Swedish election study 1991
This study is part of the collection Swedish Election Studies - European parliament 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
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elections, mass media, occupations, political party, politics, public sector, social mobility, trade unions, taxes, organizations, international relations, employment, energy, environment, minorities, economics, voting, parliamentary elections, political interest, political allegiance, political participation, election campaigns, internal politics, party politics, politics, political leaders, electoral issues, trust in government, 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 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
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Geographic location: Sweden
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Country
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Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1991
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elections, mass media, occupations, political party, politics, public sector, social mobility, trade unions, taxes, organizations, international relations, employment, energy, environment, minorities, economics, voting, parliamentary elections, political interest, political allegiance, political participation, election campaigns, internal politics, party politics, politics, political leaders, electoral issues, trust in government, CORS
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Publications
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.
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.
Libris
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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Version 1.0:
1995-02-01
doi:10.5878/002513
Swedish election study 1991
Suggested citation:
Sören Holmberg, Mikael Gilljam, Statistics Sweden. University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science (1995). Swedish election study 1991. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002513
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: 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: 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
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
Variables:
481
Number of individuals/objects:
3700