ISSP 2008 - Religion III: Sweden

SND-ID: snd0867-1. Version: 1.2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002391

Is part of collection at SND: ISSP - International Social Survey Programme

Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Jonas Edlund - Umeå University, Department of Sociology

Stefan Svallfors - Umeå University, Department of Sociology

Research principal

Umeå University - Department of Sociology rorId

Description

This survey is the Swedish part of the 2008 'International Social Survey Program' (ISSP), and it is the second time Sweden participates in an ISSP-survey focusing on religion.

Purpose:

ISSP aims to design and implement internationally comparable attitude surveys. The study in 2008 investigating Religion.

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 17-79 years and residing in Sweden

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

2008-02-19 – Ongoing

Variables

115

Number of individuals/objects

1235

Response rate/participation rate

62.7%

Data format / data structure

Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2008-02-19 – 2008-04-29
  • Data collector: Swedish Institute of Public Opinion Research
  • Instrument: (Semi-structured questionnaire)
  • Source of the data: Population group
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

A-region

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Sociology

Funding

  • Funding agency: Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
Topic and keywords

Research area

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Sociology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Gender and gender roles (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Publications

Malm, G. (2009) In God we trust...or not. An essay about the relative importance of religion in the USA, UK and Sweden. Studentarbete vid Uppsala universitet

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Versions

Version 1.2. 2009-08-28

Version 1.2: 2009-08-28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002391

Version 1.1. 2009-06-04

Version 1.1: 2009-06-04

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002390

Version 1.0. 2009-06-03

Version 1.0: 2009-06-03

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/002389

Published: 2009-08-28
Last updated: 2019-11-18