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The Community SOM Survey 1998

SND-ID: SND 0795

This study is part of the collection SOM - Special studies

Alternative title

Kom-SOM 1998

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Description

Every year since 1986, the SOM Institute carries out a nationwide survey, National SOM (Riks-SOM), in which people are asked questions about politics, society, their use of media, public service, the environment, risks, new media technology and their leisure-time activities. Since 1992 a corresponding survey is carried out in Göteborg and its surrounding communities: Western SOM (Väst-SOM). Starting in 1996, a local study, Community SOM (Kom-SOM), is carried out in different municipalities surrounding Göteborg as well as town districts in the city of Göteborg. The results from these surveys shed light on three levels of society: the national, the regional and the municipal.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

SOM Institute

Commissioning organisation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 15-80 years living in the town district Frölunda in Göteborg and in two municipalities in the Göteborg area; Ale and Tjörn.

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

1998-09 – 1998-12

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Tjörn Municipality, Ale Municipality, Västra Frölunda Parish

Geographic description: The town district Frölunda in Göteborg and in two municipalities in the Göteborg area; Ale and Tjörn.

Topic and keywords

Research area

Media, 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)

Keywords

environment, trust, voting, political interest, local government services, newspaper readership, shopping, membership, public transport, party identification, information sources, public services, news, political participation, internal politics, visits to recreational facilities, politicians, community behaviour, voluntary work, leisure time activities, traffic, lobbying, reading (activity), cors

Publications

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Persson, Jonas (1999) Storstadsregionens kontraster. Kommunundersökningarna i göteborgsregionen 1996-1998. Göteborg: SOM Insititute.

Nilsson, Lennart & Persson, Jonas (1999) Kommunundersökningen 1998 -:Tjörn. Göteborg: SOM Insititute.

Nilsson, Lennart & Persson, Jonas (1999) Kommunundersökningen 1998 : Frölunda. Göteborg: SOM Insititute.

Nilsson, Lennart & Persson, Jonas (1999) Kommunundersökningen 1998 : Ale. Göteborg: SOM Insititute.

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Dataset 1
The Community SOM Survey 1998: Ale

Version 1.0

Citation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2003). The Community SOM Survey 1998: Ale. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/001042

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Data format / data structure

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1998-09–1998-12
  • Data collector: Statistics Sweden
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Ale (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

438

Number of individuals/objects

612

Dataset 2
The Community SOM Survey 1998: Frölunda

Version 1.0

Citation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2003). The Community SOM Survey 1998: Frölunda. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/001043

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1998-01–1998-12
  • Data collector: Statistics Sweden
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Frölunda (Structured questionnaire)

Variables

427

Number of individuals/objects

690

Dataset 3
The Community SOM Survey 1998: Tjörn

Version 1.0

Citation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2003). The Community SOM Survey 1998: Tjörn. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/001044

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1998-01–1998-12
  • Data collector: Statistics Sweden
  • Instrument: Questionnaire Tjörn (Structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

472

Number of individuals/objects

779

Published: 2003-01-01
Last updated: 2019-05-13