03-12
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

109

Number of individuals/objects

3372

Copyright

Religionssociologiska institutet

Dataset 2
Swedes outlook on life, religion and the bible 1984/1985 - sample of elderly

Version 1.1

2013-12-18
https://doi.org/10.5878/001630

Metadata added

... Show more..

Citation

Thorleif Pettersson, Jörgen Straarup. Religionssociologiska institutet (2013). <em>Swedes outlook on life, religion and the bible 1984/1985 - sample of elderly</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/001630">https://doi.org/10.5878/001630</a>

Download citation

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Thorleif Pettersson - Religionssociologiska institutet

Jörgen Straarup - Religionssociologiska institutet

Keywords

religion, religious attendance, religious beliefs, religious affiliation, religious practice, christianity, reading (activity)

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Telephone interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1984-04-23–1984-05-23
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

31

Number of individuals/objects

504

Dataset 3
Swedes outlook on life, religion and the bible 1984/1985 - pilot study

Version 1.1

2013-12-18
https://doi.org/10.5878/001631

Metadata added

... Show more..

Citation

Thorleif Pettersson, Jörgen Straarup. Religionssociologiska institutet (2013). <em>Swedes outlook on life, religion and the bible 1984/1985 - pilot study</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/001631">https://doi.org/10.5878/001631</a>

Download citation

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Thorleif Pettersson - Religionssociologiska institutet

Jörgen Straarup - Religionssociologiska institutet

Keywords

religion, religious attendance, religious beliefs, religious affiliation, religious practice, christianity, reading (activity)

Variables

77

Number of individuals/objects

510

Published: 1987-01-01
Last updated: 2019-12-10