VALU 2006 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 2006

This study is part of the collection SVT exit poll surveys

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Hans Hernborn - Sveriges Television

Per Näsman - Royal Institute of Technology, Division of Safety Research

Description:

This exit poll survey was carried out in connection with the parliamentary election on September 17, 2006.

In VALU - Swedish exit poll surveys - voters leaving polling stations are asked by public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to fill in a questionnaire and put it anonymously in a sealed box. After collecting and processing the responses, Sveriges Television is able to present an election forecast and an analysis of the reasons underlying the outcome of the election in it´s Election Night broadcast. The surveys are referred to as VALU, an abbreviation for vallokalsundersökning, Swedish for exit poll survey. The first exit poll survey in Sweden was carried out at the parliamentary election in 1991. Since then similar studies have been carried out in connection with all Parliamentary elections, referendums and elections to the European Parliament.

Subject area:

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

Keywords:

elections, population migration, political party, local government elections, religious attendance, trust, exit polls, voting, parliamentary elections, electoral issues, party identification, trade union membership, voting behaviour, political leaders, political participation, election data, government

Principal organisation:

Sveriges Television

Accessibility status:

Access to data through SND
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Homepage:

SVT - VALU

Responsible department/unit:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Hans Hernborn - Sveriges Television

Per Näsman - Royal Institute of Technology, Division of Safety Research

Identifiers:

SND-ID: SND 0844

Alternative title:

VALU06

Purpose:

Provide analytical support for the election night broadcast on Swedish television during the election night, and for other post-election analysis.

Description:

This exit poll survey was carried out in connection with the parliamentary election on September 17, 2006.

In VALU - Swedish exit poll surveys - voters leaving polling stations are asked by public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to fill in a questionnaire and put it anonymously in a sealed box. After collecting and processing the responses, Sveriges Television is able to present an election forecast and an analysis of the reasons underlying the outcome of the election in it´s Election Night broadcast. The surveys are referred to as VALU, an abbreviation for vallokalsundersökning, Swedish for exit poll survey. The first exit poll survey in Sweden was carried out at the parliamentary election in 1991. Since then similar studies have been carried out in connection with all Parliamentary elections, referendums and elections to the European Parliament.

Language:

English

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated:

2006-09-04 — 2006-09-17

Instrument:

VALU 2006 (Questionnaire)

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Swedish electorate

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Mixed probability and non-probability
In VALU a selection is made of a number of electoral districts and in this way their respective polling station. The number of electoral districts to be selected for VALU is allocated among the different regions according to the size of the electorate. Within each region, the electoral districts are then selected to be included in VALU. This selection is based on the size and geographical location of the electoral district.

Subject area:

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

Keywords:

elections, population migration, political party, local government elections, religious attendance, trust, exit polls, voting, parliamentary elections, electoral issues, party identification, trade union membership, voting behaviour, political leaders, political participation, election data, government

Is part of collection at SND:

SVT exit poll surveys

Available documentation:

VALU 2006, questionnaire in Swedish

VALU 2006, SND codebook, Swedish version 2.0

VALU 2006, SND codebook, English version 2.0

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Hernborn, Hans, Holmberg, Sören & Näsman, Per (2006). Valu i allmänhetens tjänst. Stockholm: Sveriges television (SVT)
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Hernborn, Hans (2002). Valu : Swedish exit polls. Stockholm: Sveriges television (SVT)
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Hernborn, Hans, Holmberg, Sören, Näsman, Per, & Thedéen, Torbjörn (2003) Valu : Sveriges Televisions vallokalsundersökningar. Stockholm: SVT.

Arndt, C. (2013). The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms: Social Democracy's Transformation and its Political Costs. Amsterdam University Press.
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Jussila Hammes, J., Political economics or Keynesian demand-side policies: What determines transport infrastructure investment in Swedish municipalities?, Research in Transportation Economics (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.retrec.2015.07.007
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0739885915000323

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Version 2.0:

2014-09-05 doi:10.5878/002169

Harmonization of missing data codes : NA=999

Version 1.1:

2008-12-03 doi:10.5878/001505

Metadata added

Version 1.0:

2007-07-12 doi:10.5878/001504

VALU 2006 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 2006

Citation:

Sören Holmberg, Hans Hernborn, Per Näsman. Sveriges Television (2014). VALU 2006 - SVT exit poll survey parliamentary election 2006. Swedish National Data Service. Version 2.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002169

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-09-04 — 2006-09-17

Source of the data: Population group

Variables:

50

Number of individuals/objects:

12316