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The National SOM Survey Cumulative Dataset

SND-ID: SND 0905

This study is part of the collection The National SOM survey

Alternative title

Super-Riks-SOM

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Description

In order to identify how the evolution of society affects Swedes’ attitudes and behaviour, the SOM Institute started its National SOM study in 1986. National SOM addresses three areas - society, opinions and mass media - and consists of a large number of questions related to politics, society, media and social background, but their areas of focus differ. Every year, the questionnaires are complemented with questions related to current events. Data is collected through postal questionnaires, and each survey is conducted under conditions as identical as possible to make the results from the different years comparable.

The SOM Institute Cumulative Dataset contains data from the National SOM surveys from 1986. The data contains a selection of questions frequently asked over the years, focusing on time series. A general rule is that questions should have been asked at least four times.

The main purpose is to establish time series that enable researchers to analyse how various changes in society affect people's attitudes and behaviour.

Language

English

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

Yes

Type of personal data

Names of politicians included in survey questions

Ethics Review

Gothenburg - Ref. 130-15

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 16-85 years and residing in Sweden

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random
The Institute employs systematic probability sampling based on the Swedish population and address register SPAR.

Time period(s) investigated

1986 – 2020

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

Country

Topic and keywords

Research area

General health and well-being, Media, Information society, Employment, Unemployment, Environment and conservation, Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, International politics and organisations, Social welfare policy, Social behaviour and attitudes, Cultural activities and participation, Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

housing, mass media, population migration, occupations, participation, environment, mass media exposure, health, interpersonal relations, religious attendance, trust, european union, political interest, local government services, nuclear energy, membership, trade union membership, medical care, public services, immigration policy, news, foreign policy, privatization, taxation, ideologies, television viewing, research, religious beliefs, religious affiliation, democracy, defence and state security policy, internal politics, labour market, political parties, international cooperation, climate, internet use, political leaders, religious behaviour, citizen participation, households, libraries, leisure time activities, mass media use, interest (cognitive processes), renewable energy, values, refugees, political issues, energy efficiency, radio listening, social care, cors

Publications

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Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2006) Du stora nya värld : trettiofyra kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2005. SOM report no. 39. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN: 91-89673-09-3.
Libris | SOM Institute publications | Swepub | Till lärosätets (gu) databas
ISBN: 91-89673-09-3
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1988) SOM-undersökningen 1987 : genomförande, deltagande, huvudresultat. SOM report no 2. Göteborg: Department of Political Science.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2005) Lyckan kommer, lyckan går : trettio kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2004. SOM report no. 36. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-89673-05-9.
SOM Institute publications | Libris | Swepub | Till lärosätets (gu) databas
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 91-89673-06-9

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1999) Ljusnande framtid : SOM-undersökningen 1998. SOM report no. 22. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-973670-1-X .
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISBN: 91-973670-1-X
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2003) Fåfängans marknad : SOM-undersökningen 2002. SOM report no. 33. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-89673-03-4.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 91-89673-03-4

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1993) Perspektiv på krisen : SOM-undersökningen 1992. SOM report no. 9. Göteborg: Department of Political Science and Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1998) Opinionssamhället : SOM-undersökningen 1997. SOM report no 20. Göteborg: SOM Institute : Univ. ISBN 91-972694-8-4.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISBN: 91-972694-8-4

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1996) Mitt i nittiotalet : SOM-undersökningen 1995. SOM report no. 16. Göteborg: SOM Insititute. ISBN 91-972694-3-3.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 91-972694-3-3

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2001) Land, Du välsignade? : SOM-undersökningen 2000. SOM report no. 26. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-973670-6-0.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 91-973670-6-0

Ohlsson, J., Oscarsson, H. & Solevid, M. (ed) (2016) Ekvilibrium : SOM-undersökningen 2015. Göteborg: SOM Institut. ISBN: 978-91-89673-35-9.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISBN: 9789189673359

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1990) Medier och opinion i Sverige : SOM-undersökningen 1989. SOM report no 5. Göteborg: Department of Political Science and Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0248-4788

Ulrika Andersson, Anders Carlander & Patrik Öhberg (red) (2020). Regntunga skyar. Göteborgs universitet: SOM-institutet.
ISBN: 9789189673472

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2004) Ju mer vi är tillsammans : tjugosju kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2003. SOM report no. 34. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-89673-04-2.
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ISBN: 91-89673-04-2
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1989) Åttiotal : Svensk opinion i empirisk belysning. SOM report no 4. Göteborg: Department of Political Science.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1987) SOM-undersökningen 1986 : genomföranda, deltagare, huvudresultat. SOM report no 1. Göteborg: Department of Political Science.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2007) Det nya Sverige : trettiosju kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2006. SOM report 41. Göteborg: SOM institute. ISBN: 978-91-89673-11-3.
Till lärosätets (gu) databas | Swepub | SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 978-91-89673-11-3

