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Institutional Trust 2006

SND-ID: SND 0956

This study is part of the collection Institutional Trust

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

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

MedieAkademin

TNS Gallup

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 TNS Gallup and involved 778 individuals who were interviewed by telephone between October 17 and 26, 2006. The 2006 survey also included questions about morality in different groups of people, the changes in how people live, and the relation between the daily press and the Internet.

Purpose:

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

Language

English

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

Department of Political Science

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 16-74 years

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

2006

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research 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

Publications

Holmberg, S. & Weibull, L. (2006) Förtroendebarometer 2006. Förtroende för samhällsinstitutioner, partier, massmedier och företag. Paper presenterat vid MedieAkademins seminaruim på Göteborgs universitet 2006-11-21, Göteborg
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Institutional Trust 2006

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2014-07-29
https://doi.org/10.5878/002115

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Citation

Sören Holmberg, Lennart Weibull, MedieAkademin, TNS Gallup. University of Gothenburg (2014). Institutional Trust 2006. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/002115

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

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

MedieAkademin

TNS Gallup

Keywords

mass media, trust, political attitudes, trust in government

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Telephone interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-10-17–2006-10-26
  • Data collector: TNS Gallup
  • Sample size: 778
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

55

Number of individuals/objects

778

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