Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Jonas Edlund - Umeå University, Department of Sociology
Stefan Svallfors - Umeå University, Department of Sociology
Description
This is the Swedish part of the 2002 'International Social Survey Program' (ISSP), and it is the second time Sweden participates in an ISSP-survey focusing on the significance of family and changing gender roles.
Questions cover the respondents attitude to employment of women and the role distribution of man and woman. Other questions deal with how much women should work outside the home during various stages of child raising. The respondents also gave their opinion on different aspects of marriage, divorce and having children. Respondents were asked how they managed their income, if they kept their own money separate or if they pooled the money. They were also asked how they divide the work between man and woman when it comes to housework such as: laundry, small repairs, care for sick family members, shopping for groceries, cleaning the house, and cooking. Other questions deal with: the average number of hours per week the respondent and the spouse respectively spends on housework; opinion on division of housework; disagreement between respondent and spouse about division of housework; partn
Language
Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Department of Sociology
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 18-79 years and residing in Sweden
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
2002-02-01
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
A-region
Highest geographic unit
Country
Research area
Equality, inequality and social exclusion, Gender and gender roles, Family life and marriage
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Sociology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Björkström, M., Edlund, J., & Svallfors, S. (2003) ISSP 2002 - Family and Gender III Sverige. Kodbok för maskinläsbar datafil. Umeå: Department of Sociology.
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Data format / data structure
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Jonas Edlund - Umeå University, Department of Sociology
Stefan Svallfors - Umeå University, Department of Sociology
Variables
101
Number of individuals/objects
1080
Response rate/participation rate
57.2%