This study is part of the collection Citizen surveys
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Anders Westholm - Uppsala University, Department of Government
Jan Teorell
- Lund University, Department of Political Science
Description
In conformity with the 1987 survey, the 1997 survey was arranged as a mapping of the citizen's activities and possibilities to influence within the 'small democracy' as well as within the 'big democracy'. The 'small democracy' refer to the citizen's possibilities to influence her/his own living conditions within the framework of a number of important roles, namely the role as: resident; patient (or related to patient); husband/wife; parent of small children; parent of school-children; gainfully employed; student; and unemployed. In comparison with the 1987 survey two new roles were included, the roles as student and as unemployed.
The 'big democracy' refer to the possibilities to have an influence on more comprehensive decisions, to influence not only the personal situation but the situation for the whole country. Questions were asked about membership and activity in different organizations, as well as different attempts to influence decisions in questions concerning the whole community. Compared to the 1987 survey, the 1997 survey focuses more on the citizen's ideal of the good citizen, and t
Subject area
Housing, Unemployment, Working conditions, Political behaviour and attitudes, Specific social services: use and availability, Family life and marriage, Social behaviour and attitudes
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Principal organisation
Accessibility status
Responsible department/unit
Uppsala University, Department of Government
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Anders Westholm - Uppsala University, Department of Government
Jan Teorell
- Lund University, Department of Political Science
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 0796
Description
In conformity with the 1987 survey, the 1997 survey was arranged as a mapping of the citizen's activities and possibilities to influence within the 'small democracy' as well as within the 'big democracy'. The 'small democracy' refer to the citizen's possibilities to influence her/his own living conditions within the framework of a number of important roles, namely the role as: resident; patient (or related to patient); husband/wife; parent of small children; parent of school-children; gainfully employed; student; and unemployed. In comparison with the 1987 survey two new roles were included, the roles as student and as unemployed.
The 'big democracy' refer to the possibilities to have an influence on more comprehensive decisions, to influence not only the personal situation but the situation for the whole country. Questions were asked about membership and activity in different organizations, as well as different attempts to influence decisions in questions concerning the whole community. Compared to the 1987 survey, the 1997 survey focuses more on the citizen's ideal of the good citizen, and t
Language
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
1997-10-14 — 1998-04-29
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 16-80 years
Time Method
Funding
Swedish Council for Research in the Humanitie and Social Sciences
Swedish Council for Social Research
Subject area
Housing, Unemployment, Working conditions, Political behaviour and attitudes, Specific social services: use and availability, Family life and marriage, Social behaviour and attitudes
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
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Associated documentation
Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (2000) Ett Europa i nationens skugga: Om det svenska valdeltagandet på europeisk och nationell nivå. In Valdeltagande och Eurpaparlamentsval: Slutbetänkande av Rådet för utvärdering av 1998 års val, SOU 2000:81, pp 71-120.
Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (1999) Var det bättre förr? Politisk jämlikhet i Sverige under 30 år. In Medborgarnas erfarenheter: Demokratiutredningens forskarvolym V, SOU 1999:113, pp 13-52.
Petersson, Olof (ed.) (1998) Demokrati och medborgarskap. Demokratirådets rapport 1998. Stockholm: SNS förlag.
Libris
Google Books
Till lärosätets (su) databas
Till lärosätets (su) databas
ISBN:
9789171507013
Teorell, J. (2003) Linking Social Capital to Political Participation: Voluntary Associations and Networks of Recruitment in Sweden. Scandinavian Political Studies 26(1):49-66, 2003.
Swepub
Till lärosätets (lu) databas
Teorell, J., & Westholm, A. (1999) Att bestämma sig för att vara med och bestämma: Om varför vi röstar - allt mindre. In Valdeltagande i förändring: Demokratiutredningens forskarvolym XII, SOU 1999:132, pp 137-204.
Adman, P., & Strömblad, P. (2000) Utanför demokratin? Del 3. Resurser för politisk integration. Integrationsverkets rapportserie 2000:16.
Strömblad, P. (2003) Politik på stadens skuggsida. Skrifter utgivna av statsvetenskapliga föreningen i Uppsala, 152. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis.
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2003-05-30
https://doi.org/10.5878/002903
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Anders Westholm - Uppsala University, Department of Government
Jan Teorell
- Lund University, Department of Political Science
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1997-10-14 — 1998-04-29
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Source of the data: Population group
Variables
978
Number of individuals/objects
2000