The National SOM Survey 1998

This study is part of the collection The National SOM survey

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Description:

Since 1986 the SOM-institute has been carrying out an annual nation-wide survey of Swedish opinions. This is accordingly the thirteenth survey in this series. The SOM-institute is a collaboration between three departments at Göteborg University: the Institute for Journalism and Mass Communication, the Department of Political Science, and the School of Public Administration. The 1998 survey differs from the earlier ones since it includes two nation representative samples and uses two different mail questionnaires. One of the questionnaires mainly deals with questions on politics, economy and working life, while the other mainly deals with media, culture and health. One third of the questions asked in the two questionnaires are common for both samples, for example questions about media habits, political attitudes, leisure activities, and social background.

Subject area:

general health and well-being, international politics and organisations, leisure, tourism and sport, media, political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Political Science, Social Sciences, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

elections, housing, mass media, population migration, occupations, participation, public sector, organizations, international relations, energy, environment, health, leisure time, finance, religious attendance, trust, unemployment, voting, parliamentary elections, european union, political interest, local government services, nuclear energy, newspaper readership, membership, party identification, trade union membership, public services, household composition, listening to the radio, radio news, television channels, news, television news, nuclear wastes, radioactive wastes, equipment, privatization, health risks, risk, political participation, international politics, emu, television viewing, language skills, political party leaders, democracy, defence and state security policy, environmental policy, internal politics, national elections, labour market, political parties, international cooperation, religious societies, air pollution, internet use, european economic and monetary union, nuclear accidents, election campaigns, electoral issues, labour policy, clubs, libraries, leisure time activities, religious societies, mass media use, renewable energy, industries, CORS

Principal organisation:

University of Gothenburg

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Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Identifiers:

SND-ID: SND 0739

Alternative title:

Riks-SOM 1998

Purpose:

The main purpose is to establish time series that enable researchers to analyse how various changes in society affect people's attitudes and behaviour.

Description:

Since 1986 the SOM-institute has been carrying out an annual nation-wide survey of Swedish opinions. This is accordingly the thirteenth survey in this series. The SOM-institute is a collaboration between three departments at Göteborg University: the Institute for Journalism and Mass Communication, the Department of Political Science, and the School of Public Administration. The 1998 survey differs from the earlier ones since it includes two nation representative samples and uses two different mail questionnaires. One of the questionnaires mainly deals with questions on politics, economy and working life, while the other mainly deals with media, culture and health. One third of the questions asked in the two questionnaires are common for both samples, for example questions about media habits, political attitudes, leisure activities, and social background.

Language:

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated:

1998

Instrument:

Merged questionnaire (1-2) (Questionnaire)

Questionnaire (politics) (Questionnaire)

Questionnaire (mass media) (Questionnaire)

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit:

County (NUTS3)

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Individuals aged 16-80 years and residing in Sweden

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Probability: Simple random

Subject area:

general health and well-being, international politics and organisations, leisure, tourism and sport, media, political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Political Science, Social Sciences, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

elections, housing, mass media, population migration, occupations, participation, public sector, organizations, international relations, energy, environment, health, leisure time, finance, religious attendance, trust, unemployment, voting, parliamentary elections, european union, political interest, local government services, nuclear energy, newspaper readership, membership, party identification, trade union membership, public services, household composition, listening to the radio, radio news, television channels, news, television news, nuclear wastes, radioactive wastes, equipment, privatization, health risks, risk, political participation, international politics, emu, television viewing, language skills, political party leaders, democracy, defence and state security policy, environmental policy, internal politics, national elections, labour market, political parties, international cooperation, religious societies, air pollution, internet use, european economic and monetary union, nuclear accidents, election campaigns, electoral issues, labour policy, clubs, libraries, leisure time activities, religious societies, mass media use, renewable energy, industries, CORS

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The National SOM survey

Available documentation:

Codebook (Swedish)

Questionnaire National-1: Politics (Swedish)

Questionnaire National-2: Media (Swedish)

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Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1999) Ljusnande framtid : SOM-undersökningen 1998. SOM report no. 22. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-973670-1-X .
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Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2004) Swedish Trends 1986-2004. Göteborg: SOM Institute.

Oscarsson, Henrik (ed.) (2003) Demokratitrender. SOM report no. 32. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-89673-02-6.
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Version 2.0:

2011-01-14 doi:10.5878/002350

Variable(s) added : Questions 69-73 and background variables

Version 1.0:

2002-02-01 doi:10.5878/002349

The National SOM Survey 1998

Citation:

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2011). The National SOM Survey 1998. Swedish National Data Service. Version 2.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002350

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Time period(s) for data collection: 1998-09-30 — 1999-01-27

Data collector: Swedish Institute of Public Opinion Research

Source of the data: Population group

Variables:

790

Number of individuals/objects:

3561