Swedish election study 2006

This study is part of the collection Swedish Election Studies - Parliamentary elections

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Statistics Sweden

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Description:

This is the sixteenth election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several of the previous surveys, but there are also a number of questions not asked before.

Purpose:

Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

Subject area:

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

Keywords:

voting intention, voting, parliamentary elections, electoral issues, political interest, political behaviour, party identification, political attitudes, election campaigns, political allegiance, political participation, political issues, political party leaders, internal politics, party politics, political parties, CORS

Principal organisation:

University of Gothenburg

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Homepage:

The Swedish National Election Studies Program (SNES)

Responsible department/unit:

University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Statistics Sweden

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Identifiers:

SND-ID: SND 0861

Alternative title:

VU06

Description:

This is the sixteenth election study carried out in Sweden in connection with a Swedish general election. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several of the previous surveys, but there are also a number of questions not asked before.

Purpose:

Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

Language:

English

Swedish

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Swedish citizens entitled to vote, resident in Sweden and aged 18-80 years.

Time Method:

Subject area:

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

Keywords:

voting intention, voting, parliamentary elections, electoral issues, political interest, political behaviour, party identification, political attitudes, election campaigns, political allegiance, political participation, political issues, political party leaders, internal politics, party politics, political parties, CORS

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Related research data in SND's catalogue:

Swedish election study 1991

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0861eqB.pdf

Kodbok VU2006.pdf

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Dahlberg, S., Oscarsson, H. & Öhrvall, R. (2008) Förtida röstning i Sverige. Göteborg: Statsvetenskapliga institutionen. ISBN 978-91-89246-39-3.
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Elinder, M. (2008) Essays on Economic Voting, Cognitive Dissonance and Trust. Uppsala : Department of Economics, Univ. ISBN: 978-91-85519-20-0.

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, Johanna (2016). The allocation of transport infrastructure in Swedish municipalities: Welfare maximization, political economy or both? Economics of Transportation. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecotra.2016.11.002 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecotra.2016.11.002>

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Version 2.0:

2012-10-23 doi:10.5878/002526

Version 1.0:

2008-08-22 doi:10.5878/002525

Swedish election study 2006

Suggested citation:

Sören Holmberg, Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson, Statistics Sweden. University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science (2012). Swedish election study 2006. Swedish National Data Service. Version 2.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002526

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Statistics Sweden

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview

Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-08-21 — 2006-09-16

Data collector: Statistics Sweden

Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview

Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-09-20 — 2006-11-28

Data collector: Statistics Sweden

Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-09-20 — 2006-11-28

Data collector: Statistics Sweden

Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group

Variables:

1798

Number of individuals/objects:

3999

Published: 2008-01-01