Alternative title
Riks-SOM 1988
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute
Description
The questionnaire for the third study in the series of annual SOM-surveys was divided into six subject fields: Mass media, politics and society, energy and nuclear power, Sweden´s relation to other countries, residential environment and interests, and social background and music habits. The SOM surveys contains a core of questions asked in earlier SOM-surveys. New questions in SOM88 dealt with the respondent´s opinion on best coverage of specific issues in different mass media and their opinion on publication of names in connection with crimes, accidents and personal relationships. The respondents had to indicate if they agreed or disagreed with a number of statements about the way Swedish journalists do their work. A number of questions dealt with the hearings held by the Swedish parliamentary standing committee on the constitution in connection with the so called Ebbe Carlsson-affair. Other questions dealt with mass media coverage of foreign submarine offence of Swedish territory. Furthermore the respondents had to value the political parties concerning aid to developing countries, defence i
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Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Department of Political Science
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Swedish citizens aged 15-75 years and residing in Sweden
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1988
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
County (NUTS3)
Highest geographic unit
Country
Research area
Media, Environment and conservation, Energy and natural resources, Political behaviour and attitudes, International politics and organisations, Leisure, tourism and sport
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science, Media Studies
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
elections, mass media, defence, participation, public sector, international relations, energy, environment, leisure time, quality of life, political interest, nuclear energy, newspaper readership, membership, state control, television news, theatre attendance, radioactive wastes, equipment, local press, professional ethics, foreign policy, privatization, economic conditions, risk, internal politics, political parties, political leaders, leisure time activities, organizations, cors
Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2004) Swedish Trends 1986-2004. Göteborg: SOM Institute.
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
ISSN:
0346-5942
ISBN:
91-628-3000-7
Oscarsson, Henrik (ed.) (2003) Demokratitrender. SOM report no. 32. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-89673-02-6.
Libris
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SOM Institute publications
ISBN:
91-89673-02-6
ISSN:
0284-4788
Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1989) Åttiotal : Svensk opinion i empirisk belysning. SOM report no 4. Göteborg: Department of Political Science.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN:
0284-4788
Björkqvist, Karin (1989) SOM-undersökningen 1988 : metod, frågeformulär, kodbok. SOM report no 3. Göteborg: Department of Political Science.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN:
0284-4788
Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1995) Swedish Opinion. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-972694-0-9.
SOM Institute publications
ISBN:
91-972694-0-9
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute
Variables
310
Number of individuals/objects
2448
Response rate/participation rate
69%