The National SOM Survey 2014

This study is part of the collection The National SOM survey

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

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, opinion and mass media - and consists of several parallel surveys. All surveys include a large number of questions related to politics, society, media and social background, but their areas of focus differ. In 2014, the following questionnaires are distributed: Sweden 1 focusing on society and politics; Sweden 2 focusing on media and news coverage; Sweden 3 focusing on culture, life style and health; Sweden 4 focusing on economy and welfare.

Subject area:

political behaviour and attitudes, international politics and organisations, POLITICS, SOCIETY AND CULTURE, cultural activities and participation, leisure, tourism and sport, general health and well-being, HEALTH, energy and natural resources, social welfare policy, SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Political Science, Social Sciences, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

mass media, public sector, energy, environment, mass media exposure, welfare, trust, environmental conservation, political interest, interest, public services, listening to the radio, leisure time activities, social activities (leisure), privatization, political allegiance, political participation, television viewing, internet, mobile communication, democracy, internal politics, political parties, internet use, private sector, renewable energy, CORS

Principal organisation:

University of Gothenburg

Accessibility status:

Access to data through SND
Access to data is restricted

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Homepage:

SOM Institute - The National SOM surveys

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Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Identifiers:

SND-ID: SND 0990

Alternative title:

Riks-SOM 2014

Purpose:

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

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, opinion and mass media - and consists of several parallel surveys. All surveys include a large number of questions related to politics, society, media and social background, but their areas of focus differ. In 2014, the following questionnaires are distributed: Sweden 1 focusing on society and politics; Sweden 2 focusing on media and news coverage; Sweden 3 focusing on culture, life style and health; Sweden 4 focusing on economy and welfare.

Language:

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated:

2014

Instrument:

Questionnaire National-1: Society and Politics (Structured questionnaire)

Questionnaire National-2: Media and News Coverage (Structured questionnaire)

Questionnaire National-3: Culture, Life Style and Health (Structured questionnaire)

Questionnaire National-4: Economy and Welfare (Structured questionnaire)

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit:

Municipality

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Individuals aged 16-85 years and residing in Sweden

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Probability: Simple random
Four randomised sub samples of 3400 individuals each

Subject area:

political behaviour and attitudes, international politics and organisations, POLITICS, SOCIETY AND CULTURE, cultural activities and participation, leisure, tourism and sport, general health and well-being, HEALTH, energy and natural resources, social welfare policy, SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Political Science, Social Sciences, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

mass media, public sector, energy, environment, mass media exposure, welfare, trust, environmental conservation, political interest, interest, public services, listening to the radio, leisure time activities, social activities (leisure), privatization, political allegiance, political participation, television viewing, internet, mobile communication, democracy, internal politics, political parties, internet use, private sector, renewable energy, CORS

Is part of collection at SND:

The National SOM survey

Available documentation:

Questionnaire National-1: Society and Politics (Swedish)

Questionnaire National-2: Media and News Coverage (Swedish)

Questionnaire National-3: Culture, Life Style and Health (Swedish)

Questionnaire National-4: Economy and Health (Swedish)

Som Institute codebook 2014 (Swedish)

Methodology description National SOM 2014 (Swedish)

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Bergström, A., Johansson, B., Oscarsson, H. & Oskarsson, M. (eds.) (2015) Fragment : SOM-undersökningen 2014. Göteborg: SOM institute. ISBN: 978-91-89673-32-8.
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Version 1.0:

2016-03-31 doi:10.5878/002814

The National SOM Survey 2014

Citation:

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2016). The National SOM Survey 2014. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002814

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Time period(s) for data collection: 2014-09-19 — 2015-03-13

Data collector: Kinnmark

Sample size: 13600

Number of responses: 6876

Non response size: 6724

Cause of non response — Respondent unable to participate: 762

Cause of non response — No contact/refusal: 5962

Source of the data: Population group

Variables:

806

Number of individuals/objects:

6876

Response rate/participation rate:

51% (brutto) / 54% (netto)