Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region, 1999-2001

SND-ID: SND 0760

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Elfar Loftsson - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Yonhyok Choe - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Description

This is the first survey conducted at the Södertörn University College by the project 'Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region'. To address peoples' perception on social and political changes, the research group selected a number of questions to be asked in the three Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Major topics were: Political efficacy and political participation, political trust, evaluation of the electoral process, conceptions and evaluation of environmental issues, civil rights and duties, and an evaluation on household economy and economic situation. To acquire comparability with other Citizen Survey Studies conducted at Uppsala Universitey in Sweden and at six university institutes of European countries, the modules are similar to their questions in structure and wordings.

Language

English

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Södertörns högskola

Responsible department/unit

Södertörns högskola, School of Social Science
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 18 or older

Time Method

Sampling procedure

In Lithuania, the two-staged stratified sampling was used to extract the sample. First. Lithuania was divided geographically into 15 strata (10 counties and 5 cities). In Latvia, the entire nation was divided into 113 strata, of which 36 was from Riga, 41 from towns and 36 parishes. The size of the sample in each stratum was based on the proportion of inhabitants. Secondly, samples were extracted in each stratum. The primary sampling points were selected at random from the population registers of the Lithuanian Department of Statistics. Then the primary sampling units were selected using the route-sampling technique. Each seventh household was selected in urban areas and each fifth in rural areas. The secondary sampling units - individuals - were chosen using the next-birthday rule. Not more than 8 respondents were interviewed per one sampling point.

Time period(s) investigated

1999-06-01–1999-06-30

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Topic and keywords

Research area

Working conditions, Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

elections, leisure time, trust, civil and political rights, political interest, political behaviour, membership, political influence, political participation, autonomy at work, political institutions, internal politics, election campaigns, working conditions, organizations, social protest

Publications

Loftsson, E., & Choe, Y. (eds.) (2003) Political representation and participation in transitional democracies: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell International.
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Dataset 1
Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Estonia 1999

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Elfar Loftsson, Yonhyok Choe. Södertörns högskola, School of Social Science (2002). <em>Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Estonia 1999</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/maj6-fh02">https://doi.org/10.5878/maj6-fh02</a>

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Elfar Loftsson - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Yonhyok Choe - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1999–1999
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Lithuania 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Estonia 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

432

Number of individuals/objects

1100

Dataset 2
Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Latvia 1999

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Elfar Loftsson, Yonhyok Choe. Södertörns högskola, School of Social Science (2002). <em>Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Latvia 1999</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/8t77-xy25">https://doi.org/10.5878/8t77-xy25</a>

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Elfar Loftsson - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Yonhyok Choe - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1999–1999
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Estonia 2001 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Lithuania 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

343

Number of individuals/objects

1116

Dataset 3
Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Lithuania 1999

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Elfar Loftsson, Yonhyok Choe. Södertörns högskola, School of Social Science (2002). <em>Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Lithuania 1999</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/bs9p-pv69">https://doi.org/10.5878/bs9p-pv69</a>

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Elfar Loftsson - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Yonhyok Choe - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1999–1999
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Lithuania 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Latvia 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

347

Number of individuals/objects

1103

Dataset 4
Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Estonia 2001

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Elfar Loftsson, Yonhyok Choe. Södertörns högskola, School of Social Science (2011). <em>Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Estonia 2001</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/9eee-nv74">https://doi.org/10.5878/9eee-nv74</a>

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Elfar Loftsson - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Yonhyok Choe - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2001–2001
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Lithuania 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Estonia 2001 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

373

Number of individuals/objects

1143

Dataset 5
Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Latvia 2001

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Elfar Loftsson, Yonhyok Choe. Södertörns högskola, School of Social Science (2011). <em>Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Latvia 2001</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/f19n-0y74">https://doi.org/10.5878/f19n-0y74</a>

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Elfar Loftsson - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Yonhyok Choe - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2001–2001
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Lithuania 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Latvia 2001 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

362

Number of individuals/objects

1100

Dataset 6
Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Lithuania 2001

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Elfar Loftsson, Yonhyok Choe. Södertörns högskola, School of Social Science (2011). <em>Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Lithuania 2001</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/cs6k-5d36">https://doi.org/10.5878/cs6k-5d36</a>

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Elfar Loftsson - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Yonhyok Choe - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2001–2001
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Lithuania 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Lithuania 2001 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

352

Number of individuals/objects

1130

Dataset 7
Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Poland 2001

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Elfar Loftsson, Yonhyok Choe. Södertörns högskola, School of Social Science (2011). <em>Democracy and Social Transition in the Baltic Sea Region - Poland 2001</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/9ff6-ha95">https://doi.org/10.5878/9ff6-ha95</a>

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Elfar Loftsson - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Yonhyok Choe - Södertörn University, School of Social Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2001–2001
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Poland 2001 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Lithuania 1999 (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

348

Number of individuals/objects

1100

Published: 2002-01-01
Last updated: 2019-05-13