Swedish election study 1991
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
Since 1956 an election study has been carried out in connection with a Swedish general election. This study is accordingly number twelve of the collection. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several of the previous surveys, but there are also a number of questions not asked before. In this survey the respondents had to give their opinion on the major tax reform completed in this year. They also had to indicate what they considered most important to fight against, unemployment or inflation, and their opinion on the preferences of the political parties. In view of the deteriorating economy the respondents had to give their opinion on the cause of the economic problems in Sweden, and how the situation would have been if there had been a bourgeois government. The respondents also had to indicate if they had been affected by the tightening labour market. A number of questions dealt with the European Community and a possible Swedish membership.
Purpose:
Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the S
Subject area
Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Government, political systems and organisations
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
elections, mass media, occupations, politics, public sector, social mobility, international relations, employment, energy, environment, economics, voting, parliamentary elections, political interest, taxation, political allegiance, political participation, internal politics, party politics, political parties, social policy, political leaders, election campaigns, electoral issues, trade unions, organizations, trust in government, minority groups, cors
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Statistics Sweden
Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Mikael Gilljam - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 0391
Alternative title
VU91
Description
Since 1956 an election study has been carried out in connection with a Swedish general election. This study is accordingly number twelve of the collection. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several of the previous surveys, but there are also a number of questions not asked before. In this survey the respondents had to give their opinion on the major tax reform completed in this year. They also had to indicate what they considered most important to fight against, unemployment or inflation, and their opinion on the preferences of the political parties. In view of the deteriorating economy the respondents had to give their opinion on the cause of the economic problems in Sweden, and how the situation would have been if there had been a bourgeois government. The respondents also had to indicate if they had been affected by the tightening labour market. A number of questions dealt with the European Community and a possible Swedish membership.
Purpose:
Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the S
Language
English
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
1991-08-03
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Highest geographic unit
Country
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1991
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Data contains personal data
No
Subject area
Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Government, political systems and organisations
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
elections, mass media, occupations, politics, public sector, social mobility, international relations, employment, energy, environment, economics, voting, parliamentary elections, political interest, taxation, political allegiance, political participation, internal politics, party politics, political parties, social policy, political leaders, election campaigns, electoral issues, trade unions, organizations, trust in government, minority groups, cors
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Publications
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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ISSN:
0346-5942
ISBN:
91-628-3000-7
Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.
ISSN:
0283-7668
ISBN:
978-91-85519-20-0
Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Gilljam, M., & Holmberg, S. (1993) Bångstyriga väljare. In Allmänna valen 1991. Del 3 (SOS). Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Gilljam, M., & Holmberg, S. (1993) Väljarna inför 90-talet : en sammanfattning av några resultat från 1991 års valundersökning. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Gilljam, M., & Holmberg, S. (1993) Väljarna inför 90-talet. Stockholm : Norstedts juridik : Fritze. ISBN: 91-38-50189-9.
ISBN:
91-38-50189-9
ISSN:
0347-9366
Arndt, C. (2013). The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms: Social Democracy's Transformation and its Political Costs. Amsterdam University Press.
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Swedish election study 1991
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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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Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1991-08-20 — 1991-09-14
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: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1991-09-16 — 1991-11-15
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Mode of collection: Interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1991-09-16 — 1991-11-15
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Variables
481
Number of individuals/objects
3700