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The Gothenburg SOM Survey 2016

SND-ID: SND 1045

This study is part of the collection The Gothenburg SOM Survey

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Description

In the autumn of 2016, the first Gothenburg SOM survey was conducted. A total of 7000 randomly selected citizens of Gothenburg answered questions about attitudes and habits in relation to society, opinion and media. Many of the questions in the Gothenburg survey are of a regional nature, and concern local politicians and infrastructure initiatives.

Purpose:

The purpose of the survey is to study attitudes and opinions among residents in Gothenburg municipality, and to follow these over time.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

SOM Institute

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 16-85 years and residing in Göteborg municipality

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random
Probability

Time period(s) investigated

2016

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden, Göteborg Municipality

Topic and keywords

Research area

Media, Political behaviour and attitudes, Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

housing, occupations, public sector, environment, consumption, public opinion, environmental degradation, trust, european union, political interest, local government services, public transport, medical care, public services, news, privatization, income, political participation, sick leave, religious practice, democracy, internal politics, political parties, internet use, dental care, politicians, local government organizations, social participation, working conditions, households, local community facilities, clubs, cultural activities, leisure time activities, educational levels, traffic, political attitudes, state health services, social networks, cors

Publications

SOM-undersökningen i Göteborg 2016 [Elektronisk resurs]. (2017). Göteborgs universitet.Tillgänglig på Internet: https://som.gu.se/digitalAssets/1649/1649849_31-som-unders--kningen-i-g--teborg-2016.pdf
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Dataset
The Gothenburg SOM Survey 2016

Version 1.0

Citation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2018). The Gothenburg SOM Survey 2016. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/003008

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Time period(s) investigated

2016

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2016-09-28–2016-12-16
  • Data collector: Kinnmark
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

199

Number of individuals/objects

3463

Response rate/participation rate

52%

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Published: 2018-04-24
Last updated: 2023-01-09