Institutional Trust 2012

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

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 TNS Sifo and involved 1017 individuals who answered a web survey between February 8 and 14, 2012. The survey comprised 43 institutions/companies/media companies and political parties. The 2012 survey also included questions about to what extent some twenty professions as well as twenty individuals involved in Swedish media were trusted.

Topic classification:

media, POLITICS, Political Science, Media and Communications, Social Sciences

Keywords:

mass media, trust, political attitudes, trust in government

Principal organisation:

University of Gothenburg

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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

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Purpose:

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

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 Sifo and involved 1017 individuals who answered a web survey between February 8 and 14, 2012. The survey comprised 43 institutions/companies/media companies and political parties. The 2012 survey also included questions about to what extent some twenty professions as well as twenty individuals involved in Swedish media were trusted.

Language:

English

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated:

2012

2012

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Individuals aged 16-74 years

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Probability: Simple random

Topic classification:

media, POLITICS, Political Science, Media and Communications, Social Sciences

Keywords:

mass media, trust, political attitudes, trust in government

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Available documentation:

Institutional Trust 2012 (Swedish)

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Holmberg, S. & Weibull, L. (2012) Förtroendebarometer 2012. Förtroende för samhällsinstitutioner, partier, massmedier och företag. Paper presenterat vid MedieAkademins seminaruim på Göteborgs universitet 2012-03-08, Göteborg.
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Version 2.1:

2014-07-29 doi:10.5878/002122

Metadata enriched

Version 2.0:

2014-04-08 doi:10.5878/001768

Variable(s) removed : Postal code

Version 1.0:

2014-04-02 doi:10.5878/001759

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SND 0962-001-v2_1.zip (1.02 MB)
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Available documentation:

Codebook Institutional trust 2012 (English)

Codebook Institutional Trust 2012 (Swedish)

Institutional Trust 2012

Citation:

Sören Holmberg, Lennart Weibull. University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science, MedieAkademin, TNS Sifo (2014). Institutional Trust 2012. Swedish National Data Service. Version 2.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/002122

Keywords:

mass media, trust, political attitudes, trust in government

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

2012-02-08 — 2012-02-14

Mode of collection: Web-based interview

Data collector: TNS Sifo

Sample size: 1017

Data source: Population group

Variables:

104

Number of individuals/objects:

1017