Institutional Trust 2001

This study is part of the collection Institutional Trust

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

MedieAkademin

TNS Gallup

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Description

Since 1997, MedieAkademin has carried out an annual survey titled The Institutional Trust. The survey has focused on major social institutions, such as the parliament, big business, the daily press, and TV/radio, as well as some specific companies such as Sveriges Television, TV4, IKEA, Skandia, and Volvo. The number of institutions included has varied somewhat over the years. Some of the institutions and companies have been measured every year while others have been investigated more irregularly.

The survey was carried out by NFO Infratest and involved 759 individuals who were interviewed by telephone between October 16 and November 5, 2001. The 2001 survey also included questions about how people perceive the Swedish democratic system, as well as their assessments of how politicians, the business world, the Swedish royal court, and the media function.

Purpose:

To study the trust that Swedish people have in social institutions, political parties, media, brands/companies, and leaders.

Subject area

Media, POLITICS (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

mass media, trust, political attitudes, trust in government

Principal organisation

University of Gothenburg

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Responsible department/unit

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

MedieAkademin

TNS Gallup

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Identifiers

SND-ID: SND 0951

Description

Since 1997, MedieAkademin has carried out an annual survey titled The Institutional Trust. The survey has focused on major social institutions, such as the parliament, big business, the daily press, and TV/radio, as well as some specific companies such as Sveriges Television, TV4, IKEA, Skandia, and Volvo. The number of institutions included has varied somewhat over the years. Some of the institutions and companies have been measured every year while others have been investigated more irregularly.

The survey was carried out by NFO Infratest and involved 759 individuals who were interviewed by telephone between October 16 and November 5, 2001. The 2001 survey also included questions about how people perceive the Swedish democratic system, as well as their assessments of how politicians, the business world, the Swedish royal court, and the media function.

Purpose:

To study the trust that Swedish people have in social institutions, political parties, media, brands/companies, and leaders.

Language

English

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated

2001

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 16-74 years

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Data contains personal data

No

Subject area

Media, POLITICS (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

mass media, trust, political attitudes, trust in government

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Associated documentation

Kodbok Förtroendebarometer 2001.pdf

Code book Institutional trust 2001.pdf

Förtroendebarometer 2001.pdf

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Publications

Holmberg, S. & Weibull, L. (2001) Förtroendebarometer 2001. Förtroende för samhällsinstitutioner, massmedier och företag. Paper presenterat vid MedieAkademins seminaruim på Göteborgs universitet 2001-11-20, Göteborg
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Version 1.1

2014-07-29
https://doi.org/10.5878/002110

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Version 1.0

2014-04-01
https://doi.org/10.5878/001747

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Insitutional Trust 2001

Citation

Sören Holmberg, Lennart Weibull, MedieAkademin, TNS Gallup. University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science (2014). <em>Insitutional Trust 2001</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/002110">https://doi.org/10.5878/002110</a>

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

MedieAkademin

TNS Gallup

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Keywords

mass media, trust, political attitudes, trust in government

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Telephone interview

Time period(s) for data collection: 2001-10-16 — 2001-11-05

Data collector: NFO Infratest

Sample size: 759

Source of the data: Population group

Variables

43

Number of individuals/objects

759

Published: 2014-04-03
Last updated: 2020-05-05