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
This is the thirteenth election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. 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. The interview included questions on how much the respondent takes part of political matters in mass media; political interest in general and political discussions among family and friends; important issues when deciding how to vote; opinion on which of the smaller parties will receive at least 4% of the votes; and preferred formation of the government after the election. There were also a number of questions on the opinions of the political parties regarding: employment, environment, taxes, the Swedish economy, energy and nuclear power, foreign affairs and security policy, social safety, child care, EU, refugees, law and order, equality between men and women, and education. Political parties, party leaders and other key politicians, and different groups and organizations were to be placed on a scale ranging from strongly dislike to
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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, political party, politics, voting intention, voting, parliamentary elections, political interest, election broadcasting, government policy, political allegiance, political participation, government, electors, political party leaders, political opposition, political persuation, internal politics, party politics, social policy, political leaders, election campaigns, electoral issues, political attitudes, trust in government, political issues, CORS
Principal organisation
Accessibility status
Responsible department/unit
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
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 0570
Alternative title
VU94
Description
This is the thirteenth election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. 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. The interview included questions on how much the respondent takes part of political matters in mass media; political interest in general and political discussions among family and friends; important issues when deciding how to vote; opinion on which of the smaller parties will receive at least 4% of the votes; and preferred formation of the government after the election. There were also a number of questions on the opinions of the political parties regarding: employment, environment, taxes, the Swedish economy, energy and nuclear power, foreign affairs and security policy, social safety, child care, EU, refugees, law and order, equality between men and women, and education. Political parties, party leaders and other key politicians, and different groups and organizations were to be placed on a scale ranging from strongly dislike to
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English
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
1994-08 — 1994-11
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
Constituency
Highest geographic unit
Country
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the parliamentary election 1994
Time Method
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, political party, politics, voting intention, voting, parliamentary elections, political interest, election broadcasting, government policy, political allegiance, political participation, government, electors, political party leaders, political opposition, political persuation, internal politics, party politics, social policy, political leaders, election campaigns, electoral issues, political attitudes, trust in government, political issues, CORS
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Associated documentation
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
Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.
ISBN:
978-91-85519-20-0
ISSN:
0283-7668
Gilljam, M., & Holmberg, S. (1995) Så röstade väljarna. In Allmänna valen 1994. Del 3 (SOS). Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
Arndt, C. (2013). The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms: Social Democracy's Transformation and its Political Costs. Amsterdam University Press.
Libris
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ISBN:
978-90-8964-450-3
Gilljam, M., & Holmberg, S. (1995) Väljarnas val. Stockholm : Fritze. ISBN: 91-38-50504-5.
Libris
ISBN:
91-38-50504-5
ISSN:
0347-9366
Holmberg, Sören (2000) Partidemokrati : en sammanfattning av några resultat från valundersökningarna 1956-1998. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.
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1997-11-28
https://doi.org/10.5878/002514
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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
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1994-08-22 — 1994-09-17
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Questionnaire stage A (Structured questionnaire)
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: 1994-09-19 — 1994-11-20
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Questionnaire stage B (Structured questionnaire)
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: 1994-09-19 — 1994-11-20
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Instrument: Mail questionnaire (Structured questionnaire)
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group
Variables
548
Number of individuals/objects
3341