The Regional Western Sweden SOM Survey 2002

This study is part of the collection The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Description

Western SOM has been conducted yearly since 1992, but was initially limited to residents of Gothenburg and its surrounding municipalities. In 1998, the survey was extended to include the entire Västra Götaland County plus the municipality of Kungsbacka.

The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable SOM researchers to study attitudes and behaviour linked to local and regional issues. They emphasise public services and media, although many of the questions are identical with those used in National SOM in order to make the answers comparable both between the regions and with Sweden at large.

Purpose:

Study attitudes and behaviors that are linked to local and regional issues and phenomena

Subject area

Media, Political behaviour and attitudes, Cultural activities and participation, Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

public sector, political interest, newspaper readership, membership, party identification, public services, book use, news, labour and employment, political participation, government, television viewing, language skills, internet, democracy, internal politics, visits to recreational facilities, political parties, football team supporters, schools, politicians, community behaviour, recreational facilities, clubs, cultural participation, cultural facilities, cultural heritage, leisure time activities, personal safety, radio listening, cors

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Principal organisation

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Identifiers

SND-ID: SND 0824

Alternative title

Väst-SOM 2002

Description

Western SOM has been conducted yearly since 1992, but was initially limited to residents of Gothenburg and its surrounding municipalities. In 1998, the survey was extended to include the entire Västra Götaland County plus the municipality of Kungsbacka.

The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable SOM researchers to study attitudes and behaviour linked to local and regional issues. They emphasise public services and media, although many of the questions are identical with those used in National SOM in order to make the answers comparable both between the regions and with Sweden at large.

Purpose:

Study attitudes and behaviors that are linked to local and regional issues and phenomena

Language

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated

2002-09 — 2003-02

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Kungsbacka Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

County (NUTS3)

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 15-85 years and residing in the county of Västra Götaland or Kungsbacka municipality

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random
Western SOM 2002 was conducted as a survey based on one sample, but with two different questionnaires: one aimed at the inhabitants of Gothenburg and the surrounding municipalities (equivalent to the old Western SOM area) and another to residents living in the remaining parts of Västra Götaland.

Data contains personal data

No

Subject area

Media, Political behaviour and attitudes, Cultural activities and participation, Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

public sector, political interest, newspaper readership, membership, party identification, public services, book use, news, labour and employment, political participation, government, television viewing, language skills, internet, democracy, internal politics, visits to recreational facilities, political parties, football team supporters, schools, politicians, community behaviour, recreational facilities, clubs, cultural participation, cultural facilities, cultural heritage, leisure time activities, personal safety, radio listening, cors

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The Regional Western Sweden SOM survey

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0824q1.pdf

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0824kb_SOM.pdf

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Nilsson, Lennart (ed.) (2007) Det våras för regionen. Västsverige 1998-2005. SOM report no. 40. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 978-91-89673-10-6.
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ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 978-91-89673-10-6

Nilsson, Lennart (ed.) (2004) Svensk samhällsorganisation i förändring : Västsverige vid millennieskiftet. SOM report no. 35. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN: 91-89673-05-0.
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ISBN: 91-89673-05-0
ISSN: 0284-4788

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2006-06-16
https://doi.org/10.5878/002524

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The Regional Western Sweden SOM Survey 2002

Citation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2006). <em>The Regional Western Sweden SOM Survey 2002</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/002524">https://doi.org/10.5878/002524</a>

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Time period(s) for data collection: 2002-09-30 — 2003-02-07

Data collector: Kinnmark

Source of the data: Population group

Variables

619

Number of individuals/objects

3792

Response rate/participation rate

68

Published: 2006-01-01
Last updated: 2020-01-23