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The Gothenburg SOM Survey 2017

SND-ID: SND 1095

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 2017, the second edition of the Gothenburg SOM survey was conducted. A total of 5000 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.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

SOM Institute

Protection and ethical review

Ethics Review

Gothenburg - Ref. 130-15

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

2017-01-01 – 2017-01-01

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Göteborg Municipality

Geographic description: Gothenburg municipality

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

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, dental care, internet use, 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

Martinsson, J & Tipple, F (2018) SOM-undersökningen i Göteborg 2017: SOM-rapport nr 2018:30 [Elektronisk resurs]. Göteborgs universitet. Tillgänglig på Internet: https://som.gu.se/digitalAssets/1709/1709734_30.-g--teborgsrapporten.pdf

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Dataset
The Gothenburg SOM Survey 2017

Description

Sample size: 5000
Cause of non response - Respondent unable to participate: 227
Cause of non response - No contact/refusal: 2099

Version 1.0

Citation

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute (2019). The Gothenburg SOM Survey 2017. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/0nj7-1w57

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute

Time period(s) investigated

2017-09-01 – 2017-12-31

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2017-09-01–2017-12-31
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

201

Number of individuals/objects

2666

Response rate/participation rate

56%

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Published: 2019-04-09
Last updated: 2023-01-09