Alternative title
Väst-SOM 1996
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute
Description
This is the fifth study in the series of SOM-surveys carried out in Western Sweden exclusively. The questionnaire was divided into six subject fields: mass media; politics and society; the municipality of Göteborg; traffic and environment; leisure; and background. Most of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several previous SOM-surveys. New media questions dealt with thoughts of giving up morning paper subscription, and habits concerning television viewing. Other questions focused on the respondent´s opinion on the function of democracy in Sweden as well as in their own municipality; possibilities to influence a number of local government activities, and if the respondent had tried to influence local government activities during the last year. Respondents also had to state if they believed one in general can trust most people, and how satisfied they were with their own life. A number of questions dealt with the importance of different education and research areas on the future development of Göteborg and the Göteborg region, and the respondent´s contacts with different
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Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
SOM Institute
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 15-80 years residing in Göteborg or one of the twelve surrounding municipalities, Ale, Alingsås, Härryda, Kungsbacka, Kungälv, Lerum, Lilla Edet, Mölndal, Partille, Stenungsund, Tjörn and Öckerö.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1996-09 – 1997-01
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Kungsbacka Municipality, Härryda Municipality, Partille Municipality, Öckerö Municipality, Stenungsund Municipality, Tjörn Municipality, Ale Municipality, Lerum Municipality, Lilla Edet Municipality, Göteborg Municipality, Mölndal Municipality, Kungälv Municipality, Alingsås Municipality
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
Municipality
Research area
Media, Environment and conservation, Political behaviour and attitudes, Leisure, tourism and sport
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science, Media Studies
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Nilsson, Lennart (ed.) (1997) Nya landskap : SOM-undersökningen Västsverige 1996. SOM report no. 19. Göteborg: SOM-institute. ISBN 91-972694-7-6.
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SOM Institute publications
ISBN:
91-972694-7-6
ISSN:
0284-4788
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Associated documentation
Version 1.0
https://doi.org/10.5878/002736
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Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute
Variables
592
Number of individuals/objects
1807