This is the seventeenth 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.

Data contains personal data

Language

English

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

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

Time Method

Longitudinal: Panel

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Urvalet 2010 drogs från SCB:s befolkningsregister (RTB) som ett obundet slumpmässigt urval omfattande 3 963 personer (nettourval). Urvalets tre delar består av:
1) Panelurvalet med start 2006 omfattande 1 771 personer,
2) ett tilläggsurval om 184 förstagångsväljare (eftersom panelurvalet inte innehåller några unga förstagångsväljare 2010) och
3) ett nytt urval om 2 008 personer, som alltså kommer att intervjuas igen i samband med 2014 års riksdagsval.

Time period(s) investigated

2010 – Ongoing

Variables

1787

Number of individuals/objects

3963

Response rate/participation rate

69%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 2010-08 – 2010-09-18
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Sample size: 1981
Number of responses: 1175
Non response size: 806
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group, Registers/Records/Accounts

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 2010-09-20 – 2010-11
Data collector: Statistics Finland
Sample size: 1175
Number of responses: 978
Non response size: 197
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group, Registers/Records/Accounts

Data collection 3

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 2010-09-20 – 2010-11
Data collector: Statistics Sweden
Sample size: 1982
Number of responses: 1561
Non response size: 421
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Administrative, Registers/Records/Accounts: Voting results, Population group, Registers/Records/Accounts

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

Country

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Political Science

Topic and keywords

Research area

Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Political science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Voting intention, Trust, Voting, Parliamentary elections, Political interest, Party identification, Election broadcasting, News, Foreign policy, Political allegiance, Political participation, Internal politics, Party politics, Political parties, Political leaders, Election campaigns, Electoral issues, Political attitudes, Political issues, Cors

Publications

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Oscarsson, H. & Holmberg, S. (2016). Svenska väljare. Stockholm: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 978-913911514-4.
Libris | Swepub | Institutional Repository
ISBN: 9789139115144

Oscarsson, H. & Holmberg, S. (2011). Åttapartivalet 2010 : Redogörelse för 2010 års valundersökning i samarbete mellan Statistiska centralbyrån och Statsvetenskapliga institutionen vid Göteborgs universitet. Stockholm: Statistics Sweden.

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Published: 2017-07-07

Last updated: 2024-02-21