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:
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.
Purpose:
Provide analytical support for the election night broadcast on Swedish television during the election night, and for other post-election analysis.
Subject area:
political behaviour and attitudes, elections
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(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
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Sveriges Television
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
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SND-ID: SND 0844
Alternative title:
VALU06
Description:
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.
Purpose:
Provide analytical support for the election night broadcast on Swedish television during the election night, and for other post-election analysis.
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
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Subject area:
political behaviour and attitudes, elections
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science
(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
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Publications
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.
Grundström, E. (2009) The influence of party leaders and ideological beliefs on voters selection of party bloc in the Swedish Parliament Election 2006. A study of the VALU exit poll survey. Studentarbete vid Umeå universitet
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/
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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
Suggested 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
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
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