Weibull, L., Oscarsson, H. & Bergström, A. (eds.) (2012) I framtidens skugga : fyrtiotvå kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2011. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN: 978-91-89673-24-3.
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ISBN: 978-91-89673-24-3

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1995) Det gamla riket : SOM-undersökningen 1994. SOM report no. 13. Göteborg: SOM Institute.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2008) Skilda världar : Trettioåtta kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2007. SOM report no. 44. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 978-91-89673-14-4.
Swepub | Libris | Till lärosätets (gu) databas | SOM Institute publications
ISBN: 978-91-89673-14-4
ISSN: 0284-4788

Andersson, A., Carlander A., Lindgren A. & Oskarson M. (red) (2018). Sprickor i fasaden: Den nationella SOM-undersökningen 2017. Göteborg: SOM-institutet. ISBN: 978-91-89673-42-5
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Andersson, U., Carlander, A., Grusell, M., & Öhberg, P. (2021). Ingen anledning till oro (?) : SOM-undersökningen 2020. https://gup.ub.gu.se/publication/309574
ISBN: 9789189673496

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2010) Nordiskt ljus : 37 kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2009. SOM report no. 50. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 978-91-89673-19-9.
Libris | SOM Institute publications | Till lärosätets (gu) databas | Swepub
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 978-91-89673-19-9

Björkqvist, Karin (1989) SOM-undersökningen 1988 : metod, frågeformulär, kodbok. SOM report no 3. Göteborg: Department of Political Science.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1991) Åsikter om massmedier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 1990. SOM report no 7. Göteborg: Department of Political Science and Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1994) Vägval : SOM-undersökningen 1993. SOM report no. 11. Göteborg: SOM Institute.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1997) Ett missnöjt folk? : SOM-undersökningen 1996. SOM report no 18. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-972694-5-X.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISBN: 91-972694-5-X
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1991) Politiska opinioner : SOM-undersökningen 1990. SOM report no 6. Göteborg: Department of Political Science and Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2002) Det våras för politiken : trettiotvå artiklar om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2001. SOM report no. 30. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-973670-9-5.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 91-973670-9-5

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2009) Svensk höst : Trettiofyra kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2008. SOM report no. 46. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 978-91-89673-16-8.
Swepub | SOM Institute publications | Libris | Till lärosätets (gu) databas
ISSN: 0284-4788
ISBN: 978-91-89673-16-8

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1992) Trendbrott? : SOM-undersökningen 1991. SOM report no. 8. Göteborg: Department of Political Science and Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.
SOM Institute publications
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2000) Det nya samhället : SOM-undersökningen 1999. SOM report no 24. Göteborg: SOM Insititute. ISBN 91-973670-3-6.
SOM Institute publications | Libris
ISBN: 9789197367035
ISSN: 0284-4788

Holmberg, Sören, Weibull, Lennart & Oscarsson, Henrik (eds.) (2011) Lycksalighetens ö: fyrtioen kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle : SOM-undersökningen 2010. SOM report no. 52. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN: 978-91-89673-21-2.
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ISBN: 9789189673212

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Dataset
The National SOM Survey Cumulative Dataset 1986-2020

Version 10

2022-04-01
https://doi.org/10.5878/qs00-6t05

Variable(s) added : hb10_2020, edu2020

Data added : Data from National SOM 2020

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Citation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2022). The National SOM Survey Cumulative Dataset 1986-2020. Swedish National Data Service. Version 10. https://doi.org/10.5878/qs00-6t05

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Time period(s) investigated

1986 – 2020

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1986-10-14–1986-12-10
  • Data collector: Statistics Sweden
  • Sample size: 2500
  • Number of responses: 1624
  • Non response size: 876
  • Source of the data: Research data: Published

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1987-10-14–1988-02-10
  • Data collector: University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute
  • Sample size: 2500
  • Number of responses: 1672
  • Non response size: 828
  • Source of the data: Research data: Published

Data collection 3

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1988-10-12–1988-12-12
  • Data collector: Statistics Sweden
  • Sample size: 2500
  • Number of responses: 1643
  • Non response size: 857
  • Source of the data: Research data: Published
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Variables

1427

Number of individuals/objects

154417

Response rate/participation rate

50%

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Published: 2013-04-29
Last updated: 2022-04-01